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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-03

Congressman Dolliver put 1t very
cleverly in a speech the other day when
he said that the Republican party lives
on its record while the Democracy stubs
around on its promissory notes This
idea Of II probably never occurred to
Dewey before he decided to announce
what his politics is
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Nicaragua Canal Bill.

The heavy vote in the house for the
Nicaragua canal bill was due doubtless
to a feeling on the part of members
that 1t could not possibly get through
the senate at this session, and so It was
not worth while to antagonize 1t fierce
iy. Indeed, the canal project has al
ways suffered more from fool friends
than from its enemies. For years they
loaded 1t with proposition for gov
eminent guarantee Of the bonds Of the
Maritime Canal Company. Escaped
from that. they have insisted upon &C
ton while commission is still in the
field. under authority Of congress, to
investigate routes, and while a treaty
is pending in the senate to make con-
struction possible without inviting in
ternational complications. There is no
reason to suppose. however. that the
senate will take up the bill passed by
precede action upon It have been dis
posed OF.
The interest of the North Pacific
coast in an interoceanic canal is diff
ferent from and less than 1t was q very
few years ago. Then the markets to
which we had to look were those Of
Europe and the Atlantic seaboard Our
products must be carried around Cape
Horn, and the construction Of a canal
was OF immense commercial Importance
to us. Now the whole trade situation
has changed. It Ii not extravagant to
say that. within few years. our chief
products, our lumber and our food prod
ucts, will never see the voyage around
the Cape. The wheat will be carried
across the Pacific; and such OF the lum-
Der as does not seek the same Oriental
market will go eastward by rail to the
communities of the central West, where
there is already a great demand for
ment, the Nicaragua canal has ceased
to be controlling or even an especially
important factor.
Beyond a doubt some canal across the
isthmus will be constructed. 1t will be
built and owned by the people OF the
United States. But this should be done
with the caution. elaboration and fore
thought proper to any enterprise in
which from si0o,OoO.o0o to twice that
amount OF the peoples money is to be
invested. The report Of the commission
authorized by congress to spend 81, O0O,-
900 In investigating routes. a report
soon to be ready. should certainly be
received first. We ought not to be COM
PEELED to follow a route designated In
advance Of information, binding us to
pay whatever the Central American
governments might exact for a conces-
sion. And We ought not to authorize
the work until the way has been cleared
by some treaty stipulations with Great
Britain such as are now before the sen.
ate. That the work will be completed
is no reason for rushing through the
prellminaries with unwise and injurious
precipitation. The senate will do well
IL It oorrects the mistake of the house
and postpones action until the proper
time. In the meantime the country.
which is not suffering. will continue to
do a prosperous business.
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next few years. The mining industry
is yet in ITS infancy. 1t will attain to
far greater Importance as the country
is explored, and one agency in advanc-
ing 1t will be the system Of easy and
rapid communication offered by the tel
egraph.
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Senator Stewart. of Nevada, says the
United States senate is a trust, and, ac-
cording to his notion. a good one. No
doubt the rest OF the senate share in
this opinion, at least the latter part
of It.
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The report OF Lord Kiteherer's en-
gagement to Mrs. James Brown Pot
ter has been denied. Evidently Lord
Kitchener is not so courageous as has
been supposed.
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There has been something Of Bar
bara Frietchie revival In the East. the
result OF which Is that II has become
necessary reluctantly TO admit there
was no Barbara Frietchle.
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The Populists OF Yakima are wide
awake TO the necessity OF getting to-
gether- They held an enthusiastic
meeting the first of the week. at which
four men were present
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Capt. Chadwick will get off with a
reprlmand. and probably 1t will not be
nearly so severe as that which the
captain administered at long distance
to Schley.
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a glossary will be provided for the as
sistance of those indolent individuals
who have allowed their dictionaries to
lapse into innocuous desuetude
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II has been warm OF late. but nothing
compared with what It will be when
these local Democratic factions actu-
ally get at each others threats.
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ever seen.

Gov. Rogers probably finds this the
least enjoyable spring during his en-
tire administration And there would
be so much solid comfort in the new
season If 1t were not for the uncertain
ties OF the future.
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A GUARANTEE.

The Post Intelligencer hereby
guarantees Its advertisers n bonn
hde paid circulation, Daily, Weekly
and Sunday, double that Of amy
other Newspaper Published I'm the
state of Washington. Advertising
contracts will be made subject to
this gunra ntee.
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meet the present difficulty OF finding a
man obscure enough to be willing to
accept that position.
Illogical Comment.

The comments of press and public on
the Quay case are interesting reading
and disclose curiously illogical quail
ity in the minds Of those who make
them In three cases out OF four we
find that the senate is praised for re-
fusing to seat Quay because he is a
dad man." 1t is asserted that he is a
boss, that his political methods are UNI
scrupulous and that his continued pub
lie activity is menace to country and
to party. For these reasons the senate Is
praised for rejecting him, and occa-
sionally belabored for having done so
by a majority of only one. Those who
voted in his favor are abused for hav-
ing attempted to seat man with his
record. and especially is the contrast
drawn between this vote and the COM
mittee action in the Clark case.
No one is so ignorant as to need more
than the barest reminder that the two
contests had not a single feature in
COHlIIiuH. anu tfidt llO SCHdtVit III NOtib
to accept or reject Mr.. Quay, could con-
slider in the slightest the personal rec
ord or the political methods of the man
without dishonor and a violation of his
cath Of office. Mr. Clark's seat was
contested on the ground that he had
used improper means. bribery and cor
ruption, to compass his election. The
charge and the evidence were personal.
The character, the acts and the motives
of the man constituted the entire is
sue. The vote was on Clark and what
he represents in public life today, and
on nothing else.
In the Quay case conditions were re-
versed. All that could be considered
was the bare question Of the proper in
depreciation of a clause in the federal
constitution. BY that instrument the
ator II vacancy happens when the
legislature Is not in session. The Penn
sylvania legislature failed to elect
senator and adjourned. The governor
appointed Mr.. Quay to the place. Did
or ala not the appointing power extend
under the constitution to this situation?
That was the entire issue before the
senate; and were Quay the worst or the
most virtuous Of men, neither should
weigh more in the argument than the
cut of his coat or the color Of his hair.
We have no doubt that some senators
were influenced. unconsciously we are
willing to believe. on either side, by
personal considerations. But they had
no right to be. A man who voted to
exclude Quay because he believed him
to be an unwholesome force in politics,
Of personal or party ties, was false to
his duty and his conscience. The oon-
stitutional question was not the princi-
pal, but the only one involved. We
have always believed that the only true
and safe view to take of this is to hold
legislatures to their duty; to insist that
they perform the function allotted to
them in electlng senator's: and, If they
refuse, to let the state take the conse-
Quences and its people settle with their
derelict representatives. That was the
decision in the Quay case, and that is
why 1t is to be commended
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II will be only few weeks before
they begin 10 enumerate the 100000 or
more people who are residents OF the
state OF Washington.
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Altgeld says we are in the midst of
a great crisis, and the reason he says
it is because the condition of his party
Is critical.
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FpTt Ofcnard independents
Our people are getting anxious for
vegetables. and the rancher I'm the VIZ.
OF Port Orchard viii experience ftfk
feulty in disposing OF his fresh vsEe's>
AT home.
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The Honorable Irving Winslow says
he is IAN ant-impsrialist. meaning,
with hundreds of thousands Of my as
would 1t do to let Mr.. winslow and
his friends pick out a vice president
from among their ranks? This would
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Ex-President CIevelands lectures are
to be printed in book form, but adj
vance notices fail to mention whether
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The Fly I'm The Ointmest.

CoWlitz Advocate.
There is no doubt that tho copnuy
prosperous. but II IA a pity tnai
should be 50 many striking eve
q v
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ADJUSTMENTS TODAY.

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strels.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-29

Aileen Mary Roberts. who was born in In
dia thirty years ago. for 1t is proba bic that
she Will become duchess in her own right
after her father goes to his final reward
Ordinarily the title does not descend In the
female line, but Lord Roberts only sur
viving son lost his life In the gallant at
tempt to rescue the guns at Colenso, and an
appreciative British public does not pro-
pose TO see the title pas sing out of the
family because of this sacrifice Each Of
the first three children of Lord and Lady
Roberts died when they were about a year
old.
Big Prizes on the Field.
By waiting until "Bobs'' returns to Eng
lang to confer title and fortune upon him
his country will be turning aside from ira
dition, for almost all of her great conquer
ors were rewarded as soon as their deeds
We're told in the dispatches. There is sense
In It, too, for where a commander distin-
guishes himself In the midst of cam
pagn there is no telling how long he may
be alive thereafter. After the relief OF
Lucknow Sir Henry. Haveock was told
while still on the field that he had been
made knight commander of the bat h.
When the story of his later achievements
was known at home no time was lost in
making him a baronet and voting him
pension of $1,000 a year. but for all their
haste six days before the parliamentary
grant was made the soldier died In India.
When the intelligence OF his death camS.
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lounge on the red benches of the house Of
lords once In while when he can find no
other more interesting occupation. A fact
that was Of interest to the Duke of Man
chester till his wedding is that if duke or
s,py other kind of peer bankrupt he
Is deprived even Of the duty of sitting in
the house of lords Bankrupt not, how
ever, a duke takes precedence of everybody
in the realm except members of the royal
family and half dozen officials. So that,
when Bobs becomes duke. he could walk
through the door far ahead of the Marquis
of Lansdowne and still further ahead of
Viscount Wolseley. his late chief That
glory Is somewhat dimmed. however when
one reflects that he would have to go six
>er seven numbers behind the Duke of Man.
chester.
Fine Distinction In Cousins.
But the greatest joy of being a duke
must be that he is officially addressed by
the crown as our right trusty and right
entirely beloved cousin" and is referred TO
Indirectly In such official document as
''most high. potent and noble prince" A
marquis who comes next to a duke, is only
"a right trusty and en- irely beloved cous n
instead of right entirely" which maAes
q vast difference as any one can see. Then.
,tCo, marquis is only a most mob e and
puissant prince irs cad of most hisn.
potent and noble" That is the sort of
thing with which Premier Salisbury, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-29
A Close Call.
From the Boston Record.

From the Boston Record.
Colonel Pew tells story Of the 10th Reg
ular Infantry that is pretty good. ono
night In Cuba one of the sentries was raw
recruit from the Green Isle, and the officer
of the day, on his rounds, was challenged
by him.
''Who goes there?"
"Officer Of the day."
Not move on the part Of the sentry,
and the O. d. stepped forward and again
was greeted by who goes there?" and
again replied in the same way. Not move
on the part Of the sentry. but the o. d.
heard an ominous click
what are your orders. anyway he
asked.
Challenge three time, then fire." was the
laconic and self-satisfied answer. and the
o. DIS hat was raised on his hair as he
realized how near he was to being peppered
by the sentry. The latter was given a few
instructions before he went on sentry duty
again.
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THE NEW BRITISH UNIFORM.
Neither Red Nor Khaki, but Yellowish
Fawn Invisible Serge.
From the London TELEGRAPH,

Fawn Invisible Serge.
From the London Telegraph.
1t Is probable that within very brief pc
rfod there will be considerable changes
made in the material used for clothing
the army on home as we'll as on foreign
service. The committee dealing with the
subject, which has been In session for about
a couple of years, has at length been able
to ccme to final decision. Probably the
events in South Africa have helped the
members to make up their minds At all
events, they have chosen an excellent
wooden serge-like material In which for the
future practically the whole work of the
troops will be performed 1t is not khaki
colored. though that well-known and serv-
iceable hue is somewhat closely approach
ed Trousers will not be made from ex-
actly the same material as the jacket,
but of one somewhat rougher and thicker
in texture The new material is Of a yell
lovish-fawn color, and is OF excellent quail
ity. 1t was selected from a great number
of samples submitted to the committee,
and has been approved by the war office.
Two other materials of the same tint, but
of rather stronger texture. have been Sc
lected for the mounted branches, and
stout Bedford cord of the same color viii;
be used for riding breeches. No regulation
dealing with the new clothing has yet been
issued, but one may be expected shortly,
and from thenceforward uniforms made of
the new clolh will supersede the serges and
dark cloth trousers worn tor drill and
field work, both at home and abroad. The
same pattern Of jacket will be used for all
branches of the service, but each unit will
wear a distinguishing badge on the cap
and shoulder strap.
Il Is not however, intended that the new
clothing shall entirely supersede the old
style of dress. The tunic Is to be worn for
full dress. so that on full-dress parades
the familiar blue and scarlet and black will
still greet the eye. OF course, 1t will be
a considerable time yet before the uniform
will be ready. but it Is probable that the
spring issue Of clothing to the troops will
include the new suit. 1t will be more hand
some than khaki, while it will be far more
comfortable and serviceable, and, so far as
experiments go to show. it will possess
equal invisibility. 1t is to be hoped that
suitable headdress may soon be devised
for the army. The helmets worn by the
regular troops In South Africa are excel
lent, and greatly superior to the much
Wanted "smasher'' felt hat. but they are
hardly suitable for home wear. A peaked
cap Of the new cloth. picked out with scar
let lines, and made somewhat approaching
the Russian pattern, wou d look very smart
and be suitable for general wear. At all
events, the ridiculous forage and field serv-
ice caps should be RELOCATED to the mu-
seums, along with the blue and scarlet
serges now about to be superseded by the
new uniform.
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AN UNCOMMON MALADY.
The Painful Disease From Which a
Ten-Yenr-Oid POy is Suffering.

From the Boston Transcript.
There is now under treatment in the Mel
rose Hospital a boy. ten years old. suffer-
ing from condition almost unknown to
physicians. Last June he experienced an
attack of typhoid fever which its usual
course, and from which he apparently per-
fectly recovered. He went to the seashore
for the rest Of the summer, swan In the
sea daily. grew strong and robust and was
to all appearances quite well. Liter being
at home in Melrose for a short time. one
day about six weeks ago. after riding dur
Ing the afternoon with his parents, the boy
complained Of pain in his left ankle. The
next day DR.. Charles c. Odlin of Melrose
was summoned. Upon examination the
doctor found no swelling or redness of the
ankle, but after a week or more the ankle
began to swell and grow red, and the
shoulder and arm the same side became
similarly affected. Upon the appearance Of
these symptoms the doctor made free In
cisions into both ankle and arm, which
were followed by a copious discharge of
pus. AS the discharge continued 1t was de-
termined that there must be necrosis of
the bone and the boy was removed to the
Melrose Hospital to be operated upon for
the removal Of the decayed bone When
DR.. Odlin opened the leg for this purpose
he was surprised to find the whole bone alb
solutely rotten. even the marrow being
black and decayed. In order to save the
boys life 1t was necessary to amputate
the leg half way between the knee and the
ankle. Inc arm was then opened up to the
shoulder Joint, and the bone found in so
bad condition that the doctor fears he may
be Obliged to remove portion OF it. No
member of the hospital staff had ever sem
such case. neither had DR.. Scudder of The
Massachusetts, General Hospital, who is a
consulting surgeon of the Melross Hospital
AMI who saw the case with Dr. Odlin after
ne mad operated. A careful microscopic
logist of the hospital. of the pus, bone and
tissues showed that the disease commenced
In the marrow Of the bone, but failed to
disclose its character. 1t Is probable that
1t is consequence of the fever but " ia
Certainly UNIQUE and interesting case
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HONORS FOR B0BS
What Will Happen When the General
is Made a Duke.
MANY INTERESTING CEREMONIES
Rewards That England Has Show
cred on Her Heroes.
LARGE GRANTS OF MONEY
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONDON, December 90 1900
According to present indications little,
old. white-haired gentleman, now on the At
, lantic. is going to find himself duke soon
after his arrival home.
Owing TO matrimonial alliances and posi-
bllties. and to the delights of pedigree
hunting. English dukes of direct and
great interest to America, and this parti-
cular prospective duke Is of more than the
usual interest. 1t isn't known yet what
name he would choose-Duke of Waterford.
.maybe, after the Irish town from which
his family comes-but the name chosen for
him by Tommy Atkins is "Bobs." The re-
ception awaiting him IS the twin Of the re-
ception that awaited Admiral Dewey when
he sailed home from Manila Unless some
thing astonishing happens Lord Roberts
will be the most prominent figure in the
first week Of the new century so far as
English news is concerned.
The addition OF new duke TO the list
would be a big thing IN English annals.
There are only twenty-five of them. out
side of the Scotch and Irish variety, though
the title of one-the Duke of Norfo! k-dates
back to nine years before Columbus dis
covered America, which leaves 400 years
and more for the creation of the others.
Only four have been created since the Duke
of Wellington got the same kind of reward
that awaits Bobs
What Dukes Do.
The entertaining American tour of the re-
habilitated Duke OF Manchester may have
led to some study the subject of dukes,
but 1t Is safe to say that not one person in
y q thousand, either in England or in Amer
Tea. could say offtand what duke really
Is: what he has to do for a living so to
speak; how he got the Job, and what use 1t
Is to him or to any one else.
The duke draws no salary and has moth
ing to do for the government except to