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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

ProprSetors or the asand.y Mereuxys'
Convleted % Criminal libel
PoKrTAsp. Eov. - Beniamin T. Watson
and @. p. Mason. propvsetors Of scurrls-
Gus shess puslsshed in this city every SAT-
urday night and called the EandGg
Nsrrsry, we're on trial today, charged
with criminal libel. Nsscn's daughter,
who 10 Wstscnss wife, writes each seek
for thks sheet column OF matssr which
shows familiarity with rnoral degrada-
ton astonishing even 20 people sc-
castomed 10 read such papers.
Not long gro IN this column
this woman drew . picture Of . certain
house on the Canyon road west OF the city.
wherein she alleged men OF wealth and
position in Portland we're accustomed
nightly 20 meet and hold orgies with GER
tain members Of the demi-monde.
There could be no mlstaking the house. IL
was one used as summer residences By c.
T. s Wood, q well known lawyer and
partner OF ex-United States Attorney
General George II. Williams. As soon as
Of this article Mr.. Wood brought suit
AGAINST the publishers OF tbs Sundag
Mercury for criminal libel.
N singular 1Ec1o pkSAEAtS1 itecsl III tae
court room today. There, side by side
with the men and women notorious In the
half world who had been summoned by
the defendants 70 bolster up their case,
were such men as Henry Failing and
William Ladd, the millionaire bankers,
and q number OF other members
OF the city's highest society, who
came TO testify that they recognized the
house referred to IN the article IS Mr..
Woods summer residence, and that the
charge that IL was, or had been, used for
any other purpose was malicious and
criminal libel. The defense, On the
other hand, introduced the evidence
OF . certain haekman and of Two prosti-
tutes that these two women had been
taken TO the house in question late at
night in company with a relative Of
Mr.. Wood and had there srent the
night in his company. drinking and
singing and otherwise conducting
themselves in manner not customary in
houses Of good repuie. This was the gist
of all the testimony. The trial lasted all
day and far into the night. the case being
given 10 the jury just before midnight. a
verdict Is not expected before morning.
At 2 o'clock the jury returned verdict
Of guilty as charged.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

in Belgrade. was found murdered n bis
bedroom. Robbery ~ believed % have
been the snotiss for the crime.
L0xpos, Nov. z--Ths correspondent Of
the SkaA6ayd II vienna says that 70 coz
Ermssion has been received up 10 Q late
hour 81 the murder - Belgrade Of ex-M in-
lister yeitmirovitch.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03
Tom and Jerry the Popu,is. ravori.es.

WAsHryGToy CfTY, Nov. 1.-THE Popu-
lists in congress are eIatsd over the pros
poets of the result of the fight for uncon-
ditionai repeal and claim they will mass
the adversaries of free silver in the South
and West under their banner. They say
they expect to capture the presidency in
1886 and are already discussing candidates.
There is a strong sentiment in favor of
Jerry Simpson. and PETER has following
but Allen. of Nebraska, who held the SEN
ate for fifteen hours, seems to have
charmed the members Of his party in the
house 20 such an extent that he is now en-
Toying presidential boom. Tom Watson,
of Georgia, is spoken of for vice president
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

AoS0os, Sov. "A dispatch to the
nails Assss from MsaFid says that tAs
Spanish wsrsaips yesterday homhzrieA
all he Arab villages and houses on the
Ri COST, and wl,I continue 30 do SO IS
ieng as she tribes are hos3sle. The Arabs
sasnssy replied, aud a number Of shots
tSxnes iae aa.ps.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

Nxw Ypsx, Nov. "A Worla's panam.
dispatch says, Haiti is ia practical state
OF siege. Tho cause is declared TO be the
fact that President Hiepolyts is fnarAilv
hound By secret treaty % eede Mole st
Nicholas TO the Uastei States, aud he 4.
disposed 20 fasnl his contract provided
tne latter will assist him against reyolt
which may 10 occas.oned thereby.
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esrmAn Guard An. rr.peh r..,,.,,

PAsgs. Nov. A fsoutier Incident ha.
occurred near SAint Die. in tae denar..
mens Of vosges, that is likely TO cause
strained relations IN some quarters ansig
tiie matter Is satisfactorily settled. A
German forest guard yesterday killed two
French poaeaSrs whosa he found on terri.
tory annexed TO Germany a. resal; OF
the war Of lsTa--L
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

Detectives have recovered sixty pounds ef
silver In brick form stolen fron TIE Idaho ex-
hfbit as the wori6's fair. They believe that
tssy have located sas other eighty poands and
the precious storca
DE- George I ssadsrs. . r<omfnezs surxson
Of Dss Moinss. has been ssntsacsd ~ the Unitsd
States eisfrics court Tar ak months tmprison-
rnsns Tor arssuptdag % indurs The postmaster
% sch postage ssanps Ter lass than the regular
uriNa
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Prsad.rsrass and stewart

The crank assassin who murdered Mayor
Harrison had written many letters during
the preceding two weeks on silver TO SEN
ators q Washington City. We judge he
Is not insane. unless senators like Morgan,
Dubois, Stewart, Mitchell and others are
insane also, for his arguments for silver
are ~ good as any Of theirs. and quite like
thar,
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nsixraae'. nsesss cl,lusn Muraer.a.

Batanans. Nov. 2-Ex-Min'ster Vet
miroviseh. iornsrsy as The bead of iha DO
p-rsnaeas OF justice and las richest estixea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

Steamboat men report the bar at the entrance
TO Coos bay, Or. very much improved. The
sovernmsnt has deepensd the channel several
feet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

To relieve headache. eorsecs disorders OF
TIE stomach aaG increase the appetite. ana
iey sae cure e liver complaint use Ayers
NaiAssi'c Edis, They arc eerfecsiy safe 10
iake, aad Invariably promote a healthy
action oi iae digestive and aszinallatixs
organs.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-03

We saas sea Al tas Euisoa Market Bling |.
sss1s h%nxea
The morning call., 1893-08-06
THE OLD COUNTRY ROAD.

Where did IL come from and where did ii 20
That was the question that puzzled us so
AS waded the dust OF the highway tina. flowed
BY the farm. like a rtver-the OLD country road.
We stood with our hair sticking up through the
crown
OF our hats, as the people went up and went
down,
And we wished in our hearts, as eyes fairly
Hlowet.
We could find where it came from-the old
country road.
We remember the peddler who came with his
Adown the old highway. aud never went back;
And we wondered what III ngs he had as he
strobe
From some fabulous place up the old country road
We remember the stasedriver's look ofdeiight,
And the crack OF his whip AS he whirled into
sight.
And we thought we could read In each glaA1O ne
bestowed
A tale of strange life up the old country road.
The movers came by like a ship In full sail.
W i'm rudder behind. in the shape of pail
With rollickinG crew. and a COW that was tow.d
With a rope ON her horns down the old country
ROAD
And the gypsies-how well We remember the week
They camped by the cld covered bridge on the
creek
How the neighbors quit work, and the crops were
uuhoed,
Till the wagons drove off down the old country
road
Oh. the top OF the hill was the rim OF the world
Aud the dust OF the summer tnat over Ii CURED
Was the curtain that hid from sight the abode
or the fairies that lived up the old country road.
The old country road, | can see 1t still flow
Down the hill of my dreams. as II did long ago
And wish even now l conld lay off my load
And rest by the side OF the old country road
j. MATTHEW'S IN August Ladies' home Journal
The morning call., 1893-08-06
OUTINGS AND HEALTH.
How to Make the Most of That Sum.
mpr Vacation
mer Vacation.

DR.. Lucy Brown in Christian Union.
II the bulk OF your vacation is to be spent In
the country, select site which Is high and dry,
with a house airy and wide Widowed See
that the shade trees stand ut a respectful dis
lance from the house, and that they are not so
crowded as to make dense shade.
There is a certain dank, musty dimness within
certain old country houses which should warn
any would-he tenant off The premises as surely
as though placard with Dangerous! Malaria
aud rheumatism Just inside!' were posted over
the front gate. In general terms you should
not take up your residence anywhere until you
have satisfied yourself that the sanitary ar
engagements are Of good quality and in good
order.
II you thrive at the seashore. remain there.
Battle IN the surf II you react well, that Is.
warm up quickly and feel refreshed afterward.
III, on the contrary, you remain blue and chilly
after your skirmish with the waves you would
better have some ocean water transferred to
your bathtub and take your daily plunge tn re.
A. q rule sea- bathers remain TOO long In the
water. Five minutes should be the limit OF
time to one who Is not exceptionally robust.
Many persons do we'll at the seashOre for a time
and then grow languid and weak. This should
be the signal for seeking the more bracing air
OF the country or the mountains. Wherever
you are, keen ont OF doors as much as possible.
In eating avoid hot bread and cakes, sweets,
rich desserts and greasy foods OF ali de-
scriptiOns. Fresh fruits, cooked or raw as
agrees best; milk, eggs. nicely cooked vege
tables ana good meats should mako up the
dietary. Let the watchwords Of your vaca'
The morning call., 1893-08-06
THE COUNT OF PARIS.
His Life at Villamanrique - Only a
Shadow of Himself.
Paris Jcurna

The Count spends a portion Of the winter,
Montpensler. at Nillamanrique, about twenty
eight miles from Seville, In the midst OF the
melancholy and denuded plains Of Andausla
Nlamanrque is an immense estate valued
at more than 81, 100000 The COmte de Paris
has enlarged ii recently through III purchase
OF vast forests estimated at 100000. which
make the finest bunting ground in Europe
The residence, however. is shabby and cannot
be called a chateau. The Comte has stables
and carfaoe-iouses. but 10 carriage no! hOrsOs
he hires all these at bargain from Seville
livery stablr. For some years the horses were
fed at his expense but they were returned 20
the Ivery-stable mau in such bad condition
that his contractor extracted tins year the
right OF himself taxing care OF the horses
The Comte de Paris has only one amusement
at Villamanfique, that of hunting. He also Is
a good agriculturist, and he buSies himself I'm
proving his lands and watching his peasants at
work in the fislds On ihese occasions lie is
dressed "a la Francaise," but he wears wide.
briumed felt hat, which answers as well for an
umbrella as "A parasol. The Comtesse is also
FOND OF that headgear.
The pretender has grown OLD. His hair il
white his shoulders are bent. lie wears all his
beard in a bushy fashion. His conversation
always slow and heavy, has become still more
rare. When the political leaders arrive from
France and talk about the schemes ana dreams
of the Orleanist party he seems not to be inter-
ested In the conversation, and repeats often
Talk politics with me in England. Here am
a landlord. aud that Il ALL" In fact, the IRE.
tender TO The throne of France Is nothing but
the shadow of himself.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
HE WAS AN ARTIST.
There Was True Art in the Way He
Disproved Being Tramp.


When the lady of the house opened The front
door she found q tramp there who was the
most tattered and battered specimen she had
ever seen. He couldn't have looked worse if
he had been passed through thrasb,np.
machlue that hadn't been dusled for five
years. go
"Goodness gracious!" she exclaimed, what
do YOU mean by coming 10 the front doorp co
round to the kitchen; that's where tramps be-
long"
"YOu are Que, anyhow" she argued. land
the worst-Iooklng one l ever saw"
"You will y ,rdon me, l hone" he said. with
The poltest bow and the courtlrst grace. "if
beg leave 10 differ from you on that pojnr.
madam"
The VISITORS manner astonished the lady,
Aren't you i. tramp?' she asked wonder
ingly.
mo, madam, am. am glad to say. not a
tramp
"Tnen, what in the name of goodness are
you?'
Il am" he said, with lower bow than be-
fore. "a lover going about the country giving
an imitation of what my friend Ward McAllis
Ter Will look like three hours after he lands in
Chicago. How dost thou like the picture %;
ana he strobe forth for her 10 look at him
ana he smiled so persuaslvely that before She
knew 1t she had gwen him brand new silver
quarter.
The morning call., 1893-08-06

sat up and glanced round her fearfully
The sight of the butler treasured her,
Her tongue was loosened, and with vol
ubls speech she described the scene in her
own language.
Yes! she had seen a iend! Missus
might say what she liked. 1t was the tree
devil-nothlng but the tee devil-ard Oh
Amah! it had called her child, her darling
sonnie! Hark at his crying! Tomorrow
would bring fever. Ole cock and one
goat were not enough. II was such a
bad. wicked devil. Hadn't she told the
oandymen to kill ten fowls and three
goats? Hadn't she promised to persuade
mlssus that the jackal had taken all the
foWlSP They would not listen to her ad-
vice. They had only killed one fowl and
one goat and the devil was not satisfied
now he would take her darling sonnie
On: Avon! Amah!
What time is it," 1 cried loudly and
sharply to Butler, who was listening with
elongated face to the dwellings of the old
woman. He glanced at the moon.
About $780," lie answered promptly.
Tell the drivers to get ready to start
/ cannot sleep again. Come, ayab, stop
all that noise. Come and dress the
children. David, tell the cook to get the
bread and milk ready. and YOU make ME
some tea. Now look sharp"
| poured torrent of words on the ter
Ilueu crew, KNOWING we'll tHat DO.nlng but
All excess of hustle and work would dispel
the horrors of the night.
NOneed to rousa the drivers They were
all awake-thanks to the early morning
note of the devil bird. Never before had
the packing been done so promptly: never
had so expeditions start been made.
There were no lOitererS. Each man stroye
not to be last Instead OF heading the pro-
cessi0n, as usual. nv cart was the last to
move out OF the yard. 1t was with unscru-
pulous goading and shouting that my driver
urged his bulocks forward, not satisfied
till he had placed 4 string Of vehicles be-
tween himself and the dread tree, lest,
true to the old proyerb, the devil should
take him as the hindmost.
Alas, poor Sonnie developed fever and
dysentery.
The sea air did him no good. He had al.
ways been a delicate child. After some
weeks of anxious nursing his gentle soul
returned to its Maker. and with many
tears laid his faded little body in a uuet
grave by that lonely Indian seashore. The
doctor said that he had had the fever in
him for some time previous, and that
nothing could have saved him.
The ayah, however, had other convic-
tons, which were also held by the rest of
my servants. TO her dying day, Christian
though she be by profession and faith. she
Will always believe that he was sacrificed
to the malignity of the tree devil.-Londun
Snplnty
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Nature Demands a Tonic.

We ought never to forget. even those OF us who
possess vigorous health, that We are wearing out
that the vital clockwork, 50 to speak must eyentu
ally run down. This. of course, we cannot pre-
vent because tits in the ordinary course OF nature
but we may retard the too speedy arrival or decay
by the use or an invigorant which takes rank of
every other-namey. Hostetter's Stomach Bitrers
This century has not witnessed a parallel In spc-
ness rheumatism and other dIsorGere condition.
of the system fostered by weakness and an i'm
poversaed condition of the blood The feeble.
persons convaiescing after exrausting disease an
the aged derive infinite benefit from the use OF
this helpful and enicient tonic. 81
The morning call., 1893-08-06

ton be exercise. which shall make you health.
cheerful companionship; simplicity In dress
and in food, and ever when possible. out Of
and away from four walls, under Gods great
dome OF blue. with sun and stars, streams.
trees and flowers wrought In fine harmOnies In
your Utmost being 10 hold you near to nature
even in the grind and whit, the .pomps and
pleasures and the ever-preseut squalor and woe
which so press upon us In our city life.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Dietetic Discussion

Mrs. Watts-Goodness. man! Aren't
you afraid you will ruin yonr digestion by
eating at so rapid rate? You ought to
eat more slowly.
Hungry Higgins-I may not eat slow,
mum, but l eat mighty seldom.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Constitution.
An Acknowledgement,

Mrs. Plankington-Havey you got another
cook yet?
Mrs. Witherby-No; my husband Is after
one now.
Mrs. Plankington-This is his first at.
tempt, is it not?
Mrs. Witherby-No; I was his first
Detroit Free Press.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
INVITATIONS TO SMILE.

who was Ajax?" said the teacher to
pupil.
He was capitalist" replied one.
How do you make that out?"
He defied the lightning to strike."-
Brooklyn Lite.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Wished to Make a Start.

"You have 40 ancestry" said Mr.. Blue
blud TO Chollie Moo. who wished to marry
Miss Blueblud. You are a man of no
family" THAT'S why l wish to marry"
said Chollie. II wish to start a family
Puck.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
A Cool Young Man.

Brooklyn Lite.
A Cool Young Man.
"What are your prospects? asked q
| stern papa of youth who wanted to be his
| son-in.law.
Il think" said the lad, "the pros poets
| are that you will saw No. but I'm not go
ing to let that interfere with the MATCH
Philadelphia Record.
What Else Could They Do?
| Kijordan-I don't see what they are
giving that young woman an encore for.
She can't sing, she can't act and she's az
homely as sin.
Shadbolt lclapping his hands en- thusias.
tically)-We've got TO make some kind Of
demonstration, KiljOrdan, blame it! We
| can't throw bricks at her!-Chcago
Tribune.
Progressive Stages.
Lawyer-What change did you first
notice in the patient as a result of his
acquiring the cigarette and morphine habit?
WitneSS-Well, at first he began to talk
incoherently and then he took to wearing
pink shirts.-Chicago Tribune.
Sacrilege.
Weary Watkins-Wot do you think OF
this? Here's story about Teller takin'
a bath in whisky fer his rheumatism.
huuRt UdtH III WuiShys
He was about the most sacrilegious cuss ]
ever heard Of.-Indianapolis Journal.
Due to Columbus.
"You have tears in your eyes; what have
you been readDg?"
IAN about Columbus discovering Amer.
ica."
what is there to weep over?"
Think. dear. if be hadn't found this
country the Worlds Fair might have been
failure. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Dangerous Subject.
She-What strange weather we are hav.
ing this summer.
He-Yes. but il you remember the sum-
er OF 80 was just such another.
She-Sir.-Pearson's Weekly.
Chatting Chicago.
New Yorker saw a man to-day who
said he could see Just as much outside of
the fair as inside.
Chicagoan-Grssat cyclonel What kind
of man was he?
New Yorker-A blind man.-Life.
Time Works Wonders.
Dckey aged 1S)-Will you marry me.
Pen?
Penelope (aged 20)-Marry man who Is
younger than / am? Dear me, no! Wait
two years older than l am, and it will be
perfectly proper.-Puck.
What Suggestion.
We would certainly give 70 cents to see
Carter Harrison kiss Mrs. Lease when
that lady arrives in Chicago Washington
News.
She Gave Him Hope.
Fred-The very first thing she said to me
when l called last night gave me hope.
Arthur-What was IL?
Fred-She said her little brother was
asieep.-Truth.
The New Liquor Law.
IF yo's gwine TO ole Car'liny and you likes .
mawnin' nip,
Yo'd bettah mix de cocktails up an fotch 'em in
yo' grip,
An hab yo' eye toof sha'pen. an mind what yos
about,
| 'Kase Massa Tillman kotch yo'
Eff
YO'
The morning call., 1893-08-06
What Is Needed.

There's wonderful pot OF money
For the man who hits on q scheme
For golu-c cure to knock the summer
Girls appetite for icecream. Puck.
The morning call., 1893-08-06

what are your prospects?" asked q
stern papa of a youth who wanted to be his
son-in.law.
II think" said the lad, "the pros poets
are that you will saw No. but I'm not go
ing to let that interfere with the MATCH
Philadelphia Record.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
A Grateful Contrast.

II should think" said the philanthropic
visitor. that you would be ashamed to be
caught in the work house."
"Well." replied the prisoner, used to
be kinder ashamed. but after spendin'
few hours in the piece court cells, gittin'
to the workhouse seems good deal like
promotion"
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Face and Figure,

She ian heiress)-What made you love
me? l know my face is plain.
He with enthusiasm)-Perhaps. dearest.
but your figure is most ok.
lYn Life.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Didn't Like It.

Tankley-Goggins sent me bottle yes
terday containing a snake preserved in
alcohol.
Tankley-I don't know, but certainly
do not appreciate the gift nor the spirit in
which il was tendered.-Life.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
She Gave Him Hone.

Fred-The very first thing she said to me
when l called last night gave me hope.
Arthur-What was ii?
Fred-She said her little brother was
asleep.-Truth.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
The New Liquor Law,

IF yo's gwine TO ole Car'liny and you likes q
mawnin' nip,
Yo'd bettah mix de cocktails up an fotch 'em in
yo' grip,
An hab yo' eye toof sha'pen. an mind what yo's
about,
'Kase Massa Tillman kotch yo'
Eff
Yo'
The morning call., 1893-08-06
What Else Could They Do?

Kiljordan-I don't see what they are
giving that young woman an encore for.
She can't sing, she can't act and she's az
homely as sin.
Shadbolt lclapping his hands enthusiasts.
ticalIv)-We've got to make some kind of
demonstration. Kiljordan. blame it'll We
can't throw bricks at her!-Chicago
Tribune.
The morning call., 1893-08-06

I'll /

= he startled bats few ont ,ird after bird
The screechogI overhead began TO huiIea.
hnd seemed to mock The cry that sue n"N
some dying victim utter Ho0a'
The morning call., 1893-08-06
What a Suggestion.

We would certainly give 20 cents to see
Carter Harrison kiss Mrs. Lease when
that lady arrives in Chicago. Washington
News.
The morning call., 1893-08-06
Progressive Stages.

Lawyer-What change did you first
notice in the patient as a result of his
acquiring the cigarette and morphine habit?
Witness-Well. at first he began to talk
incoherently and then he took to wearing
pink shirts.-Chicago Tribune.
The morning call., 1893-08-06

what mani Defy she devil. consider mes an
enemy to mankind Tt0elfll Ai9ht.