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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-09
THE LUMBER COMBINE.
Not Trust. but for Protection Against
ErItlsh Columbia.

San Francisco. SEPT S-The Central
Lumber COMPANY the small nucleus of
The gigantic lumber combination. has not
faen Incorporated without careful consid-
Grafton om the part 10 the lumber me~
- tire coast They sav that a com blnauon
% interests has become imperative owing
'o the depressed condition Of tho trade. II.
H Bihh. ~ the Golden Gate Lumber COM
pany. said.
We have been talking about this COM
1inat'on FOR over tW-o years II is not "a
trust. it Is combination II is still q
GOOD way from perfect formation. and I'm
fact The preliminaries have barely been
settled. The competition from British CO.
lumhia is too much for u.s. The Canadian
llmbtrman has every advantage on his
side. He does not reed 20 buy his tim
ber. he merely leases il from tho govern
~1eut and paws for his logs as he takes
them out. His Ia bor costs far less than
ours. and his stumpage is . cents where
ours is 81. The consequence is that the i'm
portation Of British Columbia lumber is
steadily growing larger and larger. Amer
lean mills have been forced 10 shut down,
wages have been reduced. and for three
wears lumber has been sold below cost I'm
this city. We cannot increase the con
sumption We cannot compete with Brit
ish Columbia, and we must rely upon in
crtasinC our foreign trade by establish
iug new markets IN China. Japan. Aus
trulia and elsewhere
II DO not see that the combination can
raise prices locally. and If IL did ID would
be 2 good thing for II would mean Ilv-
ing wages for the laborer and a better
condition Of business all around There
IS no field in which labor finds more en-
ployment. From the moment We begin
work IN the forest 10 the time the cut
lumber is piled in the yards labor is con-
tlUually employed. and n we can succeed
in cutting more timber We can employ
more hands Stevcdores were formerly
uaid 81 now the rate has fallen Al low as
g for handling lumbe- Men in the woods
wore formerly paid So and board. now
the rate is s. and board. Sailors used 20
geJ S3a a month on lumber schooners. now
theE are paid -. 4 combination cannot
~ this late date restore the old rates. but
IL can perhaps improve the present oues
considerably. ana above an increase our
volume - business which means benent
90 all"
The redwood ICmperDcn have known for
some time that the combination Of pine
Iumheruer was To he formed To them
the announcement thatit had been form
ai nas not much of . surprise.
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Balfour's Letter on Bi-Ne'nllIsn.

London. sept S.-The Daily News says:
Mr. Balfoar's letter Is one of the most eX-
traordinary documents that was ever
signed by British minister. Alr Balfour
is now the authorized exponent Of the gov
ernments financial policy. What he saws.
the treasury does. Is IL 20 he endured that
the first lord Of the treasury should treat
the gold standard as mere subject of
academic debate? Re does not seem 20
grasp the mono-Ectallsts' view of the sit
uatiou 4 Nohammedaa archbishop Of
Canterbury would not be moro inconeru-
ous than a bi-mctaiiist first lord Of the
treasury.
The substance of Mr.. Balfogr's letter
wa. that his views on bi-metallism had un-
dergoae no change. and that he was and
always had been in favor Of an interna-
tional agreement. hat he dii not believe
the. an international co1ferenc" AZ this
time would effect such an agreement
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TO RUSH THE WORK.
Secretary Herbert orders Work Hur-
Tied on Vessels for the Navy

Washington City. Sept. S-"Yes," said
Secretary Herbert today. Ell is true that
] have given order. that work on vessels
under construction for the navy shall be
expedited. The order not Only embraces
the work OF our navy yard ships but also
the work on vessels beng built under con-
tract. All have been urged 20 increased
dill lgence.
Continuing. the secretary said: The
ships building n the navy yards have been
tagging for years. For long time delay
was for want of armor. but armor IS now
being furnished promptly The Texas and
Name, the former OF which has lust been
put IN commission, and the latter OF which
will De In a few days. really ought to have
been in service months ago. Officials at
the navy yard naturally desire 70 keep a
regular force steadily employed. and the
disposition is TO take workmen from the
ships that are building and do repair work
with them. putting them back when the
repair work is completed. Not only have
the Texas and Maine been delayed by this
practice, hut also the monitors. the Terror
and the Puritan. All these ships ought
to be now in commission, and have or
dered that they be pushed 10 completion.
Precisely the same reasons which have
operated TO delay the building Of ships at
navy yards naturally influence the con-
tractors. They are sometimes tempted 20
neglect government NOrk ana use part
OF the force on the government ships to
do outside work as il comes in
The secretary deprecates the practice
which congress has fallen into OF rel.ev-
Ing ship builders OF penalties incurred
THE contracts" said he, ''ail provide pen
alties for failure to complete work IN
time. Penalties for delay have frequently
been imposed upon contractors by the
navy department. but unfortunately con-
gress has in almost every instance. when
Il was asked. relieved them OF these penal
ties. The effect OF such action IS neces-
sarsly demoralizng. II is 70 be hoped that
he penalties incurred in the future for
delay viii he allowed 20 stand"
In conclusion. Mr.. Herbert said. ''The<e
s really nothing about ship building now
that renders II difhcult in the United
States No good reasons can be given
why such ships authorized BY congress
should not be completed with reasonahl6
Dispatch. ard I am simply insisting on
prompt compliance with contract obi ga
IONS. We have already shown that We can
hu.ld ships ard guns equal % anv in the
world. and | hone cur shin builders who
ara now look'nr for contracts abroad viii
demonstrate 20 the world that sh,ps can be
hu.It not only az Well but as rapidly in
'he United States as anywhere IN the
world"
The secretary also SAID that he vas
cushing )aI-nE the manufacture % o~1-
vance, and an other W1rk in pEogfcss un-
ler h.s d.rect.on.
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GUARDING rHE MONUMENT.
Col. Graham Fears the Murdered by
>triker-'' Inscripfion Nav Re Ininrtd

san Francisco. Sept. S.-CoL W NJ. era
Ram has pat guard around the monu-
msnt AT the Preside cemetery erected iu
memory OF the four pTiVateS OF Battery
J., FIFTH United States artillery. who were
killed in the railroad wreck near Sacra-
mento last year. lie has announced that
De IS ready 10 give a warm welcome "a
any who may endsayoT 10 wreck he mon-
umeuJ The inscription Murdered hy
Strikers" upon this bit Of granite aroused
the Indignation Of The workingmen of the
city. and al mass meeting held a. the
Metropolitan hail some weeks ago they
denounced Col. Graham for having caused
the inscription o he placed upon the
monument and directed the chairman and
secretary of the meeting 10 Call the at
tention of the secretary OF war 10 the
ep.taph considered offensive 10 the work
ing classes. The protest has been sent 20
Washington City. and the people interest
cd in the endeaVor 10 have the inScrip-
tion on the monument removed are now
awaiting action on the part OF the Federal
authorities. Meanwhile. Col. Graham has
become imbued with the tear that some
ono may endeavor TO destroy the block
Of stone over the graves of the four sol
diers at the Preside cemetery. lie has
therefore detailed a guard OF four men 10
protect the monument from damage. Each
OF the sentinels performs two hours
turn OF guard duty. and they pace their
beats with loaded rifles night and day.
The instructions given them are such as
are usually given guards-,o prevent the
near approach Of any unauthorized per
son TO the guarded spot. and 60 use
summary means IL necessary TO enforce
their commands.
1t may seem strange said Col era
ham. TO keep the monument guarded
night and day. bat there are so many mall
cious minded persons who might attempt
10 destroy IL out of pure deviimcut that
T deem the course I have adopted as
justihable. The guard viii remain
IF an attempt should he made 70 mutt
late the headstone what would the guard
do"
should any one approach the spot At
night they would be ordered % halt. II
they failed 20 comply. according % fhe
regulations. the usard would hc compelled
% fire However. ~ are not here - shoot
people I do not fear any great trouble.
The only thing 7 am afraid ~ ls that some
crank may attempt TO carry out the IDEAS
expressed BY these disiufheIs only
short time ago 7 read where a crank De-
stroved several headst0ncs someNhere in
this vicinity 7 don't think any ono will
b. shot. but N there Is anv hostility dis
PLAYED on the reservation 7 VIII certainly
have the offender punished hy the civil
authorities
Though col Graham has taken fnesn
effective means 20 protect the graves of
mon o. h.s regiment. he seems 90 h. al
most alone AMONG the officers az the rtser-
walton Ia the opinion that an attempt may
be made 10 deface The granite slab. The
trades union men of the city also deny
that there ever has been any movement
contemplated BY them such as seems %
- feared hy the commandant a. the IRE
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FOSTER on THE RIOTS.
The Counsel for the Chinese Govern
rnaIlf Gives Hi- CninInn.

tncit GtNeS ffi~ CpAhipb.
Watertown. y. Y, Sept. S.-Hon. 7. W.
Foster. ex-secretary OF state. and the re-
cent counsel for The Chinese government.
in an address on foreign missions here
tonight spoke as follows on the recent
riots in China:
The opinion formed by me after care
ful inquiry ana observation Is that the
masses OF the population in China. par
tiCularlv the common people. are not
especially hostile TO the missionaries and
their work. Occasionally riots have oc-
CURED. but they are almost invariably
traced TO the literal or prospective office
holders and the ruling classes. These are
often hgoted and conceited 10 the high
est degree, and regard tile teachings OF
missionaries as tending TO overthrow the
existing order of government and society.
which they look upon as perfect system
and sanculied 10y great antiquity.
The war with Japan. which resulted IN
humlating peace ana the loss of terri
tory. has greatly weakened the, imperial
authority. ami the disbandment Of several
hundred thousand troops mostly without
pay due them, has added 10 the prevailing
discomfort and disorder. Under such cir
cumstances II l. not strange that riots
should occur. But We in America should
be chary of our condemnation when We
recall the many outrages which have been
inflicted on Chinese subjects IN the United
States Remember that the Rock Springs,
Wyo.. trouble few years ago was equal
ly cruel and fatal in Its results. ana re-
hected more severely on the authorities
Il am, however, in FUN sympathy with
the prevailing demand ia the United States
that China should be held to A strict ac-
counting for these outarges. but ia doing
this care should be exercised by our gov
eminent that IL does not lend itself 20 ad-
vance the sinister projects OF European
governments. wh!ch are on the alert 20
turn the International trouble Of china
10 their own benefit. The United States
IS strong enough 10 act Independently OF
European combinations. and china has
never failed 10 comply with It's just de-
mauds.
There seems 10 be. on the part of the
public press OF our country a misooncep-
ton Of the ground upon which our govern
ment bases its Intervention on account 81
these riots. 10 Is not because We are
Christian country. and are seeking 20 sup
port Christian propagaEdalsm in China:
% = simply because the people ia whose
behalf our government Intervene are
American citizens pursuing an aVoCatiun
permitted hy Chinese laws
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TORNADO ~ KANSAS.
The Normal school at Emporia Badly
Damaged other losses.

Emp0rla. Kan. Sept. S-Emporia and
vicinity was visited by tornado about
= m The worst damage WAS done at
the state normal school grounds. The new
east wing OF the main building was re-
duced 10 A mass OF ruins. This wine was
recently built at "A cost ~ $4,000. and was
but lately dedicated. The north gable end
gave way before the storm and was blown
in The roof was rooted up like paper
and carried OF half A block. The entire
inside OF Albert Taylor hall Is open 70 the
storm OF rain which still continues. The
damage at the school grounds is estimated
az $4,000. and fears are entertained that
the wind may yet blow the other walls
out.
Considerable other damage was done
down town. Clarks wholesale furniture
store was unroofed and his stock ~ goods
ha&ly damaged. Easements and cellars
throughout the city are flooded Four
inches of water feu in less than two
hours But meager reports have been re-
cetved from the surrounding country.
where IL is feared the damage Will n
great A. Hartford, twelve miles south
east Of here, several houses arc reported
blown down, and Miss BESSIE Henry was
dangerously injured. Al Neosha Rapids
couple Of dwellings were destroyed.
Santa Re bridge. with 100 feet of track,
is also washed away near Reading.
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CLEVELANDIsaI NOT DEMOCRACY,
saws One Colorado Democrat to An
nfher In n @hnrp Letter.

Denver. Sent Sin a published letter
replying 10 criticisms 0f Frank Z. Ar
buckle. chairman of the Democratic state
central committee, and receiver OF ths
land office. who accused him Of disloyaiiy
10 the Democratic party. q. ;. Thomas
member of the National Democratic COM
mitfee for Colorado. says;
.tIf the party in national convention con-
strues Clevelandism 10 be Synonymous
with Democracy, y needs no prophet 10
forecast It's certain fate. II the mau who
rode into power upon it's greatest tidal
wave who has in two short years wreck
al tts fortunes and laid It's face into tho
dust. Is 70 be- commended for his accom-
nIfshments then is frhabod written upon
our party's future. J have criticised this
administration. I shall continue 20 DO 40
a. long as N continues 20 trample tns
party principles under foot. ] have said.
and probably vii eay. that n has repudi-
ated every plank iu the last platform.
Even the presidents hoastof policy Of civil
service reform is a byword among all
men During his first administration Mr.
cleveland removed district attorney i'm
Missouri because he was accused of try
ing 20 manipulate a party caucus. At
present his secretary OF TIE interior, whD
ia 1890 openly advocated the sub-treasurv
scheme Of the Farmers Alliance. IS now
begging Georgia 20 cast her vote for
sound money and encouraging his aunor-
dinatcs by his example to run the ma
chine everywhere
1T may be that 10 not possess IN any
way tho confidence or the national COM
rnittee For some months past 7 have
had no word from any % them. Possibly
You may have had ! only say that az far
a. I know my relations with AT of them
are 81 the pleasantest character. and n.
because 7 propose 90 De a Democrat in
spite of tho administration and its syn
dirate candidates. have Offended any Of
+hese gentlemen. / shall not much as 7
regret the fact. make any explanations.
am weak enough % believe that truly
represent the Democratic party - Colo-
rado. and tnat. after all. l. my chief con-
Germ
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Fmp ror william NJ >tettln.

Stettln. sent. S.-The emperor and en-
prasz this morning received rhe t19ral
Association az Stett.u and listened 80 pa
fr.oric recltatIons from the windows of t1e
castle Floral tributes were then pre-
s-,+e5 ~ me er0uress bv the girls Of the
Augusta Victoria school A. : O'Clock
their rna{est.es attended held church
service. 4 tent had been erected for tde.r
use in the middle - tre barracks. In
front of the tent was an altar decorated
II military fashion. Tire troops were drawn
uo tn The square, and the band accom-
r.zrfcd the musical portion or the service
r-A eu1nero- remained and took lunch
V.th the officers hut the empress ie-t for
Wild park.
VIENNA. sept. S-Emperor Francis JOS
sr,b sta~trd for St4ttin 20 attend the Ger
man army maatuvers.
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The Frnker Insurance ~wIndle.

Ration. = II. sept s-Horrio. fhe wl'-
ness in the Fraker insurance swindle case.
who is now in jail II Springfer awaiting
trial on a charge Of burglary. has made
the following statement IN connection with
the alleged turning up of Or Fraker.
Il have known Jim Hackley since We
were hovs together In the ncghborho0d
Of De WIT No. some twenty years ago
7 was arrested In Mohorly on August y
on a telegram from the sheriff OF ColfaX
county. y NJ. for being Implicated in
burglary AT Ration. Hackley. who lives in
Moberly. happened 20 be a. home, and
came 10 the jail 20 see me. lie asked
me II 7 would talk with him IN regard 10
the Fraker case ard consented, but told
him I would say nothing from behind fhc
bars He offered 70 get me out on
writ Of habeas corpus. He said he would
give me 4 fair division of the SPOTS II he
could get anything out of tho insurancr
oor7panfes. and said he thought be could
ret a. least Sl.o0a for me. When Hackley
returned from Kansas CITY ne told me
ne thought he could get 81 ~ for me ~ /
woud give up Fr1kcr's whereabouts. 4
did not give him any information about
Fraker because I had none 70 give.
-D.d Won purchase A snt OF clothes
whom in Kansas city on your way 20 EA-
celslor Springs two years aE02'
NO. SIP: when ! went 10 Missouri about
a month before the drowning n Fraker
had suit IN a bundle. when ] went
from kansas CRY 10 Brunswick J lcft
4he bundle ia a hst rack in the car. About
no weeks later I received tho bundle az
Excelsior Springs. I wore the suit f1fre
and had it on when ] returned 10 New
Mexico after fue drowning Of Hr.
Fraker"
DID you ever have an offer from the
insurance people dtrectz'
NO. but about six months ago. while
living IN Ration. / vas approached by
gentleman OF that place who made me an
neye~ for the insurance companies OF SIS
asa r would divulge the whereabouts of
Fraker or furnish ans communications
from him. had 70 refuse the offer be-
Gauge I knew nothing
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Pierre Cnunrv.s Taxes.

Tacoma. Sept. Especial -whiie the
hoard of equalization has completed rs
Isho-s its work IS now IN the hands of the
auditor, % he footed up and checked ever.
The force n the sudiior's Office vas eu-
gagged all day on the foot.nES. The foot
.ngs on the personal properly sheet were
made today. The amount returned by the
assessor as the personal property vaiu-
alton of the county was s3.116245. The
board made net reduction Of SO. 53G, ieav-
ing the personal property valuation o. the
county ~ & hfsN5
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SOLDIERS FOR CUBA.
10000 More >Taniards To BE Ready To
60 II Needed.

Madrid. Sept S.-A third army corps Of
% 0lo is 70 be organized ready 20 SAL for
cuba in November in case of necessity.
Advices have been received from cuba
that the Spanish defeated the insurgents
AZ Seboroul on Friday The insurgents
had ten killed and three OF the Spanish
we're wounded. \ Spanish aeser.e- was
captured and. shot. The Imperi2Is Is-
vana dispatch says that the troops under
Col Oliveria Detected strong band or IN
surgents al Sitco Grande after a hand-to-
hand fight in which fifteen Insurgents
were killed by machetes. At Guiana the
rebels surprised 80 soldiers, who were cut
foraring The latter @eat or the in
surgeuts losing three o. Their number,
wa.le the insurgents lo-t six.
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TmE ronrL.. pECI,IoN
ON Armenian Reform The Powers VIII
Not H. satisfied.

Constanunople. sept N-The draromans
az tae British. French and Russian en-
b4ss.es have received the decision Of The
porte with reference % Armenia The
portes proposed concession entities the
drae0mans of the three powers 90 deal
With the Turkish committee % control.
which is 20 superintend the application of
the reform NO Christian Valiror mutes-
sar.a vii be- appointed In the admiaistra-
tive Offices. bat viii he chosen in proper
ton 20 The population The mutessaria
VIII be elected 20 the councils Of the elders.
and "a cOustabulary Will be established It
Is not believed that the concessions VIII
satisfy the powers. li Is pointed out that
owing 10 the persecution the Christian
population Is 80 diminished in many dis
trjcts that IL Is now ia the minority. The
officials thereof would always be Moham-
medans.
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~.g,,oes stranded I'm London.

vondon. Sept. s--Rev John jenkins.
,~-}o~.5 -res.4 dent % an o-phanase. accom-
r,arfea bv fourteen negroes ranging IN
aua from 20 - has made Application 70
tt,, magistrate ~ ~" Bow street pos'e~
-,--.-- f-~ a-sfsfance to return ~ Charles-
- : & lie sad the boys formed an
o~nhanaxe band An8 nc had been told
~ Z committee OF Esass2rs of tne orphan
age 70 bring them 70 London whore f1eF
coa.d perform aad thus rs-se money lie
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START FOR THE SOUTH.
The Onlv Company or Revolutionary
Veterans I'm Existence.

Kansas city. Sept s.-The famous Iowa
STATE band played at the Worlds fair
ard veteran Company a. Of this city. tha
only company of Revolutionary veterans
in existence. left this evening over tho
Burlington route for Louisville. Nashvills.
Chattanooga and Atlanta. 20 take part IN
the different ceiebratlons 10 occur At thoss
cities IN the near future. At the chicka-
rnauga celebration AZ Chattanooga the
band VIII lead Company 4 IN a procession
which promises 20 be the largest n the
Kind ever held in this country. THE spe-
eEal train which has been provided for
their use IS ore of the finest that ever left
fnls city
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Vancouvsr. 2. c. Sept. S-Fifteen mem
bers % the British Columbia board Of
trade left today for r tour through the
kootenay country. in order - secure the
trade OF that district. which is al present
chiefly controlled by Spokane and Wiani-
peg nerchants.
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found that TIE laws would not permit
children under Il 10 perform ia public.
an3 they were now stranded without
money. ard he feared that they woGli
st2~ye- The magistrate was unah1e %
Eelp the party. Thev arrived on the Paris
September T. Consul General Collins sAld
he cca!1 Eos assist them much.
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The Alllanea Incident.

Madrid. sept. S.--Senor Canovas Del Cas-
telio. minister Of foreign affairs. utters a
denial OF the representations OF the United
states with reference 20 the language of
the Spanish newspapers IN regard 30 the
Ailisnca incident
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Portland. sept. S-Circuit Judge Hart
well H. Hurley died at his residence in
this city today OF pneumonia. contracted
while maing The ascent OF Mount Adams
z few weeks since
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- Petersburg. Sept S-PrinCe Non
1caenlohe. Jhe German chancellor, WILL
arrive here on Tuesday next. and VII dine
with Prince Radohn. the German amNaS-
sacor % Russia The other guests Will n
ciaee Prince ToeaaoE- -RostoVCsky. the
Russian minister Of foreign affairs. ana All
the Russian ministers ana foreign amazs-
sailors IL s.. Petershurg