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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
\ Mercenary Interest In Art.


A great many amusing things come up
IN the course OF a free day al the Art In
stitute. Not all OF the visitors are edu-
Gated in art matters, and yet they ex-
plain the pictures and statutes quite as
gl!bly as If they were
One day last week a hearty. red-faced
woman in a faring bonnet came in with a
little girl She looked about with an air
Of proprietorship.
Katie" she said. pointing at a figure
in plaster, lux at the pitrifed nan"
Another inquirer after knowledge asked
a guard If RaphaeTs TRANSPORTATION
represented Christ in ais various stages
from birth 10 death"
II want 20 see Mob" said a man re-
Gently IN Director French's Office
The director couldn't understand
why Mob, Mob" said the man. i'm
patiently, the woman that cried so
much"
"Oh. YOU mean Niobe"
When he was shown the statue he seem
cd much affected, gazing on it steadily
for some moments.
It's the first time I've seen IT," he
said with emotion. You see. I'm the in
ventor Of the Mob complexion wash-per-
haps you've heard OF it-and I've wanted
20 see Mob for a long time
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
A VERY SUSPICIOUS FIRE.
Fmpty House Burned Down just After
It's Owner Left.

A house belonging 10 Andrew Capfel. al
2gl4 knight street was burned TO the
ground yesterday morning under very
suspicious circumstances. II stood alone
on a lot and was bare OF all furniture.
Capfel and family lived I'm it up 10 sew
eral months ago. when they moved TO
Snohomish Several days ago Capfel re-
turned. bringing with him cot. wash
stand and grip lie stayed in the house
several days and told the neighhors on
Sunday that he intended leaving on the
last boat that night and bringing his
family back with him. He LEFT shortly
before 70 o'clock that night, and about
half an hour later flames burst from the
house.
No one in the nefghborhood thought 10
send in an alarm 70 the fire department.
The police officer on that heat saw the re-
Fiction. however, and ran 10 the house
Of engine company No 6, on Taylor and
Jackson streets. where he turned IN the
alarm. Word was sent 70 Chief Cook a.
headquarters. who ordered No out, he
himself following soon after. When tho
chief arrived on the scene there were but
a few timbers standing. He searched the
ruins. bur could find no trace 81 any stove.
lamp. or in fact anything that could cause
"a fire. The house was insured for 800
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01

George T. Myers. the pioneer cannery-
man. was al the Rainier-Grand last even
ing. and In talking about salmon and
salmon canning ne said In the early
part Of -he sea or the catch Of haad1 sal
mon was small I attribute this 70 the
smoky weather which prevailed then. The
run OF silver salmon later IN the season
was better and vii bring The average
up equal 20 an ordinary season. expect
70 DO a business AZ least equal 70 former
years. That s - say. I Viii put up be-
tween 5000 and 600 cases. II the sea
s5n hat beer better on the start I would
have canned - go cases What 7 viii
par Up VIII 10 worth $50 ooo. or This sum
fully slS8 90 viii remain il Seattle for
la1-or and supplies The entire output
an tke Sound viii ~ ao0u, lsaf0 cases.
There are Two cannertes al Blaine one
n Friday harb1r. one a. Port Angeles
and cns az Seattle Tne opinion prevails
among fishermen that there Is close sea-
son IN .he fan on the Sound and the rivers
taat empty into IL. bat this Is a InasapTre-
henson
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
THE ASSAULT AT ARMS.
Armory Hall Secured and Committees
War Rules.

Arrangements for the grand assault at
arms 10 be given under the auspices OF
the Seattle Athletic Club for the purpose
of raising money TO purchase new shell
for the senior four are progressing rapid
~. Arn,ory hall has been secured and
the grand event will take place Friday
evening. November Is. AT recent meet
ing at the club rooms il was decided that
Mr.. Parkhurst should act as chairman
OF the committee OF arrangements and 7.
.. Hughes as secretary.
The following were selected as a COM
mittee TO secure the attendance OF teams
10 compete for the Post-Intelligencer tug
of-war trophy and act in conjunction with
the committee on railroad and steamboat
rates TO secure large number of visitors
from the different cities. Theodore Hal
Ter. for Port Townsend: Mr.. Tanner, OF
the Canadian Pacific railway, for Van
couver; W. B. Goodwin. for Tacoma: A.
j. Ballet and j. 5. Goldsmith. for Port
land; W. L. Gazzam, for Whatcom; Mr..
Watson. for Everett: Mr.. WilZinski. for
Astoria, and p. y. Hughes. for Victoria.
The tug-of-war will be pulled under the
A. a. L. rules, the provisions of which
are as follows:
Tug TO be pulled on cleats of wood at
least 1 inches thick. inches high and -
inches long, feet inches apart; distance
from center 10 first cleat feet; MANILA
tiii eT-sti dilueu rope, 80 lncneS IN clrcum-
ference TO be used. Any position may be
assumed before pistol is fired. No me-
chanical device shall be used to hold the
rope. No belt other than one TO protect
the body shall be used. The fianges to
hold the rope in place shall not be con-
structed so as TO bind on the rope in any
position that the anchor may assume.
Leather shields and gloves may be used
and adhesive substances may be put on
the same. The belt shall not weigh more
than twenty pounds. The standard time
limit for each pull shall be five minutes
and rest of not less than ten minutes
given each competitor There shall be no
regulation as TO weight of the team. No
substitute shall be allowed TO pull on any
team that has pulled a trial. a team
gaining three feet before five minutes shall
be awarded the pull. No pull shall be
awarded by half an inch.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
ImpeachinC a Witness.


Lawyer (for the defensel-You were in
the saloon when the shooting occurred?
Witness for the statel-~I was.
Lawyer State the location Of The saloon
Witness-F0ur hundred and eleven
Chestnut street. Lexington. Kentucky
Lawyer-What was the defendant doing
when YOU entered the saloon?
Winess-He was treatisg the crowd.
Ls.wve--What id he say
Wituess-He said. Mister BeaureRard.
viii YOU and Mister Blublud and Mister
Fireater ana Mister Redeye and Mister
Cornbred and Mister jefferson Join me in
a drink. suhsT'
Lawyer-Ybur honor. the defense rests.
! would respectfully submit 10 this iutelll-
gent tury mat there are rot six plain
misters in The y hole state Of Kentucky.
u C.. Bennett ore or Cahforuia's lead
Ing physicians. Will open an office lu ne
Hinckiey building, room -. on October l.
The funeral Of Elmo Monroe took place
Yesterday from the residence OF the parents
on Alder street. Interment was in Lake
View cemetery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01

Solomon Steinfeld, otherwise known as
Cheap John. the secondhand man, was
arrested yesterday and taken before
Judge Glasgow for aiding in the conceal
ment of stolen property. A jack, used in
raising heavy bodies, was stolen several
days ago from the Union Mill Company.
and was traced TO Cheap Johns estab-
lishment on Yesler avenue. but that
worthy tried 10 hide ii. He was released
on depositing a $3.50 bond and will be tried
this morning
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
Highest of all in Leavenng Powe-Latest U Govt Report
R3H:a.!I! RR s*ds$z
ABSOLUTELY PURE

advent OF Stanley safe and SOUND, Arao
slave and ivory merchants brought 20 ule
east coast rumors OF his death nsi
Stanley did emerge from the heart O. Al
rsca bringing Eutn. he became again the
most famous person on earth. Enain went
back and was killed. Stanley went 10 En-
gland, wrote a book. married Miss porothE
Tenant made a lecture tour or America,
ran for parliament as Conservative anu
was beaten, ran again this year anu was
eli
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
STANLEY IN THE CITY.
The Great African Explorer
Travelling Incognito.
KEEPS CLOSE TO HIS ROOM.
He Arrives Under an Alias and Refuses
TO Receive CaIiers-His Life
and Achievements

Henry NJ Stanley. the famous African
explorer, who founded the kongo Free
State. and who from a founding has risen
70 be one OF the most noted explorers ant
a member Of the British parliament, arrived
in the city al SIS yesterday afternoon on
the steamer Sehone from Victoria He was
accompanied by John Fowkes, who is nj.
private secretary. Mr.. Stanley evidently
desires 10 travel incognito. and with thai
end in view he wrote his name on the reg
lister OF the Hotel Northern in such man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
cosT OF SCHOOLS FOR 1896.
Board Estimates IL at S220.2oo Ne"
High School-Tuition for Outsiders

Board Estimates II at S22o.@oo~ We"
High School-Tuition for OUTSIDERS
The board Of education at speclat
meeting last evening decided that IL WIN
be necessary to raise S22D,lo iof the eA
penses Of the Seattle school district lor
The wear 1856. An estimate o. this amount
was certified TO the county commissioners
divided as follows 40
Support and maintenance -. sA'''''S
Erection and furnishing OF new
buildings --...-......-...-..-.-'-''- - 80
Interest on bonded debt --...--...-. Ss'-"
Sinking fund of district No. 80 Ia
tona). due April. 1895 ..............- eoVo
ro,a, .s22o. 200
The subject OF erecting a new building
for the high school was thoroughly as
cussed and. although il was agreed thdt
such building is very badly neeoeo' II
was not considered feasible TO can an
election on the issue of bonds for the
purpose. as under the present condltiohs
il would certainly be voted down
Superintendent Barnard suggested US
ing So. 600 of the building and furnishing
fund TO build part of high school ana 10
use this amount each year in buildlng al
ditional wings until a good substantial
building was obtained. He sald ne
thought this was the only way buhdlhS
could be erected. The board did not con-
Sl1eF the proposition IdNOIdD4s ni4t N-A~
high or senior grammer school VIII eA-
list in its old and some rented quarters.
The board thoroughly canvassed the
matter of charging tuition TO students
whose parents DO not live in the district
but who themselves, work and live IN the
district and attend school there. W. III.
White. the attorney for the board, rem
dered an opinion on the Interpretation OF
the school law governing the case, as fol-
lows: If children come into the district
with the simple purpose of attending
school. they are not residents. but IL they
are here to work and earn their living
and then attend school, they are resi-
dents" Thus, the whole question hinges
on the purpose of residence in the dis
trict.
Several applications for admission into
the schools without charge for tuition
were acted upon and the bills for janitor
and office help. amounting TO S,31.s7,
were ordered paid.
The secretary of the board was ordered
to draw up a request TO the board OF
health for a strict quarantine OF the
scarlet fever cases in the vicinity OF the
South and Rainier schools to prevent any
further spread of the disease and thus
avoid the closing of the schools.
Housekeepers or all nations unite in
urafsa nf Prices Cream Baking Powder.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
Eifv Hall Notes.

A. :. Kerry has taken out permit for
the construction Of building LOS feet
wide. il5 feet long and - feet high. 10 cost
s 80 ard - be erected on lot IL. block -,
Tide Flats addition
Park Commissioner SchUaEeri has sGg-
sesieG thar The steep streets, the vacation
cf which has been recommended hF TIE
city council. b. transformed into parks by
making lawns on them with feTTaced sides
aud hoT1eref with trees and shrubs. 20 ns
used by the children as a playground.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
Cheap John and the stolen Jac,<

How good are pies If the crusts are pre-
pared by aid OF Prices Baking Powder.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01

NaeE Tan 5'Saente-S sar misses ard
cnHs~cr. sass received. = : Graham. rs
sc-cE8 street
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Iu.xi Gsgno aEei = sas KILLED ~
Brrs6way trolley car ta san Francisco
Mcn14y.
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FOUGHT TO SAVE HER DOG.

Housekeepers or all nations unite ii
praise of Prices Cream Baking Powder.
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Officers Are Chosen.

After discussion the meeting decided
10 form the Frederic James Grant Me
mortal Association. and organization was
perfected BY the election of nine trustees,
of whom the first four are respectively
president. vice president. secretary ana
treasurer. The board was chosen as fol-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31
WIT AND WISDOM.

Every production OF genius must
be the production OF enthusiasm
Disraeli.
To overcome evil with good Is
good. to resist evil by evil is evil Mo
hanm
To succeed in the world Il Is much
more necessary to possess the penetra-
ton 70 discover who is fool than 70
discover who is a clever man.-Cato.
Briggs-"You say the phreDologist
who examined your head wasn't very
com olimea.ary?" Hardly. He told
ne was fitted to be leader IN socie-
ty."-Life
Kate Field tells the girl graduates
that cooking is the alphsbe; OF their
business Many OF them never get
any further than let her be--Loweu
Courier.
-Nsll-"Whv did yoG marry that
dried-up old nilliouaire7 ] woulon'i
have him with all his money. Belle
But re said he would Gle for me-
Philadelphia Record.
I'm wonder all philosophy began, IN
wonder ends; and admiration hiis ~
she interspzce; but the FIST wonder Is
tie offspring OF ignorance, the last Is
the parent OF sdorstion -Coleridge.
oh. yes. my husband mas been
collector OF eurios AID such things fo-
a mum Der o. years" WAS re IL that
business when he married yon? Yes
indeed" Il thought so-Atianis
Constitution
Expert evidence has At las: been
given that the gzs-uc,e- under ce--
tain atmospheric conditions can not
tell the truth How is II that x al
ways lies on the side OF the companies!
N. y. Recorder.
The Danger Re is In--Cawker-
am very much afraid that snocg-as.
VIII 60 blind Hes such al egotist-
Cunso-How can e-otisTn produces
blindnessa Cawker-He overwo-zs as
l-De-rois Free Press
The nain problems q this day,
sir. are easily solved =" ne began. IN 3
confidential tone Il myself An
yes said the grayhsireo stranger
'-0f course. Of course ION wers
graduated this month ! suppose
why, yes How did you guess ~
Il know she symptoms -taiczsc
Poax
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31

that the strike will be soon ended.
More than sixty contractors have sign
ed the agreement These are the lead
ing contractors of the city and they EN-
ploy from fifteen to fifty workmen each
AS a result two thousand tallors VIII
resume work at their benches tomorrow
morning. The settlement committee
will continue to hold sessions daily I'M
til the contractors are accommodated
who desire to be.
The striking tailors gathered in a
great mass meeting in the large hall
at Cooper union tonight and after list
ening to speeches by their leaders pass
ed resolutions endorsing the strike. The
meeting was under the auspices of the
United Brotherhood of Tailors. 1t was
a remarkable gathering Of strikers, hun
dreds of women and young girls being
among the most earnest and demon
stra tive of the audience, and women
with babies in their arms, too, whose
cries mingled with the laughter and
applause.
Charles F. Reichers. president Of the
United Garment Workers Of America
which is affiliated with the Brotherhood
of Tailors, was chairman.
Samuel Gompers declared that the
strike was in line with movement Of
the workingmen all over the country
for shorter hours of labor. He said In
a speech: 1.-The time has come when
hours of labor must be reduced May
1. 1896, the organized labor movement
Of America will demand the enforce
ment Of the eight hour law"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31
BARNUM'S BEARDED LADY DRUNK
Famous Curiosity Found in a Disgraceful
Condition on Roof.

New York, July 3o-Mary Overton,
the bearded woman, who for years trav-
eled with Barnum's circus, and who
now resides at 40S Fourth avenue. was
in the Lee avenue police court yester-
day morning before Justice Hartman,
charged with intoxication. She plead
ed hard to be released and the judge al
lowed her to go home.
She was found at an early hour yes
terday mornig on the roof OF the tene-
ment at 80 South Fifth street. She did
not know how she got there other than
that she walked up to the roof through
an open scuttle hole while intoxicated.
She was first seen by Waterman in
one Of the buildings on the opposite side
OF the street. He notified d number of
people, and when Policeman Hack. of
the Fifth precinct, was called more than
100 persons were standing around the
house. The policeman was requested TO
go TO the roof He did so after couple
of other men promised to follow him.
After making a search they were about
to retrace their steps when Hack spied
something lying behind a chimney.
He poked at it with his stick. When
he picked the object up he saw that it
was attired in woman's clothes. He
spoke, and Mary answered him. She
man Hack asked about the whiskers on
that they were her own.
When taken to the station house and
in court yesterday, she admitted to JUS
tice Hartman that she was drunk when
arrested. She said that for some time
she Travelled with Barnum as the beard
ed lady, but times got bad and there
was no call for her services.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31
POOR wALLER's POOR SHOW.
State Department Doesn't Know How to
do Things without Diplomacy.

Topeka, Kan, July Ex-Governor
Morrill, today received the following re-
ply to his recent communication to Pres
ident Cleveland urging action upon the
part of this government to secure the
release OF John L. Waller. Acting Sec
rotary Adee writes the letter, which fol
lows:
The department has been unremitt-
ing in its efforts in behalf Of Mr.. Wal
Ter through the ambassador Of the Unit
ed States at Paris and the consul OF
this government at Tamatave, to OBJ
tain all the documents in the case OF
Mr.. Walters recent trial before a mill
tary tribunal of France so that this
government might be in position TO
determine as to the character of his
trial and as to its further action in the
premises. A short time ago Mr.. Eus-
It's, after repeated and pressing requests
was furnished by the minister for for
eign affairs with a copy of the charges
against Mr.. Waller and the evidence
in the case. He has, however, been
instructed to make renewed application
TO the French government for an Of
fetal copy of the evidence and also for
permission to see the prisoner who is
understood to be in i'll health. You may
be assured that every step consistent
with diplomat tic usage will be taken To
afford Mr.. Waller the full measure Of
protection by this government to which
ne may be found entitled by reason Of
his American citizenship"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31
TURNED INTO A SEA
STREAMS AT FORT SCOTT OVER
FLOW THEIR BANKS AND MEET.
Heavy Rains Again Visit Southeastern Kan
sas--Four and Twenty-Five Hundredths
Inches of Water Falls In Seven Hours
Streets are Canals and Fields are SuIlen
Lakes--Two Boys Drowned While Cross
ing q Stream--Trains Waterbound aud
Traffic suspended--Crope on Bottom
Farms will Sufer--kansas News.

Fort Scott, Kan, July 3o.-An UMPIRE
cedented precipitation of rain in the
southeast corner Of Kansas this morn
ing has again flooded the streams and
wreaked destruction to life and prop
erty. In seven hours 4.22 inches of wa
ter fell in the city and this evening the
entire lower portion OF the town is in
unda ted Two fatalities have SO far
resulted from the sudden rise.
The Missouri Pacific railroad shops
are surrounded and the train service
has been partially abandoned. Many
families have been driven from their
homes by the trespassing river which is
still rising, and another storm is threat
ening. The Marmaton river, Mill creek
and Buck Run have become one stream.
spreading over sections Of land which
have not for years been submerged.
Walter Austin and Willie Gould, two
young boys, were drowned this even
ing on one Of the principal streets and
O. Austin. father Of one Of the boys. was
carried 200 yards in the treacherous
current and finally rescued from the
top Of a tree by boatmen.
Mr. Austin accompanied by the boys
attempted to cross Mill creek bridge.
which was surrounded by water, in a
wagon. They proceeded $50 feet through
the water when the wagon and horses
were swept away. He made a desper-
ate effort 70 rescue them but was help
less and they were drowned. He was
carried down and was later found in a
tree The bodies Of the boys had not
been recovered at nightfall.
The Missouri Pacific passenger train
left for Topeka tonight on time but was
compelled to return and ali traffic on
that branch has been abandoned. The
damage TO property will exceed that Of
the food of the 5th instant, which was
more destructive than any for years.
The crops on bottom farms will SUI
fc.r -il11
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-31
WICHITA POULTRY CO.

-Parro. Logic--Polly heard TIE man
calling Fine kindlings, tso dollars per
load. " pitch en- Ia TIE cellar" shouted
Polly. snd he did, aud PolIy's master
paid the bill bot d1cked Polly IN the
bath tub of cold water. cage and al,
nearly drowning her. and renarsips
meantime, Order kind!ings again,
will you7" Soon the ca. cam. IN vet
ard bedra-7led- "HeIio, Pu.s.' cried
Polly. what did yea order2"-CAss:-
Irt Basket
In North Carolina lately case vas
tried in which the defendants chzrao>
ter having been i1peached. Il va.
sought 20 bolster il up b. showing Re
had reformed and joined the church
The witness. who belonged % u.
same church. Insisted. that az the &C.
.endsni was now Ca-istisa man. o.
course his character wa. better. Cour-
SCI asked hin; Doesn't BE drink ir.,
a. much a. he ever disT" The ~s,ness
who was c0lo-ed- szd evidently en-
bs--zsseH b. tae inquiry. slowly rzssed
rs sTes Sad sad VITA much de-
Iteration; Il thin< BE co. but 90 ear
res !. more better. "-A-go1Asi
Wool-Tae strength % = pronupelz-
usento eepe11A not - much on tao
pArsseO.ogy. - O. lie raes s~ho VIA
-
Van Pei--Fo- ias.anes-
W0oi-Nb7. would hare bee, the
moral sfrert % the Declaration % insse-
pezdenee, ssysea '-Psozaiaest Cstss.sg-