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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-28

agree TO return home but, while packing
MS clothes, eluded the vigilance of his
father and ran.
An exciting chase followed, the boy out
running his father. greatly to the amuse-
ment of the other harvest hands en-
pioyed where the boy was working, who
cheered him on in the race. The bow made
his escape and Devine came to Colfax
and asked Sheriff Canutt TO capture the
boy out refused to swear to a complaint
charging the boy with incorrigfbilify SO
the sherin was powerless TO act.
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STABBED WITH PoCKETxSIrE.
switchssan Makes vicious Assault on
Fellow Workman.

Special Dispatch to the Post nteiligencer.
RfTZVILIE. Acg. T.--Last night about
q o'clock j. l.. Hnilistor. n switchman In
the employ OF the Northern Pacific at
Pasco, assaulted w NJ Matiock with
ppcketinife. INJECTING ten severe wounds.
Matlock is also switchman and was ly-
Ing on the bed in his roou. when HALLS
tor entered In a drunken state and ac-
cused him OF talking about him
Before Matiock could defend himself he
was stabbed several times. and in the
fight which follow ed he received severV
additional cuts on the arm and bach
lie win recover. Hallistor was arrested
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WILL OPEN SEMINARY.
Church Building mt CentrnIia to he
Remodeled.

Special Dispatch to the Post -lntelIigencer.
CENTRAIIA. Aug. 27.-The work of
removing the George Washington Bap-
Main streets, will be commenced this
week. The building will be refitted and
put IN order for seminary. and the
property very much improved. The To-
cation is within a block of the center of
town,
IL IL expected 10 have the school ready
of students have already enrolled their
names. The Institution win be under the
management of DIR. r. A. Waterbury.
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STITCHED TO ELECTRIC WIRE.
Farmer and His Team Knocked
Down ~ the shock.

cOLFAx, Aug. IA farmers team
hitched to a brace wire, attached TO an
electric light pole on Mil street. was
knocked down and narrowly escaped
electrocution last night when the cur
rent was turned on. The neckyoke and
wagon tongue were broken, but the team
escaped serious injury.
The owner Of the team was knocked
down and severely shocked while I'M
hitching the team from the wire, which
had become thoroughly charged with cleo
trfcity.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Pest Intelligence
WALtsA WALt.A. Aug s7-A special
policeman has been employed by the city
- enforce tho ordinance icvyiuE a tax ~
s. or each bicycle il use tn ths city. So
far hut one arrest has bfcn made and
over &c taEs have hcen issued Plans for
the new wheel paths err being perfected
eut none VIA b. constructed this fali II
rresNnt Intentions arc carried allt
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT OVER.
Results of the Final Games at VAN
eOnVer.

Special Dispatch to the observation-disclosures
VANCOUVER. Il. c., Aug. 7.--The open
tennis tournament at Vancouver was con-
Guided today. The Victoria players car
ried OF all the prizes. II. p Schwangers
won the British Columbia championship
and cup.
Miss Coward won the ladies' singles:
Mrs. Crow Baker and Miss Coward the
ladies' doubles; II. Martin and A. T. Cow
ard the gentlemen's doubles, and A. T.
Coward and Miss Green the mixed
doubles.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer.
COLFNAx. Aug H.-Annie Fisher has
been granted a divorce from Nathan Fish
er, on the ground Of failure 10 support.
The couple were married In CoIfax, Sep
tember Is. 1883, and have four children.
ranging in age from to Is years, whose
custody was granted to the mother. The
defendant did not appear to contest tho
case. Mrs Fisher is the daughter OF Ben.
Binnard. a pioneer hotel and saloon
keeper Of Coifax
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Bridg. Question In city Council.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-fntelligencer
TACOMA. Aug. T5.-The city council
have another special session this evening
20 consider the bridge question. People
who have been walking over the various
city bridges which have been fenced up
are making 50 loud n protest that n r
prohahlc something win be done 10 settle
The differences between the mayor and
the street car company 30 that the traffic
can be resumed
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Judge Fullerton in CoIfax.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-InteIiigencer.
COLFAx, Aug. T.-TIon. Mark a. Full
OF washington. In colfas visiting
friends and relatives for a few days.
Judge Fullerton Sas a resident of Col
fax for many years prior TO his election
In 1898, and has many warm friends here
who are glad TO welcome him home
even IL for only a few days.
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U0bos Sent to Jail.

ARLINGTON, Aug 27.-Since the in
flux of railroaders there has also come a
gang OF hobos and toughs. and their
work of holding up citizens was so bold
last week that Judge Rea sentenced four
of them to u heavy fine and the county
Jail, which has had the desired effect on
The others.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post fnteiligeneer.
TACOMA. Aug. T.-The First Voters
Young Mems Republican Club this even
ing, Harvey l.. Johnson secretary of the
club. viii preside ~ the preliminary meet
ing. 1T In expected that tina roll Will con-
tain about 200 members.
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post -Intelligeucer.
MONTESANO, Aug. T.-The wife Of
Asa Millette, OF Porter, was adjudged in
sane Saturday. and was taken to the
hospital at Steilacoom today by the sher-
If. She has been III for some five or
six weeks. She has two small children.
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Elected High school principal.

SEDRO- WOOLLEY, Aug. 2i.-The
union high school board has engaged
Miss b. Beals. of Burlington, as princi-
pal OF the Sedro-Woolley high school
for the coming year
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STATE RANK roR EVERETT.


Special DISPATCH 10 the Post-IntelIIgencer
EVERETT Aug s7---W r Stackh~idge
formerly storekeeper IN the United Stafes
customs service IN this city. and other
gentlemen with capital viii omen a state
hank In the Rank 81 Everett building in
this city about September J.
The capital stock Will be placed at
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Special Dispatch to the Post Int lileencer.
TACOMA. Aug. E.--ihe VARIOUS labor
organizations 0f the city have decided 40
hold a celebration on Labor day Septern-
Der :. A meeting Of committees from she
various organizations Will meet Wsansa-
day evening 20 arrange n pragramme
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ARLINGTON, Aug. T.--The citizens Of
Arlington will build a calaboose. which
will be used to lodge the tough element
when they become too tough.
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Special Dispatch to the acknowledgements
ARLINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE new bank
to be established by Mr.. Guy, of Marys-
vile. will be open for business In two
weeks
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Tho Post-InJelhsenccr has secured the
exclusive right for Washington 70 Rand.
McNRliy a Co.'S latest folder rnap 81
China and Asia These may be secured
al Post-Inteiligcncer business offices at
10 cents each
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BUTTE, Mont. Aug. IA northbnuna
excursion train on the Oregon Short Line
Jumped the track. fifteen miles south OF
Butte last night. Several persons were
injured, but none killed. one coach. load
ed with passengers. turned completely
over.
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ON and after September ! steamer Ro-
sale viii leave Columbia streez deck for
Victoria AT 70 p. N. Instead OF II o'clock.
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EYEGLASSES for headaches Miss
WilKsnNsd. liz Cherry.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09

John P. Altgeld, in late interview,
said: From present indications both
gold and silver will pass out of use
as money, and will be supplemented
by a philosophic or rational circulat-
ing medium and measure of value.
The absurdity of making the worlds
industry, prosperity and happiness
depend upon the accident of mining
is already attracting the attention of
all thinking men, and the still greater
absurdity of having large portion Of
the energies of the human race spent
in digging something out of the ground
that shall be mere measure of value
and be in itself of no earthly use to
any human being, when the govern
ment under proper regulations and I'm
itations could furnish the country a
circulating medium and measure Of
values that would cost practically
nothing"
This utterance from one of the best
and most influential political thinkers
Of the country is very significant, not
only on account of the truth which it
contains, but as showing the trend Of
thought at the present time. The think
ers in the lead of the reform forces are
coming to the conclusion that the fight
for bimetallsm is a waste Of time, be-
ing only fight for a compromise set
Element Of the money question. Here
after the issue is to be made not be-
tween bimetallism and gold monomet-
allism, but between the use or disuse
of either gold or silver as standard
money. The reasons for the disuse of
the metals are overwhelming, and only
need to be fully presented because their
abandonment.-Ceda Rapids Outlook.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
kNTERPRIsIN0 YANKEE WIDOW
Tho Knew the Value of Life Pass and
Made Use OF It.

Tho Knew the Value of o Life Pass and
Made Use OF It.
One OF the islands in Panama bay
lsed to belong to an enterprising old
woman from Connecticut, the widow Of
sea captain, and she lived all alone
here in little cabin for several years
after her husband died. In the course
Of time-that Is, about ten years ago
the Pacific Steam Navigation COM
pany desired that particular island for
warehouses and repair shops, and when
It came to make the purchase the an
cient Yankee dame drove a very hard
bargain. She made 1t condition OF
the sale that the company should give
her life pass upon its steamers be-
tween Panama and Valparaiso for her
self and maid, to be used at her pleas
ure. This was done without misgiv-
ings. The manager Of the company
thought it was only right to give the
old woman sea voyage now and then,
but experience caused him to think diff
ferently, for as soon as she had con-
veyed the title to the property, and had
received a card signed by the presi-
dent and general manager granting
her passage at all times on their line,
she calmly moved aboard their best
steamer, selected stateroom and
cruised up and down the coast Tor sew
eral months. At GuayaquH. Callao.
Valparaiso and other of the large ports
she would go ashore while the ship was
loading and unloading, but she always
left most of her traps in the stateroom
and came aboard again before the sail
ing date. When she got tired OF one
steamer she would try another, and was
not contented with getting her living
free of cost, but actually attempssa to
make a profit out of the arrangement
The old woman had never enjoyed the
luxury of a maid in her life before she
entered into this contract with the
steamship company, but on several oc-
casions brought woman aboard whom
she introduced as such, and she de-
manded that she be allowed free pas
sage. The company's officers discov-
cred that she was collecting fare from
these women-that is,scalping her pass
and declined to carry any more oi
them. The old woman made a terri
BILE fuss about it, and threatened to sue
the company for violating its agree
Ment, but a lawyer she consulted ad-
vised her not to prosecute the case,and
she reluctantly abandoned it. Che
continued to live aboard the Pacific
steamers until her death few years
ago.-Chicago Record.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
Tho Trust Fund.

The banks and other organized trusts
will furnish an unlimited campaign
fund this year. AS nobody else Is to
be benefited by Republican victory
1t is all right that they shall pay the
expenses. In view of this we'll known
fact the question naturally arises, why
should anybody except a beneficiary
of trust vote the Republican ticket
unless he is paid for it? The special
legislation in behalf of railroad COM
panies and manufacturing trusts in
lures every farmer in Nebraska, says
the Nonconformist Of Omaha. Why
then should said farmer support these
combinations unless they pay him for
his services. These corrupt trusts
ought to be made to buy all their votes
or none. They rely upon deceiving
part of the voters and buying the bal
ance. How many they have to buy
will depend on how many they are able
to deceive. Here is grand chance for
speculation, boys. Demand your share
of the corruption fund. Refuse to be
coaxed, and only surrender when you
receive the market price. AS long
as corruption funds are so plenty why
should you vote for Mckinley for
nothing when your neighbor gets five
or ten dollars for doing the same
thing? The trust can afford to put up
a hundred millions Of honest dollars
each to five million patriotic Republic
an voters. If the Republican voters
of Nebraska will make this their mot
to, mo pay, then no vote for Nc
Kinley," each of them will get money
enough to buy handsome dress for
his pretty wife. Get your twenty dol
lars first, and then go to the polls
and vote your principles like an hon
oat man
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09

According to the American prece.
dents of the Republican variety, hon
est John Burns, the great labor leader
iof England, Is very much of traitor
Just listen to him talk in parliament
about Joe Chamberlain and his jingc
followers:
John Burns, radical member for Bat.
ltersea, congratulated the opposition
upon the courage to do its duty, "un-
influenced by newspapers owned by
;blackguards and edited by ruffians who
lclamor for war"
He characterized it as absurd to say
that the debate would be an encour-
agement and incentive to the Beers.
THE Beers do not need any incen-
tive" exclaimed Burns. This was
supplied them years ago by the blum
dering policy of the colonial secre-
tary whose speech might be fairly
summarized as follows:
There is no argument for war
Therefore, wave the union jack. A
few mistakes have been committed
Therefore, double your army in South
Africa, and then a preoration in the
language of the pothouse and in the
spirit of the prize ring"
Mr.. Speaker-Order, order.
Burns-If you take exception tc
lighthouse" / withdraw 1t and substi-
tute "Stock exchange"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
Carnegie In a Sunday School

Addressing a Bible class in New
York recently Andrew Carnegie said;
ct will indeed be sad day when pow
erty is no longer with us. Where will
your inventor, your artists your phil
anthropist, your reformer, in fact, any
body of note, come from then? TheJ
all come from the ranks of the poor
1t is bad policy to aid the submerged
man."
Mr.. Carnegie is very rich man. Hs
is said to be worth a hundred Millions
Therefore he will never do any more
good in the world, nor will his chill
dren or grandchildren. Alas, there
will be no. inventor, no artist. no phil
anthropist and no reformer in the Car
negie family from henceforth forever
more. What a mighty loss to the
world. Can we stand the strain1
Hadn't the people better take his MIL
lions away from him in order that hs
and his descendants may be brought
back to that industrious class that u
saving the world?-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
Land Values.

1.-THE taxable value Of land IN Eng
land was fixed 211 years ago, under
the reign Of William ILL.,, and by stat
ute was made Interchangeable, while the
market value of some municipal tracts
has been enhanced from 1000 tn 5000
fold. A greater wrong is done to no
people in any nation on earth than is
done in England in consequence Of the
maintenance Of an absolute law whose
operation causes greater loss 70 the
people than the existence of an army
and navy for whose sustenance AN an
nually increasing burden is incurred"
The above is clipped from Citizen
and Country, reputable and truthful
newspaper published in Toronto, Can.
It Ia news to us and will be news to
most of our readers. In view OF this
law is it any wonder that all the land
Of England is owned by a few rich
men? Is it any wonder that the aims
houses are crowded and millions Of
people are living in the border land
of starvation? Just think Of 1t, tract
Of land worth a thousand dollars 200
years ago might easily be worth $780,
100000 now, but it is still assessed for
taxation at 81 1000. There are town lots
in Chicago that wouldn't have brought
the price Of second hand shot gun
sixty years ago, but now worth a mil
lion. If our law had fixed a perpetual
taxable value on those lots of $40 each
it would have paralleled the English
law in infamy. If our Canadian con:
temporary tells the truth, our pluto
Gratis can still learn something from
their financial breathren in England.
-Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
British Anti-Imperialists.

There was a peace meeting at North
ampton, England, last week, at which
Henry Labouchere, the editor Of Truth
and liberal member Of parliament, was
to be the orator. The meeting was
broken up by jingoistic hoodlums. The
speaker was assaulted with chairs and
other missiles were hurled into the
body of the house, amid cries Of "God
Save the Queen" God may save the
queen, but it will not be in answer to
the cries of lot of drunken rowdles
Labouchere is one of the greatest and
best men in England, but he is not al
lowed to speak for peace in Chris
tian city, where hundreds of lofty
spires are pointing heavenwards In
honor of the Prince of Peace.
Imperialism is the same on both
sides of the Atlantic. Both In Eng.
land and America it bears on its fore
head the mark of the beast. Lovers
of liberty in this country are de-
nounced as traitors and in Great Brit
ain they are mobbed. The ignorant
and vicious multitudes are ever on the
side of the oppressor. They stoned
Stephen-they crucified Christ-theJ
burned Servetus-they murdered Lin
coin. They have prosecuted good men
In all ages, and right now they are
committing murder in the name of re-
ligion and are enslaving millions with
the cry of liberty on their perjured
lips.-Omaha Nonconformist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
The Fall of Sibley.

Joseph G. Sibley of Pennsylvania,
has fallen from grace and it was a
tremendous fall. He was once can
didate for congress and claimed to be
a Democrat, Populist, Prohibition
list, and an all around reformer and
now he accepts nomination from the
Republicans. Joseph has yielded to the
seductions of Potiphars wife and pre-
fers to enjoy the pleasures of sin for
a season rather than dwell with the
people of God forever. He is very
rich man and it is easier for a camel
to go through the eye OF a needle than
for a rich man to keep out of the Re-
publican Tarty In 1896 some of the
reformers wanted him for president
and others wanted to put him on the
ticket as a RUNNING mate for Bryan.
wouldn't he have been an admirable
candidate for us. He would have run
the reform party like the old woman
kent tavern down In Arkansas. Joseph
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
Patriot vs.. Hypocrlte.

These are remarkable times for
lightning changes in the political opin-
ions of public men. Most Of the lead
ing supporters of the present gold bug
legislation in congress were bowling
free silverites short time ago. The
president has repudiated almost every
plank of the platform on which he was
elected. In his late message he advo-
Gated free trade with Porto Rico, but
he has already gone back on that sug-
gestion and now wants tariff on the
goods received by us from that island.
He is as changeable as an April day.
as uncertain as March wind, and he
wabbles as naturally as II he had
swallowed distlllery. The Iowa gen.
tleman who has the honor Of being
the speaker Of the house of representa-
lives u following fast in the footsteps
Of his illustrious leadAr.--Ex.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
The Rag Picker.
BY Chris Hawthorne.

by CnTlS f1aWInOTue.
s saw a Thing through the by-ways
creep,
And stagger meath burden on Its
head
Twas twice a hundred weight Of gut
ter spoil,
But in Trades crucible-just one
pound of bread.
And this Thing was a woman near
travail,
Though the many saw and rocked 1t
naught
That within this creature. twice-fold
laden,
Gods hottest miracle was wrought.
She had no cunning alchemy nor divin-
ing rod
That changes Thine to Mine, or
pitches on the gold.
These things belong to the busy mart
Where her infants heritage is sold,
Oh, stop this babble in the market
place!
Let every iron horse and ship stand
Then tear from the Sphinx her riddle
old:
When will the demon Greed have
had his fill?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-03-09
FEASTED UPON FOES CARCASS
Merrymaking OF Frisco Neic
Over Death of q Ghost.


Over Death of a Ghost.
Two hundred residents and property
owners of the Sunset district partlci-
pated in a novel entertainment The
other evening. For some time past a
voracious goat belonging to Philip Diez
has been a constant source of annoy
ance to its owners neighbors on ac-
count of its depredations in their yards
and it's beligerency when disturbed on
these occasions. All sorts Of schemes
were devised and executed for the pur-
pose of circumventing this unwelcome
visitor, but with persistence worthy OF
a better cause the goat overcamG all
obstacles, overruled all objections and
continued to show an extremely bold
front to all who sought to discourage
his raids. Finally, in desperation, a
committee of his victims called upon
the goats owner and demanded salts
faction. Recognizing that his goat was
incorrigible and anxious to conciliate
his angry neighbors, Diez consented to
sacrifice the animal to the public good
and suggested that his visitors help
him to eat the carcass of the brute.
This idea was accepted with avidity
and the committeeman left, highly elat-
ed over the success of their mission.
On talking the matter over with their
friends, however, other victims of the
goats idiosyncrasies expressed desire
to attend the obsequies and the idea
suggested by Diez was finally adopted
as the keynote for public demonstra-
ton. A committee Of arrangements
was accordingly appointed, a formal
program drawn up and some 200 invi-
tations were issued. The affair took
the form of a banquet at Park View
hotel, followed by an entertainment.
The goats meat had the distinction of
being served on a separate table. P.
J. Diez was given the place of honor
as POSTMASTER in recognition of his
generosity in sacrificing his pet.-SaN
Francisco Chronicle.