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IHATUE, SIXDAT, MAY S.
THIS MLKVr OMjMNMCS.
Incidental to the ceremoru<* attending
the dedication of the memorial to Ulyssesfl. Grant i« the revived recollection ofmany name# famous during a brilliant
adminttttration. President Grant had nolea* than* twenty-five different cabinetofficer* tn the ei»ht years of hi* service?» chief executive. Of that number only
five survive, Gen. J. D. Cox. of Ohio, whowas secretary of the Interior for a year,and who is said to have been the only
minister with whom Grant ever quar-reled; George S, Boutweii, of Masaachu-?etts, secretary of the treasury during thefirst term; George M. Rolieson, of NewJersey, secretary of the navy; Don < ain-
eron, secretary of war for one year, andGeorge H. Williams, of Oregon, attorneygeneral.
All the rest arc- dead, dropping off oneby one; and it is only when some such
incident as that at New York occurs thatthe public is shocked by the gap so fewyears hava made in the ranks of states-
men who yet seem part of the nation'shistory-makers. The two secretaries offttate. Ellhu B. Waahburne. of Illinois, andHamilton Fish, of New York, have died,one many years ago and the other at acomparatively recent day. Boutweii wassecretary of the treasury during the firstterm, but he has survived W. A. Richard-
son. Benjamin H. Brtstow and I»t M.Jtforril), who served during the last fouryearn.
Of the Ave secretarie* of war Cameron\u25a0 lone remains; John A. Rawl!ni». WilliamT. Sherman, William W. Belknap andAlphonso Taft have joined the great ma-jority. Columbus Delano and Zachartah('handler, s«-cretarie* of the Interior.Adolph E. Borie. secretary of the navy;John A. J. Creaswell. James W. Marshall,Marshall Jewell. James N. Tyner, post-Master* general, Kbeneser It. Hoar.Amos T. Ackerraan, Edwards Plfrrepontand Alphonso Taft. who served as attor-neys general, are numbered with the dead.
Schuyler Colfax and Uenry Wilson, thevies presidents under Grant, are no more;and the speakers of the house coveringthe sam* period. James O. Blaine, MichaelC. Kerr and Samuel J. Handall. are nolonger oh the scene. Justice Field, of thesupreme court, is the sole survivor of th«bemh of Grant's time, although JusticeHarlan dates his appointment from theyear of Grant's retirement. Noah Swayne,F mael F. MiUer, David Davis. SalmonI*. Oh .ic, W ilii.im Strong, Joseph R.Btadley, Ward*Hunt and Morrison IIWait* are among those who havo had the|a«t honor* paid them.
Going beyond the highest official ran i*,
the roil of Grant'* contemporaries who\u25a0re mining is a form Mai I* one. andamong the names li:a:llicd are manyWhich will Ijng Uvo la hls'ory.
ADtLTKKATKD WHISKY.The experience that th* internal revenue
department Is now havng with tl»o taxon whisky la a repetition of that It hadwish opium. When the tax was so highthat it made a luxury of opittta de<-;n>r. teFt -ans were taken to introduce it Into thcountry by stuusxUng. In order to benefitby the great ttroflt. When the duty wasreduced to a lower point the price did notJustify the rl»< of conn.-*, allon aad offcravy finer, and the Introduction of con-traband opium has almost ceased. The rw-et:ne will probably he as g.-cat In thi*end.taking into consideration the saving thatis effected, through the much smaller num-ber of custom house officials needed ton .itch the smugglers.
It would scarcely seem reasonable that adifference of 30 cents a gallon en whiskyw iuld tempt men to take the rssks of vio-lating the law by the distillation of whisky
lit.v itiy, but the evidence ts conclusive.Although m>sinahlner*i areccnllnod to one or two J5 -u'nern states,
where the mountain dew is d 1 ;n ~
tnreiuiue caves. with user* or less of ro-ll' »ntlc Msrrwundtncs. ihe p jir v >.tterd! fact is ttiat a very com mo- v
* ? b* i « conducted for the p.it;
gßPplytag th# less scrupulous trade. T <
British government haU the same troublejane particularly tn Ireland. where th#
laafsaffcctttf* usquebaugh was wryfre*jueatty associated with the spirit of
patriotism, srtd ot>->*v«' n by the Saxonvery often took on the ft m of seising «:U---elt still* and airwsuu* th# offendlne shis-|ty-maker*.
White congress It considering U»e sub-
let of a revision of the tax on whisky andfc*cr. U would **ree a rsrv beneficent p sr.
J*se to h**»> * g Wide-J d ;> so that th*
Cheaper grades and «nt*Ml*Qy a;ult«rat>*d
good*. should be taxwd pr -xvttor ttly
h! sjher tun the port-r grade*, vpart fr -n
the moral asr>ects ef the qu-otl- n ot .'..pj »r*r who
w any manafaciured arttelo, the sal* of
which la * ? ?» r . \u2666>
?WcUy b> iaw. It iw.it- i« U
to the adulteration of liquor*. *nd
the only way to effectually check it is to
make Itmora profitable to supr ly the pure
than the adulterated article.
4IEEHS VOIEI.
There are women who never entirely
lose their Identity In dome*ti<~Ky. Asgirls they are unconsciously rec-ognlaed
as central figures in the group which
gathers around any proposed action, and
are surrendered to when they sp< ak. They
are yielded to as a matter of courseby their mothers, and consulted by
brothers and sisters. In society they
command the respectful attention of men.but are not envied by the women, be-
cause they do not enter into competition
with other girls for opportunities of
flirtation.Marriage doe* not operate to dlvrst such
women of the power of sovereignity, but
their rule is then more generally confinedto men. They are sought by their hus-
band's male friends, who form a faith-
ful retinue of respectful admirers. A
man with such a wife finds his invitationsnot only eagerly accepted, but very frank-
ly anticipated. She becomes the confidant
of tome, but that only rarely. Before her,
however, they will strive to appear at
their best, and aim to be considered even
better than they are. Men envy the hus-
band. women pity hi»a.
The power of sovereignty does not de-pend upon either beauty, intellectuality
or even goodness. It is as often possessedby the very plain, and it Is as frequentlypossessed by those who will sacrifice any-
thing to ambition, as by those who are
pure. By It, humble women rise to places
of glittering, but doubtful honor, and by
it good women become leaders in society
and social movements having some de-
fined purpose In view. No women suc-ceed* among her own sex who cannot
c ommand the admiration of men. Beauty
does not accomplish It, although a fine
form, a face upon which the eyes linger,
and a eharm of manner do not detract
from it. Intellectuality does not explain
It, because merely intellectual women are
rather shunned by men?not by very In-
tellectual men, perhaps, but the queen
among women attracts to her side men
who are not intellectual and who would
be at a loss to account for their adora-
tion.There may be physical attractions, but
they are only accidental. An arrange-
ment of the hair, a trick of the eyes, an
indefinable something; about the dress,
may arouse admiration, but without the
Inherent capacity to rule they would re-ceive only passing and Incidental atten-
tion. An intuitive faculty for analyzing
and comprehending human nature is oneof the concomitants, but that alone
would not suffice to explain the thraldom
In which the uncrowned queen holds her
voluntary subjects.
This woman is often married happilyand seems to yield up her authority toher husband, but it does not follow that
she is not nevertheless the real sourceof power. Her rule is not an active exer-cise of domination. She can appear to
defer without becoming subservient, andimposes her wishes without any display
of arbitrariness or self-assertion. Bhe la"ea*y to get along with." as her hus-band explains; he does not perhaps knowwhy, but It is usually because she has
the priceless advantage of knowing whenshe Is right, and that Is her guide. Awoman who la as apt to be wrong asright in attempting to enforce her willIs weak; she Is open to criticism and tocorrection. Bhe may prevail, but it is
not by the quiet, natural and logical
force of her own superiority.
It Is not in man's power to determinewhether her regnant attribute is held un-consciously, or whether she sees clearly
the secret of and the consequence of herrare capacity. Few m n who surpasstheir fellows In success are able to im-part to others the secret, but th«>ir fieldIs wide and their achievements are at-tributable to pronounced advantageswhich are seen by others, and tht-ir devel-opment traceable to opportune circum-stances. The queen among women has nosuch opportunities, and the range of herdominion Is too circumscribed to affordsufflclt ntly varied display of her capabil-ity to afford a cl snce to determine howshs would act In «merg. nclei> calling forprompt and responsible decision.
The proof of man's capacity is shownb. Lis success, but that U iiot always ac-companied by popularity. It U true thatmen smetlme* d ominate without beinggenerally liked- Indeed, they often pro-voke violent antTfvjnlsms. There Is noclose paralhl between the queen amongwomen and the successful man. Bhe is aunique figure In human nature; and his-tory credits her with many triumph*,bothof a commendable and of a very doubt-ful character. When she becomes a po-tent figure in exciting ruhlle life, she isneither so admirable or so pleasant aswhen rhc la the power remnant In sociallife. She would not salt all m.-n as awife. tat a* ? friend she Is desirable, nndas an occasional companion aho exercise*a most salutary lnflu.-ne*. This phase ofthe t' aracter is on'y presented where thewoman Is a good woman. When she isnot. th, re is no rule by which she 1* tobe judged, because her capacity for beingunscrupulous revengeful andrman may k none th« less because withIt all sh. assesses that p wer which bcnu 4men willinglyto her rule.
V TROI BI.WOME SOVRRBIGY.* .< ? -*tch are not «o in their
<**"«» ** th* KnirtUh were with\.\u25a0 ' °rl. a tn tin <t j*yx of her teona. UttlaQwr U 'h.lmtm is vv>ry like the queencf nd tn dbpoajnon. She is disposedto enact homar* and isnprtws her Individu-ality upon thofte abort her. but ahe hasnot the same that <**Un*tii*hed' ilhrnrlous "fOHwr." Her Bother h.»
h«r most eottJctentleualy.to k*ep her from th?> mischievous Sarteryc! th-* t our! and ecdcavortn* to at h«r f-.rthe ivapoeislbiUlioa »h» will a»um« $? flf.teen mo-th*. The grlrt has her hot-t*m-rrrd and Imperious father's blood, andres*rsl«t sits T«rr uneeMlr upon her.
W'hHmlaa I# too old fyr *ov.-rr? <w«and too jroun* to be permitted to inter-fere In *tate affair*, into which she has*<*»*ht to totect h<r personal pr?}u.i f9era* ftr':«h tMiw. abetted by eyeepfeamloceartiers, whn w<t to tr.sratiate th «.
selrea tnto her favor te>* *ncmnis*rn<-ntof h*r tetfeprndent course. it has been'
ur.j neowceary to create a council of«t*ht r spontfb)* pemmace* who win actw!*h the que*n regent in piselnir N»fore
-thful sov:f '£n the i'*estions» ~v4 aifc* aosd tte laflutacta ami
THE SEATTLE POST-PTTKLLIGENCER BPyOAT, MAY 2, 1897.
be taken Into account in dealing with
them.Holland occupies a very precarious po-
sition in Europe. which would be aggra-
vated by an injudicious policy. The re-
publican spirit in the country is strong,
and is of the earnest kind which does not
exploit itself as in the more mercurial
Latin races. Germany has a longing eye
for the seaboard It affords to the west
of Denmark and Its accessibility to the
northern sea. Between these two ene-
mies to her peaceful life as an independent
monarchy it will take skillful steering.
THE 9HIPK£*T OP GOLD.
There is every year a transfer of gold
back and forth between the United States
and Europe, ss the balances are shifted.
Itattracts iittle attention usually, and has
nothing in common with that hasty with-
drawal of gold from circulation during the
prevalence of fear that silver was to be
forced in place of it. This year, besides
the usual demand, it has been called for
by Austria and Japan In their prepara-
tions to go to a gold basis. The whole
amount likely to be withdrawn will not
cause a ripple of disturbance. It may
amount to *10,000.000. yet It will leave in
the country a considerable quantity. The
reserve in the treasury Is not far short of
11:3,000.000, the New York sub-treasury has
J7fc,O(K>,OOO. and the associated banks of that
city have in their vaults about 587,000,000
more.This traffic in sold is a mere matter of
business, and the exportation of it Is not
due to the selling of American securities
by European holders on account of a pan-
icky feeling:. The export has been calcu-
lated upon for some time and prices have
been an Indication that the expectation
had been discounted. American gold
coins, which, by the way, are always
called eagles in England, In order to dis-tinguish them from silver dollars, are notmelted when they go into the vaults of
the Bank of England, but return to thiscountry sometimes after an absence of
many years. For some reason, which doesnot seem to be attributable to any other
cause than custom, United States gold
coins do not circulate abroad, and for
that reason suffer less from abrasion thanEuropean coins, which are to a great ex-tent internationally exchangeable. It isvery probable, however, that all gold,
whether in bullion or in coin, shipped to
Austria and Japan will be melted and
recoined into the money of those nations.There has been no such export of gold
as that during the last few days since
those notable and alarming withdrawals
at the rate sometimes of two million dol-
lars in one shipment, such as that whichtook place in July, 1896, and which com-pelled the government to resort to a bondissue in order to protect the treasury gold
reserve.There are some very notable figures in
connection with this subject of the export
and import of gold. It may not be morethan a coincidence, since the commerciallaws which govern money exchanges arenot readily discernible, but It Is a factthat during the four years from 1892 tothe end of 1895. which covers the period of
Democratic ascendency in the nation, thenet exports of gold amounted to <74,254.486,while during the previous four years,covering the period of Republican rule,the total net exports were only 123.979,826.It will be remembered that 1891 was theyear of the great Baring failure, withwhich this country had nothing to do. butIts effect wr as felt In the calling In byEuropean holders of the money they hadput into American securities, In order toprotect their holdings at home. That yearthe exports amounted to $17,063,192, so that,had it not been for the Baring failure, thenet exports would have been merely trif-ling during the entire four years. In fact,in the previous year, IS9O, there was anexcess of imports over exports amountingto $1,296,456.
These figures would. It must be admit-ted. not be absolute proof of prosperity,because In 13M, when it was notorious thatthe withdrawals of gold were enormous,the re-establishment of a feeling of se-curity, the sale of bonds, and the electionof McKinley, resulted in such a reactionthat before the close of the year the tidehad turned and the net Imports over ex-ports amounted to $2,500,366. The compari-son Is exceedingly significant, therefore,as showing whether or not eorfidence hasany bearing upon the condition of themoney market.
i lie traffic in gold is conducted on a verynarrow margin, the profit sometimes be-ing no more than one sixty-fourth of 1 percent, xhe commission paid to a Ixuidonhouse iast week for obtaining >1.000,000wotth ot gold WW one-sixteenth of 1 percent, which is equal tc $625. and this it hadto divide with the New York house. Ac-cording to the market reports the Bank ofEngland's presemt charge for pure gold'?ars Is 78 shii.lngs on ounce, the par fori' l. rs being ? 7 shillings. The bank's pricefor American gold dollars is 76 shillingsand 6 pence per ounce, which is about 4cents over par. As there are 50,000 and*oma odd ounces of gold In a million dol-lars, the premium at the Bank of Eng-
land a price la something more than $3,000.I. must seem odd to those who pay litlieattention to the subject to tind the Bankof England uaying us a profit for ourmoney. \\ hat shuuid receive morethoughtful attention, however, is the fartthat Gteat Britain is protected by theBank of England from excessive exports,
while the treasury of this country is op*-n
to a raid at any time. The English gov-ernment itself pay* no more attention tothe price of gold than the price of iron.
The new book just out. "Minin? in thePacific Northwest," contain* within It*covers more facts ivbout all our great
mineral district* than will be found inany other volume hitherto published.The editor of this work has made a per-sonal visit to r.eariy all the localities de-scribed. and every effort has been madeto have th* information reliablo.
the postal congress have decided to give
up the trip to the Pacific eoest. It seems
a pltv that delegates should come to the
United States from all quarters of the
earth and then not see the best part of
the country.
The people who waited four years In
! »-ain for prosperity under their own
I president, Mr. Cleveland, are those who
1 are now complaining most bitterly be-
-1 cause peace and plenty have not come
in five week*.
Mr. Chamberlain thinks that the Trans-
vaal is arming to an extent entirely un-
justifiable. That is what England has ac-
cused a number of other small nations of
doing, and over them the British flag now
floats.
Even if prosperity has not returned in
full measure to all sections of the Union,
it is at least gratifying to know that under
the present administration the monthly
deficits will disappear.
When the royal arms must be taken
from the carriages in Greece it is pretty
good evidence that the dynasty is rap-
idly approaching the tottering stage.
People are beginning to dread SenatorMorgan's speech on the tariff. He hasn't
had much to say for a week, and three
or four days' talk has accumulated.
Mr. Bryan mutt be worrying as to how
tie can keep himself before the public
during the summer months.
POSTSCRIPTS.
If the liquor tax is too high, put itdown.
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It is not peace the powers want; It lapieces.
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All the reforming Weyler effects to lahis lines.
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When the Turks entered Greece theytraveled on a pass.
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They say the tariff bill is ready. Forwhat?passage or slaughter?
T "T *r
About all the board of control does isto file motions for dismissal.
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Bicycling must be popular in West Vir-ginia. One whole city is Wheeling.
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This talk about a republic must bringto King George's cheeks a royal flush.
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M. Ralli didn't experience half as muchtrouble as McKinley in getting a cabinet.
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Smolensk! evidently didn't come out atthe-small end in the engagement at Veles-tino.
In Graeco-Turklsh wrestling the Ed-hem Pasha lock seems to be the most ef-fectual hold.
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W. W. Astor may have become a Brit-ish citizen, but ke still has a great Inter-est in America.
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It Is about time to have the annual an-nouncement that the Delaware peach crophas been nipped.
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It is to be hoped that Brother Abnerdoes not aspire to the reputation gainedby Baby McKee.
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There are some men. perhaps, who hope
the day will come when they will see air-ships instead of snakes.
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In many state legislatures there seemto have been very few poor Populists.
The most of them had the price.+ + +
Secretary Long says we can have eitherthe Oregon or the Bennington, and if itis all the same to John, we will take theOregon.
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It has not been alleged that the reasonSecretary of State Jenkins asked forGunn's resignation was because he was ason of a Gunn.
It is all very well to say that the Greekwar has thrown Weyler into the shade.What we want is some war that willthrow him Into the sea.
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It doesn't require the skill of a pro-fessor of palmistry to tell what there isIn your hand; that is, after you have hadsome expericftce in playing the game.
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The Turks have a horrible reputation,
but some of the pictures of their leading
soldiers show up pretty well. They com-pare favorably with those of the averagePop legislature, so far as whiskers areconcerned.
The hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meln-ingen was given a degree by the Univer-sity of Breslau in recognition of his ef-forts to revive interest in Greek drama.Emperor William ought to be similarly
honored for reviving interest in Greektragedy.
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All eyes are centered on the crowdWhich throngs the Grecian stadia*
To listen to the latest newsFrom far Pentepigsd' l*-
Supplies cut off at Tyrr.avos*Ah. that will sufely starve her,
Unless Arkaphos floods are crossedTo reach Papalyvav*.
If Ambrlaki's bound to fall,There'll be no wheat or barley,
Unless they make a stubborn fightSomewhere near Grttxovall.
Hantdieh lost! Dokomos falls!By Zeus, those troops are lazy.
Pantocratovos then must goUnless they hold Boughasi.
Alas! we must throw up the spouse,If they retreat to Zenski.
The j!g is up, we'll never win,Not even with Smolenski.
EDITORIAL SPAHKI.ES.
A man Is happiest when he Is giving awoman advice on a subject of which heknows nothing.?Brooklyn Life.
B ii!ey*s refusal to wear a dress eoatwill not compensate the Western m embersfor ?r< e hid< s.?San Antonio Express.
The Creek soldier ought to take quitereadily t.-» the bicycle. He wr>us<j r,ot hecompelled to change his clothes.?WallaWalla Statesman.
When the Turks ran fairly against someof those Greek strongholds with triple-
expansion names the tide of war mayturn ?Portland Telegram.
Senator Eddie Wolcott doesn't care whatthe British newspapers say about him.He is in for a good thing and has put ona red cravat.?Atlanta Constitution.
COAST PAPERS.
FACTS OF INTEREST.
BITS OF HUMOR.
ROTABLE PEOPLE.
Just how the Pops are going to admin-i*ter the affairs of state cannot be deter-mined until they give some attention tobusiness and stop wasting their time invxtn searches for ofllrial dereliction on thepart of their predecessors.
Th*re i s nothing like the irony of fatein the president's case. Here Is McKln-ley. the apostle of protection, who can ts-curt protection against the cfflce-seek-?n -r®alt T.ako Hera4d-
Ar.jr one who has an explanation ofJapan'* coinage ratio which will fitSenator Weleotfs the^ri"S will confer agreat favor by communicating with thatmntkßUi at once.?Chicago Tlsnes-Her-akl.
The reduced rat-s for the Post-In* >lll-- gon* into eff-ct. but therew4!" Nf no «!*cm»e In the araonnt of newsP on the contrary, the paper willbe lars-r. better, newsier and generallymore Interesting.
Th« Democratic party will not die. butIt will require more than an occasionallocal ejection to make It an organisationcapable of controlling national legislationin Ws than ten decades.?Lancaster Ex-aminer.It is unfortunate that iho-e who are
*\u25a0*»? ?xrafifeacau tor eatArtAidßgBrice's reti«ment from Ohio politics
may tie taken aa a pretty coo 4 indication
of the hopelessness of the fight the Dem-ocrats are to make In this state this fall.Calvin S. Brice knows when not to gointo a speculation.?Cleveland Leader.
Tarl* CoafilrrttlMaSan Francisco Examiner.
What should ha\*e been done was totake two or three of the items in whkrhthe greatest increases were made, and
? which were most large!? relied upon as
revenue producers, and push them aheadof the general tariff as separate bills togo into effect as soon as passed. Sugarand wool m be taken as examples. Asugar bill could have been put throughthe house in a single day, and with theexplanation that haste was needed to pre-vent the trust from profiting at the ex-pense of the government and of the pub-lic. it could probably have been sentthrough the senate in a week. The gov-ernment might have been enjoying anadditional revenue of 52.W.000 a monthfrom sugar alone for the past five weeksjust as well as not.
Federal Offices.New t'ork Tribune.
If the Federal offices which are com-monly spoken of as "within the gift of
1 the president," were actually gifts, nav-ing no other significance than as personalfavors bestowed upon the recipients outof pure good nature, there could be noth-ing but commendation for the action ofPresident McKinley in appointing to of-fice men who not only have no claim up-on his gratitude, but whose behavior to-ward him prior to his nomination wassuch as in ordinary minds would arousea feeling of resentment. It would be quite
admirable as an exhibition of magna-nimity and the manifestation of anamiable*disposition. In seme of his latestappointments he has illustrated theseQualities in a very marked degree.
Walt Ins for the Seast*>Minneapolis Journal.
Mr. Reed is doing the right thing inrefusing to appoint house committees, andthe Republican members should h&ck himup in it. By so doing he Is making thefact strikingly clear to the country thatwhat they are waiting for is the actionof the senate on the tariff bill. That isthe business for which the extra sessionwas called, and nothing is In order untilit is disposed of. Nobody but Reed wouldhave the nerve to hold up before thecountry this fact that whatever delaythere is is to be attributed directly tothe senate, and make the senators them-selves feel the influence of the public gazedirected so strongly at them. But It isonly another instance of Reed's courageand is to bo highly commended.
THE STATE PRESS.
Tacoma Ledger: There Is one kind oftree Populist office seekers will not for-get to plant today, unless the seed hasrun short. That is the plum.
West Coast Trade: When PresidentKruger, of the South African republic,doesn't like an editorial in his morningpaper, he suppresses the journal's publica-tion. There are officials In the UnitedStates who must envy Kruger his power.
Olympian: The Democratic members ofthe ways and means committee of thesenate are pursuing dilatory tactics in theconsideration of the tariff bill, so as tokill time. This course is in the Interestsof importers and againfet the interestsof the United States treasury.
Elbe Union: As we understand it theDemocratic house caucus indorsed theRepublican policy of confining the legis-lation of the extra session of congress tothe tariff, and then voted against thethree-day adjournments by which theRepublicans are carryiug out that policy.Now think for a moment where thehouse Democrats "are at."
Los Angeles Times: IfJustice, right andhuman progress have aught to do withthe destinies of war, the Greek arms willin the end be triumphant. The cause ofGreece is the cause of liberty and hu-manity. The cause of Turkey is the causeof oppression and of barbarism.
San Francisco Call: A rather risky ex-periment was recently tried In a Fresnocourt. Twenty thousand dollars In goldcoin was placed in a satchel to determinewhether a man was able to carry It anydistance, and the jury was invited tomake the test. Latest accounts Indicatethat none of the Jurymen has as yet dis-appeared.
Portland Telegram: If ever there wasa man born with a silver spoon in hismouth, it must have been Jones of Ne-vada. He holds the balance of powerin the senate finance committee, and cando with the Dingley bill pretty much ashe pleases, but the great point of vantagewas secured through no act or effort ofhis own. Fortune just thrust It uponhim. and she will doubtless enable himto make the most of It. If he does notinsist on having a free coinage measuretacked to the tariff bill he will disappointhis enemies and disgust his friends.
Four young men were arreted and finedsl"> each In Bangor, Me., last week forchewing gum and whispering In church.
An International exposition of horse-lets carriages, or, as the new dictionarieshave them, "automobiles." is to be heldin London from th# Ist to the 22d of May.
More than one-third of the populationof Switzerland are depositors in the sav-ings banks. There are 567 institutions ofthis description in ths country, with 1,196,.549 depositors.
The ear of the elephant, like the eye,is very small in proportion to the size ofthe animal, although the flap of skinwhich covers it is of considerable slie.The hearing of the elephant, however. Issingularly acute.
The extraordinary rainfall of last sum-mer and autumn was disastrous to thevineyards of Italy. The wine had to bedoctored with alcohol and coloring matterto such an extent that it became injuri-ous to health and large quantities hav®been destroyed by the sanitary Inspectors.
Did you tell papa how tender jrourlove la for me, darling?""I did. sweetheart, but he gave me thelaugh and said that It was legal tender
he wanted to »<?« before we could do busi-ness."? Detroit Free Press.
Perditar-I wish that I were eotnebodyelse.
Penelope?Why ?
P-?rdha So that f could propose to nr»self.?Boston Herald.
Dr. Powd-T? Ah! How are you todayMr. Gllxnp?
Giimp?Do you a?k as an Inquiringfriend or as ny family physiclan.-Phll-adelphia North American.
Prince Heinrlch XXIV.. of Reussosf-riti. recently had a n»w symphony at hisown composition brought out at one of thaco®cfrt * the Ge wand ha us. In Ivtpalg,which he conducted himself.
Sir R. Men*i«s, of Menxies. the heredi-liPiji lfi °5 the Clan Menzies, is the old-est Highland chi«?f of any clan now living.« ?. - year, and wears a
."""®w eominuously. Ha
stands 6 feet 3 inches In hctgtit.
Columbia Rivera, the fir* woman*n liexic© to be !icenm-d as a practicingpnyslclan. has b**en appointed to the wo-men s ward of San Andres hospital. MJMR.vera has studied medicine for fourpassing her eliminations with greatcredit.
William Philip Bchr*-ln«r, the attorneygrnerai of Cape Colony. Is a bro-her of9 llw fijehretaer. After being graduatedfrom the <-*Pe university, he went toDowning college, Cambridge university.e.rgland. where he was graduated# assenior In the law tripos in ISM. He alsocarried off the chancellor's medal. andwas to the bar at the Middle tern-pie. He returned to Cape Colony inwhere he has come to be one oI the "m«tinfluential ato la public life.
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Tomorrow for tlie first time we piece
oa Mle the celebrated
"252" UmbrellasJ3 EACH J3
A foremost manufacturer furnished the best silk umbrella thatchprofitably b® sold for 13.00. He used therein ©very cent's worthterial possible. The "?Economist" special is the result.
It IS The smallest rolling and beat wearing pure Silk UMtafein the world. Guaranteed for one year, not to cat,wear out. not to pull away from the ribs. You m thaten guarantee. Made with neat handles, of pure -Hk**jTi
with steel rods.You remark that "This is no time to buy umbrellas: raiay SMMIover." Say. how lon* have you lived in this Bound country?We are the agents. They cost the same price throughout the
States. You can't buy a better one for the price withoutless than It was made for.
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THE FOUOWIN6 CANT ALWAYS rf-BE BOtNUn* AT TICBE PRICES. V V \u25bc
Turkish Towels. | i Heavy Percatok] ( | S2 inches wide?Light
Extra Heavy-weight, Full ( j 5 grounds.
Bleached, else a inches by 42 < I These are absolutely faatc*Inches. j ELS' { Tney re worth more thaa ? |
That's a large size; they're j lOcilmd,heavy and we have but 100 doxen \ {
of them. Want some? < ( fhe up *to."da J e matf rtsl) ; this seasons dress, is nltWg j
<<>! - r_-u ( j Canvas Cloth or QrensdtaaM79V EMi ( S Ours are to be had at 11|| tjjjj} prices and In large assovtMMpJ ) Black Wool Grenadine, 4k a) 1 \ yard.
Princess Foulard. ; I SH**
| I ( Black Mohair OraMttMk *
For Monday only?27 Inches ! SI.OO to 11.40 a yard,
wide; all wash colorings. \ ! \ Black All-Silk} i \u25a0 ; a yard.
These are in black and medium ; \u25a0 Black AU-Silk QrsMflMftand dark navy grounds, with all j '! ( 11.00, $1.25. 11.75 a yard.
of the latest White Foulard I, \ °ur Co,orfd Wool Gm»w» ll_ _ . ... 1 I: < our own exclusive Imports tf«LPatterns. Speak quickly. (i j Thfs open weave is atrsmfem,| wear and splendid to abate ftt®-'4» \u25a0 I"l» dust. Beautiful chaagsaat caht
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> 47-Inch Pure Wool Cfea^ftlt... ui ao. _
\ Canvas. 75c a yard.
All-Wool StOlm 47-lgch Pure Ws«t Bwt j_
Changeant Lattice Ctou MMSerse. i :
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54 inches wide?Navy Blue and j ; Black torts jBlack. | l <
These are heavy, strong and j <wide; are lustrous finish and ) ; Knee Length, ButUttt, tartttldust repellant; splendid for all 1 \sorts of Outing Suits. Special \ I «J T* wSJ.now at j < weight. Just In.
SScaYart. 50c. M.! I i
Here's an Offer Extraordinary. i
Brocaded Black Silk Sklrtik:I
Who ever heard of the like? AND MADE RIGHT, TOO. ThM» ?!fit, they're In the new shape, aro lined with percallne and lnterllntfttfflinen, all 4% yards wide and faced with velveteen.
On Friday NextWe will have A SPECIAL SALE OP EMBROIDERIES. Whenresentattve was recently in the East his ready cash snapped up thfelftthey're In all widths, are perfect beauties and will be yours for &LEAST ONE-HALF THEIR VALUE. We'll have othar ba«att» ftnext Friday. Watch us.
1.1. IIM JI{ Spftrtlal tor Today. I
j 45c and 75cf _ . ,
Fine Colored Percale (y\u25a0 75c and #I.OO.
i i| i j Children's Spits. J5 \u25a0- -»
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| The Famous Clothing C*»\u25a0 a n»na«, bmitxer. twwHm aHM*.
WA CHON6 CO., '""SSSExporter! Floor aad Aaterleaa Prodaeta.
Rloe will rapacity 7 tow dally; large Una all kinds of He*Broken rice for bra war! e«; rice bran for animal food. Flftf ton* . JJu«t received.
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