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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22
TO STEAL A STATE.
A Bold Plot to Annex Lower
California Exposed.
BORN OF ENGLISH AvARlcE.
Land speeniatoss Proposed % Cspture
the Provines and Anaex II 60
Ameriea-wAy IL Failed.

SAN Francisco. May q. The CAypaicle's
Los Angeles special says: Complete de
tails Of the alleged conspiracy 10 capture
Lower California and to found an indie
pendent republic. followed BY annexation
10 the United States. have been 1nearthed.
The revelations involve number OF promi-
nent capitalists interested in Lower Cali
fcrnia lands and mines and well-known
citizens OF Los Angeles and San Diego.
which place appears to have been the head
quarters Of the filibusterers. The general
outline of the conspiracy vas for the Next
can Land and Colonization Company.
which 10 composed OF wealthy Engiishmen
who own concessions OF the peninsula, to
place In the hands of weil-knoxn San
Diego capitalists $4,000 to be used in ad-
vancing the interests Of the fiiibusterers. A
large warehouse of the English company,
ut Enscnada, was 10 be filled with arms.
ammunition and provisions Tor the use OF
the revolutionists The officers of the
English corporation claim that the policy
OF the Mexican officials in Lower California
for some years past has been ruinous to
the land interests of the company. which
has been obliged TO exrend thousands of
dollars in protecting its interests. The
salvation OF the company. they assert.
finally depends upon securing the aunexa-
ton of Lower California to the United
States
A paid lobby has been working at WASH
ingtoa in the company's interest, but as
the prospects OF congressional action were
unfavorable. the plan OF fiiibustering ex-
petition Was at length proposed. Two
propositions were discussed. One was TO
capture Ensena6a; the other 10 introduce
large numbers of Americans on the PENN
suia. ostensibly as railroad laborers. cap
ture the Mexican man-of-war Democrats.
and at the same time give grand picnic
and ball in honor of the Mexican officials.
and in the midst of the festivities capture
the garrison and seize the roads and tele-
graph lines. Simultaneous risings at
Alamo and Tia Juana were TO take place.
Several meetings were held in March and
April by the projectors of the expedition.
and at one OF these the facts became
known to a newspaper representative.
When the peninsula had been seized pro-
visional government was To be declared on
or about August I. and martial law was 10
have been enforced. The land Of the PEN
insula was to be nationalized, and after q
peaceful state OF things had been secured,
negotiations for annexation to- the United
States would follow. The disclosure OF
some particulars of the plot putfhe matter
in allegiance. The names Of the projectors
are given. and the treasurer OF the county
and q wealthy resident Of Minneapolis are
said to be interested.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

JrssUr. Ga, May zl--Last night the
proprietor OF the LittlefeId house discov-
cred his wife and sheriff Mccall In . CON-
promising situation. drew . revolver and
shot both dead
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

SAY FRAscIsco. May 2l.--Tnc United
States steamer Charleston. Captain George
G. Remey commanding. left port today un-
der sealed orders. the ostensible destina-
ton being Honolulu
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

Cfry or MExico. May 2i.--Ths steamer
cosrigan brought III Cinnamon 10 Quay
mas yesterday. probably bound for the
United States.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

NEW YoEx. May 2l,--0niy routine BUSH
ness was transacted al the meeting OF d.
rscforz OF TIE Pacific Mai today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-22

BLAINE.
LJss scec.sl R,,ys e |,
special narrain
CITY PROPERTY.
esso-Iot in Nadison street. addition, Iex,p
Close - Nadie,n
o150-HsK lot IN YesIsrs Ysrxt
80 80, = sissso-Lo,sin Kasfman's addition.
ss.xse-cesaEe a,d two lots. sostA os lack
Sss,Seeo-Neat cottage Of ave rooms in lot coz
o1seoo-Convenienf house q slx rnsns al,
snh static. ase f JAG xsoa
oss0s"-Fine corner ufth commeadinr v1ev
e UnIon addition. iooxIo,: cles,ed
0ssS4o-Cedar hnilt. 7-roomed beuse on lsysa
lo6 sox1oo; splendid view.
oSso0o-u ard pretty house. six rooms. in
gsr1 lot. 50xiz
vs,Soe-New house. srvsn rooms. bath, etc,
cedar nntsh; lot s0xi2z
ss'ssc-Iso very On ioss isaxiz. in yesisr's
~ House Of nine rooms, bah, electric
bells. etc LOT e0xi10
OS,e0O-Aa entire edition near Nadiscn
street
SOUTH SEATTLE.
sso-Lcts saxioo with aisyD in Southern
ess-Ioss saxfco with alleys, In southern
oe5-A few los in Aberseldy es,ssa
9sO-cuitivsted lots Ia Alberto dy estate
ose-v ew lots In Asetseliy estate
O8o-p ARE 20 aer. tracts
sis9-Per sc.e g. -. 20. >oscrs tracts Of
ssoo-Pef acre. 10. 20. %. 50 and i2o-scre tracts
~ .cao Per acre. Sc acres cultivated land nov
ripe Tor plating
oi,S55-Fise lots N Moss first adiitien
BALLARD.
o1sB-lots in Hamhl@f's replat
o30o 90 o05o-Loss tn GI maa Park
- no IN ~ .3O3--Choice business lots In
Gilman Park.
SMITHS cove.
d. 100 Per acre. 20 acres near Boulev.ri
u .sse-Tsu io's in Grand view ADDITION.
Special ssap-Fourtoen hne sssideace lots
near boulevard Depot
LATONA.
o1so-Cisasei lots soxla0 on Harrison Heights
oso0-spiendid corn'r on spokane avenue. 50
fess font
os.oos-oDs OF the bes. blocks as LOTS on
Harrison Heights
BELLINCHAM BAY.
o7B-PeY acrs. cen acrss near Lake whafcom.
slab-Iofs In Ads.ts, Union aud Valley Park
additions
oi,OuO--Choice corner 7exioo in Lysle's Arst
add ton 70 fairhsven.
Other properly In lots aud acreage.
Aren't. for G. ~. Lysie a Co. yassnaven,
owners Of Lyse's 6rst addition. Maps and
information free.
RANCHES.
rnprevsd and unimproved iu oil parts OF the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24

THERE is too much talk about "yicious
habits" If the old soldiers have any,
they are the result of army service, of
exposure, hardship and vitality dimin-
ished by starvation and long marches.
Ore wonders what ''vicious habits" the
saints who criticise the old soldiers
would acquire If they had to go through
the terrible experiences of prolonged
and arduous warn. Y. Tribune.
AcKER Posi-, st. Paul, Minn., has the
record of having furnished six Gov
ernors of the State" The post has u
present membership of 32S.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24

A SULTANA SURVIVOR.
Captured by tho Confrds, Blown Into the
River and Rescued by Yawl.

captured by tho COnteuS, Blown Into the
River and Rescued by n Yawl.
A foraging expedition that was sent
out from Huntsville, Ala, consisted OF
ten men and Lieutenant, and nine
wagons. A force of 4S0 .Iohnnies at
tackled us, and we gave them a right
warm reception. In less than twenty
minutes we had killed twelve and wound
ed about twenty of our assailants; but
we were overpowered and captured. The
rebels took our shoes, coats, hats and
then marched us to Hollow Mountain,
distant one hundred miles, over frozen
ground, barefooted. Thence we we're
shipped to Cahaba, on stock cars, where
we received each day half pint of corn
meal, cobS, husks and al being ground
together.
We remained here until the Alabama
river overfowed and for ten days we were
compelled to stand in water waste decp.
Eight hundred prisoners were then sent
to Selma myself among the number)
and paroled, and thence to Vicksburg,
having to walk from jackson to Black
river. A great many OF the comrades
died on the way. The Government sent
food and clothing to jackson, and wag-
ons to transport the sick, but don't
know what became of the goods and the
horses. was among those that were put
on board the fated steamer Sultana, en-
route to Camp Chase. The steamer explo-
ded and l was blown into the river sus-
tanning dislocated wrist. After float
ing twelve miles was picked up by
yawl from one of our gunboats, being
nearly frozen. / never reached Camp
Chase, but went to indianapolis and was
discharged Would like to have others
of the Sultana survivors respond. MAR
cellus Reynolds, Co. C, Sixty Eighth
Ind. V. l., in Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
NEST-BUILDlNG FISHES.
They Watch Over Their Young Like n
Careful Hen.

They WatCh over Ihelr Young lIlk0 q
Careful Hen.
The Bitshki is Russian fish which
lives in the Black Sea. When tho
Matching season approaches, it seeks the
shore and builds there nest for its
young. Both father and mother unite
in gathering seaweeds, and deposit them
in small holes on the shore. There the
mother lays her eggs, and watches over
them like a careful hen until they are
Matched.
The stickleback not only builds nest
for it's young, but defends it from attack
with great zeal and ferocity. One nat
uralist says that he took male
stickleback from the water, and placed
him with others in collecting bottle.
Then he went on observing the nest
which the prisoner had been guarding.
Suddenly large crowd of hungry
sticklebacks assembled about it and be-
gan an attack, evidently with the pur-
pose of devouring the young within.
The conscience stricken naturalist at
once dropped his pr isoner among them,
and as soon as the wronged householder
could collect his scattered wits, he
rushed at the invaders, attacked them
flercely and soon was again in possession
of his nest which he at once set about
mending with bits of weeds and twigs.
A Chinese fish constructs a nest not
of grass or seaweeds, but of frothy Sc
| cretions. The male prepares bubbles in
the air by sucking them in and strength
| ening them with mucuous matter from
his mouth. Then he brings thom into
| the water, and expels them to construct
nest. The female enters this cavity,
and lays her eggs there.
| The eggs sink to the bottom of the
water, and the male is then obliged to
raise them into the nest, He appears to
be, unable to carry them in his mouth,
SO he swallows large supply OF air, de-
scends beneath the eggs, and violently
| expels the air accumulated This al r,
finely divided by tho fringes of the gills,
escapes in the form of two jets OF
| gaseous powder, which envolop the eggs
and raise them to the surface. --Youth'a
! Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
GRAND ARMY NOTES,

THE Department of Iowa w. r. C. has
a membership 5,0SS.
The headquarters of the Department
of Missouri, G.. A, r., have been removed
to the Houser Building, corner Broad
way and Chestnut streets, st. Louis.
Mo.
THE six largest departments of the
Grand Army, as shown in the reports
December 81, 1889, are: Ohio, 46,214:
Pennsylvania, 44,613; New York 40, 1858:
Illinois, 32.SlS3 Indiana, 25, 1865; Massa
chusetts, 21.697.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE has annlied
for pension to which he is entitled for
service in the Mexican war. He does
not need the money himself, and he has
announced that if it is granted he will
give it to the Montgomery County Pa.)
orphans home.
GENERAL SHERMAN recently set the
measure of salt that is to be allowed tn
war recitals when the hero is himself
holding forth. He says: l havelmet
100000 men in the last three years, ON
whom turned the fate of the war. Whe,
you listen to old soldiers, it is well to
make good allowance. Ten per cent. is
not too little. l do not except m yself
from that calendar.
The Commander of the Departments
of Minnesota has divided his derart.
ment into three divisions, and placed
the second and third divisions under tho
immediate command of the senior and
junior vice commanders, retaining tho
first division under mis- own orders. In
this way every post of the department
will be visited by department. officer
at least once during the year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
Coughing from Ear Irritation.

Some cases of obstinate cough reported
by DIR. A. G. Palmer show how remarka-
bly, close are the relations to each other
of different parts of the body, and dem
onstrate the folly of indiscriminately
dosing symptoms. In the case of one
patient, forty-hve years old, examina-
ton of throat and lungs failed to reveal
any cause of the cough (Which was ac-
companied with little eXpactoration),
when by accident it was discovered that
the ears were much inflamed and very
sensitive, and that slight irritation of
them was followed by paroxysms of
coughing. The ears were treated and
the cough ceased. Two subsequent
cases of troublesome cough-in one of
which repeated consultation for sup
posed lung trouble had been held
proved to be due to ear diseasa --Medi-
sal Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
THE SOLDIERS BLUFF.
A Two Million Dollar Bet In n Wartime
Poker Game.

| Two Million Dollar Bet In n wartime
Poker Game.
81 believe ! can honestly claim to
having made the biggest bet on record
in poker game" said an old soldier,
who was one of . group engaged in So
cial game of ''draw" the other night
GLOW much was it?" asked another
player, who had just thrown down his
hand with the exclamation that 1t vas
only mine high"
1.-Two millions of dollars" said the
old soldier, placidly.
A series of "WhewsI came from the
rest of the party, but the veteran was
not in the least disconnected. "Its
fact as sure as you are living sinners"
he exclaimed, land il you'll listen I'll
tell you how it came about"
| For minute or more the game was
suspended, while the veteran told this
story: 1--WE we're in winter quarters in
1862 near White Oak Church, Va. Each
regiment took its turn in doing picket
duty and it was the good luck of the
corps to which | was attached to capture
q paymaster's wagon containing | can
not say how many millions of bills and
bonds"
"Oh, / see," interrupted one of the
group, sit was Confederate money"
Your head is level" replied the vet
eran; "but still it was money, and gave
my company, which made the capture,
the opportunity for playing the heaviest
game of poker ever heard of. The ante
was 500 and there was no limit. Hence
you may conceive there was some lively
betting.
I'm the foray something like S5, 900, 600
OF the stuff came into the possession of
myself and my three tent-mates, and as
soon as we got back to camp we started
the game. | had fairly good luck at the
start, but after while tho pasteboards
went back on me and rarely got pair
bigger than deuces.
This went on until the pile had been
brought down to about 81, 900. 900. There
was 81, 900 jack pot, and when pick
ed up my hand / found the invariable
deuces. The man next to me opened
the pot for 81, 900, the next man and my
self saw him, and then we drew. Each
OF the others took three cards, but con-
tented myself with one. When it camo
to my turn there was 81, 900 to put up,
and without lifting my hand | raised
the last better 81, OCO, 900. This drove
the man next to me out and left the field
clear for myself and opponent. He de-
liberated for a long time, counted over
his pile-which contained just little
more than the amount of the bet-and
then threw up his hand.
When l looked at my cards l found
that had not bettered my deuces. My
opponent then threw down pair of
kings. / ascertained later that at that
very time certain southern sympathiz-
ers in Baltimore were paying five cents
on the dollar for Confederate money.
and | wanted to kick myself for not
having known it sooner. N. Y. Her
oil
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
RUSSIAN HEBREWS.
Somo of the Trials jews Suffer in the
Cars Dominions.

Cars DominiOns.
A curious and important appeal case
has just been decided by the court of
Cessation of the Senate, which affords
a striking example of the complicated
disabilities of the Jews in Russia. A
law student of Jewish race executed a
deed of transfer by which he made over
his property in Kieff, consisting of
house and land, to his wife in her own
right, but the notary public refused to
legalize it on the ground that the wife,
who was also of the Jewish faith, had
no right to acquire landed property in
Kieff, whatever might be the rights Of
her husband.
The matter went to court and it was
decided that, although Jew possessing
diploma of either of the three learned
degrees had the right to reside in all
parts of the empire, and in virtue of
such right might acquire property in
the district of his residence, yet this
right to acquire property was the result
of an exception to the law granted in
favor of the Jewish doctor or master of
law or arts, as the case might be, indi-
vidually, and was not communicable to
his wife or children.
This decision was uphold and con-
firmed on appeal to the Senate in st.
Petersburg. Possibly we shall soon
hear of the wives and families of Rus
sian Jews not having the right to reside
with their husbands and fathers in dis
tricts where the standard of their edu-
cation gives them the privilege to live.
London Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-24
A Lawyers Queer WIZ

The will of prominent attorney in
Cincinnati is a peculiar document, and
two of the provisions have attracted
considerable comment. 81 desire that
no bar meeting be held for me, for such
occasions are utilized by lawyers to ex-
plode their eloquence without cause. /
desire that ho Grape be worn by my fam
lily for me, but IL any member chooses
to do so the same shall be charged "
his account
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
THE RAILROADS.
A Sad Accident ReviYes the Union Depot
Talk Once More.
An Ingenious Continuance to Prevent Col
lisions-A Red Letter Day with Rail-
roads-General Railroad Items.

The sad death am Dial on the
"Y" in the : yards yesterday
morning hae the old talk about
new)unior 10 be revived. 1t is
notorior that nearly half score of
men : lost their lives on this ''Y"
who in all probability would have been
alive to-day had the union depot been
located on the west side of the numerous
tracks between Main street and where
the depot now is. AS it is now the ap-
proaches to the depot from the city are
simply death traps, and when life is
reported lost then the general expression
is that cit is no more than was to be eX-
pected. -
From all accounts no one is TO be
blamed for this last accident; but be so
careful as they may the trainmen can
not avoid such fatal accidents as this
and other ones before it, as long as the
union depot is where it is, and the
"Y'sp and other tracks are between it
and the city. The loss Of human life
has been great on this deadly "Y,'
and the people hope soon to see the
depot so located as not to require people
to put their lives in danger in order to
reach it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
Some Remarkable Running.

Since undergoing slight changes at the
shops of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton company, the strong engine now
hauling the vestibule trains between In
dianapolis and Cincinnati has been doing
some remarkable running. On Tuesday
last this engine ran fourteen and half
miles at an average speed of a mile
in fifty seconds. The quickest mile
was made in forty-six seconds, and
the slowest mile was covered in fifty
nine seconds. Since the run on the Cinoin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton, the best
official record the engine has shown is
eighty-four miles in sixty minutes, haul
ing four coaches. As soon as the Gin
cinDati, Hamilton and Dayton can spare
1t, the engine is to be tested on the In
dianapolis division of the Pennsylvania
lines in hauling the fast trains between
indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
Frightening, agencies which cannot now
be made known being at work.
General and Personal.

Manager Meek, of the Denver system
IS out on the line on tour of inspection.
The Texas and Pacific carried about
the baseball game.
r. D. Bennett OF the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas auditor's department was
in the city yesterday.
W. R. Woodward, general superinten-
dent of the Monon line, was badly in
jured in the Louisville cyclone.
The Denver, Texas and Fort Worth
road has just received three brand new
freight engines from Rhode Island.
General Livestock Agent Hunt of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas went up the
line, into the Indian Territory yester-
day.
The Chicago and Alton road has given
notice of a proposed reduction in the
rates on lumber to 10 cents per 100 from
Chicago to Kansas City. The present rate
is Is cents.
Capt. B. B. Paddock, Mr.. Robert
night for Chicago, and while in that city
will hold a conference with the Rock
Island people.
Inc SaDLa re IS QOlnR gOoQ WOrk lot
itself, the Spring Palace and Texas by
its liberal advertising of one fare rates
to the Palace in different papers in the
states, where the line runs.
An item is going the rounds of the press
TO the effect that the Canadian Pacific
has q record of never having killed q
pas senger. The Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis has the same record, pas
senger never having met with death on
that system.
A committee of the Southern Inter-
state association will meet tomorrow
with General Freight Agent Newlin of
the Denver. Texas and Fort Worth, to
arrange divisions between the lines in
the association and the Denver, Texas
and Fort Worth on interchanging traffic.
The railway trainmen believe that they
have solved the overhead bridge. prob
lem, and that the corporations can
be saved the expense of raising bridges.
The men say that if the railway COM
panies will provide an automatic coupler
and platform on each freight car, such
as passenger cars are equipped W it'll, life
and limb will be as safe in the freight as
inithe passenger service.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
Rates for Homeseekers.

The summer excursion rates agreed
upon by the Western lines are as follows,
for five homeseekers' excursions:
''It was agreed that the rate should be
one f1rst-class fare for the round trip,
except that to points west of the Missouri
river and west of St. Paul and Minueap-
oils the fare shall be the one-waY rate to
the river and to the twin cities plus So,
which shall be the minimum to the ter
ritory named. A special protective
form of excursion ticket to be used was
agreed upon and the dates of sale
will be April %, May 20, September 9
and %. and October II. These excur-
sions are to be run to points in South
western Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska,
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Texas, New
Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah.
Idaho, Montana, South aud North Da-
kota, and Northwestern Iowa and Min
nesota; also to Tennessee (not including
Memphis) Louisiana (not including New
Orleans), Alabama (not including Mo-
bile), and to ali points in Mississippi.