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Big Cruiser Cincinnati Narrowly
Escapes Destruction With
ALI on Board.
Terrible Catastrophe Averted by
the Timely Flooding Of the
Magazine.
Some of the Ammunition Boxes
We're Nearly Burned
Through.

NEW YORK, Dec. ia dispatch to
The Herald from Key West, Fla, says
particulars have just been received on
shore Of what nearly caused the destruc-
ton of the United States cruiser Gin
cinnati, and the loss of 800 lives. A
gale of wind that blew all Wednesday
afternoon and through the night, inter-
rupting communication with vessels in
the harbor, delayed the news.
1t was reported to the officer of the
Cincinnati, about $50 in the AFTERNOON,
ance in the dynamo room and all about
the neighborhood Of the forward maga-
zines. The fire bell was rung at once,
and the pumps were started. The smoke
in the compartments adjoining and
above the magazines was so thick that
the first officer to arrive on the scene,
Gave Orders to Flood the Ammunition.
The matches were opened, and streams
of water from the deck hose were added
to those from the flooding system.
The circumstances were too critical to
admit of hesitation and water was
poured in till the ammunition compart-
ments were completely filed The smoke
had by this time considerably abated,
and it was evident that the water had
risen above the fire.
Captain johnson, who, with the ex-
ecutive officer, Lieutenant Commander
Everett. had taken personal charge,
directed all ammunition not yet under
water to be passed on deck. This was
done with almost incredible rapidity.
Men work fast on magazine that they
suspect of being on fire. The forward
five-inch magazines were next emptied
and it was found that several Of the
boxes containing the fixed ammunition
were charred nearly through. A little
delay in flooding the magazines
Would Have Caused Catastrophe.
The fire was right abreast of the aux.
iliary boilers, in coal bunker par
tally filed with soft coal. The hea1
from the boilers had caused the coal Il
shoulder, and this, in turn, had charret
the shell boxes through the separating
bulkheads. It was thought no damag,
was done, unless it be found that tn,
ammunition was injured by water
The officers say the men worked will
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weeks ago. and from the effects Of
which it was thought he has partially,
at least, recovered, but his appar.
ent improvement was temporary only.
Had 1t not been for his accident q
month ago, he might have lived for q
number Of years, for the feebleness Of
age had by no means overcome him.
He has not been able to leave his home
for more than year, it is true, but he
could walk about the house without
assistance, could read, and retained
much Of the power of his once vigorous
mind,
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about assistants and subor 1inates was
that they were for hard work and strict
discipline. Twelve hours day was the
prescribed time for Secretary Thurman,
but he learned much that was valu able,
for Governor Lucas was pre-eminently
just and businesslike. The secretary also
read law q odd times with Judge Swayne
Of Columbus, and in 1885 located in Chill
licothe Is the partn Of his uncle.
Wss the Youngest Congressman.
On Dec l. l845. he entered the Twenty
ninth congress as its Youngest member. as
his uncle had entered the senate the
youngest man ever chosen to that body.
All through the lives of uncle and nephew
runs this curious parallelism-a verJ Close
connection in business and politics, which
b all the more remarkable by reason Of
the contrast in other respects between the
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- ~ ~ sEsAszaanaa
the same prs5sh6e u lnsnd and dfsre-'
gard of danger Is though the magazines
were empty
The Cincinnati is here to prevent fill
clustering and to enforce the neutrality
laws.
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Ammunition Probably Not Hurt.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. - Captain
johnson, commanding the United
States steamer Cincinnati, which has
been lying off the Florida coast for
some time, watching filibustering par
ties, has telegraphed the navy depart
ment that her coal bunkers caught fire
from spontaneous combustion. One of
the magazines was flooded, but the fire
was extinguished without causing any
damage. 1t is said at the navy depart.
ment that such incidents are by no
means unusual on warships where soft
coal is slowed in small bunkers.
.ou..ns keach President Cleveland.
> WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Eforts to
reach President Cleveland with news
of Thursman's death were unavailing.
The president has not returned from
his trip down the coast. and at present
is beyond the reach of the telegraph.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE
The Annual Meeting Now in Progress at
Washington.
WASHINGTON Dec. l3.-The National
Civil Service Reform League began its
annual meeting at the Cosmos club with
an unusually large attendance OF dele
gates President Carl Schurz of the
League delivered the annual address.
President John Joy Edison Of the
local civil service reform association
briefly welcomed the league to Wash
ington.
After the morning session of the
league the delegates We're entertained
at luncheon by the Rev DR.. Mackay
Smith, first vice president of the loca
civil service reform association.
Friday evening the local association
will entertain the league and other in
vited guests at reception at thu
Arlington.
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THURMANS DEATH
It Was a Great Shock Even to
the People of His Own
City.
Supposed He Had Been 1mprov-
ing in Health Steadily Of
Late.
Something Of the Life Of One
of Americas Foremost
Citizens.

COLUMBUS. c., Dec. lc Tho death
OF Mr.. Thurman was painful shock to
the general public here The latest re-
ports from him before were to the effect
that he was doing finely.
Judge Thurman has been growing
rapidly worse for "a hours, and at no
time during the few hours preceding
his death ha! his recovery been hoped
for. The immediate cause of his
death was the fail he sustained some
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two. Even the title descended. Senator
WI liam Allen was long known as THE
Old Roman" and when he retired the
title was at once bestowed on Judge Thur
man.
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BRENTDIE,.

The natatorium of the Young Men s
CHRISTIAN Association is now filled with
water and is ready for the use or It's
members.
Patrick Gleason. the man VINO died at
Providence hospital last Saturday - con-
cussion OF the brain, VIII be buried IN
I.akaview cemetery this morning. The
funeral will take place from the parlors OF
Bonney & Stewart.
The semi monthly meeting OF the Unity
Club will be held in the parlor OF the I nj
tartan church. Second street, between Pike
and Union. this evening. The programme
includes a paper on the writings of Conan
DOYLE by win Carson, discussion and mu-
sic. Admission free.
". ]. Henderson. the Cow butter man
who was arrested on Monday for selling
oleomargarine cOlored 10 resemble butter,
viii have a hearing today at 10 a. m. be-
fore Justice NCEiwain. The case is al
most Identical with the one tried several
weeks ago. and will probably be disposed
Of in the same manner.
Tom Mulligan and Otto Meyers. the two
Young men arrested for hurglarizing the
Puget Sound News Company's store, will
have a hearing before Judge Glasgow to-
dav Chief Rogers swore out the com
plaint yesterday. and viii probably assist
in the prosecution. An effort is being
made by friends of Mulligan 10 have his
sentence made "a light as possible.
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The Missing strathpevis.

Tacoma. Dec 1o.-Speeial.-The long ex-
pected letter of Capt. Pattie. OF the dis
abled steamship Strathnevis, 10 Agent
Prichard. OF the Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company, has not yet arrived. Mr..
Prichard is greatly puzzled over the fall
ure of the letter TO show up, but said to-
night that he did not believe il contained
much information not conveyed in Purser
McDonald's letter. which has been already
published.
Capt. Cater. pilot of the steamship COM
pany. yesterday made an estimate of the
Strathnevis' progress since being spoken.
He figures that owing TO the prevalence of
southeasterly winds. the steamship has
been enabled to keep her nose pointed east,
and that she is now directly west of the
Straits of Fuca, in longitude 135 west and
latitude 80 north. Capt. Cater believes
the southeast wind is good thing for the
Strathnevs, as she can make better prog
ress with beam wind than with the
breeze astern.
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took the places OF Martin Conway and
Sam Hoyt; in the Second precinct j. W.
epriggs acted as Inspector IN place OF
Fred Burlew. and J. W. Mcleod as judge
IN the place OF Tom Dlltton; in the Third
precinct a J. Lee was made clerk 20 sue
coed Fred Kaufman: in the Fourth pre-
csnct c. II. Arnold and James Moran took
the places OF C. +. Brown and Nike
Lyons. respectively judge and clerk. and
in the Sixth precinct p. Marshall became
clerk instead OF Charles Kaufman.
There were several changes in the sixth
ward. In the First precinct J. l. Cresson
became Judge instead OF ]. F. Lynch. and
IL \ Green was chosen clerk 10 IN the
place Of Charles HelgrenSen; in the Third
precinct j. b Murphy became Inspector
and William Voigt was selected as judge
and clerk. 70 take the places respectively
OF A @. Murray and ". @. Latimer; in
the Fourth precinct A. Gardner and q. H.
Schultz were judges. instead OF George An
tenen and William Meydenbauer. and IN
The Fifth precinct c. II. Knapp became
judge and A. K. Hubbard clerk instead OF
Judson Hubbard and Albert Koch.
In the Seventh ward there were changes
fl the Second. Third and Fourth pre-
cincts. In the Second precinct d. Nc
Daniel took the place OF William Good
man as inspector. Stephen Carkeek sue
ceeded J. c. Redward as clerk and J. d.
Phillips succeeded r II. Renick as clerk:
in the Third c. \. McIntire replaced ID. I.
Roller as clerk: in the Fourth A, r. Lewis
was chosen inspector instead OF s. II.
Shipley, Rev. A. Atwood succeeded T. W.
Mcpherson as one of the judges, and NJ.
n. Coleman. appointed clerk. and J. A.
Hall. one OF the judges, changed places.
Registration and Vote.
The following comparative table shows
the registration and vote by precincts and
wards:
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sion around the various precincts was
that tho ordinance would carry. There
was no demonstration OF any kind. and no
work was being done outside Of the First
precinct. where Mr. Craven was posted.
In the Second precinct the booths were
erected In the Queen Anne Hill Athletic
club. and the judges and inspectors. with
o show OF being prepared for any trouble.
had arranged a number Of boxing gloves
and Indian clubs In convenient places In
an - the precincts OF the ward the votes
came IN more rapidly. and from $50 until
o'clock a steady increase in the polling
was apparent. Little ignorance was *
hihited in marking ballots. only three in
the entire ward asking for information On
that point.
Had No Use for Water
II don't see why any one should want
moro water than We have now" said one
or the Judges On She Fourth ward II
have lived IN this town for many years
and So gar as 7 can see Lake Washington
water IS good enough. besides ne added
wnking IN one Of the clerks I've little
DIX of the instinct II the Kentucky colo
mel and would about as soon abolish water
as not What A great saving fin tax thar
would be- and the playful Judge leaned
back IN his chair just az that instant
noise as y king glass was heard ard
tho ardent opponent - water snrarr %
his feet. with q foTCihlo word 81 dismal,
As DO ia so. an smher-colore3 Eau{4
pushed forth from h.s pistol pocket and
ran down his trousers leg to the floor
What was 7 saying he excla}rra9 ,-.-
h"mentiy ''no taV2 That's the YER. hest
% Pc had. Il cost me 50 cents for half
pint Nou don't catch me sitting down a.,
liquor again"
Changes in Election Roarl-.
Among the wards IN the city the First
stood alone as having made no changes in
Che election boards. every appointee Of
tre city council being IN place at the o-sn-
ing of the polls n the First precinct o..
thc Second Wari there was one change
T. simpson taking the place ~ J. II WI
son. VINO ala rot appear. in tire Second
rrn. ~-; s.. + f.ynch took the place q :.
y Forl IS fadge. tao latter having LETT
the -Ity. 30 tse Tairi preclcr Fred Miles
acted as 'usse i0 place Of J. r. Hiliman
ans y g. Wallace as clerk in ulsta ~
Thomas Roberts. N the Fourth prc.f nrt
p, b hHnhIe~ vas tI3Es iu place " e.
". Sill I'm ths THs-f ware there Oe~r nj,
caansrs except b the Fourth precinct.
where o. g. NrtSi}vra fots the place II
John Net'Ee-a $50 Inspector Ia the
Fcar;s va~t- First rrc-.rc,, A -. Wat
son succeeded ". a. AruSt-era as -l@rk-
GRE place ~ " 7 NaU as }alee. ia the
Foasta p-es 1rt \ r.. f>eresFars vas sworn
i~ ore ~ tro tttccs ro take IRE Mace
Ct S8wuet Esr-r7-- f0 t-e Ftrrl u~--lurt
} Cc-ent teoN tse place ~ a. "
Co0aUt ~ 's@Se. a-t John T.. Cow t1Bt ~
s. D. HarriS 81 ciarS tc t-a sixth pre-
c.r.t - Ceassan Wss supra0ted nv
Thcmas A. EeesrSan ss ore ot tE- Judges
quite Few changes wSre made In rne
Fltth War3. IL the FIRST precnct Pierre
J. Ferry AT A.ss.i =. say6eg. Judges.
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proceeds 10 describe the arrival at Mala-
tia. where they found that 100 had been
killed. and at Kharput. where il was still
worse. AT least sixty villages were wiped
OF the face OF the earth. At Kharput the
authorities sent down a small gun. osten-
sibly 10 protect American property. but as
fact IL was fred several times at the
American church. The letter concludes by
saying: There are no Armenians left at
kharput, and II is hopeless 10 try 10 do
business. I think / had better return TO
Coastantinople"
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WARDS

most devoid OF INCIDENT. The election
boards held social SESSIONS and yawnCd
repeatedly as the day wore on. and al no
time was there any crowding about ;he
polling places. ~ lc9s- 81 per cent. OF the
vote had been cast by p. m. but. while
the voters had been free IN their expires
sion az the merits or demcrits OF tho pro-
posed ordinance. very few men would
Venture an opinion ls 10 what the result.
would pc Tho friends % the measure
were quietly confident. ana tho opponents
had ilttle 20 say. Conversation about the
various booths brought cut the fact that
many voters during the campaign had
been as pcuduiums. and had swung back
and forth a number of times between "a
VorluE and opposing the ordinance. Il
changed my mind three times" said one
ciector. "ant ! know - others who have
been even more vaciilating than that"
= Few Incidents.
Voting was quiet IN The FIRST wars up 20
6 o'clock. when o,Nusmen began 20 pour
IN. The vote was thousht 90 ee very even
IN 20 the closing hour. especially in The
inside precincts. There we're hut Scw
challenges. and an bar one OF these were
useless shortly after luncn an old gene
tiemsu named James Mckinley stTolied
in.a Tn Fourth precinct 81 the ward and
sisnlHei ats intention jo vote. L nsl-
-. who was hanEjnc around the polls al
day ls challenger Or the city council.
pi. HnteI thc Inspector 80 ask Mckinley x
hr has 't.f in gre prreinct thirty days.
T.fs question made the ole gentleman an
gtN. gnt turning around he walked OCT,
calling lae inspectors ana clerks I'D
frauds Iiis name was ON the register I'll
right ana he could have voted had hc de-
sirea os he has lived ia the county thirty
years.
Charles Croft restaurant keeper oh
Com natr..iAl street. cNafierrtsf the vote 90
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AN ULTIMATUM TO CoLvIN.
He Must Lower Crossing or Immedi-
ateIy Have Track Torn Up.

The board of public works will today
give Receiver Colvin. of the Front street
cable Company. forty-eight hours wlthh
which TO begin work lowering the tracks
~ the coupany at the Second and Pike
street curve, and he will be given twelve
DAYS within which 10 complete IT. Inc
hoard is unanimous in the belief that the
change should be made Immediately, and
If Receiver Colvin does not respond TO IT'S
order. his tracks will likely be torn up
The receiver claims that he has no money
10 nav for the work, which is estimated TO
cost $500.
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ROW To rHEvENr CROFT.

SOME READING THAT Will rRovr IN
rFSI>tlNe ro YoCNs NOTIFIES now 10
GUARD AZ AtNSE TUE DISEASE.
Group Is q terror 90 Young mothers and 90
po,s them C.nct-aips the cause. first svmp-
toms AMI treatment i the ohicst of thi, ittsa
The origin % Group Is a COMMON cold.
Chidnen who are subject 20 iGtake tcli vtrv
easily and Group is almost sure 70 follow.
The llCt symptom j. hoa~enesS; this Is
soon followed by a peculiar rough courh.
which i easily recognized and vii never b,
forgotten by oue who hiss beani il. Theune
e. aCt IS when the chi'3 first beceme~ hoar~e.
II Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy Is freely
gwen all tendency 90 Group wiii soon III al-
pear Eycn after She crnurv ceueh hss de-
velcled 10 will prevent tie a,isek There is
~ danger ia giving this reruoiv for il CON-
'asns no.hing injurious Ter sac by drug
gus.
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Carnival 81 months and Christmas market
~ the ladies OF the First Presbyterian
church. Wednesday and Thursday. De-
cerber II and = opens Wednesday. De-
cember II. AZ Il a. N. Luncheon and din
ner served each d8v IN the most elegant
style. Luncheon. - cents. turkey. 81 cents
Luncheon served from II A. m. 10 > p. m.
Wednesday and Thursday
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Notice To the Good Children.

was unable TO be around yesterday az
ternoon at the Bon Marche, as l had A
severe headache. but VIII be surely there
tomorrow afternoon and evening. l will
be pleased 20 see you all.
SANTA CLAUS
Care OF the Bon Marche
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Here's your chance. The Washington
Rubber Company. ia Front street i< Of
ferlng their entire stock Of mackintoshes
and rain coats at greatly reduced prices.
Store open evenings.
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Grand Kfrfn4SS

This evening. az R!alto hall Miss Harris
will meet the patronesses and dancers.
All preparations progress admirably for A
most notable occasion Thursday and Fri
day OF next week.
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Thin or gray hair and bald heads, so dis
pleasing TO many people as marks of age.
may be averted for a long time by using
Halls Hair Remover.
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THE ORDINANCE WINS
Cedar River Water System Car
ried by Large Majority.
QUIET ELECTION, LIGHT VOTE.
The Total Reaches 500 Out OF o,8s@
Registered Only Four Precincts
Against the scheme.
QUIET ELECTION. LIGHT VOTE.

The PEOPLE or Seattle yesterday declared
b. large majority IN a light vote IA favor
OF the adoption OF the Cedar river water
ryxfern. While the excitement had run
high during the last few days of ne cor
test. the election was very quiet and
uneventful. and the count was completed
al ar unusually early hour. The Citi-
gems Non Partisan ticket for charter
commissioner vas adopted without oppo-
sft{an. although there we're scattering
votes for IA deterrent persons. none OF
whom received more than two.
The total vote was f.a58. against regis
sraflqn Of 5.7sZ with ali the precincts
heard from the vote IN Favor - the water
ordnance was 26G. ard against Il 1856.
Only four precincts were carried by the
15pp1rents o. the oTdlua nee, the Seventh Of
The FIRST ward by 10 TO y. the sixth Of the
Fifth Nv " % 81. the First Of the Seventh
b. 81 10 r. and the First Of the Third BY
e to - Tic strongest vote in favor 81
the ordinance was polled Ia the Sixth.
Eighth and Ninth wards while the Third
end Surfh wards came nearest TO holding
che vote even.
The absence or a contest on charter com
nsiSs.oners destroyed the interest in the
election for that Office 80 that many voters
did not take the trouble 10 make the y
against the names az the candidates. The
vote averaged anogt $500.
Bs.l.vtins announcing the result wcrs
posted at tho posf-1ntellgence Office in
the evening and attracted quite "a consid-
cradle CT 4wd. which showed come entllus-
oem AZ the large majority f0f the ordi-
nance. hut soon dispersed after the gen
erai result was announced.
Tho returns were taken into the city
clerks office as fast as the count was COM
rleied. and through his energy were placed
before the people at the earliest possible
moment.
ouietest Election OF Record.
one or the remarkable features or the
election was the almost complete absence
OF any gathering about the polls. In a
majority of the forfy-iivo precincts there
was not 20 DC seen a single worker. and
voting, Notwithstanding the spirited cam
raign and the fierce warfare waGed 10y
the opposing parties. was ltsties9 and al
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Miss F. Wilzinski, Graduate Optician. re-
Gently from New York hospitals. sol
Front corner Columbia. In drug store.
Eyes scientifically examined free
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Bicyclists' eyeglasses. Miss F. Wilzin-
ski. Graduate Optician. sol Front, corner
Columbia, in drug store.
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Great competition sale now on at Cow,
,e,,'s Basement Store. corner Second and
Columbia.
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Chang Ching Fow. Cordray's theater,
Monday, December L. Reserved seats soc.
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when Baby was sick. ". gave her Cas.orta
When she was Child. she cried Tor Cas.orsa
When she became Miss. sae chung TO Castoria.
When sac had Children. she gave them Cas.oris.
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Yesterday was pay day al the city hall.
the salary fund amounting 10 S93lS2 y,
city park fund S772.6s. and the library
fund $5iS.14
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Burn Newcastle coal. 81 per ton.
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4 Hot Argument.

The only event suggesting excitement in
tho Eighth ward during the entire day
was when J. T. Mitchell went 10 the First
precinct to cast his vote. His attitude to-
ward the ordinance was well known. and
as he asked for his ticket f. W. Craven,
Who had been holding down the precinct
IN the interests OF the ordinance, said:
Here Is the second man today who
votes against the proposition"
The remark called for hot exchange Of
words. and Mir. Mitchell expressed himself
In no measured terms as TO Crayen's posi-
tiOn IN politics.
During the morning the vote in the
Eighth ward WAS less than one-quarter OF
the registration, and the general impress