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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
THE HARLEM SHIP CANAL.
Uniting Hudson River and Long Island
Sound. to BE Opened Today.

New York. June l6.-Tomorrow, with
the booming OF cannon. the bursting OF
rockets and the cheering OF thousands
the Harlem ship canal which Is to unite
the waters of the Hudson with those Of
Long Island sound. will be formally
opened TO traffic.
At the celebration Gov. Morton and
his staff Gov. Werts, OF New Jersey,
and staff, and the mayors of New York.
BROOKLYN. Jersey city, Yonkers. Mount
Vernon and other cities. will take Tart
and with a mammoth marine parade and
a picturesque procession on land the
opening of the new waterway will he
fittingly observed. II was thought up
TO the last moment that President Cleve-
land would assist al the ceremonies but
word has been received from him that
81 will he impossible for him 10 be pres
ent. However. the general government
will be represented by a number of war
ships. The Atlanta viii he stationed at
the eastern end of the canal. and the
Cincinnati at the western or Hudson
end.
At the beginning and at the ending of
the ceremonies the United States war
ships will boom forth salutes. As the
/. first salute is fired two barrels Of fresh
water. one from Lake Champlain and the
other from Lake Superior. will he emp
tied into the salt water of the canal, TO
tvpify the union with the lake system.
The route of the marine parade will he
along the canal under the bridges that
span the Harlem, and as 1t passes under
the Madison avenue bridge IL will meet
the land parade. which viii by that time
be crossing on its way 10 Oak Point.
During the afternoon a banquet will oc-
cur AT Oak Point. As soon as II is suf-
fireworks from the Casenovia mansion
on Oak p0iDt.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
A Postof,ice Wanted at Ives.

Washington City. June 13.-Specia1-A
very srroEag ps,,dtion has just been filed
with the pos tmRster general for the es-
tabliShmeut OF a. postoffice at a place to
be called Ives. about half way ON the POS
tai route between WeTlatchee and Cllelan,
In uhe state OF Washington. where ii is
said about 500 people have already begun
to make their homes. This petition con-
ta.ins the mes of great many prosn'-<
ssnt residents OF Seattle. who are sadd to
be directly and indirectly int eHaeS5t ed sn
the new town of Ives. These people a>4
said 10 be de-sircus Of securing the future
trade from that section, and 10 that end
have already contributed 5000 for the
construction of Il road that snail give the
citizer's of Ives an o1Btlet TO the railroad.
Senator Squire Is interesting himself in
these wishes Of these pet tLionerrs. and us
been promised by the postmaster general
faaf prpnr,f. foff H be taken IN the
matter and that as scon as the answer
shall be received 10 the official letter of
inquiry which has already been sent out,
provided that shah be favorable. the
poetoffice shall he esta hlisllesi.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
The Boy Orator of the Platte
Still a Democrat.
HE DID NOT ISSUE ACHALLENGE.
Thinks Cleveland and Carlisle viii
Bolt or Vote Republican.
Kentucky Very Close. the GoldhuG
Democrats showing Much strength
-Elkin- Not Committed 10 Harri-
son Republican Club Delegates Ar
irving at Cleveland.

s.. louis. June Congressman W.
j. Bryan. OF Nebraska. who passed
through here this afternoon on his way to
Bonneville. Mo, had this 10 say TO Car
isles refusal 10 debate with him:
Il am 70 discuss the silver question at
the Lexington ChautauQua on July ; but
l knew nothing OF the proposed debate un-
III / saw Secretary Carlisle's interview in
this mornings paper. / would be willing
TO debate with him II the Chautauqua 50
desired, but not with any idea of acquiring
dignity. for l do not think an American
who has 50 little faith in his countrymen
as 20 employ a Rot hschiId- Morgan syndi-
cate TO protect the treasury OF the United
states has any dignity to impart 10 others.
But debate might afford Mr.. Carlisle an
opportunity to explain some things con-
cerning which he has been stuGiously ST.
lent.
As TO the charge that I am Populist,
would say that | am now a Democrat
and always have been Democrat. | said
in Nebraska in 1898 that would not follow
the Democratic party TO the gold standard
II II ever adopted a gold standard | re-
repeated this at jackson. Miss. in reply
10 a question. but l have always said that
l did not believe. and / now say that
do not believe the Democratic party will
ever declare for gold standard.
THE struggle i'm the Democratic party
is TO determine whether the goldbugs can
use the organiza ton as vehicle for the
advancement Of plutocracy. or whether
the party will stand upon Democratic
principles.
The silver Democrats expect to control
the next national convention. and have
no doubt that Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Car
Isle will either bolt or vote the Republi-
can ticket"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17

Wichita. Kan, June Is Capt. Wood
son. Of the Fifth cavalry, at present act
Ing Indian agent for the Cheyennes ard
Arapahoos at Darlington, O. T. is pur-
suing duties not strictly in line with the
ambition of a West Pointer. Last month
nc issued an order dwelling strongly on
the Importance Of Indians adopting TIE
civil marriage ri;es. Now Capt. Wood
son has his hands full. for the Indians
arc coming In from ali quarters 10 he
married by him. Yesterday he married
one couple who had been married sixty
years under the Indian rites Some OF
the Chrisyianized Indians are getting re-
married according 70 the ;eligi1ls rites,
and these knot-tying matinees are mon
opolized by Paul Gooihear. :Ill-blooded
Indian Presbyterian prea her. There are
about "" couIses 10 he married IL this
way.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
The progree- of Now Zealand.

Vancouver. jane 6.-Special.-tion- j.
G. Ward. treasurer and postmaster gene
raj of New Zealand passel through the
city foiay on route home. leaving on
the steamer Warrirn0o. Fie has been 10
London for the purpose ~ floating q loan
or s7500 40 for the assistance Of settlers
on government lands. which no succeeded
in doing a. . per cent, ttle hca' terms ever
obtained hv the col0ry HIS visit - Can
ada was for the purpose - Intervening
the government regarding the subsidy 70
tho steamship line auI cable. Concern
fns- tfe former matter. W1ri saws he hat
~ interview with Sir Ad0lph Caron. post
master general. and arrafige rnenfs were
,,ract3s-asiy completed. though me amount
~ srbsidy New Zealand is - pay the
efaar1~7Ir, crynranr win not hN DISCLOSED
-Ui hfa retuvn there. Regars.ng no
cable Ward gavs she delay - the hnpe-
rial governments Is fiac only iupseiimenf.
The Earl % Jersey's report on the mat
f.r stss been referred 70 p sTre~ial CON-
rnittoa. and tHi their report Is received
fhe GOVERN rrcrf viii not take any action.
-h~uQe IA the colonies nearly all favor
tha scheme AMI the Earl ~ Jeraey's re-
,.o-r fa a1e, Favorable 80 is thought ~
mineral government VIII rot throw coid
water on g. War3 also interviewed the
Dnrosri0n government regarding reci-
4t~ooltv treaty aat ween the two coun'rlf-
f,,tt non ling ccrrlettcu Of inc EeGyt1~
+fon= could not speak on the saio1oct.
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49, - .sfv- q oecas8ona1 by tAe
xo~rd+x fair travel There was a large
ssa.~~eaz= in frriEh. trafIie. tae number Of
tons carried berg - fs.5s2 as against
- f1s. AZ n ISIS. The gross earnings q
the railways fer the year were S.e73,-
~ - a decrease as compared with the
r,~evfo,rs year o. slf7.EsgG7. Passenger
-a.-e-fie dt.erezs ssI slsi4z,zsS and the rev
.-,ua from freight Irnfic decrease3 SIea.-
- ass The amount of operating eN-
ranses was y-3l fi4.3-2. decrease OF -
~ ~. The largest per cent OF decrease
vas in the opsrati expenses assigned
10 maintenance ~ way and structures
ana N maintenance of equipment. which
show respectively decrease OF lo-l@ ana
The TAI earnings were s}4i ssh a de-
crease % s5e Ss3 ttU as compared vi ne
previous vear. TIE income derived from
services outside Of operations was a42.-
SIS S6 The amount Of fixed charges and
,the- deductions from income was St29.
asS 80. leaving a net anccTne OF So, $3.50
available for dividends. a decrease as
comma red with the previous year of near
~ - ra- cent The amount OF dividends
nafd was "a ~. .97s a decrease q only
3 "a eF7 from the amount paid the pre-
vlous year. The fact THAI nearly the nor
NAL amount Of dividends was paid. not
vtfhstanrfiny the great decrease in In
pay-rneut OF the amount stated cnrailed
a deficit from The operations Of the year
az s4s sl2 04a is noted. The revenue de-
rived from ne carrying of passengers
vas sa>f sta. 5sS. and the revenue derived
from freight traffic was SEa. 9l3.
During the var I.923 railway employees
were killed and =. i22 were injured, as
compared stth 27Zi killed and '@,l79 in
iured in 1S}3 This marked decrease In
casualty is partly due, the report says.
TO the decrease in the number OF men
OF business handed. The Increase in the
use Of automatic appliances on railway
eaufoner. also may have rendered rail-
way employment less dangerous. The
number OF messengers Killed was Sef an
Increase OF =. and the number injured
was 3.No4. a decrease of ta5. To show the
ratio Of casually It may he stated that
one enploye was killed out of every 42s
in service and one injured out OF every
90 employed.
In conclusion. the statisician renews
the recommendations in previous reports
In regard TO the desirability Of requiring
reports from all express companies cor
poratiOns and persons owning rolling
stock used IN Interstate commerce:
corpora lions. companies and persons own
ing depot property stock yards and ele-
yators used hy interstate carriers aud
from carriers from waterways that COM
pete with the railways for traffic. Ref
erence is also made to the question of
requiring the railways 20 repor. freight
earnings by commodities. on account
Of the present depressed financial Qondi-
tion of the railways. It has been decided
10 let this matter rest another year. al
though there Is no question as 20 he de-
STABILITY OF such reports.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
President Cleveland and the Third Term

New York. June IA special TO the
World from Atlanta, Ga, says: Ex-Min-
lister w. l.. Scruggs. who represented the
United States government first al Colon
bia and then at Venezuela. and who is now
the regularly accredited legal representa-
tive OF Venezuela in this country. had a
long talk recently with President Cleve-
land on the Venezuelan boundary contro-
versy. 1t is said he strongly urged the
president TO make a vigorous declaration
on the line OF the Monroe doctrine Col.
Scruggs is understood 20 have suggested
also that there was a probability Of the
people calling on Mr.. Cleveland for third
term.
But am not seeking that" said the
president
oh yes. Mr.. President. l know that"
was the substance of Col. Scruggs' reply.
but you know you were not a candidate
before and the people called upon you.
and they will probably do the same thing
again"
'.But am not seeking it," was all the
president had to say.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
Armed Bands Even in Neigh
b0rhood of Havana.
SeANlARDS CLAIM VICTORIES.
But All the Time They Are Sending
Out More Men aud SHIPS.
Infamous Spain Paid SIS. 200 for tho
Assassination of Jose Martf- The
successful F1Iibusterlng Expedition

Tampa. Fla. June 1s-Passenwers on Fbs
steamer from Havana tonight report that
the Spanish government quickly raised
fi0oa from Havana cousCripts. Those
who nay $t9o are excused from duty Those
furnishing q substitute pay sIJa.
Spain is said 70 have paid $1,000 for
Narti's assassination.
The Nuelta Ahaio district probably will
rise in a few days. Many small armed
bands are in the vicinity OF Havana.
Antonio Maceo and other leaders with
s,09 men. are near Gihara. In possession
OF a small town. They had a fierce battle
between Gibara and Holduin on a railway
bridge. The bridge was aftcrwapi burned
A convoy has been captured with many
prisoners. together with a large sum of
money. The insurgents say it amounted
10 $Sa.ooo. while the Spanish say il was but
$4e.000
Guanabecoa, half hours ride by rail
from Havana. is greatly excited by the ap-
pearance OF strange ships in the offfng
Gen. Arierius. second commander OF the
Spanish forces. has ordered a coucentra-
tion OF troops 10 prevent a landing of fili-
busters aboard.
Cuavitas. near Santiago. was burned hy
the insurgents under Mai. Duran on the
5th.
olivia. the guide who is claimed 10 have
assassinated Maru. is in the hospital at
Principe Alfonso. dangerously wounded in
the left breast with rifle bah. said TO
have been inflicted in battle. but II is
thought the CHhans tried to kill him.
Gainesville Fla. June is.--rhe following
letter, written 10y Mai. r. =. Ham. Of the
Cuban army. has been received by friend
in this city. Mai. Ham was formerly
from pennsylvafia. and has been In the
Cuban service three months:
"Aransas River. Cuba, June I0.--The
most important expedition that has
reached Cuba from the United States was
landed today at this point. II consists OF
100 men. I.Oc0 rifles. 2.Oo0.0o0 rounds of am
munition and S2s0000 in gold. under COM
mand of Col. Hernandez. The vessel which
conveyed them left Key West on June
and sailed for the Bahia islands where IL
took on the men and cargo. She was
chased twice by Spanish cruisers. but man
aged 10 outsteam them. and arrived here
before daylight this morning. We arc now
making arrangements to Join Gomez at
Tunas province OF CamagnRy. We have
"A march Of about forty miles before us.
hut hope 20 join him on the 18th. We have
positive news that Marti is dead. lie was
betrayed into Spanish hands by a trusted
Cuban guide and shot down in cold blood"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-17
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Delegates TO the National Convention
Arriving I'm Cleveland

Cleveland, June l6.-Deiegates to the
convention of the National Republican
League are beginning 10 arrive In the city.
and by tomorrow IL is expected there will
be quite an influx of strangers here
Among those who arrived today was r.
c. Evans Republican committeeman from
Minnesota and delega at-large to the
convention from that state. Mr. Evans
says he thinks the convention will he the
largest and most enthusiastic that has yet
been held and he scouts the idea that
there will be a fight over free coinage
Mr.. Evans has just returned from the
East
Being asked what he thought of the Re
publican presidential question. he said
Minnesota had candidate in the person
of Senator &. + Davis and while he was
not a leader IN the race. Minnesota Repub-
licans hoped matters would so shape them
selves before next year as 10 make his
nomination positive. In regard to the
question whom he considered the strongest
candidate in the race at present, Mr..
Evans said: Mckinley is by all odds the
strongest candidate"
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MORE TROOPS FOR CUBA.
Spain to Send 5000 Additional Men
aud Twenty Gunboats.

Havana, June IA small band OF
troops at Isabel Catolica went in pursuit
of the insurgents and found their cavalry
upon the river at Qua. The troops charged
and delivered a hot fire, which caused the
insurgents to retire. They lost their arms
and horses, beside four OF their number
dead and six wounded. OF the troops ono
was killed and two wounded.
Volunteers have left for Boca Ciega and
Bacurino.
II Is reported schooner has disembark-
ed arms which have been hidden In the
swamps and caves between Matanzas
and Sagua Ia Chica.
At Campechulia. near Manzanillo, ten IN
surgents have surrendered.
Madrid June t6.--The cabinet council
has decided 10 act with the greatest vigor
in Cuba and 20 dispatch 5.010 troops there
in addition 10 the Loco already under or
ders. and to purchase within two months
twenty gunboats.
A telegram received today from Cuba
says the Spanish troops have repuised
rebel attack upon the village of Paroles
Spiritus.
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Wretched Business During tho Year
Ending June 30. 1894.


Washington city June 1.-THE seventh
statistical report of the Interstate com
merce commission for the year endin1
june 80 lS94. has just been submitted IN
the Introduction special attention rs called
TO the peculiar conditions affecting the
operation of railways during the year
First the report covers the last four
months of the Columbian exposition. dur
ing which time there was an Increased
passenger traffic. Second. IL covers a
period OF widespread and unprecedented
business depression. Third. on june 81.
1884,. l92 roads operating upward of 5000
miles Of line and representing about one
fourth OF the total railway capitalization
were in the hands OF receivers The effect
of these conditions is apparent in nearly
all the figures presented.
The total railway mileage In the United
States on June o.. 1884. was 7S. an in
crease during the year Of . ~ miles The
increase during the previous year was
4.S1q. The percentage Of increase during
1924 was less than for any preceding year
for which reports have been made to the
commi ission. and it Is not probable that
the year ending juno -. 1S6. Viii show
much Improvement The number Of roads
abandoned was sixteen. The total mileage
of all tracks was 80 SO miles The total
number Of railway corporations on June
81 1894 was 1924, an increase during the
year Of -. The number OF roads not in
operation was -.
The movement Of consolidation during
tho year. on the basis Of mileage involved
has been greater in hut four previous
years Fifteen roads. representing l734
miles. have been merged. - roads. rep~o-
eentine 2252 miles. have been reorgansad
and ~ roads representing 1590 miles. have
been consolidated \ classification ~ rail
wavs on the basis of operated mileage.
shows that ~ roads. each win a milca ~
of over @nn miles operate loHS1 miles az
line. or - 81 per cent. Of the total mileage
Of tho country Ninety roads Opcrate - 81
per cent 0f the entire mileage.
on Iune 81 1924. the total number ~
locomotives Wos &. see an Increase dur
ing tho year Of 70f, The total number Of
cars reported was i,27S,05S The increase
in the number Of ears during the year
was : i32. as AGAINST an increas" of Is
Sft during the previous year This fall
ing Of in the ratio of increase is due 20
the fact that the railways have during
the wear used n large number ~ old
aornout cars During the year san 10
cor9ofivss and - s>f cars were rt- "a Rith
train brakes ard t127 locomotives and
241$ cars were fitted with aut0matic
couplsrs. Ssveutv-four and eichty-ono
hendrc3,hs per cent O a. total euup-
rYeut is stiu without "a in brakes and
- = pgr cont without automatic couDie~s
The total number OF railway employees
J,tne Ga 1874 was - sN. decrease as
couvar-l with the number on June 2n.
f~q2 ~ sa4 or JOS per cent. This is Il
smaller number employed than in any
wear since lSo. This decrease is due. thc
report states, - heavy falling OF la traf-
n, ana lhe endeavor OF tire RAILWAYS 10
e>onouiEr.
A naw feature in this report Is table
.--.---1- t-NTfus4zefttrr. -f4Faf10erf o.
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Overproduction of Sugar in Germany.

Washington City. June l6.-Consul Muth.
at MadgeburE, has sent TO the state de-
partmcnt report on the preliminary
sugar law OF Germany. lie says the Ger
man government has come TO the relief of
tho beet sugar industry by submitting to
the reichstag a preliminary law which pro-
vides that until July /. 1879. the rate Of
eNport bounty now in force shall continue
Under the sugar law Of 1891, the rates
would have been reduced after August l.
1870 and after August !, 1897, the export
bounty was to have been discontinued
Germany. he says. now pays lower ex-
port bounty than any other country, and
a reduction would have been suicidal. The
country IS now I'm a deplorable state and
not hing will save ii from serious loss un-
less growth and unnatural extension are
checked. The preliminary law continu-
ing the present bounty viii enable the
government TO thoroughly consider The
sugar question. \ new law will be then
submitted which will answer the various
demands OF local interests throughout the
empire.
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THE CANAL IN coon CONDITION.
Result of the Investigation Of the Me-
ar-aguan Commission.

ChtraEo. june IA dispatch "a the
Times Herald from Washington City. re-
ferring 20 tho work of the commission
appointed 10 inspect the route AMI pre-
liminsry work on the Nicaragua canal,
says. The engineers reached 1frpytosyn
the eastern terminus of the canal. on
May u and began an examination OF
the property and improvements of the
canal company az that port. one of the
most important OF these Is a breakwnter
l.-n feet long, which extends out into
the sea The construction OF this was
begun IN December. iSs9. with the result.
as pTcdlcted by engineers. Of increasing
the depth OF water in the hay. 80 that
the depth on the bar is twelve feet AZ
the present time Notwft hstAnGing the
repeated efforts of the engineers TO pre-
vent the ravaEces Of the tereti0 on the
tinbers of this breakwater. the commits
slon@rs md that the wood was badly
eaten
Ihaf portion Of the canal already built.
extending west from Greytoxrl toward the
Sth Juan river. was found in splendid con
htlon The emhankmentS on each side
nave stood the effects OF the weather re-
markably well. and show no serious effects
from the rainfall. The hospitals and other
buildings were found in a good state OF
pFese rN-ation. The railroad which the
canal company has built along the route
OF the canal for the transportation Of ma
terial and men has already been thorough
ly inspected and found in good condition.
The crumbling of the earth from The
clfs and the washings from surface drain
age has not been as disastrous as expected,
and il is said this objection. 50 often urged
against the feasibility of the canal has
fallen fiat While the canal passes through
a very wet region. where the annual pre-
cipitation is nearly twenty-five inches
the effects of the movement of such an
enormous quantity OF water have not been
bad, and give no indication that the sides
OF the canal Will he washed down in a few
years. an objection that has so often been
urged against the project.
About two weeks ago the canal commits
sion moved on from Greytown to Lake
Nicaragua. and after visiting Granada and
Managua, the capital. passed from Nicar-
aqua 20 the Pacific along the route of the
canal. distance of about fourteen miles.
This section of the route offers no obsta-
cles TO the construction whatever, and viii
simply be a matter of excavation.
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Elkin, Not Committed to Harrison.

Wheeling. ". Va. June 16.-The Intelli-
gencer viii in the morning print the fol-
lowing. written hy its editor. g r. Hart:
while Senator Elkins was tn Morg an
town I asked him what he had 70 say
about the sundry reports concerning his
desire for the presidential nomination
next wear. ] found that he has been mueh
annoyed by the persistent effort 20 make
il appear that he is engaging in a Harrison
boom It "a positively untrue said Sena-
tor Flkins. that have declared for Gen.
Harrison. or that I am trying 10 bring
about his nomination. 7 do not know that
he IS a man above all others 20 nominate
The convention Is a year of, and many
things may happen within a year. All this
taIk about men is premature. When the
time comes the ReVublican party will find
the man and nominate him. You may say
without reserve that I am not committed
10 ANYBODY IN this matter"