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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
,,,.,r., Revenue Collections.

wAsHryGroS CITY. May 1.-The total collec-
tions of internal revenue during the 6rst ten
months OF the fiscal year ending June 80, ls92,
vere SIPS 5as e5I. an increase OF $5,e9s,sil, as
compared with collections during the cor
responding period of the previous hscai year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
MORE IN THE CITIZENS FUND.

Over $500 Added-The Security Oues-
tion-Madison street Benefit Ball.
The citizens relief fund showed respect
able increase yesterday, the following con-
tributions being received by F. Toklas, the
treasurer:
Little Bella Singerman, 50 cents: Bonney 4
Stewart, s.; w. A. Steele, 81: Mrs. L. NJ. Wood
81; John Convery, s.; F. w. Trouuce, $40;
White & Munday, s2o; K. G. Caldwell. 3;
Charles Sigl, S.: F. A. Mcdonald, 81 SO: v. A.
Ryan, $40; Seattle Telegraph Company. 500;
officers and employees Bottom National bank
$Si50: George w. Boardmau, s.
This brings the total to date to 81, 1886. 90
and the summary of the Seattle contribu.
tions stands thus:
PosT-INTELLGENcER fund. ........-... : ESQ :,
Independent subscriptions. ns......-.....- $50 %
Total .................-... 5,e27 q
Mr.. Toklas yesterday forwarded to the
committee at Roslyn, two boxes Of cloth
ing. among which were some pretty baby
clothes, the gift Of Mrs. Haller. He says
that women's and children's clothes
are most wanted. He yesterday wrote
to the Roslyn committee stating that he
is ready to turn over the funds in his
hands to committee composed of one
representative from Roslyn, one from Se-
attic and one from Tacoma.
Referring to the statement Of Messrs.
Fleming and Bridges. published in Sum
days PosT-INr EILIGENcER, that the bank
of Roslyn refused to give security for the
funds deposited with it. the Posi- ISrELLI-
GENcER correspondent yesterday tele-
graphed as follows:
RoSryy Nav 17--The hank here il INDIGNANT {
over Messrs Fleming and Bridges report on
Sunday The bank was not interviewed on tho
security question. Bonds were suggested to the
committee but no action was taken. The COM
mittee embraces the most responsible people
here with a finance committee appointed At Q
public meeting.
The conductors and gripmen of the
Mapison street cable road will give ball
at the Madison street pavilion this even-
ing, Of which the entire receipts will be
given to the relief fund.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
Democratic Convention at Anacortes.

ANAcoRrEs. May 17-[SpeciaL 1.-The Demo-
Gratis here are much disappointed over the de-
feat OF Mayor Sharpstein for delegate to the
state convention. There is likely to be q fight
to the bitter end and to finish.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
DAY BY DAY IT GROWS.
Large Addition to "Post-Intel-
igencer' Roslyn Fund.
THE TOTAL NOW NEARLY ss. 1000
Nonoton0us Testimony at the Inquest
Over the Dead Miners.

Pit After the Explosion, and OF the
Workers 1T the Morgue-What MT.
Kangsey Said About the Colored Men.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18

convention. The Fourth district selected
J. F. Sullivan and Joseph Clark delegates
to Chicago.
Caminetti, the present Incumbent, re-
ceived the nomination for congressman in
the Second district tonight. R. D. Stevens
and w. J. Magee were elected district dele
gates to the national convention.
Tne Democrats of the Fourth con-
gresslonal district nominated James G.
Mcguire for congress tonight. Mcguire is
free trader and Henry George man. The
district is strongly Republican.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
COLLEGE KErUBLIcAN CLUBS.
Organization Of National League at
Ann Arbor-Many Speeches.


Ann Arbor--Many Speeches.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, May 1.-THE first
guns of the campaign of 1892 were fired
here today by Governor Mckinley, John
NJ. Thurston, General Alger, J. Sloat Fas-
sett and other prominent Republican lead
ers. The occasion was the organization of
the National League of College Republi-
can Clubs, for which delegates were pres
ent from thirty colleges, from Maine to
California The colleges represented are
Amherst college. Bates college, OF Maine;
Boston uniseEsity. RcEdpia, college, Brown
T.: Dickinson college, OF Carlisle, Pa; Indians
State university, Lafayette college, Leland Stan.
ford university, Oberlin college, Northwestern
university, Ohio State university, Ohio Wesley an
university, Pennsylvania State college, Prince
ton college, Purdue university, Indiana; Iowa
State university, Syracuse, N. Y, university,
Trinity college, Connecticut; University of
Nebraska, University OF Vermont. Harvard col
lege and ten Michigan colleges
The address of welcome was the signal
for an ovation. This afternoon the con-
vention perfected an organization by
adopting the constitution and electing the
following officers:
President, James F. Burke. OF the University
of Michigan; first vice president, j. B. Iregloam,
of the Leland Stanford, jr.. university; secre-
tary, James NJ. Perkins, OF Harvard college;
treasurer, NJ. C. Alphin, of Princeton.
One of the principal objects of the
organization of these college Repu blican
clubs. as stated in the platform, is to
counteract the general impression that
college men are free traders; to foster the
development of ahealthy study of political
economy from a practical rather than q
theoretical standpoint; encouraging youn g
men to take more prominent part In
political work. and by encouraging pure
methods to place policies on a higher
plane.
A grand banquet was held this evening,
at which over 1000 guests were present
General Alger responded to the sentiment
"The Republican Party on Guard. y
When Governor Mckinley arose he wa.
greeted with round of applause. which
lasted five minutes
He opened his speech with a commentator
of the work of the young men who had under
taken its organization, aud outlined the history
and policy OF the Republican party. The Demo
cratic party is mighty force in negation it i.
weak and triiling in practical legislation. 1t,
vast majority in the House, after q five months
trial, is convicted before the American
people as weak and vacillating, as cowardl!
and cringing, as wanting in both capacity ant
courage to carry into practical legislation wha
| they have professed before the people and upol
which they allege they won their victory il
1890. Mckinley declared protection to Ameri
| can industries and American labor against al
the world, and this is as essentially the funda
mental law in the code OF Republican prin
ciples AZ it ever was in that of the old Whil
party. The opposition to these constitute tn
| armor and arsenal OF the Democratic party.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
AN OLD SPlNET.
Some of the Curious Predecessors of the
Modern Pianofortc.

Some of the Curious Predecessors of the
Modern Pianofortc.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
relics of antedilu Wan date ever seen in
this city is an old piano which, few
days ago, was in a repair shop on Rich
mond street This old instrument is of
the spinet type and is S72 years old. 1t
is thought to be the old est spinet harp
sichord in existence, and is owned in
Bristol. 1t is the product of John Hitch
cock, of London, Eng, and bears the
date of 1920 upon the front board over
the keyboard. In the South Kensington
museum there is an instrument of the
same make which has been carefully
preserved, and which is always an OBJ
ject of curiosity to visitors to the mu-
scum. This instrument bears the date
of 1921, and was made at Bologna. The
Conservatoire at Paris is also the proud
possessor of a similar instrument, which
is also a source of envy to antiquarians,
and was made two years after the Bo-
logna instrument on exhibition at Ken
sington.
AS there appears to be no record of
the existence of any instrument previ-
Gus to 1920, it is safe to say that the
spinet piano in this state is the Oldest
in the world. In outward appearance
the instrument is similar to the grand
piano of the present, although consider
ably smaller, but the mechanism pre-
sents a striking contrast to the modern
pianoforte.
The spinet instrument was an inn
provement upon what was known as
the clavichord, the tone of which, al
though weak, was capable, unlike that
of the harpsichord or spinet, of increase
or decrease, rejecting the finest grada-
tions of the touch of the player. In
this power of expression it was without
a rival until the piano was invented.
The early history of the clavichord
previous to the fifteenth century rests
in profound obscurity, but it is said
that there is one bearing the date 1920,
having four octaves without the ID
sharp and q sharp notes. The spinet
was the invention of the Venetian Spi-
netta,
The action is unique. The instru-
ment is similar to a small harpsichord
with one string to each note The
strings are set in vibration by points of
quills elevated on wooden uprights
known as jacks, and the depression of
the keys causes the points TO pass up
ward, producing a tone similar TO that
of n harp. Springs are used to draw
the quilts back INTO position. The key
board is arranged in a manner after the
present modern piano. - Providence
(R. l. J Journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
FINEST FORESTS IN THE WORLD.

The Splendid Trees Found in the Neigh
borhood of Puget Sound.
The forests of Northwestern Amer.
lea, the product of the warm Japan cur
rent and the prevailing western winds
sweeping over it, are the largest and
most valuable known. With headquar-
ters of greatest development around
Puget Sound, they extend northward
over the islands and peninsulars of
Alaska, eastward over the plains and
cross ranges of mountains to Idaho and
Montana, and southwark along the
California, Nevada, Arizona, and New
Mexico, The greater part, perhaps
nine-tenths, of this great forest consists
of resinous, mostly evergreen, trees,
distinguished botan ically by their fruit
as cone-bearers. On the United States
Pacific slope, between the boundaries
of Mexico and British North America
there are found to be siXty-four species
and seventy-siX well-marked varieties
of species of ne-bearers, all comprised
in fifteen families or genera, readily
distinguished by the botanist, but some
of them not distinctly apparent to tn,
general observer The chief of these il
many respects is the pine family with
twenty-five species, followed by the
spruce, comprising nine species, and
the fir family of as many species Be
sides those, there are two larches or
tamaracks, two sequoias or big trees
Qimited to California;, two American
cedars, two ground Expresses, five stan
dard expresses, five jumpers, yew and
nutmeg tree, sixty species in all!
The state of Oregon is a quadrangular
section of this Pacific slope, cutting
across the western ranges of mountains
densely clothed with twenty-sever
species of these trees, some of them
rarely met with and, until recently,
but little known. Nine of the pines,
the two larches, six spruce, ii We frs, two
American cedars the two ground cy.
! presses, two jumpers, and the western
yew are found in Oregon. Certain por.
tions of the Oregon forests are aggrega.
tions of those species, particularly
along The coast, and are so close sci
that th-y must grow tall and slim, and
the lumb erman, desiring certain kind,
of trees, must cut away much of the
rest TO obtain them.
| In the interior, ON the elevated pia,
teaus of the Cascade mountains, which
are but a contin uation OF the California
Sierras, are found noble forests, nota.
bly, around the snow-striped peaks O
Hood, jefferson, Thielson, Three Sis
tors, Pitt and others --portland Ore
gonian.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
DYNAMITE USED.
The First National Bank of Liberty,
Missouri, Robbed.
The Bank Almost Completely Gutted,
Thousands of Dollars Being Carried
Om-The Thieves Steal Horses and
Carriage aud Mako Their Escape.


LIBERTY, Mo-, Nov. 2s.-Expert
craclSsmen, with the use of tools, dyna-
mite and the lntest-approved tools, sue
ceeded in cracking the big safe of the
First national bank, of this city, and Sc
curing sum of money, which, though
1t can not be fixed definitely, owing to
the extreme reticence of the officials of
the bank, is variously estimated ut from
e11, 900 to $4,000.
The burglars were scared away be-
fore they had completed their work,
and did not get into the reserve vault
of the safe, in which was S10,0 more,
principally in gold. They had dynamite
and fuse attached to this, but, for
some unknown reason, fled without
touching it off.
The first intimation of the robbery
came at 1890 o'clock Sunday morning,
when County Treasurer Riley, who has
an office in the building adjoining the
bank, went to his office. When he en-
tered the room he saw that the wall of
the building was caving in, and on in
vestigation he found that there had
been terrific explosion in the bank,
which had almost wrecked both
buildings He at once gave an
alarm, and upon search it was learped
that burglars had been at work
successfully in the bank. They had
entered the bank by means of skeleton
keys, which had opened the back door
and another leading to the room in
which was the vault. They then
drilled holes through the outer door of
the vault, and with charge of powder
blew out the time lock which had been
set to open on Monday morning. Inside
this was steel door to the burglar
proof compartment. The only money
known to be outside of this door was
1900.
They used dynamite to affect an en-
trance through the second door. They
must have used terrific charge, for the
heavy steel door was SO completely
blown to pieces that not even a good
sized piece of 1t had been found.
This gave the burglars access to all
The money which the bank had in cir
:ulation on Saturday and the de-
posits of merchants on that day be-
ing unusually heavy, $4,000 is con-
sidered as low estimate of what they
got On the floor of the bank were left
several sticks of dynamite and num-
Der of tools, showing that the men
went off in a hurry. 1t was learned
that four suspicious looking characters
had been seen In town on Saturday af-
ternoon and evening who were total
strangers. Two were old men and two
we're apparently about 20. One of them
bought large quantity of putty just
before dark, and this was used
with the dynamite to deaden
the sound, Leaving the bank the
burglars went to the house of Mr..
Joseph Steele and stole carriage and
team of horses, with which they made
their escape. The sheriff and posse
traced them as far as the Milwaukee
railroad bridge over the Missouri river
at Kansas City, where the horses were
found in an almost dying condition,
having been driven furiously. Here all
trace of the men was lost, but the Off
cials of Kansas City are working on the
Ease.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Lizgie Borden's Chances,

TAUNTON, Mass, Nov. 2S.-The i'm
preston prevails that the grand jury
will not indict Lizzie Borden for the
murder of her father, Andrew Borden,
but the public is no more certain of this
than it was when the first case went
into the hands of the jury, only by in
ference, since no member of that body
has expressed himself in any way. 1t
is felt that the attorney general realizes
ed to make no error of judgment now,
even at the risk of conjuring up false
appearances and to place Miss Borden
in a position where she will not be be-
yond the reach of justice.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Paratn, the Maori Sea Monster.

The Maoris of New Zealand and the
adjoining islands have strange belief
concerning the cause of the ebb and
flow of the tides These phenomena
they attribute to huge water breath
ing dragon which they call Parata, who
rs said to do this work by powerful and
regular respirations or ingurgitations
and regurgitations of water. With one
tribe in Australia and another in the
Sandwich Islands it is customary to
speak of a drowned person as having
fallen into the great throat of Parata,
superstition which proves connec-
ton between these widely separated
islands at remote period of their his
tory. The New Zealanders also have a
myth which tells them that their island
was originally populated by this same
water breathing monster, which is said
to have brought u loaded. canoe in his
mouth from some far-away land. A
cunning priest confined in the monsters
mouth with the others recited charm
which caused Parata to disgorge his
load in time for those in the canoe to
land safely on the coast of what is now
New Zealand. The words of this charm
are still known to the natives and re-
peated in times of great danger, Phil
adelphia Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
A BULL FIGHT.
The Matador Plunged His Sword
Into One of Them.
The Believing stampedes tho other Three
The Darricades Give way, and Balls
aud Spectators Beoome Mixed-Ono
Person Killed and Ten Injured.

SALTILLo, Mex, Nov. 2S.-Hon. Joe
Pancoe, the Jefe Politico, or mayor, of
the town Of Arteaga, about forty miles
southeast of this city, arrived here Sum
day morning after ten hours hard
ride across the rough mountains.
He relates thrilling story of an ac-
cident that occurred at Arteaga Satur-
day. and the object of his visit was to
secure medical aid for the unfortunate
victims
The matador or slayer of the bulls,
was TO be Manuel Lopez, daring Mex
ican vaquero. At p m. there were
about $500 spectators in the amphi-
theater around the arena
The banderillos and matadors took
their places and the bulls were turned
in. The scene was full of excitement,
and the crowd was furnished with
plenty of amusement by the activity of
the banderillos in keeping out of the
way of the enraged animals. After
working up the bulls into a state of
great frenzy, Lopez got in to kill the
first bull
He gave the animal thrust between
the shoulders with the sword, but the
wound was not fatal one. The below
ing and wild capers of the wounded
animal stampeded the other bulls, and
they made a united rush against the
heavy barricades, which are for the pro-
lection of the spectators. The barra-
cade gave way and the bulls rushed
frantically into the crowd of people,
who were thrown right and left by the
animals horns.
In their excitement the spectators
rushed to one side of the amphitheater
to escape the fury of the bulls. This
caused the seats to give away, and fully
fifty people sustained broken limbs and
severe internal injuries. The bulls
killed one and wounded ten others.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
IMMENSE SCHEMES.
Railways to BE Built to Develop Proper
ties In Wyoming.

ties In Wyoming.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S.-Ex-Gov. Campbell,
Of Ohio; VIM. Allen, r. ]. Dcanne, Ar
thur B. Townsend, George Greene, all
of New York city; John Weir, of Wyo-
ming, and Chas. j. Barnes, of Chicago,
Sunday formed themselves into COM
pany, with a capital of IS, 600, 900, for
the development of n vast quantity of
property in various portions of Wyo-
ming. The object of the company as de-
clared by the agreement and articles of
Incorporation, are to build two railroads
to develop the soda lakes, which are
owned by Mr.. Weir, and are producing
every kind of soda for which use can be
found; the irrigation of sixty thousand
acres of land; the opening up of ten
thousand acres of coal and six thousand
acres of iron land. One railroad,
of which q survey has already
been made, will run from Caspar
Its course will be through the
valley of the Sweetwater. The other
road will run from Johnston to the
crossing of the Northern Pacific and
the Big Horn river, distance of three
hundred miles. The land to be irrigat-
ed is contiguous to Johnston. The coal
and iron lands are in the Seminole val.
ley, west of the Platte river. The whole
cost involved will be about S12, 600, ,O0t
at the lowest possible estimate. The
smaller railroad will be finished il
about year, and the remaining work
will be brought to a termination as
speedily as possible.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Attempt to Wreok = Trnin.

LIMA, o., Nov. 2S.--A dastardly at
tempt was made to wreck south-bound
passenger train No 1, due on the Cincin'
natl, Hamilton & Dayton road at Lima,
at 9:20a. IN. Saturday. While speeding
along just north 81 Lima the train
crashed into pile of ties which had
been placed across the rails. The engi'
neer did not discover the obstruction in
time to stop, but fortunately the pilot
hurled them clear of the rails, and the
train came safely on to Lima. The ties
were placed on the track with the in.
tention of wrecking the train.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
The AIonotary Conference,

BRUSSELS, Nov. 26,-The Interna-
tional Monetary conference resumed it's
sittings Friday morning. Senator
William b. Allison and Senator John f.
Jones set forth the American sugges-
tions, basing them on a general view of
the monetary situation in the United
States and in the countries represented
in the conference. The greatest secrecy
is in the meantime observed concerning
the American proposals. M. Monde
fore Levi, the president of the confer
ence, objects positively to anything in
Alfred de Rothschild will submit sug-
gestions on behalf of Great Britain.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
No Oorrected IIIlnsoIC

He was good fellow, but the gram
marty of his language panied his edu-
Gated wife severely and she was CON
stantly correcting him. A few days
ago she told him of the departure of a
friend.
Yes" he said, 81 knew he was going
but did not know he had gone"
She looked mp at him SO, he thought
he had slipped again.
Excuse me" he apologIzed hurried.
ly. Il knowed he was going, hat /
didn't know he had went"
Then it was she broke down and
wept Detroit Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Ohio prohibition Vote.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 26.-The official
count of the prohibition vote has just
been completed. 1t shows an increase
of 1859 compared with the vote 70
governor in 1891. In that year the pro-
hibition candidate polled 20, 100, while
the vote this year is 25,s49. The peo-
ple's party vote shows decrease of g.
6o2. The total peoples party vote in
1891 was 23,472, while this year it is
ID $40
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
A Farmer Burs q silver BrloI..

KINGSTON, N. Y, Nov 26-Jacob
Schopp, wealthy farmer of Dutchess
county, lost $4,000 to William Houpt by
the old silver brick game. Farmer
Schopp advanced the sum of money
mentioned on the supposed bullion,
which turned out to be solder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Indlnnn,s omoinl Figures.

D INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 26.-The official
vote of the state cast at the recent cleo
ton shows total of 561, 1888 ballots
cast. Clevelands plurality is S,sss. The
official returns also show that Cleve-
land led Matthews, for governor, 2,261
votes, and Harrison led Chase 2sa
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Treaties of Commerce.

MADBGD, Nov. 2S.-At cabinet meet
ing, the queen regent presiding, the
premier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, an
nounced that treaties of commerce had
been concluded with Sweden and Nor
way, Holland, Denmark, Switzerland
and portupal
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Indian state Bank.

BRUSSELS, Nov. est is rumored
here that the British Indian govern
ment proposes to establish state bank
in India with large capital and note
circulation. The object in establishing
the bank, it is said, is to facilitate state
remittances and to abolish the sales of
India bills.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-12-03
Kontukkv,s OmcIal Ficures.

FRANKFORT, KY, Nov, 2S-The last
election returns from the counties came
to the secretary ii states office Sunday.
The figures show for the Cleveland cleo
tors, 175, 424; republican, 1885, 42O;
peoples party electors, 23,6OS; prohibit
ton electors, 6,8s5-a total vote of 34O,-