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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-06
ATTEMPT TO ASSAULT DURRANT.
A Crazy Man Rushes mt IIim-Seven
Jurymen Obtained.

san Francisco. Aug. S-The first attempt
30 do violence ta Theoaore nurrant on
trial for the murder Of Blanche Lamont
since his Incarceration. was made today
IA the defendant was leaving the court
rccm The prisoner was ia tho custody
Of the chief TALLER. when a Withholding
Young man rushed from the crowd to-
wards Durrant with the evident intention
az asSaui,tug him, The taller threw him
or before he could reach Durrant, and
the assallsut then tried 20 draw his pis-
tel. He was scixed hv two deputy sher-
IT'S before he could aim hts weapon II
IS believed that the usSal1ant is insane
a seventh turor 10 try Durrant was Sc
cured At the morning session OF the court
N the person ok Il. ], Smyth, a retired
farmer.
JUage Murphy expects - Eet through
with the trial IN less than a laonth. The
court announced today that tho author
and sectors 81 Tire play. The Crime q
the Century" would not De punished for
contempt or court - producing il. as he
considered thu manager Of the theats-
alone 20 blame IN producing the play de-
srfte judicial interference
\ serious complication cf SEINE lind has
arisen IN she pUTFant case The exa-t
nature ef tho trouble is not know, h,,,
u II believed that tho lawyers OF both
sides are dissatisfied with one Of the
Jurors accepted and wish 10 have hifo 81
cused- Wtthin the lest dav er two tn-
formation - said 20 have been obtained
with regard 70 one q the Jurors witch
would have prevented him from sa-~,.i,,-,
" u had been known before he ,ya~ a.,
cspted. The attorneys fe~ both Sf4ss No. 4
a consultation over the subject ta~f-A.
bat at its close refused to discuss the sub
{esef
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SILVER IN MISSOURI.
The State Democratic Conven-
tion to Meet Today.
BLAND TO BE TURNED DOWN.
He Would Remove the State Central
Committee. While the Moderates
Would ReorSanize It.

Pertie Springs. Mo-. Aug s.-The state
Democratic silver convention will be CALI
ed TO order at noon tomorrow. The con-
vention will declare for the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver, and this admits
of no doubt. The only question Of import
ance is: VIII the convention oppose the
state central committee?" Congressman
Bland has been working hard TO accom-
plish such q purpose all the afternoon and
until midnight. Senator Cockrell, Gov.
Stone. Congressman de Almond and
dozen other prominent Democrats have
been working to defeat such an extreme
measure. From indications tonight a COM
promise viii be effected by allowing the
convention 10 name new members of the
committee: that is, one for each congress
sional district and three at large. The
silver men are ii a Majority so over
whelning that opposition to any pro-
gramme that they agree TO would be the
height of folly tonight.
Dick Bland arrived here this morning to
lead his forces and frame the resolutions
to be adopted at the Democratic silver
convention tomorrow. Barring Senator
Cockrell. who Ives here. Bland is the
only star attraction on the ground. Bland
had not been here an hour before he was
out in an emphatic declaration to \ few
trusted friends that the time had arrived
when the silver men should assume con-
troll OF the party machinery. For publ
cation he refused to talk, but the state
ment of his declaration of war is cor
rect. This declaration is interpreted to
mean that he proposes TO try 10 Gust the
old committee and secure a new commit
tee favorable to the white metal. The
state central committee Will meet in the
morning to decide upon the temporary
organization of the convention, which
will meet at noon tomorrow. The COM
mittee will probably name Bland as tenn
porary chairman. although Judge James
Gibson, Of Kansas City, II. +. Henton.
of Newton. and j. W. Farris, of Laclede.
are casually mentioned. Gov. Stone. it is
believed, can have the permanent chair
manship If he wants it. A new scheme
was developed today whereby the silver
men intend to secure the state machinery
and q majority of the state committee.
The plan is TO let the present committee
stand and elect one new member from
each congressional district. and three
from the state at large, making n COM
mittee of thirty-four members instead OF
sixteen, as now.
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LOUIS STERN SENTENCED.
Outrage on q New York Merchant in
Germany.

Kissingen. August 5.--Afr. Louis Stern.
Of New York, was sentenced today TO
two weeks Imprisonment for insulting Il
public official and to pay fine of coo
marks for resistance TO the authorities of
the state. The defense pleaded not guilty
TO the charge or resisting, and asked that
Mr. Stern be found guilty on the charge
Of insulting a public officer.
Louis Stern is vice president of the New
York Chamber of Commerce. and a MEM
Der of the firm of Stern Bros. Mr.. Stern
and his son visited the Kur garden in
Kissingen to listen to the music and see
the speciality performances which are the
features Of the place. It is against the
rules of the garden for children under Is
years OF age to be present, but as young
Stern was considerably over Is his father
never dreamed OF having trouble over his
presence. Shortly after they were seated
Mr.. Stern was ordered to take the boy out
of the garden, which he very naturally re-
fused 70 do, pointing out that he did not
como within the age limit. This appeared
TO make no difference, and the order 70 re-
move the boy was repeated. Mr.. Stern per-
sisted in his refusal. whereuron Baron Won
Thuengen, who is general superintendent
of the garden. was summoned. lie inso-
lently repeated the order, and when in
formed of the boys age told Mr.. Stern he
did not believe it. Mr.. Stern stood upon
his rights. and so informed the baron. who
summoned the police and had him arrest
ed. Through the efforts OF the American
consul at Bamberg Mr.. Stern was released
from jail on bail, but he was practically
held {. prisoner at his hotel. not being al
lowed to so out to walk or drive.
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rhe ontnnt az onicksi,vor In Isai.

Washington City. August 5.--Discussing
the production OF quicksilver for the
year 1894. the report of the geological sur
vey says that the California output re-
manned stationary. but that the price de-
ciined heavily. The highest price during
the year was s57 per flask. in the closing
months. and the lowest so. 20 in January.
About rer cent. Of the product was ex-
ported. The imports were practically
nothing Much interest has been aroused
by the discovery of cinnabar in Texas.
but sufficient work has not been done to
show the value OF the find. Discussing
nickel. IL is said that with the closing OF
the Gap mine In Pennsylvania. the pro-
ductton has become inconSiderahle. The
decline has been steady for twenty years,
The imports were from Canada and New
Caledonia ard were valued az over $50 go
The entire product OF chronic iron ore
comes from California. The product Of 1sai
was more than double that 81 isa3. but the
price was nearly stationary n SIS per ton;
5 $50 long tons were produced.
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THE COLUMEIA'S SPEED TRIP.
shows the Need of Making Coal Bunk
ers More Accessible

washington City. Aug. 5.--The Official
report OF Capt. Sumner. commander OF
the Columbia, upon the speed test of that
vessel on the run across the Atlantic.
reached the navy department today, and
Is mainly an elaboration of the succinct
statement OF the voyage made by the
captain when he arrived at New York
He says that he made the run in days
y hours. AZ minutes. The quantity of
coal on board at the time of departure
Was 1.sGlia tons. OF which 1.4a tons and
f.iso pounds were consumed. The draught
forward was IS feet inches, and aft *
feet inches. Capt. Sumner says: 1T
was not deemed practicable TO make the
last twenty-four hours run under forced
draEght. The unreliabiity OF the boilers
eve were blowing out tubes at 40 pounds
the loose state OF the engines from the
long run, the great fatigue of the crew
and above all. the impracticability Of
getting coal supply TO the boilers with
sufficient rapidity from where the coal
was located at this stage of run. were
the reasons. The run has involved ex-
cessive labor on the part of the ships
company, for we had twelve volunteers
from deck on duty In the fire rooms for
the whole run, and forty-eight more men
from deck have been employed below for
some days past in supplying the lower
ages"
The experience OF the Columbia I'm her
ocean race against time has served to di-
rect the attention OF navy officers to the
pressing need for radical change in the
present system OF arranging coal bunk
ers. IL has come TO be the practice of late
years to subdivide the interior of a shin 8
nun. allotting space for boilers. en-
ginas, sleeping quarters. guns, ammuni-
ton, magazines, room for every other
purpose, and then 10 fill the vacant cor
ners with coal bunkers. The result Is. -
shown in the case OF the Columbia, that
these bunkers are often almost inaccessi-
BILE. and the contents can be reached by
only one man at a time, thus preventing
the easy supply OF the furnaces with coal,
and consequently reducing the speed of
the ship. This is particularly true of
bunkers when empty. for they are gener-
ally arranged in groups communicating
with one another by small doors and the
firemen must drag the coal through sew
erel bunkers 10 get IL TO the furnaces.
Acting Secretary NcAdoo today appointed
a board consisting of Commodore Sell
fridge. Chief Engineer Farmer and Naval
Constructor Eowles. to make a complete
examination OF the damage done TO the
Columbia when she was docked 1T South
ampton. Ths acting secretary requires
the board 10 make a report Of damage
sustained and tho repairs that win be
necessary.
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Hawaiian Fillbuster stories Absurd.

Washington city, Aug. 5.-The story OK
the organization of a large fllibustering
expedition at San Francisco TO attack the
Hawaiian government and re-enthrone
the queen has been given no concern at
the state department, for the reason that
several similar publications have racent-
ly been shown, after careful investisa-
ton. TO be groundiess. II is not doubted
that some person or persons In San Fran
cisco have been encouraging the iGea
that they are engaged in organizing such
an expedition, but their motives are te-
lieved to be a desire to achieve notoriety.
or some Interior reason. That the last
motive may be the correct one in this last
case is suspected at the department from
the fact that the organizer his ingenious
ly asked each applicant for enlistment
to put up some SIS. ostensibly for cloth
ing and arms.
Chicago. Aug. 5.-Arthur Wilder.
young Hawaiian, who was private secrc-
tary of the advisory council OF the Dola
provisional government. passed through
Chicago today on his way from Honolulu
East. Wilder is inclined to laugh at the
stories of royalist uprisings at Honolulu
1.-THE government is too thoroughly es-
ta5lished," he said. Ito fear any attempt
to place the ex-queen on the throne. Al
tempts may be made, but they VIII fan,
for the royallsts are not strong enough
to make a revolution successful"
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The Spaniards Decide Upon a More
Active Policy I'm Cuba.

London, Aug. 5.-A dispatch to the
Times from Havana says the Spanish gem
erals in Cuba have been shifted to diff
ferent ports. 1t is believed this was done
in anticipation of more active policy.
Yellow fever is causing ravages among
the troops.
Havana, Aug. 5.-I.ieut Col Molina. at
the head OF a force of auxiliary troops, in
q skirmish today with insurgents COM
manded by the well-known leader Mata-
gas. at Sabana Torres. near Rosario Vieja,
province of Santa Clara. dispersed them.
The insurgents left five dead and had
many wounded. Among the killed was
Capt. Jose Reyes Cabrera, whose body
was fully identified. On the side of the
troops one corporal and one guerrilla We're
seriously wounded
Lieut. Ruiz. at the head OF a squadron
of cavalry. has had a brush with the in
surgent hand commanded by Botonos. at
Seborucal, province of Santa Clara. The
insurgents lost three killed and had eight
wounded. Capt. Canadas exchanged shots
with the insurgents commanded by Der
mudez and Nunez. The insurgents had
five wounded.
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HUMAN BLOOD FOUND
Shattered on the Floors OF
Holmes Castle, Chicago.
4 TRAIL THAT TOLD OF MURDER.
Stained Garments and Teilfale Hand
kerchief-s7innfe Williams iniriAis
on Pat QuinIan's Trunks.

Chicago, Aug s--Hufnan blood was
found today I'm Holmes castle. bespattersd
from one room TO another. Science aided
p4tnrfI.es Fitzpatrick and Norton where
other agents had failed. ana uncovered
more startling evidence against III. H.
Holmes and Pat Quinlan than has hitber-
10 been found IN the castle. There was
found I'm the castle ny tho detectives ana
n medical expert a trail Of blood leading
from the doorway of the dining room OF
Mrs. Julia l.. Common to a sink IN the same
room. from there into tho dark chamber
where she and Pearl formerly slept. ana
from there to the inside Of the door open
iEg into the bath room, where the secret
trap-door was on the dashboard OF that
room above the trap-door and down on 70
the secret staircase which led TO the false
elevator shaft. and thence into the base
naent The blood was human.
A ciot OF blood mixed with human hair
was found ALSO from the debris In the
dark chamber where the mother and child
siert there was taken some childs under
clothes stained with blood. pair OF
brown trousers stained at the. bottom
with blood, a handkerchief which had
been used 70 wipe No blood. ard various
clothes and parts Of undertaking spot
fad with blood. These articles were ex~
aY1ined ynlcroscopseaiiy at the time Of
their discovery. and test made then
and there az % the stains and blofehes
showed them TO be human blood. With
but one or two exceptions the expert de-
cIded that they were all marked with
human blood A rope was found in the
dark chamber, and In lis anots blood was
discovered.
Ia Pat Quinlan's private living rooms
vero found two trunks. On both trunks
we're the Initials. M. r. w" The ini-
fiais bad been painted over. They are
those Of Minnie r. Williams. Chief Babe
nonh believes this evidence TO be the
most important or any, save the partial
confessions or Mr. and Mrs. Quinlan,
that he has yet secured.
Anderson. Ind, Aug. 5.--The father OF
Emily clgraade. the young woman be-
Heyed to have been one OF Holmes VIC
Tins, today resolved a letter from phila-
dainh!a glgae9 by O. l.. Forrest Perry.
jnauirlng whether PhiIlis cigrande had
her picture taken with Emily, VINO left
a small picture, and on what date 10 was
taken and where. The picture was en-
closed I'm the letter. and Mr.. cigrande
Identified ft as fac-simile of the photo
graph In the Cigrande family album. The
letter was written ION a Fidelity Mutual
Life Assurance letterhead. The name of
Perry does not appear in the list of Of
ficers of that company. The cigrandes
do not understand how Perry got the pic
fure They take II as evidence that En-
iiy cigrande was heavily insured. A pri-
waite dispatch from Philadelphia this
afternoon. however. says that the name
of Emily Cigrande is not on the books
Of the Fidelity Mutual Life Assurance
Company.
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Pensioners Not silver Cranlxs,

Topeka. Kan. Aug 5-The following
circular was distributed among the old
soldiers of Topeka aud Shawnee county
who today visited the United States pen
sion Office 20 draw their quarterly allow
ance from the government; Comrades.
halt You are entitled 20 gold In paw
ment OF your checks Demand Il. DO
not accept deprecated currency" The
pensioners are paid by checks, which are
cashed At tho Topeka hanks. This cir
cular was evidently prepared by "A BIZ
metaliist. who wants 10 show that there
Is not enough gold IN the. banks 10 raw
the pensioners alone. aside from doing
the other business of the country. II
has also been suggested that this may
be part OF the Sovereign boycott OF ma
tional bank notes. II Is not known who
distributed the circular. over 500 pension
checks were paid by the Bank OF Topeka
today. ealy two men asking for gold. one
was a customer. ana was given the VEL
low metal The other was somewhat in
soient. and was told 70 get out or the
bank. I. J. Mulvaue. Of tho Tank cf
Topeka. said. I'VE generally nay most
az the pensioners IN sold. as II is more
convenient when We are rushed but this
cgrl ular which was distributed among
the pensioners IS dlaboNcal. We DO not
charge these veterans anything FOR col
icctinS their money. The government
does got keep any money Deposited with
us so ven can see how foolish Il IS that
this circular should be sent out telling
him to demand gold"
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TO BURY ELECTRIC WIRES.
Bill to Abolish Street Forests and Es-
tablish Underground Conduits.

The ordinance providing for the con-
struction of conduits on paved streets and
for the placing of electric wires in them,
which was introduced in the board of al
dermen last evening, provides that within
certain limits the use of poles on which
wires are strung for the transmission OF
electricity shall be prohibited either for
telegraph, telephone, electric lighting or
other purposes, this prohibition to take
effect ninety days after the passage and
approval of this ordinance The removal
OF all such wires and poles shall be at
the owners expense and in case the poles
are not removed when the time expires,
the work is to be done by the city and
the cost to be charged against the own
ers, such cost to be paid before the owner
is allowed to put wires underground along
said streets.
The portion Of the city to be so affected
Is as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the
easteriy margin of Second street pro-
duced, with the south margin of Yesler
avenue: thence west along the south mar
gin of Yesler avenue to the west margin
OF Front and Commercial streets; thence
north and nor:hwesteriy along the wester-
~ margin OF Front street to the norther-
" margin OF Madison street: thence east
eriy along the northerly margin of Mai
ison street 10 the westerly margin Of
Second street; thence northwesterly along
the westerly margin of Second street to
the southerly margin Of Pike street;
thence northeasterly along the soCtherly
margin of Pike street to the easterly mar
gin of Second street: thence southeasterly
along the easterly margin OF Second street
and the same produced across Yesler ave-
nue. TO the place OF beginning.
This includes all the territory now per-
manently paved. and also that in which
paving is contemplated in the near future.
The ordinance further grants 10 all per-
sons or corporations having franchises
for conducting electricity by means OF
wires along such streets the privilege Of
constructing underground conduits or SUBJ
ways along such streets in which TO run
any necessary wires or cables such work
10 be done in manner satisfactory to the
board OF public works.
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ALL QUIET IN OMAHA.
The Court to Pass Upon the Constitu-
tionality of the \. Il. A. Law.

Omaha, Aug. 5.-The answer of the A.
p. A. police commissioners TO the petit
ton of the regular board of fire and no
lice commissioners was filed in the dis
trict court today. The hearing comes
up in the morning, and Will be In the
nature of a test of the constitutionahty
OF the new law under which the A p. A.
board Is acting. The petition claims that
a premeditated plan was arranged by
certain individuals to render the law void.
The answer concludes:
'If any dual board of commissioners
exists It viii be because said plaintiffs
in violation of law and in pursuance OF
a long before preconceived plan. and in
pursuance of an agreement to set aside
the law and to violate the same. will
continue. through the police force, as
aforesaid wrongfully organized. con-
trolied and created, to exercise the func-
tons pertaining to said board. And the
defendants maintain that the plaintiffs
cannot try the consuitutionaiity OF said
law in these proceedings"
No excitement was noted in the city
today. so far as the police muddle is con-
cerned. The only subject now agitating
the members of the police force is that
about payment of salaries. All salaries
for last month are tied up. While the
seventyfve special policemen appointed
by Mayor Bem!s have been discharged
until further notice. 1t is given out that
tne IurtHer notlce was interpreted 10
mean Report for duty Tuesday morn
ing"
A special to the Bee from Lincoln, Neb..
says: Papers were filed with the clerk
of the supreme court today by relator
Mayor Remis. a member of the old board
of fire and police commissioners. as plaint-
if in proceedings In the nature of quo
warranto to test the authority of the 4.
p. A. commissioners assumed to have
been appointed. This will force decision
from the highest tribunal of the state on
the mooted questions. The attorney gen.
eral began quo varranto proceedings to-
night in the supreme court TO force the
old police commission to show by what
authority II acts. This Will also act as
a test. and gains what the better element
has demanded. a decision that will de-
finitely determine the dispute. The case
cannot come up before October.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Daniel Webster Of Wisconsin, has been
af.noipted chief examiner OF land eii1lihs
In The interior department.
Count Robert dc Baumot In dead, aIlsF
four davs' iilne9s, at his villa at Copper,
on the lake of Geneva, Switzerland. rs
was So years OF ago.
Rudolph Spreckels. the Youngest son =.
the sugar king, was married Monaay o.
San Francisco 20 Miss Nellie JoiiHe,
prominent young society woman.
The ST.. 900 stock barn on r. McDonaii11I !,
celebrated Riverside farm, al Fo.s
Wayne, Ind. was burned Monday nisnl.
The $4,000 California stallion Trumsia
with a record OF 2.l2, and I'VE tine coi,s
by Electric King. valued at sle,V". PEI,
ished in the flames.
Near Johnson's station. IN Montgomery
county. Ky. Sunday. John HAWKINS. =
well-to-do farmer, waylaid and shot rFA-
~ Reynolds. a l7-year-old hoy. and afte.-
= ard cut his threat, almost seyeTing VI g
head. Hawkins made his escape -
claimed the boy had been too intltnaas
with his wife
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ANOTHER CIRCULAR FROM DEBs.
lie Denounces the Federal Courts and
nailt,oad Brotherheods.

Terre Taute, Ind. Aug. 5.-A circular
from President Eugene V. Debs, OF the A.
r Z. is being sent ont from the heedquar-
ters here. II is addressed 70 the local
unions. In the Introduction President Debs
saws tho union is growing daily and that
all doubt has been 5ispelled rs TO its per-
manent character Unions that were be-
lieved To Re dead have risen as If by
magic The three months sentence which
the directors are serving viii expire Au-
gust %. and on that day they will renew
their official duties The president serves
a six months sentence, which does not
expire until November -, when he VIII
Join tho rest in the campaign In the inter-
est Of labor. lie concurs In the recon-
rnendation OF Master Workman Sover-
eiEn that Labor day, September .. be ded-
icated to a solemn and mighty protest
against the unconstitutional and I'M
American decision Of the Federal courts,
BY virtue Of which trial by Jury has been
ahrorated and citizens bluageoned 10
death" The latter half Of the circular is
devoted n an attack on the old brother
hoods He says they are disgraced or
dead, or both.