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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
THE vICTOKIA'S CHINESE COURT
They viii Be Held for Hearine-Lawyer
and Deputy Marshal in q Row.

TACOMA, May 9.-ISpecial. limited
States customs and treasury officials were
wra.hy this morning when they read the
observation-disclosures and learned hat the
state court has landed three Cinnamon on
a writ Of habeas corpus. All day there
was hot fighting on both sides. but the
state court seized the big end OF the legal
cudgel before night, and the government
officials will have to show next Tuesday
that You Wah, Wah Nj and Nov Chung
are illegally in this country if they are GO
ing 10 deport them. To begin with TODAY.
the three Cinnamon were arraigned before
Judge Pritchard, out Of whose court the
writ OF habeas corpus issued at
midnight last night. Capt. Panton.
OF the Victoria, IN perlunctorv
manner, held that the Cinnamon were left
by the collector OF customs in his charge.
and that the state court had no authority
TO take them ashore. Col. " X. Smell.
representing the Cinnamon, demurred to
this, ana the court sustained him. At
that moment the three celestials " ere free
men in the United States.
IN making its order the court reaIizad
that the government vas in court. ready
10 arrest the Cinnamon on the ground
that they were uniawfuiiy detained in this
country, and that the only place for them
was aboard the Victoria. So. shortly after
getting their liberty, the Cinnamon were
formally arrested by deputy United
States marshal and marched off to United
States Court Commissioner Cliitords ; office
for hearing.
Here, again. the counsel for the China
men held that the state court had the
right under the constitution TO issue the
sacred writ of habeas corpus. provided the
body Of the man 10 be seized was not
alresdy held for jurisdiction of the Federal
courts. This was the pith of the conten-
k1ous. i Yo held that these Chinaman
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
The Garfield Murder Trial.

CoLFAx, May Especial. THE ex-
animation of witnesses was begun today
in the case of Champ. Payne and McCown
brothers, who were associated with Ed
Hill in the killing of Langford Summers
at Garfield. The evidence showed that
Hill was the only one of the quartette
who had a weapon and used it, but that
Payne knocked Summers down after Hill
had plunged the knife into him. There
are sixty witnesses for the prosecution yet
to testify and the defense has twenty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
M Concession to Hull Dockers,

LONDON, May 9.-The Shipping FEEDER
alton, after long conference. has decided
to make no concessions to the dockers.
The men must submit to the conditions
made by the federations, say the ship
owners, or cease working for its members.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
Tacoma sewer Bonds Voted.

fAcoMa, May 2-ISpeciaL 1-Returns Indicate
2. 100 votes cast at the 10000 sewer bond el.c-
tEonrodsy. Ia some precincts only handtut
oi voters turned out The proposition TO vote
the bonds was carried BY ABOUT 0yo yo.es ovs,
the noceasaxy thSeeG1ihA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
C.d.,krantx and Won PiIsach R~sirn,

BERLIN, May AT the colonial Office it
is stated that the powers which are parties
to the Samoan treaty have accepted the
resignation Of Chief Justice Cederkrantz
and Baron Won Pilsacn, president Of the
municipal council.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
Quarantine Against Franea.

BREMEN, May 9.-The authorities at this
port have ordered quarantine against all
vessels arriving from French ports. This
action is due to the spread of cholera in
Er4nca
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10

DECKER BROS pfASos-The standard o. ex-
cei.eaca. New styles lately arrived. Winter G
Harper. Buxks building. sos Second stSesk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10

OeuVer . MO UTSnU0 N1Is0e It9 Rate
CHICAGO, May 9.-The Denver Il Rio
Grande today announced rate of 81 from
Denver to Pueblo, an increase of 81 over
the rate between these points during the
past fortnight, and at the same time it de-
clares that it will not make any further
reduction or take action of any sort until
after May 20, the date on which the Atchi-
son withdraws from the Western Passen-
ger Association. Trouble is feared after
that date
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-10
Order OF Railway Conductors Meet.

TOLEDO, May 9.-About 1900 delegates
are attending the biennial session of the
Order of Railway Conductors, including
their wives. who have an organization
known as the Ladies' Auxiliary. Gov.
Mckinley, who came from Columbus ex-
pressly to make the conductors an address
of welcome to the state of Ohio received
an ovation. His twenty-minute speech
was largely devoted to review of the
growth OF the railway system of the United
States. Grand Chief Conductor Clark re-
piled in fitting words and other addresses
followed. After adjournment this after
noon Gov. Mckinley and the grand officers
were entertained at luncheon by Mayor
Majors. The real work of the convention
then began in secret session.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
ObeYed Orders.

Bridget" said Mrs. Morse, instruct
ing her new waitress, ''when lady
comes to call upon me, you must hand
her this tray, and bring her card up
stairs to me-" "Yis'm,' replied Brid-
get, promptly. The next afternoon
Mrs. Moase was surprised by the ap-
pearance of Bridget, bearing a card in
her hand.
''Why, Bridget" she demonstrated,
didn't 1 tell you yesterday to hand
the little silver tray to the callers?"
'Yis'm," replied the smiling maid,
"an' did hand it to her, an it's herself
was unwillin' to tax it, but whin tould
her it was my misthress's ixpriss or
thers, she give in, quite mild an pleas
ant like You'll find it safe wild her
down in the parlor, ma'am."
And sure enough, Mrs. Morse, when
she had made hasty descent, found
her visitor holding the card-receiver,
while her mouth was twitching with
amusement.
Il didn't dare refuse it," she said,
meekly, ''as long as Bridget was SO
urgentW-Youth's Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
INCONTESTABLE POLICIES.

Life Insurance Companies Issue Them
Only in Europe and Central America.
The policies written by some of the
leading life insurance companies of
this country are incontestable for any
cause whatsoever. If policy holder
commits suicide Immediately after pay
ing his first premium, and before the
ink is dry on his policy, his heirs will
receive the money just the same. That
is because the companies know that
life is the most precious possession of
every individual, and that very few in
deed will throw it away in order to
benefit an heir. The s'incentestable
clause" is found, however, only In the
American policies. Those issued to
Europeans, Central Americans and
South Americans do not have them.
One of the chief officials of leading
company recently said to reporter
for the New York Sun:
"All our foreign policies are written
subject to cancellation. 1t is true we
discover very little fraud among the
European policy holders, but that is
because their schemes are so clever we
cannot run them down. The chiet
reason for our writing less liberal pol
icies abroad and in the southern por-
tion of this continent is, however, be-
cause wars are so frequent and so liza
BILE to occur at any moment. Europe
is always on the brink of a great war,
and If we should write incontestable
policies there we might be ruined any
time. In the Central and South Amer
lean states revolutions are in progress
all the time. If our policies were not
subject to cancellation there we should
be subjected to great losses continual
ly. Our method is to write policies
freely, but to cancel them whenever
revolution occurs in the countries in
which the policy holders reside.i,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
A oueer Engllsh Election custom

The candidates for bailiff in the
town of Alnwick, North England, just
before the election, ride in procession
to horse pond near the town, dis
mount and struggle through the mud
and water as best they can. They are
accompanied by a brass band and all
the population of the town and neigh
borhood. The custom dates from the
time of King John, who visited the
town in 1910. The roads were very bad,
and some of his baggage wagons had
TO be left in the mire. On his arrival he
Inqpired who vas responsible for the
condition OF the roads, and, learning
that the bailiffs were to blame. ordered
them TO be seized and dragged through
the nearest pond.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
Revolutionary Y Uniforms.

During the revolution the most elab
crate of uniforms were designed for
the American officers, and the men
were ordered to wear green shirts, ''if
they could be procured" As matter
of fact very few uniforms We're worn,
everybody wore what he happened to
have and the navy was clothed in mot
ley array. The native born American
seamen, most of them, wore the can
vas petticoat, and they all wore the
hair in braid down the back, waxing
it to make it curl up at the end. AS
many of the seamen were foreigners
the costumes of all nations were dis
played on many ships. 1t was not un-
til 1900 that there is record of crew
in white duck uniforms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
Lightning at Sea.

An electric storm at sea is one of the
alarming experiences to which mari.
ner is exposed, but as matter of rec-
ord it is one that is least fruitful in
disastrous results. AS rule few pre-.
cautions are taken to guard against q
stroke of lightning, especially in the
merchant service. Ships of war are
usually fitted with lightning condue-
tors, a precaution made necessary by
the explosives stored away in their
magazines. But these safeguards are
seldom seen on a merchant vessel, and,
Judging by the extreme rarity of the
cases where they have been struck,
Jacks claim that he IS safer on the
ocean than on shore during an electric.
al disturbance must be admitted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
THEY EXPOSE PRISONERS.
Chemical Analysts Are the Alchemists of
This Age.

Chemical Analysts Are the AIchemists of
This Age.
Though the dream of the ancient
alchemist of transmitting base metals
into nobler ones has never been real
lied, the chemist of this era can ac-
complish marvels that almost surpass
belief.
The skilled toxicologist, writes R.
Ogden Doremus in the Forum, reveals
the presence of poisons, often when
only faint traces exist, by removing
them from their surroundings, with
solvents, requiring hours, days and
sometimes weeks for the separation;
exciting them to form combinations
with other elements, he causes them
to appear in solid, liquid or gaseous
conditions. Many of them he arrays
in varied colors, or in crystalline
shapes, seen distinctly by the achro-
matte or apochromatic lenses of the
microscope. Others he volatilizes in
flame, and he views their incandescent
vapors through the prisms of the spec
troscope. Brilliantly tinted and
sharply defined lines, in localities ac-
curately noted, reveal the existence of
metals so trifing in quantity that they
elude measurement by the balance,
with all its modern refnements, and
so small that the human brain can
scarce imprison the thought of their
minuteness.
To take one example: Suppose the
finger is wetted with drop of saliva
and touched to salt of lithium, and
the adherent white powder is placed
on the tongue and then swallowed.
After the lapse of a few minutes, on
drawing a clean platinum wire over
the forehead or any part of the skin,
then placing it with it's traces of
moisture in a Bunsen flame in front of
the narrow slit of the spectroscope, an
observer, looking through the little
telescope of the instrument, will see
for fraction of a second the bright
colored red and yellow lines character
istic of lithium. The soluble salt has
passed through the entire circulatory
system of the body, and it's presence is
announced in the perspiration!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
THE GREAT INLAND CITY.
What Has Helped Chicago in Her Phe
pomenal Growth.

DOmenal Growth.
A generation ago, says the London
Spectator, America consisted of the
settled northeastern and southeastern
states and of the great expanse OF
more or less wild continent behind
them. Year by year, however, the
population has been spreading west,
and every fresh census has pushed in
land the mean line of population
the line on either side of which the
population is equal. The significance
of this gradual withdrawal of the mean
population line from the coast must
not be missed. The fact means that
the Anglo-Saxons in the United States
are becoming what they have never
been before in their history, an inland
people.
In very little time the vast major
ity of Americans will not only have
never seen the sea, but will never have
been within thousand miles of it. The
destiny of the American people is to be-
come as much people of great inland
plains as the Russians, and this fact
will be made clear to the world when
travellers leave the ocean at New
York, and after travelling inland over
thousand miles find themselves in a
city as big as Vienna, and ten times as
rich and energetic.
The existence of a great city so far
removed from the sea is probably
unique in the worlds history. Delhi
in the days of it's greatest prosperity
had no doubt very large population,
but unless Moscow can be called great
we can recall no other great city of an
cient or modern times situated in the
heart of continent. 1t may be said
that Chicago is an exception only in
name, and that it could never have
achieved the position it has achieved
but for the fact that it is situated on
the shores of great double-armed in
land sea. No doubt the great lakes
have helped Chicago, and no doubt
also the fact that they require from
the populations which surround them
all the sea-faring qualities of the Eng
lish race will prevent it's inhabitants
from becoming too inlandish in their
habits.
Chicago, however, is not enough in
the middle of the continent to hold
forever the position of the typical
American city. AS the center of popu-
lation shifts westward her relative po-
sition will decline, and she will ulti-
mately have to give way to some
younger rival in the west and south,
possessed of geological position more
suited to the commercial capital Of a
nation of some two hundred millions
of inland people. Still, as we have said
above, Chicago for the time will serve
as an object lesson in regard to the
great change which has come over the
conditions under which the American
continent is inhabited.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

The complete isolation of fourine
by French scientist is a recent chem
ical triumph which has excited much
interest. Flourine, as described for
the popular understanding, has smell
resembling that of hypochlorous acid,
which is somewhat masked by the
odor of ozone, from it's action on wa-
ter vapor. 1t, of course, acts powerful
ly on the respiratory organs, even
when greatly diluted, and it causes in
sensibilty, lasting as long as week OF
more, of the mucous membrane of the
nose. 1t is of yellowish-green color,
somewhat lighter and yellower than
chlorine. 1t combines explosively
with hydrogen, even at great cold
and in the dark, and sulphur, solen-
ium and telluripm take fire in it at or
dinary temperatures. Bromine and
iodine burn in it with fame of low
temperature, and amorphous carbon,
amorphous boron, and especially crys-
talline silicon, with the evolution of
great heat. Many other substances
burn in it, oxygen and nitrogen apE
pearing to pe the only elements with
which it does not unite.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
FUTURE OF THE HUMAN FOOT.


Progressive Development in the Art of
Shoemaking.
The boot and shoe exhibit at the
alarm the prospective fate of the
human pedals, says the Minneapolis
Tribune. The wild variety of in
genious shapes exhibited in shoes dis
closes the fact that the human foot in
modern times has ceased to have a
shape of it's own. 1t is putty in the
hands of the ingenious artist. In
short, the foot, as to shape and size, is
purely a shoemaker's product. If,
therefore, we want to know what the
foot of the future is to be we must
study the trend of the cobbler's art.
In spite of the fearful variety OF
shapes and dimensions exhibited in the
worlds fair shoe exhibit, there are
certain tendencies of the shoemalling
art that are clearly marked and show
progressive development. Between the
shoepacz and plowshoe on the one
hand and the patent leather ball
room slipper on the other there is a
broad variation in the shape and di-
mensions which the human foot must
assume, and yet there are one or two
principles which apply more or less in
common to all of the widely differen-
tiated styles.
The one principle which stands out
most prominently in all the schools of
the shoemaking art is this: That there
is but one recognized toe on the human
hn ~
to be countenanced or tolerated. The
definition approved by all shoe mo-
distes is that the human foot is varia-
BILE aggregation consisting of four
parts-the heel, the instep, the ball
and the great toe. The latest and gen
orally adopted canon relative to the
proper shape of the front part of the
shoe is that it should consist of a
straight line drawn from the outer
edge of the ball of the foot to the tip
of the great toe. 1t is true there are
many styles of shoes that do not con-
form rigidly to the canon, but the vari-
ations are permitted simply on aesthetic
grounds to secure variety, and not at
all that not more than one toe is recog-
nized.
There is said to be only one shoe in
the worlds fair exhibit which distinct
ly recognizes and countenances five
toes on the human foot and that is the
wooden shoe from Belgium. That shoe,
which allots five compartments of
space to the toe family, is the excep-
ton which proves the ruie-namely,
that the great toe is the only author
ized projection on the portico of the
pedal structure. A generation or two
more of culture and heredity under
the Draconian laws imposed by the
shoe artists will doubtless see the hui
man foot simplified and improved by
the gradual elimination of four super
fuous, useless, and inartistic frontal
projections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
Meetings Of County Commissioners

The regular meetings of the County
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Col
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Board
Persons having claims against the
county will please file the same in the
Commissioners Office, with a legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
BY order. CHAS. H. SMITH, Clerk.
Commissioners Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
A sHREWD cHURCHMAN.
He Doubled the Collection by Cornering
the Small Change in Town.

He Doubled the Collection by Cornering
the Small Change in Town.
In the small town in the Midlands
there is q rich congregation that is not
characterized by lavish liberality, says
the London Tid-Bits.
Time after time the minister had
vainly appealed to his people to contri-
butte more generously to the funds of
church. The members would, indeed,
give something, but it was nearly al
ways the smallest silver coin of the
realm that was placed on the plate.
A shrewd Scotchman who had re-
Gently come to the place and joined
the church was not long in noticing
this state of affairs, and a remedy soon
suggested itself to his practical mind.
"I'll tell you what" he said to one
of the officials. "If you maxi me treas
urer I'll engage to double the collec-
tions in three months"
His offer was promptly accepted,
and sure enough the collection began
to increase, until by the time he had
stated they were nearly twice as much
as formerly.
''How have you managed it, Mr..
Sandyman?" said the pastor to him one
day.
Its great secret" returned the
canny Scot, "but I'll tell you in conf
dence. The folk / saw maistly gave
three-penny bits. Weel, when got
the money every Sabbath evening !
carefully picked out the sma' coins and
put them by. Moo, as there's only a
limited number of three-penny pieces
in little place like this, and as have
maist of them at present under lock
and key, the folk maun give sixpences
at least instead. See, that's why the
collections are doubled"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

The earth's motion has an apprecia-
BILE effect upon artillery fire, DETECTING
the proiectile from q straight course.
Firing from north to south, there is a
divergence of projectiles to the left,
due to the earth's rotation, and firing
due north, the divergence is to the
right. The extent of the pulp varies
ut different points on the earth's sur
face and with projectiles fred at diff
ferent speeds and elevations. In Eng
land, a detection of Ave inches is found
to occur with the projectile of twelve
FOUNDER in four-thousand-yard range.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

The czar is described as the largest
eater among crowned heads aud the
kaiser comes next. The latter is stated
to have mania for eating at extraor-
dinary times, and, although dining
copiously before going TO the theater,
he generally insists on the dispatch
from the imperial kitchens of fully
prepared supper, which he devours in
one of the private rooms Of the theater
between the acts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

Mrs. Won Blumer-I am afraid that
young man in the parlor is trying to
kiss Clara. thought 1 heard her cry
out.
Won Blumer-IIeavens! let me go in
there at once.
Mrs. Won Blumer-You can't get in,
my dear. She has locked the door
Truth,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

When Greek brides hair was not
adequate to the demands of fashion
She eked out the deficiencies of nature
With horsehair. Pericles once had a
citizen of Athens arrested and fined
for cutting off the tail of the states
mans horse to supply marriage wig
for the offenders daughter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

The principal objection to an in
come tax is that it will cause "busi-
ness men'-the men who have the
large incomes-to lie and cheat the
government oat of the tax. If this
charge be true these men have lied
and cheated in order to secure their
incomes, and it is fully time to
change conditions which have such
shockingly bad results on business
men,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
That's Different,

Dicl1-Look here, sister, I can't come
to my lessons just yet; l amt washed
Elder Sister-All right, Dick. I'm
not quite ready for you, anyway.
Dick-Well, you're nice teacher,
you are! Here it is after ten o'clock.
Come, now, you better hump yourself.
Judge
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15

When on a visit to Iowa. Mr.. X. Dali
ton, of Luray, Russell County, Kansas.
called at the laboratory of Chamber
lain & Co, Des Moines, to show them
his six year old boy, whose lie had
been saved by ChambeElain's Cough
Remedy, it having cured him of a very
severe attack Of Group. Mr.. Dalton is
certain that it saved his boys life and
is enthusiastic in his praise of the
Remedy. For sale by E. 7. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-12-15
PRACTICAL Philanthropy.

The queen of Italy, having q desire
to improve the condition of the sub
merged tenth in the southern king
dom, is setting about the business in a
practical way. That is to say, she is
attempting to reform the ragged little
children of the gutter. They are to be
rescued from the streets and taught
some useful trade.