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Newspaper
Chehalis Bee
Location
Chehalis, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1898
Page
5
Exports from the United States for 1897 totaled 1.11 billion dollars, a record up 96 million over any prior year. The rise defeats anti tariff theories and shows growing sales abroad with broader product variety finding foreign markets.
Dayton populist state senator Van Patten warns against seeking spoils of office and urges focus on perfecting principles. He hints at the imperative mandate and related political temptations.
The Washington Independent quotes a man who argues free silver could unite a party. The piece calls him a dangerous tool and suggests he should be caged to keep him from annoying neighbors.
The Seattle Call questions Congressman Wheat Chart Jones his silence on a rumored solo card game. It presses whether he participates and why the public has waited for an update on his activities.
Last week the house disposed of the Teller resolution swiftly with a party line vote. The bill, passed by the senate, proposed paying government bonds in silver dollars at the present standard value. Senators Stewart and Berry argued gold had doubled since 1870, claiming bondholders should not be paid more than 50 cents in gold per dollar. Teller and supporters countered that under free coinage silver dollars would be worth at least equal to gold. Republican senators largely opposed Teller's plan.
The February issue of The American Monthly Review of Reviews publishes an English translation of Frederic Passy’s article on the peace movement’s advance worldwide. The piece notes encouraging signs of progress in arbitration agitation among even the most military nations of the Old World.
The Seattle Call quotes a testimonial alleging Millionaire Senator Turner and his strikers bought influence to secure the populist majority. It claims Leigh Richmond Freeman warned the late senatorial caucus would have elected a U S senator with four votes to spare if Turner’s men hadn’t stayed united.
Tri Yakima Republic notes Senator Turner did not vote on the adopted immigration bill but delivered a bombastic speech beforehand. It mocks his line about reading and writing as “learning,” saying his galleries remark would have been better left unsaid.
Tuesday at Tacoma United States Circuit Judge Hanford ruled the state railroad rate law constitutional and that the O R N Co must accept grain at its stations and haul it to a N P junction for shipment to the Sound, taking the pro rata rate set by the state law rather than charging local haul rates. The decision aids eastern Washington grain growers and will shock populist press railing at federal judges as monopoly tools.
A populist column defends Browne and the state board against a prior report, accusing the Advocate of misstatements about Tucker's letters and recommendations. It argues that Rule 4 allows certificate raises, warns against centralization via a new school law and a state board, and scorns consistency in political rhetoric.
A Kansas City paper surveys the Populist party’s conventions noting free coinage of silver as the sole constant. It lists varied stances on railroads banks subtreasuries income tax tariffs direct elections eight hours work postal savings women’s suffrage pensions contract reform immigration and more, concluding many issues were left silent.
Superintendent Tucker plans the county teachers' institute in Chehalis during the week of March 28. The barefoot schoolboy law pays districts by pupil days, but the new rule stops revenue for days attended when the institute shortens the term. This spring institute would strain Centralia Chehalis Winlock districts with nine month terms, risking large losses last year and prompting questions why the superintendent won’t correct the issue.
The Olympia publication promotes populist ideas and pledges commitment to readers saturated with populist views. It asserts the initial issue satisfies the true populist’s desires and urges subscription for supporters of the doctrines.
The treasurer in What com county has sent 4000 residents notices demanding payment of personal property tax totaling 47000 dollars within thirty days. The new revenue law is praised by its originators but could bring financial strain to residents as obligations come due.
The article argues beef and wheat costs rise but the BEE remains at $1.50 per year or $1 in cash in advance. It warns against delayed payments and notes back subscriptions must be paid at the $1.50 rate. Delinquent subscribers incur a one cent weekly penalty.
The Textile World annual report for 1897 notes New England cotton operatives facing a menacing shift as the South gains peaceful industrial strength, challenging New England’s historic supremacy in cotton manufacturing and questioning wage reductions tied to the gold standard.
The county attorney explains why a $275 settlement with Barnett's bondsmen was justified amid a $450 to $812 claim dispute. He argues legal timing and cost justify the compromise, and cites related figures and documents. The piece ends with a historical anecdote about General Hancock and a boastful major.
In a humorous scene from Hir per's Magazine a Chicago nervous diseases professor questions a Swedish patient after a long clinic. The patient, pressed to state his work, finally reveals he earns 17 cents an hour making big machinery, prompting laughter before dismissal.
The article reviews Edmond de Goncourt as a pioneer of the note book in professional life and as the founder of a human document. It argues realism emerged from method, not new facts, noting Bacon and Balzac as contrasts and challenging claims that earlier novelists studied life in detail.
A retired mariner recalls a tale from the dock about women art students painting a river schooner. The artist adjusts a crooked bowsprit as the tide shifts, swapping it to fit the vessel as she works, leaving bystanders amused at the scene in New York.
The Chicago Record notes spiders predict weather by web changes. A shrinking rope web signals storms and high winds. elongation and activity indicate calm and clearer skies. Daily adjustments, especially near sunset, forecast night conditions and shower duration.
An advertisement promotes Shaker Digestive cordial as a digester of food and a remedy for dyspepsia and wasting. It claims quick effects and urges readers to get a pamphlet. Laxot is described as sweetened castor oil liked by children, noting a new processing.
Stubbs avoids the conductor on 3 street cars to save fare but pays when challenged. A resident nudges him to move, and the incident ends with the conductor demanding payment. Later Stubbs seeks revenge by nudging an acquaintance to recover the lost five cents.
The first clocks in this country were made by Eli Terry at Plymouth Connecticut in 1793. Manufacture soon expanded and Connecticut wooden clocks became famous nationwide.
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