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Europe Waiting TO See What
Mikado Says TO Gresham.
JAPAN THINKS US uNsRlENpLY.
From the First Gresham Has Taken
the Part Of China.
first He Protested Against the Ia,a.
siea Of Korea. and Now, when civil
izAtiOn Is Marching with tho Jana
nsse Legtens Toward fekimg. re
Would Stop It

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. is-Ths sub
lect OF mediation Of the troubles between
China and japan by the United States
government was one Of the questions thar
was considered st the cabinet meeting
today. No reply has vet been received
from the japanese government for this
government 20 act as mediator.
LoSnoS. Nov, lS-~ft is stated here on
good authority that the European powers
are not disposed 20 take any action In re-
gard TO the war between China and Ianan
as long as the government of the United
States Is offering mediation.
HIROSHIMA, Nov. 1S.-Fieid Marshal
famagsta's reported. dated Kiulisnchang.
November 10. says there are no Chinese
troops in that vicinity. lie adds that the
losses OF the Chinese In that neigh borhooa
are not fully known. but the bodies Of
over 500 Chinese soldiers have been buried
by the Japanese. A great number Of
bodies OF Chinese were found in the Aikia
river.
VALPARAISO. Chile Nov. i2-The war
ship Esmeralds. which has beon pur-
chased from Chile by japan. is in the dry
dock here being cleaned. She will have
her trial trip next Thursday. and will sail
tor Yokohama next week. calling at ono
port in Ecuador on her way. The captain
of the Esmeralda is Senior Emilio Gain.
WAsHfNGToN CITY, Nov. l2--Ths
United States steamer Baltimore has ar.
rived at Chefoo, China
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Bin Cook Hold. Tn a Train.

FoRr SMITH. Ark, Nov. iA-Train No.
: sooth-oounc oa the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad, was held up and
robbed at 10 ,. IL az a liisle siding
named Blackstone, Eve miles north
OF MusSogce. There were fifteen men
in the gang. al unmasked. The switch
vas thrown and the train run onto track
on which were several box cars. An at
tempt was made to enter the express car.
but II Was unsuccessful The robbers finding
themselves ioiied in this commenced rob-
olng the passengers. who up 10 this time
had been merely kep, under guard by men
stationed IN either door of each coach.
Two hundred and sixty dollars IN money
and eight gold watches were secured. The
robbers then Withdrew. oae of the train
crew claims to have recognized Bill Cook
as one of the bandits. The reason that
more money was not secured lay in the
fact that while the robbers We're sndeayor-
ing TO get into the express car the passeu-
gers disposed OF much of their yaluables.
The scene of the hosdup is in the m idst of
the Cook rendezvous. all that country
lying between the Arkansas and Verdi
Girls rivers being particularly suited TO the
purposes of lawless bands. Almost the
entire force of Marshal Crump is now up
IN that country. he is ignorant Of the
affair tonight.
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afr. Fife In .Juliua CREnr." |"

Tacoma. Nov. i3.-[Special. wv. J.
Fife made very pleasing Marc Antony in
the production of Julius Caesar" by the
Lawrence Haniey Company this evening
at the Ninth street theater. Last night
Mr. Fife made his debut as professional
actor, and as the play which the company
gave had been switched from "Brutus" To
Caesar" on short notice. Mr.. Fife with
difficulty prepared himself for the exacting
role of Antony. There was a crowded
house 10 witness the performance, and
the theater throughout was profusely
decorated. A couple OF squads OF O COM
pany men were present in uniform TO re-
mind their old captain of their interest In
his ambition to become a trsgedian. There
were bouquets and encores almost without
number, but tonight's performance was
much superior 10 that of last night.
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E,ere,, Council Proceed.nr..

EVERETT, Nov. Is. Special. lat the
meeting of the city council a petition Of
the Woman's Book Club was presented.
asking the cooperation of the council in
the establishment of free public library.
committee consisting of Messrs. Nichols.
Hilleary and Mish was appointed to act
with the club. Ordinances were intro
duced to cut down the salaries of the at
torney 10 SO month. the city marshal
to SO month and the health officer to $50
q month. Salaries hitherto have been:
Attorney, $50; marshal. 500; health of
ficer, $50. The city attorney was instructed
TO contract with the electric company TO
iieht the city hall and jail. and to establish
arc lights on the corners OF Hoyt and Ev-
erett avenues, Walnut and California.
Twenty-fifth and Grand and Thirty-hfth
and Colby.
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There have been violent shocks Of earth
Quake along the northern coast of Chile
and in Bolivia. One hundred people have
been killed by seismic disturbances within
a radius Of forty miles from Lapax. The
cathedral Of Lapez has been rendered un-
safe, one tower being thrown down.
Much damage has been done in the
flooded d.stEicG Of Grea: Britain aud some
lives were lost. Passengers who crossed
the channel during the storm described
the voyage "a an awful experience. In
Dorsetshirs and SomsFsetsaIrs the heay-
iest flood Of years has been experienced,
and 81 Bath, Somerset. the water vas
breast high IN many streets- Ia other
places people we're 50 alarmed b. the rls-
ing waters that they sought refuge in
attics or upon high ground. Some had to
be rescued by boats from the windows Of
the upper stories of houses. others were
fed by boats IN the sans way.
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sending Rea Cedar Abroad.

TACOMA. Nov.ia-lSpecial.l speaking Of
the efforts TO drive white pine doors out of
most OF the country west of the Rocky
mountains, and also to place the home
made doors throughout the East. the No
vember issue of the Puget Sound Lumbermaa
will say:
"Ihe recent shipment of 500 red cedar
doors and quantity of window frames 10
johannesburg. South Africa, per bark
Leyenbank. py Wheeler, Osgood & Conn
pany, of Tacoma, marks another epoch in
the door trade OF the Pacific North
west. Only three years ago the
red cedar door trade was unknown
East of the Cascade mountains.
The doormen of the Pacific Northwest
will, however, have the same difficulty IN
introducing their goods that the cedar
shingle men had. namely, the prejudice of
custom. 1t is always hard 10 introduce
any new material in the older eommuni-
ties, but once introduced the excellence of
the material will speak for itself. The
door trade of the Pacific Northwest, in
our humble opinion, has bright future
ahead ~
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wAsHlNsToS Cry. Nov. l3-The Mari
time Nicaragusn Canal Company. of New
York, has made its annual report 90 the
secretary of the interior. The report re-
fers TO the depression that has prevailed
during the year, which. is saws, has pre-
vented It from doing any work or making
any progress In the construction of the
canal. The affairs of the Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company are reviewed. This
company failed last year. Ii had taken
contracts 10 build portions of tbs canal,
aud il was OWING TO its failure that the
Maritime company Was unable to do any
work. The construction company Is nov
reported TO De recognizing, ana the hope
is expressed that more favorable financial
times will see ths construction comp&ny
ready 10 proceed With the work and prog
Eess made in the building of the canal.
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TACOMA. Nov. 10 Special. Hon. VIII
liam II. Dooli;tle. and probably Hon.
John L, Wilson. will speak before the
Chamber OF Commerce next Wednesday
on the Nicaragua canal
The report of Receiver Smith. of the
Berlin Building Association, filed this
afternoon. shows the liabilities 10 be $97.-
600. .2s; assets, SIS. s.s73s4.
Capt. Ellis is acting as chief of police
during the absence of Chief d. O. Smith.
]. Newton Mind writes the Pngst Sound
InmJerman thar an effort is being made 10
have the Raymond 4 Whitcomb excursion
people take charge of the proposed ex-
eursion of Eastern retail lumber dealers
TO Puget sound in January. Ii is probable
that the dealers. 100 in number. will come
via the Canadian Pacific and return via the
Northern Pacific.
Tacoma shipped lo3 carloads OF lumber.
and ISL carloads OF shingles during octo-
Der. gain of over - per cent. in lumber.
and IS per cent. in shingles over lsa3.
The EueHing News has undertaken the
formation OF q single tax organization
here.
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PoKr TOWNSEND. New. I3-lspecial. =
Sneak thieves made 8 rich haul yesterday
afternoon, when the clgb rooms conducted
By old Bill Carter were despoiled of some
thing over $500. The robbery occurred IN
broad daylight. while Carer stepped for a
moment into another -oom. Not . clue
can be found of the culprit
Although : continuous search has been
prosecuted after the three prisoners who,
on sunday morning. sere released from
the county jail by al ogtsider who saved
OF the bars, not trace Of the fugifiyes
has been found Is Is the generai opinion
here that they we're taken in q sloop
ssfelx onto British soil
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sr. JoHSs. \. f., Nov is.-The White
wayites have swept 81. Johns, overw helm
ing the government with majorities larger
than ever before obtained on this island
In S. Johns East The two whitewayite
candidstes were elected. having maiorities
OF about loo each. In ST. Johns West
three Whitewayites were elected with
equally large msjorisieS. In the other dis
tricts the result wiz not be known before
tomorrow night. A serious element
was added TO the political Sit
ustion today by the knowledge
that Newfoundland bonds fell several
points on the foreign exchange upon re-
ceips OF the news OF the Whitewapits
victory. The debt of the colony is very
heavy, and il charged the Whitewayite
party as being mainly Instrumental in in
creasing II Public work of every de-
scription was stopped today, the govern
ment feeling unable to continue without
reasonable prospect OF floating bonds for
the amount necessary TO cover the ex-
penditures. Railway operations are also
suspended. owing to the same cause.
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shed were necessary. and that on Decem-
Der tie Populasts and Republicans should
meet at Montgomery. and if the state
military intertersd With them there
would Be enough men on hand 10
handle them These revolutionary
sentiments we're backed up in stout talks
oy number o. men. until Skaggs finally
resumed the reading Of the report, which
went on TO say the evidence was AZ hand
to prove the fraudulent election OF Gov.-
elect Oates. and. if the legislature did not
right the wrong. tae Federal congress
would De called upon and force bill de-
manded. if necessary. The convention
adjourned sine die. after adopting the re-
port. Not a suggestion Of double-barrel
Legislature or government is contained in
the resolutions
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Tacoma Refuse. 60 Co-oner.t..

TACOMA. Nov. 13.-tSpecial. The COM
mlttee of public policy OF the Commercial
club reported tonight at a meeting of the
Club that inasmueh as the Chamber of
Commerce had taken no action regarding
the proposition of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce that Tacoma commercial bodies
indorse the Lake Washington canal, no
action should be taken by the Commercial
Cub.
The Commercial Club tonight expressed
its sense, through those present. favorable
10 a per capita school tax levy for the state
OF $40 for each of the school children, for
the school fund, provided that no school
district be allowed to draw from the fund
until il levies 5 mill tax.
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Eveyy tsEasY-ioaT aoaFs 40 iszs thAa -
passenger EsAlas. representing s.esea rsl4Ee&is.
arrive and dspsrt fFoEa tie local eeaots "a Mia
1espolE. fnrse tFslns. Il consolidated izf0 nze
trsia, roughly s&xirastef wsaia Include - sn-
xfues, o.. cars, I,-sS ssa.aEssu. would MEASURE
little oyss es~ssE mlAss. s0ula weigh srsas
over s..sae taGs ard could cozafeEt&aly e4FFy
a. 50 EAascEEsFs. b@a4sses seys<4s sAap lS&as -
baggage ~ 81 taess trains. xita0at dSahg t1s
eess ssaipT@s and Eaost roY4l4s s-ssns are tasse
via tae Soskh- essezs hae. p ". Paxxsx, -
FrGnI sszoes. Fggcs sozza sxG2f. seattle
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The Eisctisa Fraud. ia Alabama

MoxT8oNKkY. Ala. Nov. I&-In the
kolb convention last niSAt q heated
wrangts arose over the question Of re-
christening the party. which IN = partial
report iren tae special committee has
been DUBBED the Peoples and IefIsrsonizn
pa-tv The result of tie argument was
that the convention Of Jefirrsonisns and
papulisis reso vea themselves tnEo tie
Naaenal Peoples party. Chairman ".
H. SksEgs, of the connmistes on rssolu.
slots. read report. which stated thai the
cousmitice had simple proof that kole wAs
elected last Aaggst. and had been counted
oas DF. Cros, q Perry eouasy. paced 40
and d0Sn the shesser assass aad declared
sAzs koio should be seated. eyea II blood
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TAcoaA. Nov. l3.-iSpeciai. The suit
brought hv Mr. McNaught, of Seattle. to
secure 81 89l from T. l.. De VOin, Of this
city, in connection with the sale Of 500 :
00o worth Of Anacortes real estate by q
Seattle syndicate. was continued today in
the superior court A feature Of the tesii-
mony was the statement by NJ. Y. b.
Stacey that he considered So. 000 very
reasonable payment for Mr. MeNaught's
services in making the s200, 600 deal.
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Drank FOLSOM at Dinner.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Nov. I3-Mary Lett
zen, p years old. of Philadelphia, while
dining with party of friends here this
afternoon in response to a toast laugh
ingly drank glass Of carbolic acid with
suicidal intent and died soon afterward.
Not one of the party suspected that the
liquid was poison until its fatal results
were seen. Grief at the death of her hus-
band led to the act.
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Knsines. E.iinrsa

NEW YoaK. Nov. i3-Charles b. Cald.
well and William r. Bunker. comprising
the firm of Caldwell Il Bunker, brokers.
assigned today TO Sherman w. KnevaIs,
without preference. Knevals SAYS the
liabilities will not reach $4,000 The fail
ure was caused by the stringency of the
money market. All ths creditors, he
says. will be paid in full.
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between The 1res IN Misslsssppl are
dong more damage and have now
broken oat in the vicinity af Hay-
wood. Mss. near where r +. Tate
lost four houses BY the danes. la
lie Soto and Tuncs county the fires are
still raging. and have done much damage
10 fences, outhonses. etc Fires z-e also
reported at Paris. Team. and Florence,
Ala, bat no details.
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Casstus NJ. claw. Fotlv.

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov. 13--Gen. Cassius
NJ. Clay, despite the efforts of his children.
succeeded in marrying pretty 15year-old
Dora Richardson this morning.
Gen. Clay il now in his s4th year. He
left his wife some years ago. He became
attached to the daughter of poor farmer
named Richardson and adopted the girl
giving her an elaborate education. Not
even intimate friends of the aged general
suspected that in the young girl he was
educating the future Mrs. Clay. brother
of Miss Richardson gave his consent.
Miss Richardson is pretty brunette. of
slight figure and an innocent, childlike
face
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oi,mpi. Capitol Foundation Contract.

OLYMPIA, Nov. Is. Especial. I'm deny
ing the application by +. II. Goss for
temporary injunction against the capitol
commission 10 restrain them from pro-
eesding with the contract for the capitol
foundation. Judge Gordon acted on the
authority of the holding in the case of the
State ex rel News Publishing Company
vs. Milligan, which shows that the Law
vests in the capitol commission the au-
thori;y to determine the lowest and best
bidder, a discretion In which a court OF
inquiry cannot interfere. Gov. MeGraw
and the capitol commission can see no
good reason for any delay on this account
and were unanimously IN favor of pro-
ceeding with the execution of the con-
tract. Moffas Brothers expect to be q;
work on the grounds IN about a week.
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1he Lawton Estate, In seattle.

OLYMPIA. Nov. T. SPECIAL. The state
land commission has asked the assistant
attorney general for an opinion in the
matter Of the estate Of Charles W. LAwton,
deceased. which il is claimed has eseheated
70 this permanent school fund of the state.
The estate. which amounts 20 soEnethinz
over so. COO. has already been claimed by
King county.
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One Democrat win. in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Nov. l3-Congressman Law
renee L. McUann comes under the wire .
winner. the only Democrat elected in
Chicago. The finish of the official count
today gave him plurality of seventy over
Belknap, Rep. McGann's success makes
him dangerous rival OF John p. Hopkins
for the Democratic mayoralty nomination
in the spring.
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TAcowA. Nov. 15--Lspecial. Provost a
PfsifEer's sawm.Il was burned this morn
ing. IL was practically unoceupied. and
Chief Bruemmer believes some one set the
building on fire by dropping a match in
the shayings under the benches The
building cost about 81 900 and was insured
for over that amount. The loss on the
building aud machinery will be about
a. sSs1
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sAsrA BAREkRk. Cal. Nor. 1.-THE crew
~ the wrecked ship Crown Of England
have been taken 20 santa Monica by the
tug " WArrior. with the exception OF seven
men IA charge ot tie wFeck- The court Of
inquiry IS 10 To he'd a. santa Monica to-
norrow or Thursday, after whieh tie crew
Viii re taken north.
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CHsIsrIAsIA, Norway. Nov. 13-Returns
from the storthing elections are complete,
except in the case of two seats. The rights
and moderates have elected ffty-three
m 2 hers the lefts flftY-nine
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MEMPHIS. Nov. i3.--Fcrsss Gres are stlll
raging ia Arkansas. bgt flaa4ly ars ia
section where there Is bet iiEsl= damage TO
be done except 10 timber san1s. fences.
ETC, dwellings being tew and iar
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The spangle Record i CORPSE.

The SpaaEis Record - corpse.
James A Winnets aud George s. cooper
wsil-kn0wn real estate mea of Victoria
have been Errssied. charged wath ssln-
ding Phhip BfaaaeE Essson out Of $50.
Rev. o. Osborne. defeated Popullst car.
asdate for representative from Nalla
" ALA county. - threatened with arrest on
q charge of assault With deadly ueapon.
During . qaarfes sith j. X Phlilps. a
tenant, he drew a pistol. it IS sald
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Owens. of Kentucky. Elected.

FRANKFORT. KY, Nov. 13.-The official
vote OF the Seventh district gives Owens.
DEM, plurality of ten. 1t Is said Denny
has employed attorneys to contest the
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OFFICIAL VOTE or INDIANA.
Republican Plurality Nearly 10000
Fopalist Gain of 500.

Fapalist Gain of 1890.
ISpIASAPoLEs Nov. I3-fhe Official vote
OF last Tuesdays election in Indiana has
been received, and by congressional dis
trsets tue Republicans have majority of
s56-L EoE the head Of the state ticket,
wlth ore county oat. the Republican pIa-
rality Is a.. .6sa The Popuhst candidate
for secrstarv OF state received - Isl votes.
showing a Popglisf gain over Iss32 Of :. .504
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DID YOU
EVER BUY

Strictly AIl-wool casvsos ssrres, scotch
Tweed s11tsugs, silk and Wool Mixs1
BrocEs Effects s1itings. Novelty Dozbls
Fosd suitsngs saea as We are ctss-lnz
tbs week
r. a.. a. ~ y1s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-04
MRS. BALDWIN ARRESTED.
Accused OF Copspiraey-Her Husban Drops
In 60 Take n Look at Her.

Accused OF Conspiraey-Her Husband Drops
In 60 Take n Look at Her.
Mrs. Harriet Baldwin. who gave her resi-
depco as II John street. Newark. was ar
raigned before Justice Wilson In Jersey City
yesterday. accused OF conspiracy with George
Rean Of the same address to dsfraud William
II. Becroft OF 4S Spring street. West Hoboken
OF $4,000. A warrant had been issued for
Kean's arrest also. but he escaped and Is said
to be In Pennsylvania The evidence laid
before Justice Wilson went to show that
Rean had obtained money from Beecroft at
intervals. on pretence that he was about to
was to have an interest. In the meanwhile
kean introduced MIRA Baldwin to Becroft as
his widowed sister. who owned some real es-
tate in East Orange. upon which she would
give him a mortgage by way Of securing the
loans. The mortgage was executed, but Mr..
kean's oil factory never came into being.
When Becroit got tired Of waiting for 1t he
that Kean had never made any attempt to es-
tRhlish himself in business with the money
advanced i'm. He then went to East Orange
to inquire about the real estate on which his
mortgage was based. He learned, it Is said.
that Mrs. Baldwin was not Kean's widowed
sister, but a married woman who had deserted
her husband TO live with KeAn. Mr.. Baldwin
occupied the property. which was owned by
When Mrs. Baldwin was arraiRned yester-
day her husband. who had vainiy been trying
to find her. appeared IN court with Mr. Be-
croft. his object being to assure himself that
the prisoner was really his wife. in order that
win could not furnish security she was sent TO
the county jail.