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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13
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Movements Of vv.rsA,ps.

WAsHrxaroS CIrY. Aug. 2-Ths United
States cruiser Charleston started on
. long cruise today. She sailed from
Hampton roads this morning with valpa-
raise, Chile, - her objective point.
1t il almost definitely settled that the
Charleston will relieve the Philadelphia
at Callao and the Alliance In Nicaraguan
waters. the Philadelphia going to Homo
lulu. relieving the Boston, and the Alii-
ance sailing for Samoa
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Nav wrsrNrssrKa, B. c.. Aug. l2-fspe-
siai. The eanneries concluded q very
successful weeks operation this evening.
sith the heavy run Of fish still on. Since
Monday morning 100 cases have been
sdded 20 the pack. making the total since
the salmon run commenced fully 300, 600
sases. The season closes on the 25sh inst.
ssnt II tho run continues good the Fraser
pack this year viii be considerably over
10. o0o cases, by long odds the largest on
record Gamers are paying only cents
per fish. the average weight of which 10
seven pounds. The catch has averaged
during the week about 600 fish daily per
Boat
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roOcH REDsoK PUT OF suLLErs.


sh' 'aoo0t Nc &C u AmteRA.
JACKSON, Ala. Aug. 1.-THE counties of
Clarke, Cherokee. Wilcox and Mareneo
are greatly excited over the muir
aeroas aosncs OF the notorious
Mechanics. and between 400 and 500
heavily armed men are ., Meach,mbet for
the avowet purpose of wipins out every
member of the gang aad avenriuy the
numerous wrongs perpetraied upon the
people OF the counties named. The
Mechanics are a Iawicss Gang Who
operated under the guise OF farmers.
they have killed number of
c'ussns who expressed the opinion
tea' tae Country ought to be
T'a Of them. Some time ago iay-ah:ding
c'treas organized and killed man named
James. the leader Of the Meachani,es
lsater Kirk James and another member of
iAe gang were killed. The Meacham;,cs
continued their depreiatsons until desr~r-
ate e.ssEens today organized a posse and
started 10 clean cat the band OF outlaws.
Later Tooch Bedso<. one OF the
AsAeaam gang, was captured tonight
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TACOMA, Aue. i2-lspsciai. The for
resr smployss Of the Wapato Park Belt
Line railway were today authorised BY the
superior court 70 bring IN action against
fsse company for posssssion OF the road
rom Ninth street In this city 70 Edison.
That portion of the rosd has been alrsady
Transferred to the Point Desisncs railway.
An order vas issued In the superior court
ssday Tevoking the order g1ving 20 Ma
gsunis n. 5ssiI the csrs Of her con. aged
soout 10 pears. Lisuk-Col. NsFsAall X.
Sssli 10 given the care OF the boy and ID
,saisvsd from paying alimony 70 Mra
ssnsli, now Msa Baker. on his account
The Commercial Club may send . stats
ashibit showing the resources Of this state
~ the Antwerp exposition next yess.
There will b . ST. Lavrsnce ski9 race
tomorrow. beginning as 10 q m.
John Evans. master mechanic at the
northern Pacific shops at Spragus. hes
ssssa appointed chief engineer at the
eater works here. - succeed 1. d. Cope
isnd, rssisnsd.
A preliminary survey with . viev Of
eannseting Pattsrson's springs With the
city water works will b begun Monday.
Robert AcIntyrs hes sud the Tacoma
Railway and Motor Company for 81, as
alleged TO b due on contracts for railway
sonstsuctioa.
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Charged With Mansiauehtep.

PosTrAsn. Aug. l2-lsreciai. Meyer
Schwartz. waiter in . variety thester.
had preliminary examination In Justice
Woods court today on charge of man.
slaughter. IL is alleged that ne performed
. criminal operation on Mamie MiiiroSs.
a domestic. in room OF the Sinno,t
house, which caused her death a shor,
time after 81 the Good Samaritan hosrisal.
The examination was continued until uext
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

NEW YonK. Aug. l2.-Thrse Italian war
ships. the vittorio Emanuel, Amerigo Yes
pucci and Fiavio Giosea. reached this port
this afternoon from Annapolis. These
ships have on board 800 naval cadets from
the Italian royal naval school at Leghorn.
Many of the cadets have come from royal
families.
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0ooo8D0o0 - - 040oo impressive
Dooeroyo1 - Co0AA9oa.
PuLADnRnIA. Aue. lz-Ths 1sw triple
sessv cruiser Ninnsspoiis was iauneAsd %
Cranp's sAipyasd thn afternoon Fully
0.00 pessous we're pcoDoot, tnclud1n9
vico President essvsnsoa and other on
ciaas fro0 Meaningless City. The vsassl
uas ehristsnsd BY Min Lisx;s y. WISH
buyn. daughter Of Senator Washbarn. Of
NianoDusa-
In the NsAnsapolis thsee . return 10
sail power 70 . smssI degreo. This sspTe-
ssnts she victory Of thoss sxpsrts Who
have held that nothing adoas should de-
pend entirely upon machinery for the
power Of motion II looked at one time ~
il the warshIp Of the future would have
nothing above her decks except huge cam
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aatS LAKE. Aug. IL Es-tsov Thomas
ehsirnasn ct the national executive
rosnmiste~. today issasd call fos
meeting OF an international irri
Cation congress In los Angeles
6usiug the ~~sx commencing oesaaer II
ssss. Membership in the congress saa.l
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LADIES UNDERWEAR SPslAlS

2c-Ladies Combination Suits reduced ffom SO q -
each. rs
5ocLadiss Combination Suits redu ed from 7,c Z e
each g
Hc-Lsdies' Combination sain rsdassd from q - -
each.
$1oo-Ladiss' Combination Suits rsduesd fsou $iso W
81 each.
sKc-Ladies Sleeveless Vests reduced nom Ne = 90
each. 80 E
S5c-Ladiss Wool and Lsis Sleeveless Vests redncs1
from 05c to Sc each.
1c-Ladies' Long Sleeve Vests rcduced ffom &c .
Sc Aach
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Seattle, Lake shors 4 Eastern Railway Con.
paay are nov running excursios ssaaas % sno-
quaisuie Falls on sundays. Fare o01g u log the
round trip special rates q any time for
parties. see display sdverttssmsAt II this
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non and immense smokes tacka. Is looked
~ il there would be m absolute depend.
snce upon the pFoTes!erS, and II the en-
gines were disabled those experts Who had
never quite given mp the masts delighted
20 picture this great engine Of var floating
- hslpiessly - raft-
The pv1ncipai dimensions Of the Mime
apolio are:
Length On loa1 line. IA feet
D-aashs. man. nor1ai displacement. Il nSsin
ss se.ss asss;s scn !. i,o.. -, hon,
lndieased hOssepoues q go
The hull il OF steel. the vitals Of the ship
and it, stability bsinE yell protected. and
the gun stations shielded against machine
run are. Thsre - double bottom. an
inner and outer skin, between which there
II considerable space. The space = divided
into : number Of vatsr-tieht compsrt-
may not necessarily Affect the safety Of
the ship. The craft - further divided
into water.tieht compartments, each indie
pendent Of the Other. and under the con-
troll Of system Of pumpaGe. The vessel
will b lighted artthoi&lly By electric light
and ventilation will b insursd By the use
of powerful fans that will force the bed air
and gases ous, O. the same time forcing
fresh air IN. The motive power 10
transmitted through three screws. the
after screw being placed - In ordinary
sIngie screw ships. the others being plsced
further forward, one on each side. - in
the cas- Of twin screw vesseis. By this
arrangement It n thought that the greatest
speed with safety and economy may Be
combined. There will b . protective
deck four inches thick on the slopes and
two and . half inches elsewhere, and
throughout the region Of the water line
for the space occupied by the visals there
will Be- . wall Of patent fuel i've feet thick
70 add additional protection against ma
chine gun fire. Each shaft will Be actuassd
BY Q separate tripie-expansion engine, each
In it, own water-tight compartment The
main battery consisted of one eight-inch
breech-loading rife. two six-inch rapid-6re
bFeech-loading rides. and eight fouf-inch
rapid fire breech-ioading rides. The sec
ondsry battery will consist of twelve six
FOUNDER rapid-ire guns, four one-poundsr
rspid-nre guns. and four 0atlings. There
are five torpedo-iaunching tubes. The
cruisers contract price II s., CSC, 0c0
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

Fine summer resort hotel as Big Hop Ranch.
nov opeu Tor gusstA Beautiful sesnssy. Short
walk TO SnoQuaimie taliA Accommodation
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Poxr TowxsEsD. AUG. l2-tSpscisLl-
yscon Berhman, Of this city. IL il receipt
ri letter from his brothsf In Sc. Petess-
surg. banker, who says the proposition
- build . railroad from Russia 70 the
limited States 10 looked upon very favora-
hly ~ the Russian government which Is
seriously contemplating the construction
II . railroad mp along the Siberian coast
10 Bsring 50 The Russians realize
:hs benefits 70 b derived BY opening
mp that country and are anxious that
4 mericans test the feasibility OF the route
ny making . survey through British
columbia and Alaska 10 Bering go.
which separates the two countries By .
Instance Of sixty miles. IL has only been
ia late years that the Russian government
las encouraged railroads. and there 10 nov
line being built which. when finished.
will b the longest railway line In the
yorld
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

The steamer kirkland will hereafter make
hourly trips between Yeslcf avenue and Madison
street. leaving Yesier avenue on even houn and
Madison street ~ hall hone Fero , eenA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

@0 E0-Childrens French Flannel Short Coats -
VC.OV duced from IS to $3.50 each.
O. S0-Children's Refers. large assortment otylu
01sOU reduced from $3.50 to 81. 50 each.
1Sc-Children's Null Caps reduced from $50 % II
lOC each. -
OSc-Children's Null Caps reduced from 7sc o -
GOC each. =
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Periodicals ANA Eastern daiiies, u sutton 3
Aliaipse, l1s south second street
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BARGAINS IN TABLE, LINENS

Here 10 list that housewives should study care
fully. 1t affords splendid chance to rsplenish their
stock Of table aud household linens.
Unbleached Damask, 50 inches vide reduced from coo
to SOC yard.
Unbeacned Damask 20 inches wide. reduced from $50
10: yard.
Unbeached Damask g. inches vide, reduced from CSC
to 49c q yard.
Unheached Damask 70 inches wide, reduced from 600
to &C Ayard
Unbieached Danask, r. inches wide, reduced from
81 Is 70 00c yard.
Beached Damask So inches wide, reduced from SOC 70
39c yard
Bleached Damask 60 inches vide reduced from CSC 10
Acc yard.
Bieached Dsmask 90 inches wids reduced from 80 to
SOC yard
Bleached Damask 60 inches wtds reduced from sc to
B,eached Damask. y inches wids reduced from elc5
to 9oc ayard
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13
LADIES' DRESSING SACQUE

Lawn Dressing saequss reduced sten q ~
Soc. 80
7sc-Lsdiss Lawn Dressing sasquss reduced ftsn Nm
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0nn-62 pisces hest quality TAPESTRY Brvssela. Rox-
JUG burys Srinsons and Smiths. 10 wires, q ooe
yard ssved and laid: reduced from $l.lA
7Oo-D pieces best quality. oil wool, extra s1psf.,
SVO Lowell, Hartford aad standard 0okoo, Oc
yard sevsd snd laid: reduced from s5c-
q OS-25 pieces Alexander Smith Sons bset quail
plsSO ity Noquestss. ~ eL23 . yard seusd and
laid: reduced from 50
e1 00-25 pieces body Brussels. with borders 70
QAsSV match, Bieelows, Hartfords, Lowsiis and
standard makes, at $40 yard. seWed and laid; re-
duced from SLs5.
loo Smyrna Moqustss Rugs and Mats at about one
half usual pSicoo.
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101N-A choice selection Of hest Americas 49, -
AS2O duced from Doc 20 125sc gard
1f1o-Outine Fiannsls In elegant deufna nu1nl
AVO quantity. reduced from l5e T. l0e yssd. IA
kQn-0enuine French Flannsls latest and ~ -
OOO terms, reserve, reduced from de . - Ill
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Silk Curtains reduced from $5.00 to tS.40.
Silk Curtains reduced from $50 TO 40.
Silk Curtains reduced from $50 to 4.39.
Silk Curtains reduced from IN 90 to CAT.
Silk Curtains reduced from 1880 to IFS.
Silk Curtains reduced from 1900 TO 1904
Silk Curtains reduced from 900 70 1888.
Silk Curtains reduced from 1000 to l9.A7.
Table Covers reduced from L50 to CSC.
Table Covers reduced from LIS to $LA.
Table Covers reduced from 500 to 209.
Table Covers reduced from ais TO 2&a.
Table Covers reduced from 400 TO us.
Table Covers reduced from 100 to A96.
Table Covers reduced from & so 70 500.
Table Covers reduced from $50 to 500
Chenille Porsieres reduced from $500 to -
Chenille Portieres reduced from $50 to A73.
Chenille Portieres reduced from $50 to KS.
Chenille Portieres reduced from IL. 50 to a7a.
Chenille Portieres reduced from 1900 to 8 50.
Silkoiines reduced from 20c TO l3l<c yard.
SiIkolines reduced from 25c to l5c yard.
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CURTAINS AND DRAPNlN

Nottingham Curtains reduced from 500 70 s.
Nottingham Curtains reduced from 500 to $50
nottingham Curtains reduced from 800 70 400
NOTTINGHAM Custains reducs6 from $50 to 500
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from $3.50 20 = -
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from 4J0 to SIS.
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from 500 to $50
Irish Point Lacs Curtains reduced from 900 to AL
Irish Point Lace Curtajns reduced from 700 TO z9a
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from 500 70 646
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from 1000 to 49,
Irish Poinl Lace Curtains reduced from L. 90 70 e96
Irish Point Laco Curtains reduced from Is 90 70 1880
Irish Point Lace Curtains reduced from Zoo to 1496
brussels and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced from
1890 to $s.96
Bruises and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced nom
SIS 50 70 $40
Brussels and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced nom
$500 to $1l.4z.
Brussels and Egyptian Laco Curtains reduced from
81. 50 to $500.
Brussels and Egyptian Laoo Curtains reduced rom
$2000 10 115.4S.
Brussels and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced nom
$500 to 1919.
Brussels and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced from
81. 80 to $309S
Brussels and Egyptian Lace Curtains reduced from
5000 to SIS. 10.
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KID AND SILK GLOVES

Tan and Gray Silk Gloves reduced from 7se = ~.
pair.
Tan and Gray Silk Gloves reduced from q to SOC ~
&button Length Mousque,airs Glaxie Gloves. sQsein
value AZ 81. - T
z-button and 7.hook Giazie Gloves reayl anA 49,
special value at 81 e -
AoosIuetaire Chamois Gloves. yellow, special 49,
~ 81 =
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20
SWEET LOVE.

What One Youth Had to PROMISE Az
Order to Win Bride.
She-You will love me always?
He-Passionately. my darling.
She-And you will never cease to
love me?
He-Never. my darling.
She-And you will save your
money?
He-Every cent.
She-ADd you will never speak
harshly to me?
He-Never
She-And you will give up all your
bad habits?
He-Every one of them. ~
| She-And you will get along with
mamma?
| He-Yes.
| She-And papa:
| He-Yes.
She-And you will always do jus
| what mamma wants you to do?
He-Yes. Z
She-And just what papa wants
you to do?
| Ho-Yes.
She And just what / want you to
do?
He-Of course.
She-WelL l will be yours: but
fear am making an awful mistake 2
Puck
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20
1t Wasn't the Same.

The business man was hurrying
along the street late in the day. when
the pjteous whine of beggar stopped
him.
will you please be so kind. sir "
said the fellow. Ito give me some
money. sIm out of work. and I've
got a vile and six children sufferin'.
sir. for the necessaries OF life"
Get out!" exclaimed the hurrying
man. i've heard that story before"
mo you haven't SIR" protested
the mendicant
Didn't you tell that same thing
not a week ago and ! gave you half
dollnr?n
NO SIR didn't whined the beg
gar Il told you l had wife and
four children. We've had twins At
our house since that
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WHEN SHE CONES HOME.

When she comes home again! A thousand
ways
fashion to myself, the tenderness
OF my glad welcome; 1 shall tremble-
yes;
And touch her, as when first in the old
days
/ touched her girlish hand, nor dared up
raise
Mine eyes, such was my faint hearts
sweet distress.
Then silence; and the perfume of her
dress:
The room will sway little. and haze
Cloy eyesight-soulsight,e ven-for space
And tears-yes; and the ache here in the
throat.
To know that I so i'll deserve the place
Her arms make for me; and the sobbing
note
stay with kisses, ere the fearful face
Again is hidden in the old embrace
y James Whitcomb Riley
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20
No Charge to Try 1t.

Mrs. Cawker Haven't you got
headache tonight. Ben?
Mr.. Cawker-No. my dear. Whya
Mrs. Cawker-Oh. ] am so sorry
thai you have not bought new
headache cure to-day at bargain.
and wanted you to try it. -Harper's
Bazar.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20
And Then She Was,

Wife. in railway train-It's mortl.
flying to have you act so. Why dom
you get up and help that young lady
raise the Window
Dutiful Husband She's so pretty ]
was afraid you'd be mad.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20

1T certainly was rather nice OF me
to let him oil. she reflected with i'm.
mense complacence. II don't believe
have any OF those feelings OF re.
venge and malice that are so disa.
greeable and low-and exhausting. !"
She passed on into her room and
stopped at her dressing table. There
were the open drawers and every
thing in disorder and her carved
gold jewel box was gone. small af-
fair that she kept her lesser orna-
ments in-the safe downstairs held
hor more valuable jewelry.
What was it? Miss Blenkinsop
tried to remember. Oh. yes! the opal
necklace and one or two rings.
The bonnet string was lying on the
floor. Miss Blenkinsop stopped and
picked it up and threw it into the
fire; then she drew off her long gray
kid gloves and threw them into the
CRATE also and raked the ashes over
them. Then she went and washed
her hands. San Francisco Examiner.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20
Mixing = Forcible Impress,on.

Burley-rve just borrowed $75 of
Hawkins.
Gaggers-What did you want all
that money for?
Burley-l didn't I wanted only
81 so. but borrowed the rest so as to
make an impression. Chicago News
Record.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-01-20

The bonnet string was lying on the
floor. Miss Blenkinsop stopped and
picked it up and threw it into the
fire; then she drew off her long gray
kid gloves and threw them into the
CRATE also. and raked the ashes over
them. Then she went and washed
her hands. San Francisco Examiner.
PEYTON'S WANDERlNGS.
The Remarkable Adventures of a Noted
Mississippi Fiddler.
In 1868 General Pemberton com.
manded at this point says the Wash
inston. Miss. Gazette. Colonel
Hemingway owned a faithful slave
Peyton by name. noted fiddler
known for miles around and highly
respected by both black and white.
When his young master w. Lynn
Hemingway. afterward state treasur-
err of Mississippi joined the old
Carroll Rifles he took Peyton along
as a tr -sted servant. He went with
him into Virginia and returned home
in 1868.
In February or March of that year
a faithful spy was needed to visit the
Federal gunboats then coming down
the river on Fl Pemberton. Peyton
at once undertook the mission. and,
representing himself as a fugitive
slave to the commanders of the boats,
was we'll received. Being bright far
beyond ordinary he managed to Sc
crete their official papers, maps. &c.
and escaped with those documents to
Fl Pemberton.
After the fall of Vicksburg. in July
following. Peyton went with his
young master again to Virginia where
he remained until the surrender OF
General Lee. The former being
compelled to remain number of
days thereafter in order to comply
with the formalities of the surrender,
sent Peyton ahead of him to his home.
He was betrayed to the enemy by
some confederate as a spy who had
deceived them above TT. Pemberton,
was captured and carried in irons to
New York. thence to Cuba and sold
as a slave. together with many others.
! The vessel on which he was taken
was Federal gun-boat
In Cuba he worked as a slave in
factories for nearly fifteen years
being entirely cut off from all com.
munication from home and friends.
He made several attempts to escape
from bondage. all but the last of
course, being unsuccessful Finally.
he found an American vessel COM
manded by a. southerneE to whom he
related the history of his Capture.
enslavement and forced exile and
begged to be returned to his home
and family. The captain secreted
him in the hold of his vessel. carried
him TO Costa l. ica thence to New
York.
ginia. where a number of ladies raised
the means to return him to his home
after an absence of seventeen years.
He reached Wilnona Miss. on April
15 1880. Peyton says that numbers
of mulatto women are being constant
ly sold into Cuba as slaves. North.
ern men marry them. take them to
Cuba on a bridal tour and there
sell them as cooks and fancy house
servants. He saw one sold last fall
by the man who had married her for
$500. and further that as he came
through Cincinnati on his way home
he saw the man and recognized him
who sold her in Cuba. The facts
above given are from one of the most
reliable and responsible gentlemen in
Mississippi written to a distinguished
member of congress from that state