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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-12
MAsEL TRIAL AGAIN POSTPONED.
Another Week Granted ~ He offered
His RcSiCnation to Josiah Collins.

The trial OF ex-Fhe Commissioner Masel,
who has left the city, bids fair 10 be
continued story with no ending. IL has
been postponed from week 10 week for
months and last night the city council
postponed II for another week. John Wiley,
Masel's attorney, was not able 10 be pres
ent aud he asked for a continuance. Cor
poratlon Counsel Scott said he was in
formed that Masel had left the city, and
was therefore not competent to hold he
Office of fire commissioner. or any other,
So far az the trial Of the charges against
Masel were concerned. he did not feel Ike
proceeding with a trial against man who
had voluntarily vacated his office.
Goodhue remarked that as Masel was
not represented, the council could convict
him OF all the crimes IN the calendar.
An affidavit from Fire Commissioner Jo-
slah Collins was read stating that on Oc-
tober Is Masel called upon him. accom-
panied by James Campbell, fireman. who
said Masel was going 10 leave the city and
wanted Collins TO give him Il letter OF in
trcduction. Masel himself told him he was
tired OF the fight and was going % Butte
NIasel also said he would leEre his res'gua-
ton with Collins. If desired but Collins ad-
v:sed him 20 send i 10 the council.
The matter was laid on the table for a
week by a vote Of eight 20 four.
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Earl- IN n Race 20 The sound

The bark Gafherer PASSED un Sound
yesterday morning. o1t from San Fran
cisco since October - on the same dav
tae Levi - Burgess left the Golden Gate
For Tacoma. ard II was determined TO
Rake tGls opportunity O. deciding The
rivalry between the Two vessels. both
claiming 10 BE- the faster ship. with oeas
a trife in favor 90 the Seattle boat.
There was very fttle difference in their
time ~ getting under way. and fer the
FIRST asE they Kept company. After this
they sighted each other several times.
5rst ere being ahead and then thc other.
-.,-E we're in -iEht - each other of Care
ilsttary. which shows that Is was an ex-
-1-t-g race AL the say. bot the Tacoma
boat passed the cape many lengths
ahead O. tire Gatberer. witch dia not
ester she sound uutA nearly an h3ur
later. Both boats Viii load Win coal
fa~ tns return voyage. evea carEoes. and
the GszAeoer VII 14Ee a greater EFFORT
th.s ume 70 gather n THE laurels % VIC
tory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-12
CRIMES OF TAMMANY.
More Evidence of Police Black
mail i'm New York.
EVEN BYRNEs LEVIED TRIBUTE.
Testimony OF Gambler Whom Con
Didn't Get, Thereby Letting Byrnes
and williams Escape Conviction.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE commissioners
OF accounts. VINO have been investigating
the transactions Of the dock board for some
time, turned today into the field covered
By the Lexow committee and brought Tor
ward testimony which for the first time
duplicates Thomas Byrnes, the noted ex-
superintendent OF police, in the blackmalling
scandals. The accusing witness was Chris
tian ". Schaefer, an old man, who testi-
fed that he had kept gambling houses n
this city since 1857. and mad known Byrnes
for q quarter OF century. Shortly AFTER
the latter was appointed captain OF the FIJI
1eenth precinct, about 1872 or 1918, Capt.
Byrnes sent for him. He begged Byrnes
not 20 trouble him that night. Byrass re-
Piled that he was king OF that precinct,
and that the witness had presumed great
IS n running gaming house there. Byrnes
consented 10 wait until the next day be-
fore taking action. The witness went 10 see
Sydney Nichols. then police commissioner.
and informed him OF Byrnes' threat. Mich
OILS saw Byrnes and told him that II he
closed witness place he would have to close
the old gambling places in his precinct. The
witness play was not disturbed.
Afterward he saw Byrnes again and said
to him: While We are making money We
are willing that others should" He made
this proposition TO Byrnes: That the latter
should receive one-fourth share Of the
profits Of the business, which was keno.
Il was accepted. Thereafter the witness
regularly paid Byrnes personally each
month a fourth share of the profits. The
partnership continued for ten months, dur
ing which he paid not less than s2.0oo.
Said Schaefer: II kept a gambling house
for twenty years, and had to pay the police
nearly all the time. Some of the captains
did not send wardmen around. These were
Washburn. Hadden and Saunders. CAT
fery's wardman came around. He was
Oh L II IL ,~asz nm,
lap, williams wardman. / paid $50 a
month. which was the usual price. up TO
1876. when the price was raised to 500 a
month"
Schaefer told of paying Mclaughlin,
when the latter was acting chief of detec-
tives. 500 out of $3.50 taken from 'squeal-
err" and of a similar percentage paid TO
the wardman of ex-Inspector Williams.
His partner had paid ex-Fire Commission
or John Scannell 500 a month when
Scannell was understood TO be acting
collector for the police. Schaefer testified
that he had been requested to keep away
from the city during the Lexow investiga-
ton. and had evaded a summons.
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A TENDER FOR THE SOUND.
Mariners Want n Lighthouse Vessel In
These Waters.

A memorial is shortly 20 be presented
to the Chamber OF Commerce asking That
steps be taken 10 have one or the TWO
lighthouse vessels apportsoned 10 the North
Pacific coast stationed within the sound,
instead OF having both q them Stationed
at Astoria. One OF the arguments ad-
duced Is in respect 10 the lighthouse on
Tatoosh island. Owing 10 the scarcity OF
rain during the past season the fog norns
on that island could not be worked Tor
lack OF water. The Columbia river bar Is
one OF the worst on the coast, and neither
OF the small boats stationed there could
cross IL to supply the lighthouse with water
AS a consequences. during the recent prev
alence OF foggy weather, vessels ran con-
siderable danger in entering the SOUND.
Such a condition Of things, it viii be urged
by the petitioners, could be obviated hy
having one of tho vessels stationed IN the
Sound.
Among the minor arguments adduced
in favor of having one OF the boats chahge
its headquarters from Astoria TO Seattle or
Tacoma, is that the pay roll OF a hgnt-
ship tender is over $1,000 month; thar the
supplies will run up to nearly the same
amount, and that the officers would De
pleasing addition to local society
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AGE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Very Little Young Timber In the Pres
idential Record.
ST.. Louis Gnbe-Democrat-

IL
Thomas b. Reed. who was So years or age
ON the 18th of this month, is usually put
in the young men class among statesmen,
but he is older than any man elected 10 ina
presidency since Buchanan was on taxing
that office. Buchanan, at ms lnau-
guration. was about ten years older thAh
Reed is now, but all his successors nave
been rather youthful. as the age OF publ
men is reckoned. on taking ot1ce Lincoln
was 70. Grant At, Hayes.54, Garfield AZ, CIeve-
land Din 1850 Is and Benjamin Harrison %.
One of the vice presidents whom death pro-
NOTED. Andrew Johnson, was 81 on entering
the White House, and the other, NheSter
A Arthur, was 81. Johnson was the Only
president Of the past forty years wno' at
his inauguration. was oideF IMAM eA70i eaAeA
Reed is at present
In the early days of the country the age
line reached by presidents on entering ONCE
was higher than il has been since the war
time At inauguration Washington was %,
John Adams c., jefferson and Madlson d,
Monroe 20, Jonn Quincy Adams o. Jachs5h
60 Van Buren, So w. II. Harrison d, FOLK
20 TAYLOR Go. Pierce 40 and Buchanan. as
before mentioned, Sc. OF the two vice presi-
dents who went up by the death of the ina
cumbent of the higher Office. Tyler was oil
and Fillmore 90 The oldest president on
entering office was W. II. Harrison and the
youngest Grant Nobody at the time
thought w washington JOiih -AUoiiA1' " S'NN
the FIRST Harrison, too old for the presi-
dency, but the tendency in the past score
or two of years has been 10 choose younSes
men than those.
OF the men prominently mentioned in
connection with the Republican candidacy
Morton is the oldest. being already Il years
of age. or three years older than the Oldest
president was on going into power. Allison,
who is sc. comes next. Harrison, who is
next ON the ROLL is o. Then comes Reed,
So and the'youngestis Mckinley. 81. Nor
ton is the only man whose age will be con-
sidered a barrier to his chances. But age
win have taken both Allison and Harrison
off the track for the race FIVE years hence.
Harrison, the younger of the two, will he
CT in the presidential year 1900. and VIII be
S. the same age as the first Harrison was
on taking office, when the president chosen
in 1900 is inaugurated. Age will not rule
Reed out of the race until after he has
three chances of getting the presidency.
while Mckinley win be able 70 remain foun
years longer on the track Perhaps one or
both may win the prize once or twice in this
time.
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FOR COAST DEFENSES.
Vigorous Report by Gen. Miles,
Commanding the Army.
THE PERIL OF PUGET SOUND.
Increase of the Number OF Soldiers
Recommended, and the Adoption or
tho Bicycle and Motor Wagon.

Washington City, Nov. 1.-THE annua.
report Of Gen. Miles. commanding the ar
ny. was made public today. The person
mel Is Shown 10 be In excellent cona4tion.
well instructed, efficient and attentive 10
duty. Liberal appropriations are required
for public buildings At the posts, many OF
which are out Of repair.
Gen. Niles believes that the peaceaole
conditions now existing among the various
Indian tribes Is largely attributable 70 the
presence OF troops az suitable points and
90 the admirable conduct OF the expe-
rienoed army officers VINO have been placed
in charge OF the principal agencies. While
~ IL economical and desirable 10 have the
reserve forces OF the army near the great
centers OF communication. Gen. Miles urs-
entity contends that these points should be
selected for their strategic value, and that
the tendency toward concentration should
not be carried 70 the point Of dspr4ving
the Western settlements Of the proper pro-
feetion.
Under the head OF coast defenses, Gen.
Miles states that the condition OF these
defsases r. such as 20 require decided and
immediate action for their Improvement.
The unguardsd condition Of our coast Is
known by every f1rHt-cIass power, and our
people should not be led into false securi-
~. lie quotes from his report OF 1854 a
strong argument for the defense Of Puget
sound and shows since the time the new
Canadian railroad connections have been
established there not a single gun has
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Ouaeu Vtctoria,s Crazy Spells.

Harold Frederick in New York Times.
There seems TO be no doubt that Queen
Victoria is passing again through one OF
those phases of seni-insanity which recall
that she is George Ills granddaughter.
These in the seventies were rather fire.
auent: of late years they have REQUIRED
less often. but for six weeks now the worst
of the series has been giving everybody
about Balmoral much anxiety and cease
less trouble. Rumors began to circulate
in London a week ago that things were
wrong, and a modified form of them has
been printed in Dublin, but nowhere else,
although private letters from Scotland
show that it is common knowledge there
1t seems to have had its origin in the
death of a young nephew of John Brown
who had some obscure post about Bal
moral. but for whom the queen@bafst forth
in a vehement mourning which took all
by surprise. Since then she has been GO
ing to his grave and TO Browns in all
westhers, and doing other extraordinary
things of a crazy character which II Is i'm
possible any longer to ignore. The matter
has hardly yet become generally known in
England, and perhaps it will pass off again
without public mention, as in former
wears.
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Hard Lines.
Puck.


"Eh-yahi" said the man with the dyed
mustache and pigeon-egg diamond. I'm
out OF the dime museum business for good
and all Luck turned dead against me,
and 1 got II where the bottle got the cork.
The first dash out of the box the living
skeleton married his mother-in-law and at
once began to lay on fat like prize pig.
Then one-half of the two-headed girl
eloped with the ossified man. and the
other half quarreled continually with the
substitute l hired.
about that time the bearded lady died
and left five little bearded children for me
to look after. The forty-day faster grew
careless and got caught several times eat
ing his lunch in public. and that queered
him. And, last of all, the glass eater died
from Che effects Of eating some Of The
candy that his little son got off the Sun
day school Christmas tree. That was the
last feather that broke the came,'s back,
as the poet puts it, and I quit the bust
ness dead broke and completely discour-
aged. When luck once turns against an
honest man, IL never stops till ii does him
up. He may just as wei fling his hand
into the discard and quit the game first
as lastr'
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CoNDESsED DISPATCHES.

The Russian thistle has made i,s an
pearauce as Weehaw ken. y. J
The report that the czsrina's lifs Is de-
spairo3 %. rs the result 81 un operation
IS nor true.
The supreme court has advanced the
Alonday IN January.
The Marquette Powder Company mills
four maics from Marquette. Mich wFre
blown u0 Monday maruicE. Two men were
tern 20 atoms.
The New YORK Houses'niths' ari Brfsre-
u2en Union at - mass mcotng has de-
Cided on ~ neral sfFlkE % force e0o}ey-
cf$ 80 SiEn q new 4&rtf uitn1 it Is ex-
pec}od That aoen "a "a wiN 50 oHr.
Claus Snrecl<els announces that no Ia
tends 20 establish ST diGPrat points IN
california fhree DeN beet SuE8r factories
ite has not sflse.ei sites gor tire factories
bat SAWS hc Ni1 invest 81 9ta ss0 IN tae bs.et
sugar enterprise ln California.
TIE attorney general has annotated
Henry kecatou, et Stuc matt dlshurSinE
cascer ef tee a'oarttasnt ~ tsssice. VICE
q similar pos4uen in t0e department o.
canada 5oes noi regard as bsof-v t5s
freasf ~ E>iG witch limits the building
g Warsh.os - iae Urtat IaEes. Fvesi-
dent cleveland holds ihat 81 Is sttu in
force bUt Canada has haNt fhree srr.4.4
cruisers oa abe Great Lakes s4ece lisa
Jennie Ne.calfr. e. wears c-s. has }--r
committed - tae Aassachls,tss vUtes-1.a-
terN pEsson - SarTc2<uc tor Eyga Years as
$ l~.trd states prisoner from Oklahoma
havluE heE0 folu3 cClltw 81 horse etaff.r-g
Jeanne W2s a member 90 TIRE famous EtEt-
teB gAuE. 3u1 VAS captgrse3 fye fnlrtla as
aEo after aersr steAsls1e expedition usar
Rawuee, oklah1H1a-
T4sus. t. l. Reaay whe has teen So
refRry htreeFts naval aide Ter the past
tao years. has heen assigned Ia duty a.
naval satretags Rs Rear Admiral McNs.r
VI na IS atrUt Ga celtEEe A1mIr.sl 6.arr..r ter
- gre command ~ tee As.zttc station
iseut. George lsoKac. ts1w attached 30 fhs
AAs{ps.ln. MI - cgt 10 ChluA IS Admiral
AeN&1s Ias lieutenant
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A Big Express Robbery in Colorado.

Denver, Nov. IA special to the News
from Colorado Springs says: The express
office al the Santa Fe depot in this city was
robbed of $4,000 tonight. Immediately after
the departure Of the night express at 9:42
George Krout the express agent, stepped
from the platform into his Office and was
confronted by two masked men. who lev
eled revolvers at his head and ordered him
to open the safe. This he did. and they
helped themselves 10 two packages of
money, containing 5000 and $1,000 respect
lively, and made their escape. The money
was part Of consignment of $4,000 sent
from Denver to Cripple Creek. the remain
der OF which was in the safe but was not
found. officers are securing the country
IN the hope Of capturing the hold-ups.
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inclined members got z dug that team
OF Donnei'ys could be gathered among
their number. and wanted 70 use the funds
for the purchase OF a football and other
par7phernalia- A special meeting of the
union was called and the prospective long
haired knights OF the gridiron made
known their proposition. which met. with
strong opposition from Trilby Collins ana
other conservative members. Collins. IN
one OF his telling speeches, said: say.
look ahere, you feiiers. that $ieo or ourn
is adrawin' interest. see, and We want 10
leave fl there. Amt that right. feliers?
The logic OF this argument turned the
tide. and the money viii remain intact
Some one in the room anpounced that
Bernard Chase had invited the union 10
attend the theater in body, and vote
of thanks was unanimously rendered that
EanileUan.
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THE SULTAN SCARED At LAST.
Because Even the Mohammedans of
Arabia Arc In Rebellion.

London. Nov. IA dispatch 20 the
Standard from COnstantinople says that
the sultan IS alarmed because Of the pres
ent critical state OF affairs. From Arabia
the most vulnerable point Of the Turkish
empire. news has arrived Of conflict be
tween the Turkish troops and the Arabs
near Sennha, In which th!rty-two persons
were Killed. Despite the reports Of trOu-
bic IN the Arabian provinces, the last de-
taehment Of troops sent % Arabia was de-
tained five days az Port said for lack Of
money 20 pay canal dues.
a dispatch 20 the Times from Constan-
tlnople SAYS thar reports have been recelv-
81 there Of new disturbances n Afoush. The
British embassy ~ Constaut.nople Is in
possession Of these reports. but 50 far no
details have been received
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satollis Successor.

Rome. Nov. i.-Mgr. Lorenzeiil. the
inter-nurcio az The Hague. Is the leading
candidate 10 succeed MRr. SatoNi as naraI
delegate % the Catholic church in the
United States but it WAS confidently stated
NJ the vatican today that Mcr Satairs
successor will not ho nominated gr1ne9,-
atelv. "a the former VIII continue cxe~-
Cising hts present functions until thc panal
c1nsistory- Of 1885 when no w4ll proceed 10
Rome % receive the cardinals rat II was
officially announced This evening that Afgr
Searetu. the auditor ~ TIE delee alton. VIII
fslan the functions o. papai ablsgate IN
presenting Mar. Satclh with the beretta
md EnIa af 2 carainaI
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Tho CbIckomauen National Park.

Washington city, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report OF Chickamauga and Chattanooga
national park commission 10 the secretary
OF war shows that foTty-two miles of road
have been constructed in the park. and
mich done in the way Of repairs and better
ments The park now includes $3.50 acres,
upon which ~. so has been expended. Ad-
dilional traces which were desired cannot
he secured. owing 10 the eXorbtant de-
mands Of the holders Twenty three mOnu-
ments and marks have been placed, and lis
foundations prepared for state monuments,
and sos of the state monuments and marks
have been completed. None Of the South
ern states has taken steps TO mark the
position Of their troops, and the border and
Southern states have just commenced their
work with prospect of erecting over 100
monuments during the next year.
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Baltimore, Nov. I.-George Godfrey,
"Old Chocolate got the decision from
Billy Woods. of Denver, on foul in the
ninth round at the Front street theater.
Young Critic was Woods second. Joe
Vendig was among the spectators. The
men fought at 10 pounds. Woods APP
peared to be badly out OF condition, and
the fight he put up was a disappoint-
ment to his friends. Godfrey hammered
him right and left from the start In the
ninth round Woods delivered three fouls
in succession, and Godfrey was given the
decision.
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WELCOMED THEIR TEACHER BACK
Miss Ayres Warmly Greeted by the
Chilhrnn on Mnr RnImrn.

II waatCd-wauted YOU % come back 50
bad, dear Mss Ayres." and IF YOU didn't
conc-comc hack and teach as. II was
goin' 70 leave" were samples OF childish
situations that greeted the ears Of Mss
Hortense Ayres. the teacher who was dis
missed hy the board Of education for whip
uane young Allen Pease in the Cascade
school several weeks aEo and afterxsrd
reinytate8. Afte~ being re!nstated by the
board Mss Ayrcs WIS lad OF for two
weeks and yesterday morning was her
frst appearance IN her room since the dif-
Eoui'y. AS she entered the corridor a
number q overwhelming ilt5le tots ran up
~ her, each puckerinE her lips for q kiss
ard c3auorlug for a chance 70 tell how
Clad they were that she had come back 70
teach them The heys were mere sllhlued
in the.r congratulations bat the hapov.
confronted look THAI lighted thel- faces
spoke louder th8u words Miss Ayres was
- happy ia returning ~ her charges as
they were az seeing her once more behind
the desk.
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Looking Up zelia Nlcolaus.

New York. Nov. u.--Counsel for George
7. Gould served notice today on counsel
for Mrs leila Nicolaus- Ruhman IN her
SO COO suit against Gould. that evidence
concerning her would be taken IN Chicago
on November Is. in Cincinnati December >,
and In Wabash. Ind. on December I. Twen-
~ witnesses have been subpenaed for these
hearings. Among them are Col. w. y.
Cody, or Buffalo Bill Nate Salisbury
and Alfred S. Trude. prosecutor of pleas of
Cook county, III.
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AImeric Pa9et to Wed Millions or
Standard OIL Dollars.

New York. Nov. 1.-THE Paget-Whit-
ney wedding at 81. Thomas churcn at
noon tomorrow will he a notable event
President Cleveland will be seated IN the
front pew. and behind him viii be Secre-
tary Herbert. Secretary Lamont and the
diplomatic corps. including Sir Julian
Pauneefote. Lord Westmesth and Nav
royeni Bey There was no rehearsal OF
the wedding today. but there was
large, informal reception at Dir. WHIT
uey's home. az Fifth avenue and Fity-
seventh street. The arrangements Tor
the wedding are complete. carte blanche
having been given IN the floral decora-
tons. George " Warren, tire organist,
viii preside at the organ, and Toulmin,
the harpist, and the church choir VIII
assist In addition. Mr.. Edouard oe
Rezzke and Nine Nordica Will sing, and
Herr Frank Ondriszk. who Is 10
make his public debut at the hrst
Philharmonic concert, VIII pay the
violin. Hahn Frank will lead
Isrge string orchestra. The order OF the
bridal procession will be the same as
usual. The ushers will lead the way. and
will be followed by the flower maidens,
and they in their turn by the bridesmaids.
Miss Pauline whitney. the bride, Will walk
10 the aisle with her father. William g
whitney. Almeric Hugh Pagef, who Is
the third in his family 10 wed an AmeFl-
can girl. will await his bride at the chan
eel with his brother. Gerald Paget. Inc
bridesmaids VIII be Miss Sloane, MISS
Gertrude Vanderbilt. Miss Dimock' MISS
Pond. Miss Barney and Miss Brown. Ar.
PaCet expects to take his bride 10 81. Paui
for a snort period. and later 20 60 abroad.
Very probably they viii winter IN Egypt:
Washington City. Nov. I.-Presldent
Cleveland and Secretary Herbert and La
mont will be among the distinguished
guests at the wedding of Miss Pauline
Whitney I'm New York tomorrow. They left
here tonight for New York. Very few peo-
pie knew of the presidents Intended depart
IRE. md the crowd at the station was small.
IL was generally expected that Mrs. Cleve-
land would attend the wedding, but she
finally determined not TO make the trip.