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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-26
MARDI GRAs IN PUEBLO.
Auspicious Opening OF the Great
Colorado Carnival.

PUEBLO, Feb. 25.-The first Mardi
Gras celebration ever held in this
state began this morning and con-
tinues during the week, and promises
TO be the grandest thing of the kind
ever held in the West The city is
handsomely and appropriately deco
rated. Every train brings several
hundred visitors 70 the jubilee.
Twenty-Five excursion trains will
arrive over the various roads to-
morrow, and it is estimated the num-
Der of strangers in the city will be
over 10000. The royal train bear
ing King Rex, ais queen and
retinue, arrived this afternoon. Mayor
Royal, after brief speech OF welcome.
turned over the keys of the city TO
Rex. who was assigned quarters at the
Grand hotel. Tonight a grand re-
ception was held by the king at the
Deromer opera house. The famous
Dodge City cowboy band, accompan-
led by the Colorado National Guards.
arrived this evening and win partici-
pate in the parade tomorrow. The
Colorado legislature, which adjourned
tonight to attend the jubilee. will ar
rive on q special train in the morning.
The programme for tomorrow will
be grand fete day. Prize drill for
the Mardi Gras medal at 10 a. m, 70
be competed for by various companies
of the Colorado National Guards, the
medal to be bestowed by Rex at the
opening of the royal ball: grand dress
parade at l 30 p. m. competition drill
at p. m. by the various bands in at
tendance, for medal especially award
ed by Rex; grand procession of the
earth 5 treasures, beginning at D. m.
the most magnificent pageant of mod
ern times, Rex royal carnival ball at
the Deromer opera house, at 8 30 ID. m.
Wednesday will occur the dispensafion
OF favors by his majesty at high noon,
At 2:a0 p. III. all the visitors will be
driven over the favored city and
through the shelters, steel works, and
other industrial institutions of his
majesty's mineral metropolis.
A remarkable feature OF the process,
sion OF the earth's treasures, which
takes place Tuesday evening. win be
the introduction of q monster fsoat.
bearing fuli-sized house in course of
construction. Twelve carpenters will
be briskiy engaged upon the building.
The programme for Friday and Satnr-
day has not yet been announced. but
viii be tomorrow Colorado's first
Mardi Gras is success beyond ali an
Iteration.
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THE OLD WORLD.
John Morley Arraigns the
Cruel Tories.


L9snaSs Feb. 1b--4u the cGEr10fss
tkis afternoon Morley moved the adop-
ton Of an amendment 70 the address
in reply to the Queens speech, con-
demning the administration in Ire
land Is harsh. unjust and oppressive.
and asking measures 70 content the
Irish and re-estahlish the real union of
Great Britain and Ireland BY the adop-
ton Noriey asked Why. II the con-
dision CT Ireland was better. rs claimed
By the government, the proceedings
against Irish members OF the house OF
commons we're more frequent These
proceedings, 10 him. seemed q sign OF
alarm and disrnay instead of con-
fidence. and Morley condemned the
singular lack of prudent foresight and
care that had been shown by the adj
ministration IA Ireland during the last
few months. The time was swiftly
coming when an irresistible appeal
woald ascend frnxa the nation, asking
her majesty to recur 10 the sense OF
the people that they might decide the
great issue now dividing the govern
ment and the opposition. The oppo-
4tioa required the fullest explanation
regarding the employment OF Irish
magistrates, crown solicitors and POI
lice IN flaming the TSases's case They
demanJed to know why documents
were handed 70 the TsBex for the pur-
pose of q plot TO which il might be
proved the government had infatuat-
edly become dapes and accessories.
Referring to the case of Father Nc
Fasiden, Morley said Baifour had ad-
rnitted that the police practically erred
1u4s. ffx. p1ffnx7- n
sent q doctor to O'Brien for the sake
ground OF humanity He quoted from
not think he should allow O'Brien to
ruin his constitution for the purpose
OF iniuring the government. Balfour
had asserted that he tBalfourD had no
power TO relax the prison rules, but he
did relax them in the cases OF Catholic
clergymen, for fear of wounding or
insulting the religious sentiment OF
the people.
greeted with cries of .Pigottr Bal
four twitted Morley with alluding to
the Parnell commission ana ignoring
the most horrible charges of cruelty,
inhunanity and cynical sayageness.
with WuRIu HIS tDHAiOAt ~ NaesE JET
rel had been flooded during the re-
cess. 1t was possible it had begun 10
dawn upon the minds of the oppo-
sition that they had been duped By
imaginary reports concerning the
treatment of 0'Brien. ICries OF ..0h,
ohl''j He admitted that the prison
rules had been relaxed in the eases of
priests, but the house knew he always
had been doubtful whether in relaxing
the rules he was not straining the
crimes act
Baifour defended the treatment of
prisoners under the crimes act. He
contended that Ireland was improving
wherever the plan of campaign had
not penetrated. Ii the object of pun
ishment was to prevent crime never
had so great q result been attained at
at cost of so little suffering. Stats
tics of agrarian crime showed mar
velous Improvement in the condition
of the country since the crimes act
passed. Balfour spoke in a cynical
vein throughout and was subjected to
running fire of laughter. ironical
cheers and cries of "Pigott" and
a. Tssn<s ~
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ouexnsforn. pat into San Francisco
SUNDAY affernaoa. having turned back
On account OF the serious Illness OF
Capt Dunn
Joseph III Lenhart. supreme receiTer
Of the Ancient Order of United Work
rnan, died Sunday morning At Mead
vile, Pa, OF congestion OF the lungs-
Rain fell oil over CaEiserni2 Sasar-
DAY might The parehed earth greed
ily drank the moisture. bat the fall
Was not enough 70 guarantee hounti-
f1i crops
Clearing house returns. week ende d
February .: gross exchanges, $Ss.,-
500 .3a5, an incre2e OF 1873 per cent.
compared with the corresponding
week of last year.
Edward McMerist. king of the Ar
kansas moonshiners. MAS captured by
officers on Brush creek after deSpe-
rate tight in which he and several
officers were wounded.
Representative McCreary of Ken
lucky. IN behalf OF the majority Of the
members of the committee on foreign
affairs, has prepared lengthy report
recommending the adoption of the
EdmEnds's Panama canal resolution.
The sheriff of Mendocino county.
Cal, has arrested two men supposed
10 be the ones who robbed both Mem
docino stages on the night of January
5. On them were found $50 and q
silver watch. The men gave the
names OF Charles Manning and III. w.
Hanlon, and claim to be frem San
Francisco
Mormon missionaries have been
proselysing near Evansville. They
were warned TO leave the country, bat
refused Friday. while two of them
were exhorting. several masked men
seized them, stripped and tied them to
trees md gave them 80 laslses each on
the bare back. They were told they
would be left to themselves until
morning. but would be killed IL found
in Dubois county Saturday. They dis
and one of them. Elder
Williams. made journey OF % miles
TO Winslow. which he reached Safur-
day. He had left his companion. who
had fallen by the wayside, and he him
self was in haif-lemented condition
and perfectly exhausted. They are
looking for the other elder Sunday. Ii
is thought Williams will die from the
effect OF his treatment and exposure.
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THE DARK CONTINENT.
Bloody Progress OF 1.-The slave Trade
--Rumors os STANLEY.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Letters from mis-
sionaries, dated Zanzibar, Jan. "a
have been resolved in this city. They
give details OF third revolt in Uganda.
1t appears that King Kiwewa, who
was raised to the throne after the over
throw OF his brother. King Mwanga.
tried TO poison his Arab supporters,
but the plot failed. He then invited
three Of them 10 private audience.
At a signal from the king they were
seized and the king speared two of
them and was in the act of spearing
the other when the Arab managed to
free himself from the grasp of the exc
cntioners and fired at the king, who
fed. King kiwewa has since been
trying to induce the Christian chief TO
assist him in regaining the throne.
upon which after his fight the Arabs
placed kalema. son of Mtesa.
The letters confirm the report that
an English missionarysnamed Brooks
has been murdered. Missionaries at
Lake Tanganyika report that there is
ample evidence OF wholesale sIaugh.
ser and enslavemenf of the natives il
proceeding in the direction OF Tippoo
Tbs district
In the Nyanxive district there are
rumors that Stanley Is there collecting
men 20 make big war on the tribes
10 the northwest, but this is considered
doubtful
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hf1xrr,Axx ~ 4f'&M~

nv business. Afser ~.
rest started Tor g.
this time passing throaah the 49,
tourh Ii isavcry remarkable rfar~ -
On s'ccuunt 81 its antiquity sev,,..ss
ON aroount OF It's beissg f,siis - -.
mony with the taste. yrstoras -
mode OF iiriiag OF the aacjenf -.
tsanst A sfn,A through Cd C.:rS
not q very agreeable psognenade ia
dIftisult 20 force Year way shr<.,s.x
uarr,w streets crowded WITH E~yr
tianss Turks, Arabs. Beiouins ~.
wc1ren ard children, and al, 49,
stansis loaded with fruits. breads -
ing utensils. etc Imagine Il van -.
the stencil aud filth cf such 4 -
And then agsGin the fnor and irSr~
noticing you to he q sssrarsrer. fniin-,
you asking for hackslseesh. IL -.
happen to give to one you NAV ms a.
well empty your purse right then -
sssAscrs The best war 10 emerge srcs-
old Cairo into the new cifv i Is No.
a ness cane: and II viii prnye yerv ~
ficafiuns and very useful 10 YOU
! am thankful that nothing has h..
penea to me IN these eyenffnI errre
sionss ard that I arm once nscss
breathing the pure and haIrny ar -
Egypt Yours truly,
r. Y. Pxrraxrsrx
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SPOKANE FULL of THIEVES.
Burgiaries at the Rate of Two or
More Per Might

sroKAsE FALLS, Feb. 2a--The city
y infested with gaag of crooks and
thieves. and their depreiatious are be
coming alarmingly frequent. The
past week scarcely a day passed bat
two or more robberies or attem pied
robheries occurred. Yesterday was
30 exception, three thus far having
been reported 10 the police. About
ss.n last evening, as the bookkeeper
al Hoiiey. Mason, Marx Il Co.'S and
bis assistant were sitting in the Office.
they were startlrd by crash of win
dow glass, and upon rushing into the
store they found that the large plate
glass IN the door on Howard street
had been broken in by some parties
who probably contemplated robbery.
but were frightened away ssy the noise
OF the falling glass. or by discovering
tnatthe premises we're ucciIpisd.
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DEATH OF n. ,. xuLKxs.
sEdden End Of . Promineat Citizen
OF Portland.

PoETIAsp. Feb. 25.--DisErict Atfor-
ney McGinn to-day received adispateh
fren Oakland, Cal, announcing the
death there Of NJ +. Mulkey promi-
nenf and wealthy attorney OF this city.
Mr.. MuIkey went 10 California some
time ago for the benefit OF his health but
bis illness was not considered serious
and news of his death is a most severe
shock 20 his many friends here. The
dispatch states that death was
due TO heart disease Mr.. Mulkev
was born in johnson county Missouri,
in 1896 and came 10 Oregon with his
father in lsf7. He settled in Benton
county. He was 3 graduate of Yale
college. In Is5i he was admitted 10
the bar and became prosecuting at
torney of the Fourth Judicial district
in 1856. In 1862 he married Miss
Mary f. Porter, q sister OF Mrs. j. n.
Dolph. He leaves a wife and two
children and an estate valued at
quarter of million.
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LIFs ok FRASER RIVER.
Development OF Resourcss-rhe Ca
nsdsaa Pacific Bridge.

NEv WESTMINSTER. Feb. 2S.-A
scheme Is on foot 70 conStraes a canal
from Mud hay 20 Fraser river.
Preparations are ia progress for the
erection of new hsh-canning eztzh-
sishnsent 80 the mouth Of the north
arm OF The Fraser river.
A site has been selected BIZ The Can
ssliaa Pacific railway for The proposed
rsilroad bridge across the Fraser river
4; point ~ miles Sh0ye this eisy
The estimated oo>t ~ she bridge is
about ssA,0a. Four tenders have
alreasy been received tor the week
The Royal City Mills Company has
chartered three vessels te load lumber
as the msiss in Westminster this
spring fer foreign ports.
e tses line OF passenger stages wil
he established IN a few DAYS on the
route between <ew Westminster aaS
Blaine.
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LONDON, Feb. 25-With reference
70 the developments before the Par
nell commission, the Daily Ne,rs says:
IL is hard 10 be silent upon the single
topic OF which everybody is thinking
and speaking Regarding Parnell, the
Newx says If he clears his character
Englishnen viii remember the patient
dignity. the gentle forbearance and
unfiinehing courage with which the
greatest living Irishman has borne
himself under the storm OF caiumny
which has broken many brave spirits.
He viii forever rank among the most
devoted, sagacious, loyal and unseifish
statesmen that ever steered country
through storm and peril to honor ana
safety; nor viii the names OF Walsh
and Egan go without their due NEED
OF praise
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CRUSHED sErwEEs rwo CARS.


sroKaxg Fails. Feb. 25.--Lew A.
Funk. conductor of the way freight
No. ifen the Northern Pacific road
met with a horrible death yesterday
afternoon Funk undertook 20 couple
q coach to . eaboose. Coaches have a
different coupling from those on
freight cars. il being what 10 called the
Miller" coupling. which works by
means oil a spring, the two coaches
being coupled together by coming into
sharp contact with each other. The
Miller il also arranged 30 that a
coupling with freight car by means
OF the usual link can be made, bat UNI
less the link il first placed in,the draw
head of the coach, IL is extremely dam
gerous. as IL Is liable to slip by the
coupling, in which event the two
cars close. leaving about four inches
of space.
Deceased neglected to take the pre-
caution, and when the cars came to-
gether the link slipped by, and Funk.
who wss In between the two cars, was
caught about the height OF his waist
and squeezed In q frightful manner,
The cars were backed up about three
lengths. carrying Funk with them,
before the accident was discovered
The unfortunate man was quickly re-
moved from his terrible position into
the depot. where he expired. de-
ceased had been In the employ OF the
Northern Pacific four years, and with
his associates and acquaintance was
a general fayorite and his untimely
end Is deeply regretted. He was 26
years Of age. unmarried, and has a
brother living in Rafhdrum.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Bazssh. murderer and robber. was
gulioisned at Hamburg Saturday. He
was impenitent 10 the end.
w. II. Newman. third vice president
OF the Missouri Pacific railroad, denies
the report that he has resigned
Avaianches have destroyed the vii
lagos of Anivolief and killed four peo-
PIE and wounded many others ia 81
Michel. Savoy.
Scarlet fever Is raging in Bismarck
and MandAn, Oak. Schools, churches
and theaters arS closed. AMI there is
talk OF closing the legislature.
The American ship Santa Bar5ara.
from Tacoma, December rs. for
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In order TO ascertain the influeurr "A
tight clothing upon the action Of tie
heart during exercise q dozen younv
women consented this summer q m,
$40 yards in their loose gymnasium
garments and then to run the sams
distance with ,sorsets on. The runr,r~
tine was 2 minutes and 30 seconds "a
each person at each trial, and. in ors3er
that there should be no cardiac excee.
ment or depression foilos ing the firsr
test the secend trial was made -
following day Before beginning u
running the Average heart impulse ,s.s
"a bes,ts 10 the minute; after runninr
the above-nanled distance the hssH
impulse was BE heats to the minufe
the Average natural waist xirth heirs
IS inches. The next day corsets vers
worn during the exercise. and the A.
erage girth OF waist was reduced 10 n
inches. The same distance was run IS
the same time by all, and immediatn3v
afterysard the average heart impul,e
was found to be les beats per micufe
When | state that | should feel nv
self justified in. advising an athlete nj
70 enter running or rowing race
whose heart inaprlse was i60 beats ~
minute after little exercise. even
though there were net the slightesk
evidence OF disease. one can form some
idea s,f the wear and tear on this i'm
portant organ, and the physiological
loss entailed upon the system Is
women who force il 70 labor for or
half their lives under such i disn3
vantage as the tight corset imroxes.
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ParneIl's Health Not Critical.

: PHILADELPHTA, Feb. 25.-The Press
tomorrow viii say: 1t is not true
that the health of Parnell is critically
affected, and that he is likely to suffer
a collapse at any time. Mrs. ParnelI
Yesterday received a cable message
which definitely sets at rest the APP
prehension of friends of the Irish
cause aroused by the alarming news
telegraphed from London two weeks
ago
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LONDON, Feb. 25.-GIadstone, in
letter to the 7Smes, refers to that
papers recent article on the Ha-
warden evictions and its failure to
print subsequent explanations or
make an apology. He requests them
now TO print an explanation and con-
tinues. "Your wanton intrusion on
private domain, so alien TO the honor
able traditions of the British press,
has compelled me to be thus guilty of
seeming impertinence In troubling the
public with my personal affairs"
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Bargains In table covers and Smyrna
rags this week. Pacific Carpet Co, Inc
Front St
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Canadian Halibne Project.

NEW WESTMINSTER, Feb. "a joint
stock company, consisting principally
OF Canadian Pacific railroad magnates.
has just been formed, with capital
OF 500 900. for the purpose of engaging
In haiibut fishing on the northwest
coast OF British Columbia. The COM
pany intends TO build a steamer for
the business. at cost OF 81, 900, bring
the fish 10 Vancouver, and ship 10 the
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TAesxs, Feb. 2. Two barrels pur-
porting 10 contain sour krouf, which
arrived here this afternoon on the
Northern Pacific railroad from spo-
kane Falls, marked. -. G. Calvin, san
Francisco, via the Oregon s Cali
fornia railroad" aroused the
suspicion Of the railroad EN-
ployes by their weight, being
TOO light 70 contain the Substance
marked. Inspector G. Mulkey. OF the
customs department, was called, and
locking into the barrels. discovered
that they we're filIed With three-ounce
tin taels of opium. The heads were
Opened. and 80 pounds Of the Snug
gied drag were found packed In saw
dust. The total value OF rise seizure Is
$500. the largest ever made az this
port
II Is thought the drug was struggled
across the bossser near Colvslle. and
rarkei for shipment 10 Spokane
PALS, thence 70 Eliensbgry and over
the Oregon division 80 Tacoma The
mystery of the entire transaction Is.
who made the shipment from Spokane
Falls. The way hsa 10 frosn Spokane
Falls stAsien, bnt EiIensburg is substi-
tutei sd the shipment made by j..
Leigh.
Under the superintendent Of j. h.
Crock, Ia charge Of customs here. the
tin boxes were taken out Of the barrels
and reshippeNt ca Port Townsend, 10
he stored In the essSsssss..s house there.
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SAN Francisco, Feb. "a telegram
has been received from Arena 100
miles up. that the schooner General
Ord is ashore on the north side OF that
harbor with full load OF lumber on
board. The vessel will prove a total
loss. The crew was saved. The Gene
raj Ord is OF s. tons burden. Her
value was about 5000 and her cargo
5000 The vessel was built at Port
Orchard, Washington, in 1869.
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LAKE WA8HING1ON Will WIN
Irving NJ. sestt's Choiee of > Navy
Yard SITE.

SAs FKAscTSEsD. Eeb. ssa-Irving H.
Scott. manager of the Union iron
works. this city, was passenger
on the Golden Gate special
that reached this city Saturday morn
ing. He came dI7ect from Washing
81 : - e4 has been FOR fwo nonfhs
On business connected With the con-
structson Of var ships az the Potrero
yarts Ia that city
When asked II be knew where the
new navy yard for the Pacific coast
would be established, he said. IL Is
impossible that | should know that
A commission has been appointed
and they are now on the
coast. Their duty is simply 70 make
an examination Of various locations
and report upon their respective adj
vantages- However. belief prevails
that Lake Washington viii be selected
That offers extrzor finary advantages.
X is convenient TO coal in the first
place and Is in . position where II may
have 20 be enlarged, and that viii be
all there Is 70 IT,
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PORTLAND, Feb. In the United
States district court this morning the
Standard Oil Company began a libel
suit against the British bark G. South
ard Hubert and her master, A. G.
Davis, for $29ol. The vessel brought a
large consignment of coal oil for the
plaintiff. which was delivered in a
leaky condition, saturating the place
where it was stored TO dangerous ex-
tent
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Accident to an ocean steamer.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The French
steamer La Gascogne, Capt. Santelii,
at Havre from New York. while pass
ing the Scilly islands shipped heavy
sea, which washed the bridge, fog
horn, compasses and stanchions. -Four
of the crew were injured and one of
them has since died.
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The poor Ar.hduke Leopold Of An
tria is now in permanent sequostrsr
ton, the victim of epilepsy. that dnn&
full Hlalady which is the Hereditary
curse of the imperial house Of Hans
burg. He Is . physical and mental
wreck, fallen into that malanckoly
state which the French exprosisely
call .'Katisme. Wealthy. Handsome
and winning. he was the most popular
Of the imperial grand dukes, and with
the exception of the Arehduke John,
the most talented. For msuy ven
he hal held with credit to himself ~
advantage TO the army the ysositioa q
commander-in-chief of the eneinoor
corps of the imperial forces. His ".
covery Is regarded as quite beyond
hope. and his condition is such that
death would be a release.
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oRxGoN's VETO GovERNOR.
He Gives the Death Blow to the
New salmon Laws.

SALEM, Feb. 25.--Goy. Pennoyer to-
day vetoed Senator Sinelair's DILL 10
protect the fishing industries of Ore
gon, for the ease that it diminishes
the close season for salmon, rather
than eniarges it. and is altogether not
so efficient as the law in force. The
governor will probably veto Crooks
bill, ieyying tax on salmon-canners
for enforcement of the laws, and
steel's bill appropriating $6o00 10 build
fish -hatcheries.
lie Is considering Pope's bill, regu-
lating the practice OF medicine and
surgery in the state. and is wsvering
whether TO veto il or to let it alone.