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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-06
QUESTION OF SCHOOL LAW.
Power OF City Board to Let Con-
tracts for Supplies Involved.

An interesting question of school law
was up before County School Super,nten-
dent Meredith for settlement Saturday.
II involved the power Of a board OF school
directors In the matter OF letting con-
tracts for school supplies and was raised
by the appeal Of the Metropolitan Print
Ion of the Seattle school board In letting
a contract for books and stationary to
the Lowman Hanford Stationary and
Printing Company. the alleged second
lowest bidder.
I, was the contention Of the Metropoli-
tan company that II had been wroneed
hy the action OF the board and that the
taxpayers also had suffered. its ailaga-
$500 and tho Lowman & Hsnford COM
pany's bid s4.osi.2s for the furnishing OF
the same supplies. Attorney ]. NJ Glas-
cow called several OF the members OF the
was a responsible concern and able 10
furnish the supplies in question. These
II was claimed by the lawyer. were tire
only facts necessary To entitie II 20 the
contract " its bid was the lowest.
Attorney L. G. Gilman. representing
Lcwman & Hanford company and IN.
school board moved that the appeal he
dismissed, raising the point that tho
20 hear appeals not involving lagai
Question.
The motion was overrulea and Mr.. GU
man took an exception G. y. Smith. one
TO the letting 81 the contract but no
testimony was brought out rs 10 the
boards reasons for making the award.
The school board appeared to rely on the
objection 20 the superintendeGts iaris-
dictson and did not put In an Affirmative
defense.
ter nnaer Amusement. II = possible that
on an appeal from his decision when n Is
rendered
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and the state committee organisation Is
to be exerted to secure the nomination
for Ronald.
Little Considerations for Moore.
Locally, the interests Of Mr.. Ronald
are tied up with those OF Judge Moore,
who wants a nomination for Justice OF
the supreme court. Judge Moore's friends
are earnestly supporting the plans OF MI.
be learned his candidacy cuts no figure
in the agreement between Mr.. Ronald ana
Mr.. Lewis. 1t is generally understood
Moore and does not take him into con-
sideration in his scheme to control the
The friends Of Mr.. McEaroy assert that
his candidacy is in no way connected
with the desire of Gov. Rogers for re-
nomination. At the same time they adj
anything tending TO the aggrandizement
in Pierce. a McElroy delegation from
King would be practically certain to vote
II Fawcett fails, McElroy delegation
n IL said. would be hardly likely to join
in , the demand for MT Lewis wsr,l MT non,
favor Rogers and that in event the gov
ernor's denomination should be shown to
be Impossible MsEroy y. dslsssasscn
Of Jere Neterer. Of whatcom.
1t is generally conceded that II Mr..
McElroy has the support Of the King
for congress of the state convention On
the other hand. It Is pointed out that
even II Mr.. Ronald should be successful
locally. his Endorsement by the state con-
vention would depend upon the DISPOSE
ton Of the guhernatorfai nomination.
II Mr., Lewis should be nominated. IL
IL said he would be inclined TO throw the
congressional nomination to the North
west, perhaps as sop to Neterer or to
r. c. Milton, OF Skagit. or. what Is said
to be still more probable, 10 some infiuen-
tial Populist of the Northwest
Waiting for what IL Left.
The plans OF the King county Populists
are problematical. That they want some
thing on the state ticket is beyond ques-
ton. but just what they. will ask fro
has not yet developed. There has been
talk of John p. Fay for governor. and
OF Clark Davis for congress. but the OUT
escent attitude of members Of the party
indicates that they are simply waiting
to take advantage OF the Democratic row
and in case of contesting delegates to
the Democratic state convention, they
pacincation involving important nomina-
tons for themselves
A delegation friendly 70 Gov. Rogers
would Undoubtedly carry with II the in
dorsement for denomination OF Frank ].
Brown as superintendent Of public in-
struction
What the fog end OF fusion--the Silver
Republicans--will do Il quite beyond prog
nostication, even by the most acute DO
litical observers. The most liberal CAL
culations do not allow more than twenty
Ave members of that party IN Seattle. but
service reformers would consider per-
niclous. From all indications, whatever
they ask for will be considerably more
than what they Will get
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-06
SHIPMENTS TO SEATTLE.
Annual Railroad Statements VIII
show Interestinr rncts.

according to a report OF the amour. OF
freight In and out of Seattle for the
nscai year this city is at least given 10
music. cleanliness and light Out of a
Tor local consumption thirty-six were
loaded with pianos. fifty-nine with soar
ana eight with matches
Approximately there were Forwarded
during the same period to Eastern mar
kets from this city q. cars of shingles
and 5000 cars of lumber. The statement.
wnicn VIII not be made public In full
until after the general meetings ~ ina
transcontinental lines also will contain
many other items showing the extent OF
Seattle necessities.
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PERSONALS.

-, r -. - -
' r'a"A "e'n' " r'e'e''' F" ~ the piies
Van ana VIE. OF hoshen, are suesss Of the
"ninA~"A
:, Thomas lidhle son Of Judge Liddie. Of North
"eha' tae hhh'r
Fred hs a. y me sposs'm'n'R'vis~. Of spo-
sAnr u az tha nes',c-
Ious ieftsoos. mining man Of Index. arrived
at The Seattle Yesterday.
A nostocs. mining man of Index. Il among the
rnesr o. the bsunswiek-
shsiass nas'nsss man o. seoro-weohey, 10
$500 y ~ "'
Mr. and Mfs. w Phillips. Of Dawson. are
among the piilsr srrirais
Thomas Fifnn. an Insurance seaster o. Portland.
Is stcptins az the Nofthcru.
n l. Nctuni, a hotel keeper q. Fort rlAslsr. Is
IN The sisI porehsains soe5s
s,ry Mct,orsn a uForsineat hsssinss. man 81 v.n
eoases. Is sus., q ths seattle
W q, nssidsan a veil known cuisines, man Il
stalans. i guest a the Bntle,
A c uenayies,.n. a trop,nsr. stttr,n ~ n,
isRs i registered At me sir,srs
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orfssa 'ess. NiNta's,s ~ ~, ,hs p2us'nioa hose''
. N"so'h, ss'" t1s hfehs"iA
w hssvn. superintendent = ne forts's's
~irts - " Fh@ fs3 on bshiaA ef''nets
Ar,hm a Hin. u Ne Per- 0rrhars naval ststioa
speni s,niAy in ne cry vsisins friends
A. Ccrlr Merchant q North rskirsl ae.
ccuranied ~ ia wife. = AZ fhs seattle
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SENATOR MASON wARLIKB.
Exrresses Himself EmehaticaIiy
A.asext Easts.a q. Aisskaa
NoaadaFy nt.pate

Just eefarc departing on Juiy q Tor the
FsYeUp3ne mining aissytcf 81 Alaska,
Nulte3 states Senator Mason % Illinois
~ quoted a. expressing himself 90 a
SkaEwAy newspaper. reFaniinx the AlsEk-
an Boundary Question. af follows
y want - ~ well AcqGainsed With the
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The tranecontinentaI lines are still hold
ing aloof from the effort OF Western line
executives to form pool to distribute
freight business to the Northwest
According to local advices reaching here
yesterday, the meeting held in Chicago
Friday accomplished nothing A new
phase of the effort Is to include the lake
business Of the transcontinental lines. and
10 all proposals II is said the Great North
ern and Northern Pacific have absolutely
refused 10 enter into any agreement that
has the eembiance OF traffic pool.
Aside from the large volume OF west
bound business, as great stumbling
block is the grain and hour business.
Because Of pending possibilities II is said
the Northern Pacific will not consent TO
n division OF this traffic whereby any
ffxed basis may he made.
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Funeral services were held over the r.
mains Of Thomas Mathew corbett eon az
John Gorbetf. Yesterday afternoon at Our
Lady Of Good Help church Father pre-
fontatne- officiating, The church was
thronged by friends OF the hereaved far,
ily The palibearers were: Cant guIIi-
van. Detective Barbee Osficer Tennant
Detective Cudihee. Of the Seattle poilse
department. Timothy Ryan, eg.csur,ty
commissioner. and j. III Williams ~.
city detective. The casket was literally
buried in floral offerings from friends ana
the police department. fnterment VAS
made Mt Calvary cemetery
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GOING RACK TO GEORGIA.
w. G. Matthews, Alleged EmbeSsler,
Taken Through Seattle.

w. c. Matthews wanted at Savannah,
Ga, on n charge OF advertisement in mis-
appropriating, as Is claimed. s5.ooo, passed
through this city Saturday night In charge
or Georgia deputy sheriff. OFFICER and
latter was arrested nearly a month ago
by Marshal Tanner. They remained
aboard the steamship Queen while here.
leaving her to take Northern Pacific
train at Tacoma.
Matthews, II ~ said. expressed his en-
tire willingness 70 return, and claims that
when he has told hts story In court II
win put him In an entirely different and
moro favorable light before the public
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SCHOONER FALCON FROM NOME,
second Sailing Vessel Ia Return
From the Gold Fgeld..

Schooner Falcon, Capt Anderson. I'M
DER charter 10 John r. Campion and as
Tor which port she left late in Aprfl with
a cargo OF lumber. coal and general nier-
chandise. She sailed from Nome without
passengers and In ballast July l. Capt.
Anderson says her voyage down wa~
pleasant and without special incident,
The Falcon Is the second sailing vessel
70 return to this port from Nome She
cisco.
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Funeral OF ". L. neseaif-.

The funeral q W 4. Mafcalfe ex-csty
treasurer 81 Stairway. who committed
suicide IN that city recently. was heid
yesterday from Bonney & Stewards
chapel frtcrmert was made a. Lake
View cemetery. The body was brought
down from the North by the steamer
HUN Nniaf
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The meeting nf the fAwton club of tina
American Veterans League, which was
TO have been held this evening. has been
postponed Until August ~. Al Ts0 o'clock
.. m. Rev. ". p Sirlonds. who was 70
have delivered an address tonight. viii
speak on that date. The poSfponement
was brought about hy The uresen, over
shAdowirg Interest 81 politics which u
was thought. would prevent a full at
Tendance tonight
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4 ND[RSON ACADEMY.
lRyiSoroN. CALIFORNIA

Thorough preparation given for Eastern
colleges. Graduates admitted 20 Caiifor-
mia and stanford on recommendation
Particular attention given 20 the devei-
opment Of character.
Number % puniis limited. Those ad-
United must be OK good character
Buildings and grounds equal TO thoss
Of any school on the Pacific coast
Catalogues furnished or application.
". W. ANDERSON.
PRINCIPAL
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BLACK A. TAN--"The American Porter.
the newest product Of the Anheuser- Tstlsef
Brewing Association. n deliciousiy nfauanf
In flavor. tempting ana pleasing to the
Company. wholesale dealers. Seattle.
Az
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-06

Seattle druggist. who was drowned at
East Sound, Friday afternoon. was held
yesterday afternoon from tho family res
idence. 81 Clay street. II was very large
ly attended. the deceaseds many friends
uniting In paving final honor to his mem
ory. Rev. W. A. Major. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, officiated.
Interment was made at Mt. Pleasant
cemetery.
At the grave services were held by Seat
tie council 1914 Royal Arcanum. of which
Mr.. Guy was a prominent member. The
floral offerings were numerous and ex-
ceptlonaily beautiful.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-06
MoLLIE VAUGHN ARRESTED.
Held on = CHARGE Of Stealing 5000
From p. Peterson. . Iaborer.

From r. Peterson. . Laborer.
Mollie Vaughn. a colored woman who
for many months has given the police
considerable cause for suspicion, In again
prisoner in the city jail, charged with
robbing p. Peterson, iaborer, OF 5000.
Peterson alleges that he met the woman
In resort below Yesler wav, Saturday
night. Hts complaint was made to the
police early Yesterday morning. and tho
arrest followed.
Although several times arrested on sus-
picion OF similar crimes the Vaughn wo-
man has never been convicted Her hus-
hand. John Vaughn. Is also well known
In the same district OF the city, and Is
now out on bail on a charge OF slash
ing woman named Lola Williams with
a knife.
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Tho post-infefigenrer has secured the
exclusive righ, FOR Washington to Rand
McSaily & Co.'S latest folder map Of
China and Asia These may be secured
at Post-IntelligeEcer business ofsices at
- eAA;S each.
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Democracy. the acr~fs.

Brooklyn Eagle
The Democracy % the Journal should
be spelled Democracy.
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GEN. GREEDY DUE TODAY.
Will Go North on the Queen to
Build Telegraph Lines.
CANADIAN CONSTRUCTORS HERE.

Hon. J. =. Charleson, in Charge OF
All the Dominion Telegraph
work. VIII Confer With 'Gen.
Greedy ON Joint Dawrcn-Vaides
Line via Fort Cudahy-AtIin-Ash-
croft Line VIII BE Ready Soon.
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DIR wINANs has returned. 40 Bailey
building.
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De Koben Hall A'sse' e. sa. .s school


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He ence In teachin
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CONSULT floraaee Marvin, Seattle $
pheplatsss. Hotel rietoy.A
The evening times., 1900-01-30

country. when so many Chinese have been
killed by Americans for the simple offence
of coming here and working hard for small
paw. 1t is stated on good authority 'ha'
the number of inoffensive Chinese thus
killed exceeds considerably the number OF
Americans killed in China, although lhe
express purpose of many OF these Amerl-
PANS was to upset the Chinese Govern
rnent and destroy the national religion.
Again. the Chinese may reply to the ac-
cusation that they have introduced the
opium den into American cities by the
statement that England, Christian ra-
ton. was the chief instrument in spread
ing this vice in China, and that many
opium dens in this country are conducted
by Americans not Chinese. In fact, the
one in which the Philadelphia girl above
mentioned met her fate had apparently
not a Chinese connected with it, either as
proprietor or patron. Furthermore. enc OF
the pet arguments of 0rientals against
American and English civilization is that
it multiplies saloons, and statistics show
that this allegation is founded on fact.
The conclusion of the whole matter is
that we should not overlook the TACT that
we, and not the Chinese. are mainly re-
sponsible for tragedies of this kind. which
occur among the American population
| especially if they happen in dens kept by
Americans and known to the police OF the
city. We may be proud of our own CIVIL
cation convinced that it is superior to al
others. and yet able to see that IL Is ho'
! absolutely perfect in all respects.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
THE FLAG LIKE A FLOWER.
A Cuban Bloom the Model for the
National Emblem.

CFrom the New York Tribune.)
There is now on exhibition in the conser-
yatory of Prospect Park a Towering plant
which is known in Cuba as Blanco EStrella
de cfnco Puntas. This plant is particular
lv interesting. as the Cubans originated the
design of their flag from the flower of the
plant. The box of plants was received by
Park Commissioner George V. Brewer. with
the regards of Capt. W. Atwood French,
who is stationed at CFisbO, Cuba. Captain
French. in his letter which accompanied
tho boy of plants. states that the Cubans
derive the embIematic star in their ma
tioual flag. in color and the number or
noints from the flower which is white
star with five points. The star emblem is
used by the CubaBs on all the buttons OF
their uniforms. in stick pins, in brooches
and iewefry worn by women. Continuing,
the captain says:
'sThe plant is. truly speaking a la Gu
han in almost every particular. except. OF
course. color, as no one ever saw Cuban
lady as blanco as is this flower, except af-
ter cinco O'Clock p. m. when she sallles
forth with blanco powder tthick), accom-
panied by her chaperon Tin all easesl, usu-
talIv a little brother or the old grandmother.
who is on the watch to see that she does
not notice the young Cuban beaux anu
blush the blase coloring away. and give
tbem announcement. They are exceedingly
sbv and reserved and never look at any
ono while taking their daily afternoon
promenade"
The evening times., 1900-01-30
no Not Throttle the Canal!

We are very glad to notice that the IN
dependent press of the country is begin
ming to speak out against the idea of start
ing the National Nicaragua Canal project
with an appropriation of only ten million
dollars. The Hepburn Morgan bill, In It's
original FORM appropriated one hundred
and forty millions, more than enough TO
cover the cost of the work, and made the
money available as it might be needed.
The pairing down of this sum to ten mil
lions is We have reason to fear, the last
ditch device Of the enemy TO obstruct ana,
if possible. to l5ill the enterprise. Ten
million dollars will soon disappear in the
heavy preliminary work, and then it will
be the policy of the anu-canal lobby TO
fight. delay. cut down, and generally op-
pose further appropriations at each sue
ceeding session of Congress.
Now is the time TO nail the matter Ihe
whole country is back of the movement.
Its opponents are whipped. Let us keep
them so. There are votes enough to pass
the original appropriation. 1t should be
pressed and passed.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Mortality Among English Omcers.
(From Scrlbner's MagazIne.J

(From ScribneFs MagazIne)
AT o'clock this morning the flying
column began marching out of camp. The
men carried nothing but their arms, their
water -bottles. and a waterproof rug and
blanket for each. The officers were simi-
larly equipped, actually carrying rifles, so
that they can be in no way distinguished
from the men. Something must be done to
reduce the terrible mortality of officers ex-
perienced in The first two fights in Natal.
In reality. the high percentage of officers
killed is due TO the fact that they must
of necessity expose themselves more than
the men under their command, and with the
enormous amount of lead poured into an
advancing force by the modern magazine
rifle. the officers who are standing up to
direct their men run a tremendous risk
of being hit In small skirmishes, how
ever il is possible that the good rihe-shots
ON either side can pick their men carefully.
60 that the absence of a distinctive mark
NAV prove to be of value to officers. In
any case there can be no harm in making
the experiment of .arming them with rifles,
though in the long run their losses are not
likely to decrease to any extent. 1t is one
of the myths of war that the enemy pick
off officers, just as it is a common legend
that the enemy, whether he be Boer, Span
lard Turk. or any other infidel, is IN the
habit of aiming at wounded men and using
explosive bullets.
The evening times., 1900-01-30

they ought to fail. II both Great Britain
and the Dutch republics should at some fu-
,ture time see fit to ask the good Of
fees of the United States in an effort to
bring about an equitable and honorapie
accommodation of their differences, we
might feel compelled to accede to the joint
request But even that would be emDar-
RAISING, as our manifest interest and policy
are to keep out of European enlargement
where that may be possible with dignity
and self-respect. Any truculent ATTITUDE
toward either OF the belligerents at TINS
or any other conceivable point in the con-
test would be dangerous to and ridiculous
in us.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
Sailors i'm Our Navy.

Somc time ago the statement was made
that American sailors were hard to hnd'
and that even European seamen were De-
coming scarcer. The natural deduction
from this state of things is that Americans
do not find it worth their while to enlist
in the navy or serve in the merchah'
marine The argument which Ioiio"s l."
that il the United States Government waits
American seamen--and it assuredly does
st must offer some inducement to them.
Some facts have come up in this connec-
finn which NAV serve to explain the scar
city of naval recruits. 1t is said that the
sailors in our navy are obliged to pay Tor
the clothes they wear, while soldiers are
furnished with uniforms by the Govern
ment Furthermore, the sailor has TO pay
something for medical attendance, whlie
the soldier gets his-such as 1t is-for
nothing.
If all this is true, it is time that condl-
tion~ were improved. This country cannon
| afford to ignore in anyway the services oi
| its navy. Edgar Stanton Maclay, one OIL
the best-known writer's on naval analrs
has made some interesting statements
about the Importance of the little Ameri-
can Navy in the war of 1872. He says
among other things, that our sea forces
captured several times as many men as the
! land forces did and with less expenditur'
of life and money. 1t is evident that II
any war of the future the navy must pia!
an important part, since our long line
seacoast can hardly be adequately pro
tected except by this means, and any ag
! gressive movement on our part would Ger
tainly require the aid OF the navy. II
surely necessary that We should have a
many trained seamen of American birth a
possible. in anticipation OF such an event
and it is equally certain that even in TIM
of peace il would be better TO have Amerl
cans than foreigners in the majority in ou
crews Loyal and brave as foreign -borl
sailors proved themselves to be in the lat
war, it is still desirable that American
youth should not be crowded out Of Ameri
can ships by seamen Of any other nation
! ality whatever.
The evening times., 1900-01-30
THE PASTOR TALKED OF WAR.
4 Canadian Congregation Disagreed
and Row Resulted.

TORONTO. Jan. S0.-DifIerences over
the Boer war have caused trouble in the
Presbyterian church at Laskay village
in King township. near here, and devel-
oped dissension and difficulty. Two Sun
days ago the Rev. Joseph Watt, the pastor.
made some remarks about the war which
B. o. Harvey. one OF the congregation,
considered unpatriotic. Harvey stated his
opinion. and the congregation demanded
an apology Harvey. when called on by
the pastor began TO read statement
which. according to some. only added in
suit to injury He was interrupted and
disturbance followed.
Harvey claims that Pastor Watt took
him by the arm to prevent him finishing
the statement and that a member OF the
congregation hit him on the nose with a
church hymnal. and that he was charged
by two other members present with tell
ing lies Harvey threatens an action for
assault