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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08
noHE HIaHwAYxEs coxvIcrss
All Three Of the North Seattle CAS-
Promptly Feund Guilty.

Al three OF the North beoteIo Gang
Promptly Feund Guilty.
Three more highwaymen are booked for
waila Walls. The trio Of thugs Who held
sp John Smith in North Seattle. near the
vsser front. last month we're oil found
guilty BY Judge Baliingsr's jury yesterday.
The sealed verdict in tho case OF John
Murphy. who was tried Tuesday. was
brought in. the jury having agreed upon
verdict of guilty within five minutes Of
The time they left the court room.
Then the other two. Martin Murphy and
and Tom Davis. we're put on the rack Of
Justice. The evidence against them was
The same as that against John Murphy.
and was practically overwhelming. The
pair was identified by the victim without
the slightest hesitation. and several men
and one woman, who live near by, saw all
zee OF them ioitering around the piscs
Nasre Smith was robbed Of his gold RAG
and money little later in the evening.
Martin Murphy Was the only one who
testified In his own defense. He could nos
ell . straight story apparently. and 70
support his nimsy alibi hard-looking
character. known TO the police -
'Cutthroat" O'Brien. was placed on the
ssand. He testified that when the
!. robbery was going on In North Seattle the
alleged highwaymen we're loahng around
ths Columbus saloon. O'Brien, despite
Dis bood-curiling nickname, 10 not dan
esrous. but gets IL from . terrible scar on
his neck. After o'Brien and one or two
saloon men had testified the jury retired
and brought in . verdict OF guilty two
minutes later.
The conviction OF six highwaymeu In
enc week is exceedingly gratifying to the
police. who say that there have been no
sohberies since these men were arrested.
Pat T. MrCafirey. who was charged with
stealing watch from Tom CIancy's DWELL
Ing house after Clancy had taken him in
End fed and clothed him. Was yesterday
allowed TO change his plea OF not guilty Of
grand larceny TO guilty Of petty larceny.
Judge ballinger gave him thirty days In
The county Jail aud lined him SIS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08
BREvrr1Ks.

81. Johns lodge tonight. See page 8.
Cad Johnson. the woman who Was ar
rested few night ago on the charge Of
taking $50 out OF Ed knssmrsson's pocket
book, was discharged yesterday afternoon
in the municipal cours. Rasmussen re-
fused 70 swear positively that che took his
money
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08

the ground be urcoascioussy assumed the
position Of that ursostunsts young man.
Electrician Pinckney happened 20 b pzss-
ing ~ the time and helped shs chssf. who
Was badly shaken mp bat NOS seriously
hurt. 20 Ais feet.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08

Clergymen. lawyers, public speakers.
singers and actors. all recognize the virtues
of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. One Of our
most eminent public men says: 1T 10 the
best remedy that can Be procured for all
affections Of the vocal organs. throat and
lunca"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08

The American Forestry Association 10
in convention at Albany, n. Y, presided
over by Secretary Of Agriculture ]. Sterling
Norton.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-08

Cooper d Levy are selling today Spound pals
OF pure lard for Is cents. and io-pound pals for
as coptA
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
An Egyptian Custom.

More than 1000 years ago Herodotus
observed q remarkable custom in
Egypt, says Prof. Drummond. At Q
certain season Of the year the Egyp'
tians went into the desert. cut of
branches from the wild palm, and,
bringing them back to their gardens
waved them over the flowers of the
date palm. Why they performe this
Ger emoay they did not know, but they
knew that IL they neglected it the date
crop would be poor or wholly lost.
Herodotus offers the quaint explana
tion that along with these b. anches
there came from the desert certain
flies possessed of certain "viviic
virtue" which somehow lent an exu
berant fertility to the dates. But the
true relation to the incarnation is now
exclaimed. Palm trees, like human
beings, are male and female. The
garden plants, the date bearers, were
females, the desert plants were males
and the waving of the branches over
the females meant the transference OF
the fertihzing pollen from the one to
the other.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

with the various brands Of cigarettes,
Over the table are the words, 1T has
all gone up In smoke"
Back of the smoking-room Is the
most important room In the place. 1t
Is a little cubby hole not over ten
feet square, In one corner Is big
safe, on which are painted in res
letters the words: "Monte Carlo-try
to break it." The room IL the office
Of the proprietor Any guest having
any complaint to make about alleged
unfair play, discourteous treatment
On the Part OF an attendant or dis
comfort due tn the management Of
the house, goes to this oc.ce and states
her grievance. The woman In the
Office Is known as Madam Hart She
listens patiently to all complaints,
and IL the house is in the wrong the
matter Is speedily set right. II the
guest is wrong Madam Hart never
fails to promptly tell her SO.
Appearance OF the Dealers.
All the dealers In charge of the
tables are dressed alike. Their
gowns resemble in many respects the
dresses of the colored servants. They
wear nothing on their heads, how
ever. Their gowns are Of plain black
without pockets. The sleeves are
tight fitting and extend only to the
elbows. The forearms and hands arc
bare. The gowns button in the back
and are severely plain in front. This
does away with any opportunity to
smuggle cards out Of sight. These
dealers range in age from twenty to
thirty. None Of the dealers ever
speak To player save in regard to
the game. The class of women who
frequent this house are far above the
ordinary run Of female residents OF
New York. Many of them are women
of position as well as wealth. They
are women whose husbands are fariil-
lar figures about town and who are
themselves leaders of fashionable so
ciety.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Heroic Measures.


Talking of obesity, recalls story
which seem, to confirm the idea that
afflicted ones have the me ans to cure
in their own hands. M. de la Reynie,
travelling one day inc ognito, met man
of enormous obesity at the inn where
they changed the horses on the road
to Paris. He was a farmer, and he had
with him two letters OF recommends
ton from the governor of his province
enc to the kings physician and the
other to q celebrated lawyer. Whe /
they arrived In Paris, La Reynie took
the man to his own hotel, and assured
him tnat he was in a position to help
him in his quest. He at once led him
to dungeon whore there was Jug OF
water and piece of breal suspended
by string from the ceiling, and coolly
imprisoned him. The mans protests
and cries of rage were in vain. In the
nature Of things, he was presently
compelled to attempt to get the only
food he had, and, after numerous
jumps and as many tumbles, he sue
ceeded at length in gaining possession
Of the bread. After two months of
this diet and these gymnastics, La
Reynie gave him his liberty. The
man, still hot with rage, threatened to
complain to the police. But Why"
asked La Reynie. "You came to Paris
to cure your ODE ity. You now stand
before me as thin ad slender as a
young man. BE sides that, here are
docum ants to how that you have won
the lawsuit you came about and which
you told me on the journey you were
SO anxious to win" Amazed and stupe-
fed, the farmer was only able to STAN
mer his thanks. and at once returned
to his count v home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

A band Of protest. nal forgers, be-
fore starting out always agree upon a
basis OF division Of all moneys obtained
on their forgery paper, writes hobert
Pinkerton, the famous detective. in the
North American Review. The division
might be about as follows: For o pre-
senter, where the amount to be drawn
does not exceed $500, Is to rs per
cent; but where tho amount to be
drawn Is from 5000 to 5000 and up
ward. the presenter receives from 35
TO 45 per cent. The price goes up as
the risk increases, and it is generally
considered more OF risk to pass q
check OF a larger denomination than a
smaller one. The middleman gets from
10 to 20 Ter cent. His WORK is moe
and mis- responsibility Is greater, but
the risk Is less. Middlemen al, plenty,
but the presenter, are scarce. The
shadow" when one accompanies the
band, Is sometimes paid salary by the
middleman and also his ext enses but
at other times he Il allowed small
percentage, not to exceed s per cent,
and his expenses, as with ordinary
care his risk Is very slight. The back
er and forger get the balance, which
usually counts to from 40 TO 60 per
cent The expenses that have been
advanced the men who go on the road
are usually deducted at the final di-
vision.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Court testers.

Learning did not count for mu n In
Russia in The time of Peter the Great;
even prince knew little beyond the
simplest ruiiments OF education. Men
liy ed to be amused, and court testers
and dwarf3 were.held in such high es-
TEEN that noblemen did not disdain to
hold the office. AS for dwarfs, the
country was eally alive with them.
One old author says there was scarcely
nobleman in the land who did not
possess one or more Of these "frisks" of
nature AT almost all state dinners, If
these pygmies were fortunate enough
to esca q being served in pie, it was
their dutyjto stand behind their lord s
chair holding his Ssnu box or awaiting
his command. They were usually
gayly dressed in g. uniform or livery Of
very costly materials. In 170S Prince
Menshikof sent to his wife in Russia
two dwarfs whom he had made prison
ers of war In Poland. Accompanying
the gift were the following lines: II
sendyon present Of two girls, one OF
whom isvery small and can serve as a
parrot She is more talkative than is
usual among such little people and can
make you much gayer than if she was
real parrot" One of these dwarfs
lived to bs nearly a hundred years old.
She had a babyish voice, and except
when looking into her face, one would
think her to be a child five or six
years old. 9a rl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
UnaxaiIinc Efforts.

Do not try to thwart nature: it is an
moving to Q either too fat or too thin,
but eithe" state is often impossible of
remedy. No one can fight against one 8
constitution. 1t stands to reason that
IL man or woman comes OF big
toned, stoutly-built stock he or she
may reasonably be exrected to inherit
the tendency to cor pull ence. Converse
ly, suppose q man is born of family
stock which i, notabe for its thinness
and slimness it may be, and generally
il, worse than folly for him to expect,
by any process of feeding or otherwi g,
to become a stout and well-favored per-
son. So let us realize this big fact at
once: that we have to face the ques-
ton of our constitution, first of all
and, as sensible people, to see and dis
cove whether o r fairness or our thin
ness is part and parcel of our natural
build. Rest assured, if we a~e at by
nature, it is useless to attempt by diet
or otherwise to reduce our bodies to
very slim proportions. Many q man
and woman has paid the penalty of
such rashness by inducing an incura-
bic disease. Yet it is possible to keep
even fat body within its own limits
by reasonable care in diet. just as it
may De poSsluio W luIteH up bnin
person within limits again by regu-
lated course of food. Whatever you
may do in the way of inning or fat
tening, you can never safely or what
is more to the purpose permanently
attain your aim by the use of drugs.
If there is any cure for fairness at all,
be sure it is to be found in the food,
and in the food alone. Let us be sensi-
HE, then, and accept what we cannot
remedy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
CASH FOR UNCLE SAM.
Treasury Oficials Count On Much from tn
whisky Tax.

whisky Tax.
There was great activity in the
United States Internal Revenue Offices
following the final passage Of the tariff
bill. Distillers were anxious to get
their whisky out of bond at the reve.
n,;s rate Of 20 cents, and the receipts
were phenomenally large. Commits
sioner Miller estimates receipts from
the whisky tax at about q million and
a half dollars per cay FIR twelve days.
This will add about SIS, 000,UUU to the
6.927, 500 alre 10y collected from inter-
nal revenue du,ing August and Com
missioner Miller believes the figures
may run even higher and carry the
total Tor the month to $30.0O0,000. The
customs receipts will reach about
10000 00 per month at the present
rate, and will make the total receipts
So, 100000.
The tide has turned with the be-
ginning If the new fiscal year in the
foreign trade of the I'm ted states and
imports exceeded exports tf mer> h n
disc r t.. e month OF July by ST., $751;
9lI. The aggregate imports were
larger than for any month since the
outbreak of the panic in July, 1893,
ana reached total of SIS, PSI 1857, OF
winch Do, 9oS, 3l0 were ARTICLES suDlecG
t, duty. This increase or the dutiable
i'm ports were larger than in any month
since August, l,Y5.
The total exports for July were $52,-
713, l33, against exports in July, 1893,
of $50, ll3, o57. The seven months end
ing July 81, showed almost exactly the
same exports for both 1893 and 1894,
the figures in the first ca being
S457, al, 3i4 and in the second $751;
142, The imports for the same
period were S52O.3S ,574 in 1893, and
only 80 ,19i, 1853 in 1874. The falling
off In articles imported free of duty for
the seven months was about $50, O0O,-
coo, while in dutiable articles it was
nearly ayO.O00,000.
Expenditui thus far in August
have been Sl5, sos, 900, of which SIS, 1872,
600 has been for pension payments.
The total expenditures for the month
will probably reach about $.e,00c,Ov0,
leaving a surplus of 100000 and
carrying the cash balance in the treas
ury to $l34, 100000.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
where Women Gamble.

Gambling is vice which Is gener-
ally associated with men rather than
women and one which the fair sex
rarely, 1t is supposed, INDUCES In.
OF late years, however, women In
New York have engaged In gambling
so extensively that one of the most
splendid resorts in that city is a gam
bling house fitted up exclusively fer
women's use. 1t is four-story brown
stone front and after ringing the
bell the visitor is admitted to the
vestibule. Here she Is met by a col
ored woman known as Stat. nosed
She," who carefully scrutinizes her.
IL the visitor is found all right she
is then given entrance to the hall.
To the left is the parlor, which
runs the entire length Of the first
floor. 1t Is gOrgeously fitted up.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
Sharks from the Wires.

JOSEPH BosHEK died at st. Louis oil
sunstroke.
WILLIAM CLIFTON, "a, veteran oil
the. Mexican war, die1 at Decatur.
FREDERICK kettle committed sui.
eide at Waukegan, ILL.,, by taking poi.
son.
A DEATH from cholera is reported al
Amsterdam. Cholera is reported al
Marseilles, France.
LIGHTWEIGHT Coxeyites sent to jail
by the Maryland authorities were put
to work on the public roads.
TWENTY fire h cases OF cholera and
several deaths from the same disease
have been reported at Liege.
JOHN T. HANCOCK, prominent mer.
chant of Dubuque, Iowa is dead. He
was 20 years old, and was born in Lob
anon, Ill.
DISCHARGED for drunkenness, Jailer
Jerry Murphy liberated all the prison.
ers In the Leavenworth Kan.) jail.
Four voluntarily returned.
THREE boys, Frank Burns, William
Slattery and Matthew Slattery, aged
10 to Is years, were drowned while
swimming in Bloody Run, near Nor.
WOOD, "
TsREsITA CAUszI, Garibaldi's daugh.
ter, is writing life of her father. The
work. it Is said, will give the most in
innate details of the career of the Ital.
ian patriot.
Col. JAMES II. PLATTE, president OF
the Denver Paper Mills Company, and
who has served four terms In Congress,
vas drowned in Green Lake, Colo,
4 lille fishing.
DANIEL SMALL aud Harvey Mills
escaped from the asylum at Logans-
port, Ind. Small was sent back, but
Mills, who is crafty luna.ic, has not
yet been secured.
THE Chinese have apparently come
to the conclusion tha, il is no longer
safe to bring coolies into San Fran
else, ,, and the merchants" are now
coming by way OF Mexico
. PAUL SCHUMACHER, aged as, car
penter out of work and despcnden
took morphine at Columbus, Ohio, and
his body was found in fence corner
just out Of the city limitA
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23

wall in aces. There are three monte
layouts, one on each side of the room
save that on which Is the entrance.
The juggler OF the cards stands with
her back to the wall. The players
stand in front Of the board beyond a
chalk-line, which is drawn on the
floor two feet from the board. There
are only two attendants in this room.
The largest room on this floor adj
Joins the montt-rOom. 1t Is known
as the miscellaneous room" 1t has
nine tables in it, which may be used
for any games desired.
The remaining room on this floor
is very small room in the front of
the house. Only the best known of
the players are allowed to enter it.
1t is known as "the millionaire man
sion." 1t is In 1t that the largest
games In the house are played. II
several players wish to play game
that practically has no limit, they
get this room.
The house has splendid restau-
rant In which the finest products Of
the market are served there free OF
charge to the players. There are
two big tables and three small ones
in that room. All liquors and wines,
except champagne, are free. Cham
pagoe costs five dollars bottle.
Cigarettes are heaped about the
tables on small silver platters. Back
of the restaurant is the smoking
room. 1t Is a small room filed with
cushions and divans. There Is large
silver tray on small table In the
senteI OF the room, which Is filed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
CROP OUTLOOK.


Drought IN the West Has Ruined Much
Vegetation Beyond Hope.
The weather bureau, In its review of
the weather and crop indications Is
sued from Chicago for the week, says:
On the Pacinc coast In the plateA u'
regions, west Gulf States and Atlantic COAST
from Virginia northward. except in ex-
treme Southwestern New England. the
week has Teen cooler than usual From
the Upper Missouri Valley and Middle
South Atlantic coast, including the cen-
tral valleys and Jake regions. the week
was warmer than usual While more
the week over q conslderabfessp portion of
The Southern States and over limited areas
In tue Ohio. upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys there has been less than the usual
amount over much the greater portion OF
the country. e Exceptionally heavy rains
bama. Louisiana aud Texas. and copious
showers occurred over portions of Ohio.
Indiana and on the middle Atlantic coast.
but over an extensive area including Kan
sas, PORTIONS of Nebraska, Missouri and
Western Tennessee, there Was no ap reel
able rainfall during the week.
Drought has been relieved over the
greater part of Iowa and In portions OF
south Dakota. Southern Wisconsin and
Northern Illinois. but contiu ues In Kansas.
Nebraska, Missc uri. southern Illinois
Nor hern Wisconsin, Michigan, West Vir-
ginia, New York. Now Jersey and In por-
tions of Kentucky, Tennessee and Ar
kansas Besides the damaging effects OF
drought to crops In the States named
blowing for fall seeding Is being retarded.
Recent rains have lene6ted corn In Min
nesota and In portions of Ohio. but In Ne
braska, Iowa and South Dakota the greater
part of the crop has been permanently In
jured. Unfavorable reports are also re-
ceved from Kansas, where corn Is being
generally cut TO save fodder. In the
southern States. however. except In Ken
lucky. where the crop Is threatened in
some localities. the corn is reported to be
In excellent condition. and an unusually
heavy yield In sections is now practically
assured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
whon the Liver R.nr,mands n,

For our neglect of it by inficting upon us
sick headache. by dyeing the skin yellow,
coating the tongue with fur, producing YER
tigo, pains in the right side and souring the
breath, we are little less than lunatics If we
disregard the chastisement. If we call Hos
letters Stomach Bitters to our aid, tranquil
ty and health follow speedily. and with the
departure Of the symptoms mentioned de-
parts also irregularity of the bowels, which
invariably attends disorder of the liver. In
malarial complaints the liver is always in
volved. and it is q fortunate circumstance that
this fine anti bilious medicine is also the fin
est specific in existence for every form of ma
larial disease. Nor is 1t less efncacious for
dyspepsia, failure of appetite and strength,
nervousness and rheumatic tendency. 1t re-
news the ability to sleep, and greatly pro-
notes convalescence after wasting diseases.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23


Immediately back Of this room is a
smaller room known as "the little
poker-rCom." There are four tables
in this room; each table has colored
female attendant.
The Monte Parlor.
The back stat run on up to the
second floor. In the corner Of this
landing is marble figure OF Venus,
with green band painted around
the neck. The third floor is arranged
differently from the second floor.
The small room at the head Of the
front stairs Is a toilet room. The
room adjoining is known as "the
monte parlor." There are no chairs
in this room. In place of wall paper
the walls are covered with cards.
The word monte" is spelled on the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
KNOWLEDGE

crings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
theineeds of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due otis presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-23
AVAILABLE SUPPLIES OF GRAIN.
Bradstreet's Report on Stocks of Wheat,
Corn and Oats.

Bradstreets Report on Stocks Of Wheat,
Corn and Oats.
Special cable and Geographic adj
vices to BraGstreet's, covering the
principal points of accumulation in
the United States, Cacada and Europe,
indicate the following changes in
stocks of grain last Saturday, C ~
pared with the pre- eding Saturday:
Bushels.
Wheat. east Of Rocky Mountains. In
Corn, tast Of Rocky Mountains. de-
Oats, east of Rocky Mountains. in
wheat. west Of Rocky Mountains, de-
crease. observation-disclosures. 4,VoV
Wheat, afioat for and in Europe. de-
CTedee.. .fi,<osVou
Larger increases of domestic wheat
stocks east OF the Rocky Mountains not
reported in the official visible supply state
ment include 229, bushels at Newport
News $4,000 bushels In Chicago private
elevators. ITO. 900 bushels at Louisville
and so, 900 bushels In Minneapolis private
elevators Cores bonding decreases ina
clude 200. 900 bushels in North western in
terror elevators and los, 900 bushels at Fort
William, Ont