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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-08
CO NDESsED DISPATCHES.

Senator Alien has presented to congress
q memorial from the bankers of Washing
ton, adopted al the convention recently
held at spokane Falls, and asking for the
enactment Of laws perpetuating and
streng thening the national banking sys-
tenn.
Alex Lavelle and q son of Thomas
WEIGH were killed at Muddy Greek, Gunni-
son county, COL, Wednesday. in quarrel
over the ownership of tract OF meadow
land. Pete Snull and Charles Purham
were wounded, the latter fatally.
The third cut in freight rates from st.
Louis to Texas and the City of Mexico went
into effect Wednesday. At present the rate
on first. second and third-class freight is
fifty cents per hundred pounds, while the
former rate was $l.59.
Philip Micchie, q Hungarian, Is years of
age, was drowned in the Humboldt river
near Winnemucca, Nevada, Wednesday.
Several Indians witnessed the occurrence,
but made no effort to rescue the drowning
man.
The Irishmen of London gave banquet
to Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Brien Wednes.
day evening. Fitzgerald, of Boston, re-
sponded to the toast ITO Irish-Ameri-
cans"
A boiler in the sawmill of John Jacoby
at Mulberry. Ind, exploded Thursday,
killing Jacoby and Engineer Shoemaker
and seriously injuring three other persons
The Hungarian town of Moar was almost
completely destroyed by fire Thursday.
Ten persons are known to have persisted
during the con flagration.
Leopold, king of the Belgians, has signed
treaty with Germany relative TO the forts
on the Meuse. as q basis of operations in
case of war with France.
A railway train was wrecked near Pilsen,
grants bound for the United States were
killed.
The twentieth annual session OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Amer
lea was convened az Pittsburg Wednesday.
The Greek patriarch at Csnstantinople
has resigned as a protest against the
Porte's disregard of the rights of Greece.
A revolt has broken out among the ma
tives of Candahar. India, and troops have
been dispatched to quell the disturbance.
Murray Hall. an elegant summer hotel
AZ TdDio DeaCu, fiorlua. mas Deen de-
siroyed by fire. Loss. $3.50,
Sheriff Dick. OF Pueblo. Colo, captured
one Ct the Cucharas murderers at Rouse
station at midnight, Thursday.
The liabilities OF the suspended yelling.
ton, Kan, National bank are $43, 600; esti-
mated assets. Sl04, 900.
A postoffice has been established at Lo-
gan, Spokane county, with A. J. Johnson
as postmaster.
A. w. Harlan, of Chicago, has been
elected president of the National Dental
Association.
Mexican troops have been victorious in
several battles with the Yaqui Indians.
Eight hundred dock Iaborers at Glouces-
ter. England. have gone on q strike.
Pensions have been granted to Nj. C. Pri-
vett and f. w. Douge. of Coifax.
Countess Waidheim. daughter of the
Prince of Metternieh. is dead
Congressman Richard P. Bland has been
renominated.
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DIR. saRADY's OPINION.

New System Not Success-Be Abol-
ian Capital Punishment.
AUBURN. N. Y, Aug. THE editorial
which DR.. George F. Shrady. editor of the
Medical Record, OF New York, teiegraphed
to that journal after the Kemmler execu-
ton, is in part rs follows:
The heightened agony Of suspense regarding
the efficiency Of electricity Is . means OF exc
cutting criminals has been finally terminated In
the legal killing of Kemmler. AZ was reason
ably anticipated, death was instantaneous, and.
- far Is can be judged, without pain. The
spectacle presented was. however, by no means
old method. Although science has triumphed.
the question OF the humanity of the act is still
open. While we allow tnst electricity has been
. success as far as the killing is concerned, we
must Admit that we have gained little. II any
thing, over the ordinary method Of execution
by hanging. There is something else TO be
thought Of than the mere quicknees Of death.
done, the agony OF the criminal during the
preparation must be terrible as compared with
that Of hanging. Il bec0m o. serious question
whether humanity 10 not paying too dear q
price for instantaneous demolitior.
The experiences of the Kemmer case. in spite
of all the precautions taken, have shown many
difficulties to in the way of the general
adoption of the method. 1t is far from simple
in its application. 1t reqnirss elaborate and
careful preparations; it mutiplies machinery,
which, without expert manipula ion, Is like y
to fail In its working and bring disastrous re-
suits; IL may be source Of danger to the exc
cutioners and spectators; 1t increases the ex-
pense OF executions, but. worse than all, In the
necessary preparation OF the victim there il
crowded upon him in . few seconds an amount
of horror and suspense which holds no COM
parisQn with any other forms of rapid demoIi-
ton, nave those Of being thrust into the muzzle
Of q loaded cannon or tied to dynamite bomb
The wsy seems to be open for q discuss on OF
the abolition of capital punishment altogether.
We venture to predict that public opinion will
soon banish the death ehair as it has done the
rope, and that impr sonment for life will be the
only proper punishment neted out to murderers
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ech0olmarms Defy the Cougars.
Chehalis Nugget.

A party of Tacoma people consisting of
Mr.. G. H. Hanlan and wife, Misses Mary
L. Fowler, Julia s. Bosworth. Mary NJ.
Fade. Marian H. Morgan, Carolyn Mich
OILS. Rachel 81. Fales. stopped in town yes
terday. They were escorted by Mr.. J. v.
DeWolf. of Tacoma, who will locate them
on claims of unsurveyed lands on the
headwaters of the Willapa. about tweaty
miles from the town of Willapa. Most of
the ladies have been teachers, and are
showing in high degree the courage and
enterprise characteristic of the
Western girl in venturing into
the lair Of the cougar and elk to hold
their claims. We hope the Willapa boys
will welcome them with open arms, and
give them any assistance they may need
n holding down their claims. until an off,
cial survey has been made.
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technical examination Of belt Of copper
ore. seven mics In width, discovered by
him on former trip, and from which
specimens OF fabulous promise have been
taken. Il IS distinctly . smelling ore
which yields about IS per cent. copper--a
proportion that can be secured in quantity
from very few, il any, copper deposits
IN the world. The famous Lake Superior
copper II from free milling ore, of which
about per cent. is pure copper. The de-
posit near Lake Cushman, of which great
deal has been said and written. IS also .
milling ore, whose constituent elements
are about the same Is the Lake Superior
ore. The Humptulups copper belt. If it
holds out as its assays promise. Is more
magnificent find than any gold mine. The
specimens secured are Of wonderful prom
Use. but the fulfiIlment of expectations is
another thing.
There Is an immense deposit of copper
In the Humptulups," said Mr.. Kindred,
found in formation of slate and lime. It
Is quite accessible from Gray's Harbor city
being ut an elevation Of about 1000 feet
To develop the mines it will be necessary
70 construct railroad up the Humptulups
valley. and to erect q smeiter there; and
then send its product down over the rail-
road. viii it payf No mine of any char
acter ever pays" be continued quietly,
until it is developed and is paying divi-
dends.n
Mr.. Kindred had very interesting trip.
Above the Humptulups falls, forty miles
from Gray's harbor, he reports valley Of
great fertility. covered with q very light
growth of vine maple and salmon brush.
II IL from one to four miles wide and
twelve miles long. and is ct an altitude Of
700 feet above the seslevel.
The feature of the Humptulups river that
10 OF more immediate Importance to the
people of Gray's harbor is its enormous
timber resources. More lumber is adjacent
to the Humptulups and tributary streams
than to any other river in Southwestern
Washington, excepting only the Chehalis.
The Humptulups is much the largest and
longest stream that flows into Gray's
harbor on the Chehalis, and it is q
good driving stream for sixty miles. The
Hoqaiam is driving stream for about ten
miles and the Satsop for about twenty
miles and others in greater or less dis
tances. Many streams navigable for logs
for six or eight miles flow into the Hump
tulips When the work of removing the
HumptuIups jam is entirely finished
(which will be with the next rise in the
river) all the wealth of the HumptuiIps
will be available.
Among other interesting things Mr.. Kim
dred saw on his trip was band of fifty
elk-all cows and calves. This is the vel
vet" period, when the stays wander off by
themselves generally in parties of three,
while their horns harden. Much other
large game was seen.
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DISGRACE TO CIVILIZATIONS.

English Papers Comment on the Horri-
BILE Kemmler Execution.
LONDON, Aug. THE Chronicle, COM
menting upon the killing OF Kemmler by
electricity, says:
The scene was worthy of the darkest Oh am
bers of the inquisition OF the sixteenth century.
The Times says:
1t would be impossible to imagine more re-
voting exhibition. 1t advocates lethal cham.
Der in preference to the use OF electricity
throughout the civilized world. We can not
believe that Americans will allow the electricity
execution act TO stand.
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San Francisco. Aug IA new naval
rendezvous has been opened and the lieu
tenant in charge is making . strenuous
effort to enlist seamen. They are very
short both here and in the East. Accord
ing to the reports of q man-of-war's man
who arrived yesterday from New York, the
Yorktown is short $50 men OF full crew.
the Pensacola needs 800, the Enterprise
$50. the State of Maine and the Phila-
delphia, new vessels, about 700 between
them, and to supply all of these the receiv-
ing ship Vermont has only about 100 men
on board. Out here the need is nearly as
great. The receiving ship Independence
has only 40 on boar !, and sixty OF them
belong to her. The San Francisco Will
soon call for 400, the Alert 80. the Adams
similar number and the Marion for 100.
The Ranger sailed eighteen men short, and
the Thetis lacked ten Of having compile
ment.
Deep water merchant ships in the wheat
feet also demand sailors. Although prices
have not gone mp as yet appreciably. $50
on English and $65 on American ships are
ruling advance rates.
The new cruiser San Francisco, which
has been lying at her anchorage for several
days. having her steam pipes covered, made
another trip around the bay today for the
purpose of testing her machinery under
limited pressure. The trip was regarded
as satisfactory, though no attempt was
made to put the cruiser to her utmost The
average speed maintained was fourteen
knots. and at times estimates based on q
fraction of mile showed speed of nine
teen knots. the contract requirement. It is
not known yet when the official trial will
occur, but it will possibly be held next
week.
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position in al aperture 10 await their. re.
turn. When he saw them coming be BE-
gan firing, and the officers, hnding
1t impossible 10 effect landing,
procured assistance from the sappers
and the Royal engineers. The party sue
ceeded in gaining an entrance amid
shower Of bullets. It was found necessary
to shoot White, Otherwise be would have
killed several men. One man OF the At
lacking party was badly wounded.
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THE HAMMOCK.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
The hammock land name II filed with awe
With what intent touch the treach'r as thing),
say the hammock, in the full use
OF its legitimate, peculisr powers,
Must hang acknowledged while the world shall
stand,
The most einsive, tricky. fraudful trap
The most unstab e, risky, giedy snare
That e'er beguiled man to trust himself
Within its artful, sly, insidious mesh.
And then with base aud shameless perfdy
Turned wrong side up and spilled him out
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ENTHUSIASTIC AS EVER.
DR.. Southwick, Father Of Electric Ex
cution, Defends 1t.

DR.. Southwick, Father Of Electric Exec
cution, Defends 1t.
New York. Aug. z-Dr. A. p. South
wick, father Of the electrical execution
law. said today in an interview:
feel just as I always felt on this matter.
There ia nothing against the system at all. and
the fact is here has been great deal OF sense
less sensational talk about the execution. For
instance, the big story in regard to froth. saliva,
etc.. coming from Kemmler's mouth y ridicu-
lous. II was perfectly natural and caused by
muscular contraction OF the stomach II the
mistake Of ordering the current sh OF 80
quickly had not been made there " d have
been none Of this talk. The burnin. q Of flesh
was also exaggerated, and was caused simply
by the fact that the sponge under the electrode
was too small A light current was passing
through then. and tie sponge having dried
out, the electrode just touched the skin. Kemm-
Ter never knew what happened TO him, and
died absolutely without pain.
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No Pain After the First Shock.

ALBANY Aug. 7.-Dr. Lewis Balch, of this
city, executive officer OF the state board of
health. who was one of the witnesses of
the Kemmler execution, says:
i do not consider that the failure of the first
shock to Kemmler to cause death is any proof
that this method OF execution ia necessarily q
failure. for from the first shock the prisoner was
virtually dead, suffered no pain and did not re-
gain consciousness. Think there should be an
electrician appointed who will attend to all exc
cutions, and have charge of electrical apparatus
under the supervision OF an officer designated
by law to carry the sentence into effect
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REPEAL THE Law AT ONCE.

American Newspaper Comment Appa-
rently Kemmier Died in Agony.
NEW York, Aug THE Sun says:
The first duty of the next legislature will be
the repeal Of the electrical execution law.
The Herald says:
While yesterdays experiment was . failure, It
does not show that this mode Of in6icting the
death penalty IL not success. The failure was
due not to the system, but to the bungling, in
eficient way in which the execution was man
aged. The fault was with the doctors and the
electricians
The World saws:
The result OF the first experiment strongly
condemns this method of putting criminals to
death as cruel and shocking. The theory of nm.
consciousness from the moment Is at best
mere assumption. It was not sustained in
Kemmler's case by outward indications Appa-
rently the man died in agony by slow torture
The electric execution law ought now to be re.
pealed on all accounts
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Yt Was a Feeble Curr.r.

AUBURN, N. Y, Aug. The subject
which continues to excite the greatest in
terest in regard to the execution is the rec
ord of voltage OF the shock which killed
kemmier. 1t is generally supposed that
the first shock was 1900 volts and the Sec
ond between 1850 and 1900, but Electrician
Barnes. who was in the dynamo room, said
to one OF the physicians in attendance yes
terday that at no time was the voltage
more than 1000, and frequently fell to 500.
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British Government Palliates Turkeys
Fiendish Cruelty.
LONDON. Aug. Tin the commons to-
night Sir James Ferguson, replying to Mr..
Echwaorn's strong criticism on Turkeys
dealings with Armenia, said he regretted
the members unfortunate language.
which was almost enough to invite the Ar
menians to rebellion. Admitting that there
had been acts of brutal cruelty, it was only
just to cay that Turkey had acted much
better than in former times.
Professor Bryce complained that the gov
eminent was keeping the house in ignor-
ance Of events in Armenia and neglecting
70 make proper inquiry.
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Cen. sickles on the Execution.

NEW YoRK, Aug General Dan E.
Hickles. sheriff Of New York, in an inter-
view expressed the opinion that the scene
in the death chamber at Auburn prison
would not have the slightest influence in
recurring 4 repeating OF the law.
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ronn TowxsruD. Aug. 7.-Sailed-Har
Vostsr. Sander.
Pons BzAKxLxY. Aug. 7.--Sailed- Robert
Sudden.
6Ax EnANCzsco. Aug. 7.-Arrived- Str
Haytisn Rspublic. Port Townsend; str San
Jfn&oo, Coos bay; str Willamette Valley,
YoQuina bay. Departed-Str Casper,
3ray's harbor; ctr Arcata, Coos bay.
Dlooxe6-Sk Walla Waila, Victoria; str
Wellington Nanaimo; ctr Columbia, As
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Ill the features that constitute . successful and
enjoyable trip TO the East take the Northern Pa
cific Through vestibule trains 70 ST. Paul.
Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago. consisting OF
dining drawinRroom and sleeping cara New
tourist sleepers under the direction Of the Pull
man Palace Car Company are attached TO daily
through trains No better service to be found.
A. Chilberg. city ticket agent. 7l6 Second street.
Boston block: E Tonkin. depot ticket agent. So
attla
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Read the Testimonials from
Home and Abroad.

SEATTLE, WASH. July IL, 1890.
DR.. Jordan-Dear Sir: Ny little boy was
very. very sick with scar ct lever. I went
to your Office and procured some Hlsto e.
nefic medicine and we commenced giving
him the treatment. He began 10 improve
from the first. although at the time We
commenced the treatment we did not ex-
pect he won d live. In week he was all
right. would not use anything but the
Histogenetic medicines in my family for
all kinds of sickness. / have seen too
many remarkable cures with those medi-
cines and have also seen the failures with
the old school medicines.
/ publish this SO that others who are sick
may know whore TO go to be cured.
Respect nllv,
MRS. GOUPTEL,
2,704 Jackson st.
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NrLwAuxEE. Aug. THE convention OF
0erman-America journalists began here to-
day. Airport was read showing that branch
associations have been organized in San
Francisco and other cities. The fund for
needy Journalists amounts TO s., 500.
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BRITISH ARMY REVOLT.
Sergeant White Went Crazy Because n
Couldn't See His Family

Couldn't See His Family.
HALIFAX, Aug. 7.--Advices from Kings
ton, Jamaica, report a serious case
of INSTRUMENTATION at Apostles Bat
terry, near Port Royal. Sergeant
White. of the First battalion of the
West Linda regiment after repeated re-
fusals TO get permission 20 see his family.
one night secured over seventy rounds of
ammunition and proceeded to Apostles
Battery.
TIE efficers being absent, be took up q
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CoAss Gamblers Quit the Game.


NEW YonK. Aug THE action Of the
Go0ee Exchange in making all coffee ex-
copt rom the Congo = good delivery on
1utuxo contracts has resulted in the with
draWnl Of two principal buyers from option
business. The houses which have taken
th1a step are William II. Crossman 4 Bro.
md Giegfried Briener q Co. They are two
q The most important firms on the ex-
chonge. and for long time have
boon about the only buyers of
op(fous theirs. In the statement Civ
1ne fheir reasons for Withdrawing,
orooomen q Bro. say that under the
nmended rule rejections Of the whole world
can ~ imported TO New York for the pur-
poce Of mixing with other grades to pro-
puoe he standard now agreed upon as the
Invest grade deliverable. They state that
= en- - briefly summed up that z buyer
On the New York exchange win. If he
blkes delivery, set all of the most unde-
oixnhle coffee that can be found In the
vnHl6
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NEW YoRx, Aug. 7.-Lydian Monarch.
LONDON. Aug. 7.-Nordland, Antwerp.
QuKxrsrowN. Aug. 7--Brittanic, New
York.
PLYMOUTH. Aug. 7.-Normandia, Now
York.
HAxsuRo, Aug. 7.--Scandia, New York.
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Tho Northern Pacific Railroad vestibuls Din
ing and Sleeping Car Line, daily service 70 81
Paul, Minneapolis. Duluth and CHICAGO No
eos roufe % Chicago Tourist sleeping carr
through. placing passengers IN the Union depot
Chicoro seven houu and thir;y-six minutes
ahead a. other Ane& A. Chllherg city ticket
eeent sIS Second street. Boston bloek: 4. Ton
w. depot ticket agent Seattle.
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Ban Francisco, Aug. IAN inquest was
held this afternoon in the case Of Henry A.
5iebert, the molder killed by Walter Ride.
out. an apprentice. August 2. Rideout was
justified in shooting. The jury was out
about fifteen minutes, when it returned Q
yerdict of unsuitable homicide.
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Lawyers want More Judges.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. TAT the National
Bar Association meeting today q commit.
lee was authorized 10 petition congress,
urging the passage Of the Evarts bill. which
provides for an additional judge in each
Circuit 70 facilitate business
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MonrREAL. Aug. Word has reached
here that Mofiatt college, on Isle Perrott.
tan miles from this city. has been burned
70 the ground. Over 800 students were in
attendance, and they are now quartered in
onfhuildinQs and farm houses.
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SAN Juan ISLAND, VASE. :,

June 2, 1880.
DR.. J. Eugene Jordan. Seattle. Wa-h.-I
will inform you again of my case. I am
improving very fast, in fact, think am
well, but will continue with the medicine
one week more. feel like . new girl since
] began taking your tr. aiment / have
put the G " tier on my hair and In weeks
time it has almost entirely stopped coming
out. am so glad t, ere was such q man
as DR.. Jordan in the world or would have
been in my grave by this time. There are
speak well of you. Dear Doctor, it makes
me tremhle TO think of the many DAYS I
have suffered for the asttwo years. Hope
to suffer no more.
am very gratefully YOURS,
ADALINE ROSLER.
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Mr.. vaux Sends His Autograph.
Philadelphia Ledger.

An autograph "fiend." who applied re-
Gently to the Hon. Richard Vaux for his
autograph, received the following reply:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON CITY, July /, 1890
Mv Dear Young Friend: What on earth do you
want with my autograph? Yours respectfully,
RIcHARD VAuY
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Portland, Aug. THE body of Mrs.
Anna Koebsl, who jumped into the Villa
metts from the steamer Latona Thursday,
and WAS drowned, has not yet been recov-
orod. The coroner of Clackamos county
has been notified. The husband of the un-
fortunate woman was also notified. but has
not yet been heard from.