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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-28
GOV. M'KINLEY ON SILVER.
His Views Agree with Those OF the
Republican Platform.

Washington City. MarcA S7.-There hss
been ~ late a goos3 deal of comment ana
speculation concerning the position %
Gov. Mckinley on the silver question. blst
Il can De stated an;horitiVely that Gov.
Acksnleys attitude is accurately sX-
pressed by the latest pronunciation OF the
Republican party. It's plank IN the plat
form adopted in Minneapolis. June II,
lSgs said.
The American people from tradition
and interest favor bi-mefailiSnl. and the
Republican party demands he use % both
gold and silver ss "a standard money. with
s1tch restrictions. agNi under some such
provisions 20 he determined ~ legisla
sion. AS will secure the maintenance X
the parity Of the values ~ the two metals
50 that the purchasing and debt-payfng
power Of the dollar. whether Of gold or
silver or paper. shall be az all simes equal
The interests OF the producers % the
country, It's farmers and workingmen, de-
mand that every dollar. paper or cDsn.
Issued by the government shall BE- as good
as any other. We commend She wise and
patriotic steps already taken by our gov
ernrnerrt 20 secure an International con-
ference 10 adopt such measures as wall
insure a parity of value between gold and
silver for use as money throughout the
world"
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Carrolton. Mo. March 99.-fen year
old Nellie Meeks. the only survivor OF the
Meeks family OF i've. who were murdered
on May 10 last year, is Ia town TO tes-
tify in the trial OF William r. and George
Taylor, which began today. Nellie was
permitted by her guardians 20 tell the
story of the atrocious crime this after
noon, in advance Of the time for her ap-
pearance on the stand. She Is positive
in her Identification OF the Taylors. say
ing she rendered Biil Taylor. he hav-
ing employed her father as a bartender.
and she had seen him many times. She
tells how the Taylor brothers called for
her father al Milan. Mo. on the night OF
the murder. and MeekS. his wife and
three children were bundled into a wagon
and started for Taylor's farm. eighteen
miles south When within two miles Of
the Taylor farm George Taylor got out
of the wagon and shortly afterwarj shot
and killed Meeks and his wife and tLen
beat them and the children over TIE ht ad
with rocks and kicked them % death.
After committing this crime tho Taylors
are said TO have buried the family in
straw stack. Nellie was left FOR dead.
but she heard the Taylor brothers CON
verse about the murder. she keeping
quiet, fearing they would kill her When
day broke she went TO the farm house
Of a Mr. Pierce. where she told her story.
A long hunt for the Tayi1rs was iuau-
gurated. but IL was eight or nine months
before they were captured Ia Arkansas.
They had very bad regulations previous
TO the time the Meeks murder was fas-
tened on them by the story told by little
Nellie
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The Santo. Claim Against Ecuador

Washington City. March 2I-There is
sonTe reason to apprehend that there may
be a failure of the arbitration of the ceIe-
brated Santos claim against Ecuador as
a result of a change made by Great Brit
ain in her representation in that country.
or at least IL may be found necessary to
go over the entire ground again and Sc
cure a modification of the treaty negoti-
ated with so much pains by United States
Minister Mahoney, by which the case was
10 lie adjudcated. Santos is an American
citizen. who was imprisoned and despoiled
OF his property Ly the Eeua5oreans in
1884 and iSs5. At one time this led to Sc
rioUs trouble between the United States
and Ecuador and Il was necessary TO
send United States warships TO cuayilo 20
secure Santos release. a claim for in
dennity Was preferred by our govern
ment which languished many years and
IL was not until 1891 that the final ratif-
cations were exchanged for a treaty BY
the terms of this treaty the British min
lister a Quito was TO be requested 10 act
as arbitrator. There was no further pro-
vision for the selection of the arbitrator.
and this may prove TO have been an i'm
portant omission. for news has reached
here that the British government has
withdrawn its minister at Quito. leaving
a that place only a consul general Tn
less this official has been clothed with
diplomatic powers so that he may fulfil
the treaty definition of a diplomatic rep
resentative IL will be impossible TO pro-
ceeei under the treaty. and II VIII be
necessary 10 secure the consent of the
Ec ladorcan government 10 an amendment
TO cure the fault. This must. In the nat
ural order. be submitted TO our senate for
approval. ratifications must he again ex-
changed. and the claimant must submit
10 further delay before he can expect an
award
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Trial offha Ram Katahdiu.

Washington City, March G.-The Bath
Iron Works. contractors for building the
ram katahdin, put that vessel through
an unofficial trial at Bath yesterday.
The results reported TO the navy depart
ment today were as follows: Average
time noted In four runs over a measured
mile, 3 minutes and - seconds: steam
pyessure, l55. revolutions. liz. vacuum.
2s inches; horse power, Isis under n. tu-
raj drvught. These data correspond to
an average speed of f7.s2 knots per hour.
Under terms of the contract the vessel
was required TO make at least IL knots
per hour. and a premium of $1,000 per
quarter knot will be allowed for excess
speed. A run over a measured mile Is
not certain test of what the boat can
do on the two-hour trial trip which she
must undergo but IL she maintains the
same rate OF speed she Will earn her
builders n bonus Of si6050. Her contract
price was sa50@o. and she should have
been completed In August. ls'2, bat the
delay is accounted for by difficulties in
securing the peculiar curved armor le-
uuired for the ship. IT is expected that
the official test viii soon follow.
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No Mail for Lottery SwindIerS,

Washington City. March 27,-Ail mails
hereafter addressed 10 +. J, Demoreat.
Puerto Cortes. Honduras. or care OF the
Central American Express. Port Tampa
City. Fla. will be stopped by the govern
ment and returned 10 the writers through
the forwarding postmaster, or sent 20 the
dead letter office for confscatiOn Dem
CREST Is the prcsideTG of the Honduras
Lottery Company. the successor Of the
former Louisiana Lottery Company, and
an order lnstruciing all isosimasiers to
intercept all Of his mail was issued by the
postofice department today. The depart
ment has heretofore been able 20 stop
only registered mail addressed to the
company and Hs officers, but under the
new law all communications are supposed
TO be OF a lottery nature
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The Troubles of Ncnezuela

Washington City. March 27-Advices
received here state that Germany has sent
a new minister to Venezuela, who recent
~ passed through New York en- route 10
his new post. This is regarded as the first
step toward adjustment of the trouble
arising from the departure from Nenez-
uela OF the ministers of Spain, Germany.
France and Belgium because they united
ia a communication 10 their government
rejecting on the president and officers of
Venezuela The subject has been watched
with interest by the state department,
owing to the part the United States has
taken in the boundary contest between
Venezuela and Great Britain. Minister
Andrea. or Venezuela, one of the Nene-
Zueian claims commission. has given
notice Of a dissenting opinion from the
award OF the commission made yesterday.
II will not vary Nenezuela's purpose 20
pay the award according 10 the finding Of
the majority Of the commission. The
congress OF that country is IN session and
r. IS expected that the first installment Of
the award will he included in the budget
this year The treaty provides that the
award is 10 he paid in FIVE annual Install
rne-tS each SSS S1.
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The Grand Old Man Enduring
His Ordeal Excellently.
VISITED BY PRINCE HoAENlone
Prince Henry of Prussia and Other
Dukes and Princes Also Come.
The Reichstag Elects New Officers and
Committee Refuses 10 Xiii the
And-Soclaii>t Bill - The Italians
Pressing the War With Ahyssluia.

Friedrichsrule. March sT-Prince Henry
of Prussia. brother OF Emperor William.
accompanied by his e-year-oId son. Prince
Naldcmar. arrived here at II O'Clock lie
was followed by che Grand Duke of Ba-
den, Prince floheniohe. the chancellor:
Prince Alexander Won fioheniohe. Young
est son Of the chancellor. the Baden min
istry and Count Won Nilmonski. chief OF
the imperial chanCeliory Prince bismarck
met the visitors on the threshold OF the
castle, greeting them warmly. At lunch-
con Prince Henry of Prussia proposed tho
health of Prince Bismarck. adding, May
God sttli long preserve yotl."
Prince Bismarck does not seem 20 he
any the worse for the ratigues which ha
has endured during the past three days.
The visit OF Prince Henry OF Prussia
was quite unexpec ted. He cordially con-
graduated Prince Bismarck and the latter
presented him with his photograph. Frinee
Hoheniohe presented Prince Bismarck
with a joint letter of CongYsatulation froGa
the federal council and the prussian min
istry. The prince. after personally thank
ing Prince Hohenlohe aud asking him to
convey 10 the federal council and Prls-
sian ministry his warrnest thanks for
their kind message. added: III was al
ways pleasure 10 me 10 work with YOU.
and I am the more pleased that you "a
chancellor should he the bearer % the
congratulations"
Prince Bismarck parted with the Grand
Duke Of Baden and Prince. Hohenlohe at
the railroad station.
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The Nfadayascar outrage

Washington City. March g7.-It was saia
at. the White house this afternoon thar
the telegram from Gov Morrill,. az Kan
sas, asking the president 30 take active
measures al once Tor the protection and
release OF United States Consul Water
reported 10 have been uniustly inr,--s-
one1 by the FreHcn government in NADIA
gasCar under sentence Of court ma rt5si
had not yet been received hy the nresi-
dent. The state department has no con-
firTnation OF the report from United
States Consul Walter. at Tanrasrave. nor
Mr. Campoell. our consul at Maur4tius
which is the nearest cable point 10 Mada-
gasear. IL is probable the governors mes
sage may cause the STAKE department 20
cable TO one Of these consuls for an ar
count of the affair. instead OF waiting un-
I'll d. report comes to hand through The
mails from this remote point Wish
though IL might be Sufficient IN an ordln-
airy case, would hardly meet the require
ments OF case involving the impIason-
ment Of an American citizen. Gov. Nor
rills course in addressing himself directly
10 the president in such matter is said
10 le unusual. but may perhaps be based
upon the presidents Set by the state de-
partment IN calling upon the governor
Of Louisiana and the governor OF Colo
rado recently 10 protect citizens Of for
eign countries within their respective
states. There seems 10 be an impression,
based on letters said to have been written
by Mr.. Walter 10 friends in this country.
as we'll as to the state department re-
nouncing his citizenship. that he has lost
this citizenship. No such letters have
been received at the state department and
il there was any such communication in
a private letter. il is said that il would
carry little weight Mr. Walter has the
reputati tion here of being a keen. alert
business man. He was an excellent con-
sular officer and IL is inconceivable 10 the
department officials that he would sur
render voluntarily his American citizen
ship.
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A Cincinnati Bank snspends.

Cincinnati. March 27.--The Commercial
bank today notified the clearing house
that II could net pay it's days 1learings.
The Commercial fs one OF the oldest
banks In the city Later. tho bank as-
signed TO W III. Campbell. who was ita
cashier Charles II. Fooie is president or
the hank Cashier Campbell stated :hat
the hank had but temporarily suspended.
and would be all right I'm n few days.
There had been an unusually hcavy run
on the bank today. and II became ahso-
lutely necessary 10 suspend business. He
said further that the bank held ample
securities 10 pay out 10 all dcpoSitors In
time
Tonight ~ Is reported that the affairs
of the bank will develop badly. Tho hank
had a paid up capital stock Of ;35s COO and
a surplus OF $1,000. It's average deposits
are sto.Da II has sgeog0 bills receivable,
hut II is claimed that much OF this paper
is not good: that the trouble WAS prscipi-
fafed ~ the hank being compelled TO
make $4,000 OF bad paper good yesterday.
The directors are Charles h. Fcote. rei-
ative Of the hate Senator Pendieton; Wm.
Heron. j. II. Speckcr. A. Il. Batterrnan
and A. Il Hall. who aid all they could 10
prevent the run. The adverse report OK
the clearing house committee today pre-
ciultated the trouble. and 10 Is the gem
er-al opinion that the liabilities will great
ly exceed tho available assets.
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T,ar,.at of Colombian Rebels,

Colon. March IA great battle was
fought at Fnsis0 March Il. between gov
ernrnent forces under Ger. Reyes and
rebels The latter were defeated after a
struggle of ten hours. although 800 gov
e-nrnent troops died while on the march.
The rebels. who numbered 2.5f0. were
routed and the town captured. The gov
ernrneut forces lost -" the rebels l,2"-
Two thousand rebels surrendered.
The steamship Allisuca. 81 the Colon
han line from New York March -. ar
rive8 here after passing over the usual
course She was not Dolested.
Panama March -1--The government has
tsst.1 . bulletin claiming "a victory over
the rebels AZ Boyaca 2 was 4 costly
one however. for out - enc 3haS troops
uraar Gen Reyes which formed the *
petition /. 80 dropped OF through fatigue
or disease during the march. and Of the
-n-,4fofrfr 50 who gave battle 20 the
rebels 7aa were killed before victory rest
es witn -he government forces
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IS much lighting fl the eastern part 90
he island 4 commissioned officer Is on
every train. and az each station de-
tachment OF Spanish troops come aboard
and report Yesterday 1000 well-ar.llea
troops arrived In Havana The whole ISL
and In practically under martial law.
Another passenger who came on the
Mexico, plying between Santiago and
Havana. states that there we're 2e,s
troops landed a. Santiago He reports
that they are all young men OF good
physique While on the island ne visited
the hospital at Cieafaegos and saw So
wounded SpaniarSis. He estimated there
were 20 wounded in all Vague reports
announce a skirEnish near Gunantanai 10
last Friday, also conflict between Man
zanillo and Santiago Saturday. The osses
were heavy and The Spauiar5s were de-
feated. Rnnlors state that 1850 Spaniaris
have Joined the insurgents in the eastern
department.
si&1rsa. alarch gI.-Further designations
OF chief officials OF the late government.
including that Of the president Of the
Cuban relief committee, are announced
The bill increasing the army contingent
raises the peace effective from Il ssi 10
5000 The government will Immediately
send an additional reinforcement Of co
men 10 Cuba.
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In The Refchsfan.

Berlin, March 1.-THE committee hich
has the anti-revolut ionary bill under cx-
animation began considca ton OF the Sec
ond reading today. and rejected the pro-
posal OF Herr Hensnan 10 throw out tho
entire measure.
The reichstag today elected Baron Won
Buel Bernenberg president I'm succession
10 Won Levetsow. who resigned On ac-
count OF the refusal of the reichstaE to
permit him 10 congratulate Prince Bis-
marck In the name of the house on his
birthday. The vote stood 2ai for Bernen-
berg lS3 against. The black balls rum
bered i06.
Herr Schmidt. n member OF the Frelsin-
nige party. who represents Uiherasld.
was elected first vice president and Herr
SPAIN, n member OF the Center party,
was elected second vice president. tho
latter I'm succession To Dr. Burklin. who
resigned shortly after Herr Won Levet-
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TIE orRNN REBELLION.
IN English seaman Killed by spanish
1rnons ne~llltorv Eighting.

Baltimore. March . 7-At m Narch
"a Spanish Sentries murdevously shot and
killed a sea man on the British steamship
I.auvestlna and hs-ly woun5e3 Csban
negro az Santiago. Caha. The British
government is investigating and ccrnpii-
cations between England ana Spain may
result The L. aurestiua arrived hcrc wis
afternoon from Santiago. Her officers
state that the murdered seaman vas
John Lowe. AGED g. a resident - l.se.>.
: England. wao shipped ri Earal1. Wales
pn the Dight - March \ he went ashore
and after q stroll started 70 return 70 the
sh3r When nearly there Lowe started
hack "a Santiago 10 company Nth a Gu
IAN ~eern In route they has 10 0ass a
cuban for Earrfsoned by spanish troops
Suadealy sentinel sprsug out ~ sHe
darkness apd In spanish commanded
them - halg- Lowe Gid Dct understand
ths -onaman3 Snd started 20 hurry away
The aext instant the sentinel fired love
dropped down a ~crpss The negro then
starte% 20 ran. He. zoo was shot ara
mortally wounded The dead rsn ard
the wounded negro we're carried inside
t-e fort A. d2yhTeak Capt Gavin. of
fhe LaaEe-t4ra- weat to the tcCt -ni dR-
ruan1ed the BODY Or the seaman TsiS
demand Was refused and Gavin has
made formal complaint - tse Er.rtsh
government At investigation rs 20 De
rsasr crFcerz - the Stearuer stare teat
v Asn she lest cuba on Narch - the rev
ofnslc~ WAS prcErexsifE quietly
Te~t Tam0s. Via. March ia Tla1t
s-sarrshtr arrived laSt uigtt- from Ha~
ssra Due - is passengers stated fhaf
r1.r.ors ,n Havana ssy Ezyauo ard Man
sao{4o have been captures by tae !nsur-
grnts The whole sslara "a in an anxious
state In NaaEs niiho. SAnfocil3~s tne
SuaulSh coynI1an3er. vas defeated ami
aoan8e8 Denlals of rae wsr arr EN-
phaEb- Reports a-e tnar Fhers are l5sfs
spanish troops NOW % tAe island There
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The britannia Keats the Ailsa.

Nice March 27-The match for big
yachts. declared void Saturday by the
racing committee on the ground that tho
Alsa and britannia crossed the line be-
fore the starting gun was fired. the Walk
yre also being disqualified for not carry
ing side lights after dark. was re- sailed
today by the three yachts mentioned. The
course was triangular and had 10 he
sailed over three times to complete the
total distance OF 30 miles The britannia
won In 9 hours 20 minutes and seconds.
The Ailsa's time was hours. 40 minutes
and a seconds
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HE .Innane~e scaling Fleet.

Victoria. March q. Mail a9viceE from
ssslars in JsTanese waters are 20 the ef-
feet that they had terrible weather cross
ing the Paeifc on January ~ while fhe
schooner Casco was OF San Frsncisco.
the arst mate. Arthur penneii an Eng
Hsarnan single. aged -. was thrown over
hoard and drowned ON February "A
vshl5a in Aagattr waters. Charles Parker
a young American SEAMAN on no Ocean
peNe fell from aioft and 7vsz drowned
Resides the above the Diana. Marvin.
Agnes Macdonald. Geneva. Viva. Vera
ara Sadefta- 81 Seattle. have arrived
%early all are damaged in some way.
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Coast steamer Rates to Portland.

San Fra ncisco. March g7.-Cut rates 30
puge, Sot.nd are wtih fnafrftaiaeri on
next Saturday a nrw comha tamt Will en-
,e- tho fatf the third artor being the
O-%.z1r Railway e. Navigation Conpa ny.
which operates a lire ~ cleaners bs-iI~essn
-his r.ort and Portland on the day men
-tonei this company will adopt a seducef
schedule for fares, making cabin passage
SO instead Of tls. ami stecrags = in place
of 8 They we're un~iAnEiy forced into
the ngtnf as many people were taking Rd-
vantage or the cheap fares 20 Sound
,,otrrfx =, 70 20 Porv land via Seattle and
Ta~orps ~faeTehy affecting saving on
the rae charged direct so Portland
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81 Paul. March IA fbelena special
SAYS: This afternoon during the progress
of a trial In the court room here Eugene
Stanley. without warning. shot and fa-
tauv sounded Ida wood. She was on
.rzaf on the charge of having robbed him
of gl4a Win the exclamation 'She will
meyer rob another man." Stanley rose In
his aeaf. not ten feet from the woman. and
IN rapid succession fred three shots at
her two Of them lodging In her body. Tbs
shots may prove fatal. By this time fer
veanf Murphy had grabbed stanley ani
gurther shooting was prevented. There
was a terrible stampede. but no one elsa
was injured.
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san Franrisco. March 2L-The snip
owners Association IS threatening TO
bring a new element of disturbances tnto
the sailors strike. The boarding masters
here have Just about exhausted their sup
My OF non-union men. They are making
arrangements. e is SAID. 20 import sev-
eral hundred Japanese from the north to
take the places OF striking sailors sn the
coaStx wise trade. Japanese can probably
he secured for So a. month. while the
union men are demanding x35. Though
the strikers have caused no serious
trouble thus far the importation or any
Considerable number OF Japanese would
undoubtedly stir up the lawiess element
IN tha water front
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The Rrntaiirv Of Football.

Washington city. March I--The cor
oner OF the District OF Columbia held an
tnouest foaay over George n. Bahen, tae
f;aorgeto~n university football player who
died from injuries received from playing
football. The Jury's verdict vas that
Bshon came TO his death ~ foul play
for wbirh IL vas unable 20 FIX the rfspo -
sfbnlty. Tire testimony was that the play
vNaz most brutal
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san Francisco. March 1.-THE tral ~
"a. Vyaaserfoan n eIoss snit today revealed
,hA enorrn0sss dividends made by t1e
Alaska Commercial Company out of SIS
sealing contract. Dividends amounting 10
RIA or every $50 share we're paid for flve
wears The firm had millions on deposit.
acquired by the capture % seals. Siass
bought sone ~ the shares from Wass r
man Tor 30 each.
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after battle lasting from : IN the morn
Ing anti! half-pasr "a. the defenders We're
driven out in disorder leaving @.tso dead
behind them. TIE japanese losses were
ninety-eight killed and wounded. Immense
stores Of var material were seized.
Lieut.. Gen Nodzn has beer promoted to
the rank ~ general. or as it Is called by
many field marshal
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Italv,s War with Abyssinia.

Rome March IA dispatch from Mas
sowah. Egypt. says Gen. Baratieri. COM
mander of the italian forces. occupied
Aafxrir Monday. ~ furtffytng the place
and has sent a flying column against Ras
Mangascl the Abyssinian chief who has
been causing so much trouble to the itai-
ians Ras Mangasci is assisted by the
equally famous Ras Aiula.