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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
u Deprived of the nrux.

After persistent effort extending over
Two weeks Jack Corbett. who has ELECTED
the sympathy of Detective Mike Powers
and other officers of the department on
account OF hts apparent sincerity OF pur-
pose, was yesterday committed for thirty
days to the county jail, where he will
undergo treatment for the morphine hab-
1t under the care of his friends. Corbett,
who is a brother of James j. Corbett,
pleaded guilty, to charge of vagrancy
and AYERS that he can overcome the habit
II confined for this length of time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
A victim I'm Victoria.

George O. Dumphy, who was arrested
swtndling several local business firms out
OF small amounts. which he is said to have
secured by representing himself to be a
Honolulu coffee planter. II was developed
yesterday. was wanted in Victoria upon
a charge OF having swindled the British
consul at that port out of sum OF mon
ey. An officer from the latter city ar
rived here Saturday evening and quietly
conveyed the man out of the city without
the knowledge of the local rolice =
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COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS.
ward aud District Representatives
TO Organize Saturday Afternoon
Mt State Headquarters.

a call for a meeting Of the newly elect
ed members Of the Republican county. cen
trail committee WAS issued ycstcrcHy. The
meeting Viii be held at the headquarters
Of the state central committee la the Pa
cific block
", II Aarris VII probably b. named
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F. A. Johnson, whom the police arrest
ed Monday on charge OF having at
his money by the well-worn lock swindle.
was arraigned before Judge Cam In tho
municipal court yesterday morning and
fined SIS and costs, in default OF which
he was sent to Jail.
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The Poss-Inteligencer has secured the
exclusive right for Washington to Rand,
McNally & Co.'s latest folder map OF
China and Asia These may be secured
at Post-Intelligencer business Offices at
10 cents each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08

THE Montana State School OF Mia.. q,
Butte, Montana, opens September II
lsoA Fun four-yeAr course 81 fnstr,tr
tton--s~o terms % twenty weeks go
per year Tuition free to rssi,fenss "a
Montana. Others pay 81 yer term. Fer
ard, RStte. Mont
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STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
WHAT'S YOUR FACE WORTH !?

Sometimes fortune but never II You have .
salloE complexion. jsundirfd look, moth patches
and blotches on The skn all signs Of Liver Trouble
But DIR. Kings New Life Pills give Clear skln'
Rosy Cheeks. Rich Complexion. Only &c at
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-08
A FIENDIsH ATTACK.

An sttact was lately made on c. r. Collier, Of
Cherokee. Ia, that nearly proved fatal II came
Through his kdneys Els back got so lame he could
not stocp without great pain. nor sit In chair
except propped BIZ cushions No remedy helped him
until he tried Electric Bift<r which effected such
wonderful change that he writes he feels Ike
new man. This marvellous medicine cures back
sche and kidney trouble, putihes the blood and
builds Up your health OMIT Soc at
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: EYEGLASSES for headaches. Miss
Wilzinski, liz Cherry.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
PROF. MITCHELL'S ADDRESS ON
THE NEW BIBLE.
10 tho Editor Of the Press:

1t was great delight 80 listen to Prof.
Mitchell's address on "The Minister and
the New Bible'' delivered on Thursday
afternoon in the Chestnut Street church.
1t Is to be regretted that so admirable
a presentation Of the higher criticism,
and the duty Of ministers towards this
did not receive a full report in your paper
The Portland District Methodist Con-
ference is to be congratulated for calling
to Its service so scholarly a speaker as
Prof. Mitchell, One can only wonder
Why Rev. Dr.. StaokpOle should with
draw from the Methodist church when
such a teacher as Prof. Mitchell is in the
Boston University.
Students and taccepters of and rejoic-
ers in the higher criticism viii honor the
professor who so frankly and judicially
expresses his views as did Prof. Mitchell
before his Methodist brethren. One
could have wished that such clear and
cogent words might have been uttered
with more power. But as the theme was
elaborated, we all saw how candid, how
courageous, how convincing were the
speakers words. The bigOts have raised
their6bIudgeOns andEtried to beat him out
Of his chair. Some Of his students have
presumed to sit in Judgment on him.
But the wiser leaders OF the great and
glorious Methodist church have prevent
Oh oA pu4o4Ou 4LOA4 Uu0 university duO
trial for heresy.
Prof. Mitchell told US that he had,
at first, opposed the higher criticism, but
that he had been compelled to accept It's
main results. He predicted its certain
victory. He showed clearly the relief il
Will bring to many panied and puzzled
minds who have read the scriptures IN
der the influence. of the traditional belief
be appealed for careful study OF the
works of the great critics OF the day He
showed that religion is not opinion, but
life. He accepted Invitations to speah
because the higher criticism would make
the scriptures better known and more
deeply loved and more inspiring to spirit
ual life.
Would that his address could be re
peated IN every part of our country. 1
is such scholarship as his and such lOYI
Of truth and such courage Of conviction
that viii make thoughtful, earnest mel
revere the scriptures ana honor the min
istry, which studies braYely and speaks
freely, and love the church which has IL
fear Of new knowledge in the new day
God is not dead, but speaks through mel
forever.
HENRY BLANCHARD.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

The Dreyfus case, which IS pretty well
forgotten though a year ago the whole
world talked OF little else, is brought
to mind again by libel suit that has
just been brought to a Close in Paris.
The plaintiff was Col. Picquart, the
French officer who stood by Drsyfus.
The newspapers that wanted Dreyfus con-
vioted did everything in their power to
back down Picquart, and one Of their
charges was that he went to CarlsrUhe
and interviewed Colonel SchWartzkop-
fen, formerly military attache Of the Ger.
man embassy In Paris. The Jour, one Of
the newspapers that made the charge,
was sued for libel and the suit has just
been tried, The result was a complete
victory for II Pic9uart, the manager
being fined 400 frank and the two authors
Of the libel sentenced to SIX months
four imprisonment-resp ectiTely. The
defendants were further sentenced to tpay
5000 IN damages and pay for the inser.
ton Of the judgment in sixty newspa-
pers. N. Labor the man who defended
Dreytus conducted the case for Colonel
Picquart,
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

fair money cost OF the property, and Of
common stock, representing the good
viii and the possibility of profit which
may be realized out Of the business Yhe
common stock therefore has cost no
money, aud It sells IN the market at a
price which has some relation either to
the actual or possible profits after paying
ferred stock, which represents actual ins
Vestment OF money In its common stock,
to my mind, lies the chief hope OF the
WOrkingman Of this country IN the fu-
turs. When times are prosperous it will
undoubtedly bring a high price, When
times are adverse, the stock will fall to
nominal value. 1t does, however, con-
troll at both times, the administration OF
the business. My expectation is that
it up, and in thescOurse of the coming
century 1 expect to see most of the large
industrial corporations controlled by the
WOrkmen, who have thus secured the
ownership of the common stock at a low
price and under favorable circumstances.
When this era is reached, the preferred
stock will be In the nature Of loan, on
which no dividends will be paid unless
the business earns them. In other words,
the preferred stock will represent capital,
and not debt, and this capital will be
at the risk Of the business. Common
stock, on thu other hand, will represent
the control OF the property and Will
very properly find itself In the hands Of
the executive officers and of the work
men, who actually conduct the business.
When times are good. the Workmen will
thus share in the prosperity. When times
are bad, the capitalist will have to 90
without his dividends upon the preferred
stock. There will be no conflict between
capital and labor when this beneflcent
So stem shall have developed into the
general ownership which I expect to see,
as soon as the working classes OF this
country are suffi GENTLY educated to take
advantage Of th is new and favorable sit
uatiOn.
Mr.. Hewitt does not wish it to be IN
derstoo1 that he thinks there is no need
Of legislation in regard to corporations
or trusts. AS matter Of fact he thinks
there is, but it should beElegislation to
regulate not to destroy them. The tax
ing out Of their charters ought to In
volYe supervision, inspection and pub
licity In the same manner and by the
same agencies and banks and insurance
companies as now regulated.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

the greatest Americans, Soldiers, sEate--
men, authors, educators, philanthFopists,
inventors, etc. Who can dispute that
Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest
soldiers @the kcountTy or the world has
ever known? The fact that ne led the
forces Of secession ana not those OF Union
does not matter in this instance. He
was great American; he did4his duty as
he saw it, and did it as perhaps no other
living man could nave done it. He was
and noble in nature, WOrshlpped by his
followers and always respected by his op-
ponents. The judges VINO selected his
name, were, in this case, as in the others,
Voicing the sentiment of the American
people. 1t is not dignided nor patriotic
nor becoming for the Sun to attempt to
arouse sectional antmOsIties over such
o matter. The reunited Union viii ever
cherishsthe name. of Robert E. Lee as that
Of one Of our great Americans.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
FAME.


There cannot be much sympathy for
the New York Sun in its attack upon the
Judges who selected the name Ct Robert
B. Lee for the American Hall Of Fame,
It's arguments that his name is not wor-
thy place there are not credit to a
leading American newspaper at the close
OF the 18th century. It attempts to show
that because General Lee resigned his
commission in the United States army
and Joined the ranks Of secession, be for
feited all claim to the honor which is
being paid his memory. We believe that
most people, in the North as well as in
she South. Union veterans as we'll as ex-
COnfederates, will differ with the Sun
and agree that Lees name should he
placed with Grants in the Hall OF Fame.
The object OF this structure IL to honor
the memory and perpetuate the fame Of
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
MIR. HEWITT ON TRUSTS.

Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt Of New York
has just written letter reviewing Mr..
Bryan's remedies for trusts, which is a
very Illuminating exposition OF the
whole trust question. He points out that
Dir. Bryan uses the word trust to de-
scribe every large corporation, and thai
the arguments he uses against them car
ried to their logical conclusion are direct
ed against the right Of assO citation and
would hit associations Of Iaboring men
that is labor unions-quite as hard as as
sociations of capitalists. Destroy the
right Of association OF capital and you
destroy the relative right of association
on the part Of those who depend upon
their daily labor for support, "How Mr..
Bryan expects to get votes OF laboring
men in favor Of the very principle Of
association upon which their welfare de-
Ponds passes my comprehension" Mr..
Hewitt says.
AS to Mr.. Bryan's remedies Mr.. Hewitt
says that the first one he mentions, that
all corporations be licensed by the Fed
eral government, would be 1mpracticable
in the present state of the constitution
because Congress has no power to license
and could not acquire any power except
by constitutional amendment. II he had
proposed an amendment to the constitu-
ton taking the power of creating corpo-
rations from the States and combining
it to the general government then he
would have had the endorsement Of many
profound thinkers.
Mr.. Bryans second remedy to repeal
the tariffEduties on articles produced and
sold by corporations called trusts would
affect hundreds OF individual producers
who are entirely free from any connection
with trusts or monopoIies Of any kind,
and would oftentimes ruin hundreds
of innocent persons for the sake of pun
ishing a single offending corporation.
AS for the third remedy " h1oh is to
prevent corporations from doing busin ess
il they have a monopoly Of any article of
trade, Mr.. Hewitt says he knows Of no
such corporations, except those which
are protected by the patent laws. The
Standard Oil Company has no legal mo-
nopoly, neither has the Sugar Trust,
but they control large amounts OF capi-
tai and employ many thousands Of work
men, and thu only monopoly they have
comes from their ability to sell cheaper
than their competitors. AS for the Sugar
Trust that has very powerful competitors
and there Is no pretext whatever for
speaking Of that as a monopoly.
Squeezing the water out Of the capital
stock Of corporations, which Mr.. Bryan
proposes, would, Mr.. Hewitt says, pro
duce delnge that would overwhelm the
industries of the country, and leave a
track OF desoIation at which even Mr.
Bryan's optimistic soul would be ap-
palled. There is SO common an impress
sion that water in stocks is detrimental
to the public welfare that we reproduce
what Mr.. Hewitt says on this subject as
follows,
The fact Is that the water in the stocks
of Industrial corporations is not only in
oouous, but from one point Of view Is
positively advantageous. The modern
corporation Is usually organized on the
basis Of preferred STOCKS, representing the
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE NEW YORK BANK DEFAL
CATION.
New York Post. }

The extraordinary stealings of Mr.. AL
word, the note-teller of the First National
Bank, continue 30 engross the attention
Of the business community. OF course
nothing can take the place of care and
Watchfulness on the part of the bank
management over It's own employees but
If public examinations are to be Of any
real value hereafter, they must be con-
Quoted on a different plan from the pres
ent. A banks true balance is known
only when its assets and its liabilities are
equal to each other. The assets are
within reacn Of the examiner. He can
count them and he can form a pretty
good estimate o. their value. Such as
are COMPOSED Of Stock Exchange securi-
ties can be valued accurately at once, and
the worth of the others can be learned by
taking sufficient pains The liabilities,
however, are taken from the books of the
bank, and if there has been false book
keeping, the examiner may 20 astFay to
any extent. The only way to check the
bookkeeping is to call IN the pass-b0Oks
of depositOrs and other claims against the
bank, and see whether they agree with
the banks own showing. This has never
been done, we believe, in public eXami-
nation, except where suspicion had al
ready lodged against the bank. 1t In
wolves inconvenience to the depOsltOrs,
anu unless 6ntOtCeu upon al DdnkS anu
made q common rule, would be injurious
60 the credit OF any particular bank. 1t
would largely increase the cost of bank
examinations but 1t is we'll worth con-
sidering whether 1t would not pay in the
end. 1t would not absolutely prevent
defaloation, but would lessen it. Two
such examinations each year would be
worth as much as five are under the pres
ent system. Public confidence In banks
would be much increased, and the eX-
aminatiOns would stand in lieu of an in
surance fund, which might be eoononi-
cal in the end. The sum stolen by Al
word would pay for all the examinations
of the banks of New York for many
years.
GENERAL LEE IN THE HALL OF
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

Anent the Alvord defalcatiOn well
known professional frequenter OF the
race tracks Of New York alleges that he
can point to a dozen cashiers who within
a year have lost more money in betting
than their entire salary for ten years
would am cunt to. This may be nothing
but loose talk, but If the directors Of
banks in New YORK are true to the obi
cations they are under they viii make
some effort to find out If there is any
substantial basis for 1t, and il there is,
who the cashiers are and where they get
their money.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
BULL MARKET

Is gaining momentum daily. It Is impossible
ID limited space to give the public or reasons
for the belief that is IN us, but it can be briefly
said that the very best indications from Wall
Street point 70 NanderbilrIsactiVlty IN all their
speelalties; to flarge commitments on the
long side of Northern Pacific by insiders in the
face OF news of crop disaster covering three
states; 10 purchasers Of AtchiSon securities by
one OF the heaviest operators in the Street. VINO
never goes into the market for short turns.
Politics no longer cuts figure with the big
men. For them the election is settled and
such signs as the above are encouraging to the
belief that this bull market viii not stop with
the election. except perhaps for few days in
which to recover It's breath.
The point that I'VE wish to bring out is that
the people who are running this market are
men that cannot as a rule make short turns, on
account of the magnitude of their undertake
lngs. This point it correct, Is worth more to the
um1d Spectator than all the bah tips from Wall
Street. We wish to say that we have on file in
this office information which leads US to be-
leve that we are safe in thus committing our
selves 10 the bull side of this market for a
period to last over election.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

The coal strike Is over, except as re-
CARDS the employers who have not oonced-
ed the ten per cent advance, who are not
numerous nor important. By Monday
work viii be generally resumed in the
mines The powder issue has not been
settled, apparently, but is to be arbitrat-
ed IN case an agreement is not arrived
at, in accordance with the miners
proposition. The advance in wages is to
continue until April at least. That the
miners have won a substantial victory is
evident enough, though the operators
seem to have saved their pride to the
extent of not formally recognizing the
Mine Workers Union. Just how much
the strikers success is due to the facs
thatla presidential campaign is pending st
may not be possible.tO say, but it is safe to
affirm that it would have been much less
easily won had not u campaign been on,
There can be no question that the miners
have lost much more than they win be
able to make up by the advance in wages
if it does not continue beyond April
first, but they probably think their VIC
tory is worth what it has cost. That
depends on future developments, how
ever. The operators have lost heavily,
also, but they can easily make up their
deficiencies out of the public. and it is
altogether likely that they viii proceed to
do. 1t IS easy to see now that the dispute
might have been settled without the strike
more advantageousIy to both sides than
1t has been BY the strike, if the dis
putants had been willing 60 get together
and discuss thsir differences in a conoil1a-
tory spirit. But both sides stood on their
dignity, each assumed a bslligerent at
titude toward the other, and the rssul5
has been great losses all around. Some
day the American people viii insist that
the strike shall give place to some less
wastefuI and destructive system for the
settlement Of labor disputes. They will
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

The anti Quay campaign in Pennsyl
vaniasappears to be calling out denuncia'
lions OF trusts and combines from Re
publicans quite as sweeping as those Mr..
Bryan has been indulging in. Here is
Mr.. Wanamaker telling the Philadel-
phians that good government would pre-
vent a 'confederacy of predatory wealth
and would subject the richest corpora
tions equally with the poorest and feeb
lest citizen to the authority Of the laws
and enforce upon all men respect for the
rights Of all;'' that good government
would forbid the trust to transfer its bur-
den to the back Of the farmer" and would
'give justice instead of faYoritism,
competition instead Of monopoly, in
dugtriaI peace instead OF industrial war. -
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
TERMS

Tie DAILY PRESS is delivered atthess rates
every morning 10 subscribers in all parts Of
Portland and in Westbrook and South Port
land.
MAINE STATE PRESS weekly
By tie year, 81 III ADVANCE. or Sl.25 at the
end Of the year.
For six months. 90 cents; for three months
IS cents
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
FINANCIAL.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
.-..OF The.
Mercantile Trust Company
PArlIara1

October 8. 1900.
HENRY P. COX, President
CHESTER H. PEASE, Secretary
HUTSON B. SAUNDERS. Treasurer.
L. Larrabee, Henry P. Cox, ".
H. Miliken, A. S. Kinds, Frederick
n. Dow James +. Hawkes., HutsOn
B. Saunders, Thomas P shaw, +. E.
Holt, S. c. Gordon, Adam 2. Leigh
ton, John /. Durham, Henry +.
Merrill. Amm Whitney, Elisha W.
COnley, G OTge W. York, Edward B..
WinsloB, John Z. LiscOmb.
Organized May 2, 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
ZOE PREs1pENrIAL ELECToRs.

At Large-Joseph o. Smith Of SkOWhegan
George P. WescOfl of Portland.
First Dist.-Charles /. Libby Of Portland.
Second Dist.-James W. Wakefield OF Bath.
Third Dist-Fred Atwood, WinterpOft
Fourth Dist-AlmOn H. FOgg HOultOn.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

California is not quite satisfied with its
growth of 20 per cent that the census
credits it with. An increase Of nearly a
quarter in ten years is, however, not bad.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27
PURE BLOOD.

There is no health possible withou
pure blood, and with pure blood no his
ease is possible. Purify and enrich this
life-eurrent, and good health will result.
HoStetter's Stomach Bittels is the best
medicine in the world to do this, It cures
Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia,
biliOusness. inactive liver, weak kid
keys, and prevents malaria, fever and
ague. See that our private reFEue
stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
Improves the HoSfeffer'r
Appetite and sSfomoc6
Indnees Sleep. BifferS
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

We are not going to delay any longer
opening negotiations with the Chinese
government whatever the other powers
may do. Minister Conger has been In
structed to proceed with them at once. In
all probability the most, If not all the
powers, viii quickly follow our lead.
The policy adopted by England and Ger
many Of preserving the territorial and
political integrity of the empire will be
forwarded greatly by an early withdrawal
Of all the powers from the country.
While they remain there thera viii al
ways be danger of some of them becom-
ing involved in war with the Chinese,
and bringing about conditions which
will render the preservation Of the
empire difficult. Hence Germany and
England must be as anxious as we to ar
rive at some settlement OF the recent up
rising.
The Portland daily press., 1900-10-27

not forever permit men who monopolize
the production Of thu necessaries OF life
to charge up the expense OF strike war
fare to them.