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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-22
SHOOTING OF IL HUNG CHANG
As Described by John w. Fosters
Private Secretary.

New York. April 1.-THE shooting Of Ii
Hung Chang Is thus described by John D.
Henderson. jr.. secretary TO the Chinese
ENJOYS American adviser. Hon. John W.
Foster, In a letter 10 the World, dated
Shlmonoseki, March a:
Today has been the most eventful in
the history OF the peace negotiations. At
3 o'clock this afternoon the Japanese were
10 offer their terms and the viceroy was
going 20 refuse unless an armisrice Is
declared. IL was TO be the climax. and
We were ncrvously awaiting the result
As Mr.. Foster and / passed into the
street that leads 10 the temple that the
Chinese occupy. we met an excited crowd
or people swaylng 20 and fro against the
advance of military charge. While We
were stil wondering at this unusual
scene, We were at once surrounded by
guards. who conducted us 10 the temple,
where We learned that Ii had been shot.
The viceroy. who had been struck from
straight In front. just below the left eye.
said not a word. but sat as calm as
though nothing had happened. His two
physicians were hastily summoned. and
ne was made as comfortable as possible
on a sofa. His French doctor. who
speaks very little English, desired me 10
stay with him to interpret. IL necessary.
II stood at his bedside and watched
them insert probes four inches into the
wound until felt sick and faint. Dur
Ing tho time the viceroy never murmured
His first question was about the man who
had shot him. and about the pistol with
which he was shot. He desired 20 see a
similar bullet, 50 a man was sent to pro-
duCc the weapon 10 satisfy his curiosity.
When asked II he suffered much pain, he
said 10 the physician: Never mind the
pain And yet II viii he a miracle II he
old man lives The bullet is n 32-calIber,
the pistol an old pattern.
'Mr, Foster has done a grand work at
peaccmaking IN assuring the Cinnamon
that the regrets Of japanese officials are
sincere and that they are tn no way 10
blame for the outrage He said TO the
viceroy. when murmurlng that his friends
all told him he would be shot down Ike
dog II he came, You are a soldier. and
/ believe this Eunshot viii prove an al
vantage 10 China Well said the vice.
roy. If my blood can serve my country.
they are welcome TO IL "
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quite 2 crowd witnessed the hattfe Tor
supremacy at the Blue Rock tournament
yesterday. The day could not have been
better adapted TO the purpose of shoot
ing, and was the cause Of bringing
crowd of onlookers 10 the grounds. The
field being perfectly level made IL an Ideal
ground for live bird shooting as well.
and the much-talked-of wild pigeon shoot
on Decoration day. 10 be held by Mr.. {.
+. Graf. will take place on these grounds.
Promptly at 1850 yesterday the first
event. ten-hird practice match, was
called. and was Immediately followed by
the twenty-iive-bird handicap. In this
latter. which was. of course. the event Of
the day. Mr.. 5. F. Kelsey won the honor
OF first place. with score of II out OF the
possible 3. Mr.. F. r. Kendall came out
second. with 19. and Mr.. Scott third. with
Is. The grounds being new TO all. better
scores were made the latter part of the
day than in the beginning.
The handicay race brought out about
twenty entries. the men being handi-
capped as to the distance. scratch men
in \ class standing al the 16-lS yards
rise respectively for II and lo-gauge guns.
b class men were put at l4-le yards for
u and 10 gauges respectively. This hand:-
cap seemed TO work very satisfactorily,
as the men were put on as nearly an
even level as possible. II is. no doubt,
preferable 10 what is known as the bird
allowance, where poorer SnotS are al
lowed more birds 10 shoot at than eX-
perts.
There being about one-half of the
prizes. which consisted of various arti-
Giles highly priced by sportsmen, left over
after the first handicap race was finished,
another match of the same conditions was
arranged and shot for the remainder of
the same.
Mr.. Dahlem in this race had the honor
OF making the highest score of the day.
- out of -, and won first prize. Bane
and Kendall tied for second on %, Bane
defeating his opponent in the shoot off.
Mr.. S. T. Kelsey again came in for
place, winning third with Is Messrs. Ma
pie. Ferry. Lowman. Fox, Graft, Cham
beriain. Bender and Hopkins also came
in for places in this event.
These main events having been shot
the boys INDUCED in practice and pool
shooting. The tie between MeSsrS. Maple
and Marriott in the tie for fourth place
in the second twenty -five-bird race de-
serves some comment. The men first tied
on Is out of 5. Then shooting off on
five birds. according to the American
Shooting Association, which governed
the tournament, they again tied on 3.
The next round proved another tie. both
men killing 4. On the third string Maple
beat his opponent by one bird, scoring
and winning the prize.
The scores:
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SENATOR HARRIS on SILVER.
Ii Is the Issue OF 1896, He says-Reor-
ganization OF the senate.

Memphis. April 2L--In an interview here
today Senator Harris was asked: do
you think the Democrats will be able TO
organize the senate next December
He replied: There will be three polft-
ical organizations I'm the senate when ii
meets In December. none of which have
majority. The Republicans will have
three or four more votes than the Demo
ocrats. and the Populist senator's will
hold the balance of power. In this condi-
ton OF affairs neither party of itself can
organize the senate. and while I. as a
single senator. am inclined TO do justice
to the Populists in the organiza ton. yet
i am inclined 10 disregard a single Dem
ocratic principle for the power to reor-
ganize the senate
What Is your opinion as to the dom
nance OF the free silver sentiment in the
South and West In relation to the cam
paign OF 1892"
silver TO It's position as a money metal
and a money OF ultimate reclamation I'm
connection with gold as the regulator Of
volume or amount OF the thing called
money is Overwhelmingly strong in the
South and West. and IN my opinion ought
10 be strong and conclusive everywhere
Silver must have its place In the policy
OF this country. and the parties Of fS@s may
well look 10 10 as an issue which will not
10 down. but which must be heard and
answered
In answer 20 the question as 70 wheth-
or the United States should establish It's
financial policy IN conformity with the
financial policies OF other commercial
countries. Senator Harris said while
! would he glad 20 have an international
agreement 10 utilize all the gold and ali
tho silver OF the world at an agreed
ratio. / am not ready TO establish a finan-
cial system for the United States whNh
does not recognize both metals and make
them legal tender for al purposes and adj
mfr them 10 the same rights III coinage
Up - 1873 gold and silver held their
respective places as the money metals
90 the world. but in 1873 the capitalists
influence. not only % the United States
bat OF the commercial world. decided 20
double tho purchasing power OF their cap
ital by demout tization Of one OF thc other
Of the metals no matter which. 50 that
nv accommodating either one the volume
or amount of money would he reduced
oDe-haN which would double the pur-
chasing power % every remaining dollar
Capital has leisure. capital has iutlu-
ence. CAPITAL has power. but unfortunate
II capital hiss no conscience Capitat had
silver demorrtjEei whom 49, grains og
standard silver dollar was worth on the
markets o. tho world cents mere than
q gold dollar. and capital and its co..
barts are now rampant in urEirg THO
adoption ot tSe Eoif standard and re-
d8ctaE every thing 20 that gold Standard"
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SAILS on wARsHIps.
New Vessels to BE Full Rigged-A
Great saving ofCoai.

Washington City. ApTh 1.-THE hoard
OF naval bureau chiefs has been for the
rasf week considering the designs OF the
six composite gunboats authorized 20 be
eon~fracted by the last congress II Sas
the intention TO maze these new vessels
midway FRI size between the Petrol type
and the Machias class. 80 they were fixed
as Of g93.g tons displacement. one purpose
fn Keeping them below the 100 tons De-
ing 10 permit 81 the assignment TO their
command Of energetic officers who might
develop their executive faculties years
before they could aspire TO command
larger gunboats and cruisers. Sincs THIS
size haa been agreed upon, however. there
have been shown evidences Of dispo-
sitiOu TO reopen the subject ana baisi TWO
large and two small boats, the latter es-
fectally designed for use In the upper
Chinese rivers. bat IL II Improbable that
this scheme VIII prevail. as the necessity
for American gunboats IN such waters IL
not apparent In times OF peace. and they
could not pass the forts ia time Of war.
Bus the feature OF the plans which has
developed the widest difference Of opin-
ion II that Of sail power. for the designs
prepared hy the construction bureau as
q basis for the boards action include
fun outfit Of sails. The boats have been
given q spread of canvass Of 1000 square
feet. II would be desirable 10 give them
more. 6ur this could not be done without
Infringing upon the space otherwise need
cd. This amount of canvass practically
makes the gunboats fuli-powsred sailing
crafts. and in this they would be much
different from any other OF the vessels
OF the new navy. II Is thought that since
the general adoption Of the twin screws
the probabilities Of accident have been
80 reduced as TO Justify sails being ig
nored altogether. Therefore. In the case
OF the new boats Chief Constructor Hick-
born has taken the ground that sail Is
useless. and that the boats should either
abandon sail altogether or be supplied
with full sail power enough 10 enable
them to make long cruises and without
using coal unless an emergency arose
that required them to make good speed.
The construction bureau has adopted the
latter view. In consideration OF the pecu-
lar service FOR which these vessels are
destined on foreign service stations. where
they may be safely placed instead OF
larger ships. In the interest OF economy
and viii thus often be IN places where
coal Is difficult 20 obtain. For service In
Samoa. In the Gulf Of Mexico and in the
caribbean SEA, and on the expensive
Bertag sea patrol. whore speed Is not an
object at all times. the chief constructor
holds that sail power viii make the YES
sells OF great value. and that they viii
be the most economical cruisers OF the
navy.
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JAPAN TOO SHREWD
To Be Caught i'm the Gold Trap
of Great Britain.
REFUSED TO DEmoNETrzE SILVER
And l. Now the Only Nation In the
World That II Not fn the Clutch
of England.

New York, arril zi.-F G. Sswian6s.
member OF congress from Nevada, Is at
the Holland house. lie told the story
20 a reporter Of a former effort 20 force
Japan 20 adopt the gold standard.
''It was durinE TIE time that James g.
Blaine vas secretary Of state. Z received
from the state department q letter INTRO
ducing 20 me a number OF japanese.
comprising a commission who were IN
this country 10 investigate our money
system. They told me that an agent
from England had been IN Japan trying
20 get their government TO demonetizs
silver. They talked with Senators Stew
ART Jones. Teller. Sherman and others.
They we're warned not 10 think Of allow
INK silver 10 be discarded as money
metal The result % their investigation
is that today Japan Is the great power
OF the Orient.
what would have been the result II
Japan had done as England wished
When this question OF war with China
arose Japan could not have carried on
the war had she been upon gold basis,
without first consulting England. A gold
loan would have resulted, and England
would have had Japan BY the throat. even
as she has Us today"
Yokohama. April IA dispatch from
Hiroshima. the temporary headquarters
Of the emperor OF Japan. states that his
majesty ratified the treaty OF peace on
Saturday.
Yokohama. April 1.-THE government
has issued a statement denying that Il
has concluded an offensive and defensive
alliance with China. and declaring that
the commercial advantages secured by
Japan under the terms OF the treaty will
also be enjoyed by the other powers
under the most favored nation treaty.
London. April GA dispatch 10 the
Times from Kobe says: on April l2 and
Il nfty-eight transports left Ijlnina for
Talienwan with 1900 japanese troops.
~ - believed that these troops are des-
tined to make a descent upon Taku and
Shanhaikwan directly the armistice shall
expire
The Standard contends that Great Brit
ain does not need TO take the initiative
IN interfering with China and Japan. II
the other powers. IL adds. want to modify
the treaty OF peace let them act. Great
Britain's policy Is one OF quiet, vigilant
self protection.
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DIR. Rice Beaten at st. Louis

ST. Louis, April 20.-Between 5000 and
5000 people attended the races at the Fair
Grounds Association track today. The
chief event was the match between the
famous Brooklyn handicap winner. Or.
Rice. and the less-known. but equally
promising. horse Simmons. owned by
Charles Celia. The day was beautiful,
and the track was fast. DR.. Rice ridden
by Hugh Penny. carried 1fs pounds. Cash
Sloan rode Simmons. carrying los pounds
Dr. Rice drew the rau In the toss mp.
Simmons won by two lengths. Time
1,lfs; distance. six furlongs. The horses
got away at the first start. Or. Rice
took the lead. and at the quarter was
half a length ahead. under a strong pull.
At the half he was two lengths ahead
ana AT the stretch was one and one-halr
lengths ahead. The finish was an excit-
ing one but Simmons moved ahead and
finished easy by two lengths The TINA
liza Is the track record
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Cen. Mccnnl. % nctlre To-Day.

Denver. April ci-Aftsr having been
continuously in .ho scrYlce OF the f-ntfoi
States gar po~toi ~ fovfv- thre@ years.
Major General AleNso1er Mcdowell NJ.
Cook reflres froVu fhe army tcruerrow S
stem rtaNe ueecssAry IA :h7 Saw as he
has reached the AEe of 50 years a. H.
Asst'uak w.H teaVe thts week fer 9evst n.
phIa where ~ viii remain uut8 Nav te
lie VII thea 80 20 WsShin&feo f~ftN asa
Nv Nask rear hing the latter rffr jeanne
! ~ he present as the sFast.lAfian ~ hl4
dsusAstr Jeanette later ia tAa sam Hsrr
s9sa general VII saH Yep E@Fefe w5.',
his family. aegc he VIII sp<a8 several
months Nssf3tnE Ihe principal potats az
'utrrcss- sic has snsie ro plans coH-e~,-
leg 80 futugo after returning 20 .he
United Szates. Wigh the retirement ~
Cea Mrz'oak ere last az ihs '-HEhtssr
Ncssaoks's sees in.s private Hfe an3 tar
the Hrss lise ia rcariy haG = cxeter5
ses array vs}} t.e without N~co8k on
SIS aettse raf3s tt Re- a noteworthy gat
thak tsea. aanlei Alct'sok. father - Ger
Nrt'ea6. Wha Wl} }e rrtirv3 Tomorrow.
ard nsne seHs werc al in the fst& nSnt-
tur far sselr rnaarry st onc f5us. zrt
thai fogv az thsm at,aiatt tae Faa& og
geaeraL
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its way back to Armenia and his life
would be endangered. because he con-
firms the special Armenian letter of the
Associated Press OF last Friday. The mis-
sionary says the situation is serious, and
danger is imminent. lie says the Ar
menians intend TO fight for their liberty.
Speaking of Lenz. the missionary says
he has reliable information that he was
killed last May at Koor1ali, on the Alish-
gard. on the plain near the famous pass
OF Deli Babaka. The missionary talked
with man who says Lcnz arrived AT
karakalessen on what the natives said
was a two-wheeled cart Two days later
the man saw the dead body of the wheel
man at Zedikan. From the description
given there is little doubt II was the body
OF Lenz. The missionary has sent for
three men who also saw the body. and ex-
poets TO be able to tell just how Lenz met
his death.
Lenz passed through Spokane and Port
land two years ago on his way around
the world, and a recent issue of the sun
day Post-Intelligencer told OF the efforts
that were being made TO find him.
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Denver. April M.-The Denver Hr
ware Manufacturing Company has M
an assignment 10 A. c. Foster for :
benefit OF creditors. Frank n, Brs
first vice president and manager 81 !
company, stated today that the o.
pany was entirely solvent, and that
assignment was made so that neither Q
company nor those who held is sa
would suffer. The assets are stated /
about 100000. Mr.. Briggs said that =
liabilities were about s70.000.
Richard Reedy. as agent OF AraaE
Constable & Co. of New York. has fass
possession of the stock OF the Flaats
Dry Goods Company. In this city, ra'
a chattel mortgage OF $4,000. II Is uhs'
stood that the liabilities Of the =
amout to about SS1. coo.
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SULLIVAN SAVES A WOMAN.
She Would Have Been Burned to
neath But For. His Krnxerx

Boston. April 2i.-,Ex Champion John L.
Sullivan distinguished himself as a life
saver this afternoon. Just before 4 O'Clock
he heard a woman scream in the rear Of
the house In which he was stopping. He
ran down the stairway and saw there
was fire in the kitchen and that Mrs.
Margaret Donnell, the cook. was In dan.
ger Of being burned to death her clothing
having been ignited from the stove He
quickly wrapped a big mat around the
woman and succeeded in extnguishing
the fire. She was badly burned but the
chances are faYorable for her recovery.
Johns hands were burned in several
places and he was Obliged to call on
doctor. but the wounds are not serious
Later.-Mrs. Donnelrs burns proved
fatal She died at the city hospital at
1915 this morning.
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ruler % ChItrsi. ard whose recent ca D
tire Of TIRE capital led 70 the dispatch
OF ths British expedition. Is said 70 nave
ahsccrded-
LONDON, April IA dispatch 20 the
Times from the British camp near barNa
SAYS that II is reported that the ArneeT
OF Afghanistan has granted an asylum
20 u-r4ra Khan. the invader OF Cnltral
and has given him two villages near AS
mar.
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FRANK G. LEM SLAIN.
The American Bicycle Rider
Killed i'm Armenia.
HIS DEAD BODY IDENTIFIED.
John L. Sullivan ReScues n woman
From Death by Fire. and Receives
Severe Burns in Doing SO.

P'ttsburg, April 2f-Reiatives OF Frank
LEM. the Pittsburg cyclist, VINO was
making a trip around the world on his
wheel for Outing. are now convinced tina;
he was murdered by the Kurds in Ar
menia ar the beginning Of the massacre
there. T. p Langhans. a cousin or the
wfseelrnan. has juss received letter con-
firming this belief.
The letter is written by an American
missionary IN Armenia, but his name can
not be given for fear the letter might ma
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

p. Rev l.. \. Hall, pastor OF the FRS,
baPtist chuTcA. wichita. Kan, has been
unable 70 collect his pay for some time
back. and has attached the cornTnt,nton
the church.
A IRE IN the school OF arts and indus
tres AZ Chalons Sur Mer, France. has do
tffoye3 The models and machines f5at
nad been or were being prepared for the
tk1ioiihon 70 Dc held "a Paris in 1900 The
loss exceeds l,1oD,0s9 francs
WOLF hunting on a systematic plan has
been comm encsd by the STANDARD Csff3a
company on the Bellefonte river. Wvo
\ carload of wolfhounds has been Shfpi5ei
ll rom New York and viii be pat In tha
bsif at M0OrecrOft under charge OF =
I4fty o. hunters. 10 exterminate wolves
Henry Piper. formerly employed In the
mint az carson, New. whose name has
t'een frequently mentioned IN Connection
~lth ine discovery that $50 10 of bullion
A41 been looted from the United States
.ilIitt ~ carson during the past few years
am $40 vas formerly employed in the
sn citing department OF that Institution,
ReTkeiey. Cal
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Gnld NIInine Ami Nnrfh CarolIna.

Raleigh. n. c.. April 2i.-Gold nss'
from the West are arriving at the ~
mont section of North Carolina. and isf
is an outbreak of mining fever. The =
covery Of a nugget weighing eight pogfa
FIVE ounces I'm Stanley county has
creased interest i'm mining. -Four htncr
miners from the West are expected WV
In sixty days. Western men have p@
chased the McAmetty mine. lnyt11
Edison has bought a mine near Cnarlea
at which he expects 10 develop r.
process for the treatment OF North ~
DINA gold ores
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Seattle. April q. lsN.

Seattle ApTN IL iN6.
To the Editor. AZ 10 John Waller, ex-
United States consul at Tamatave. and
who has brought himself into 50 much
International prominence by getting him
SELF sentenced % twenty years iupris-
onmeut by a French court-martiai. per-
mt ma u aay there are "A dozen or more
citizens % Seattle who may be surprised
% know that FIVE or years ago this same
John Waller WAS well known 20 them.
thar he bad often put hts arm around
their nrehs and snspendlng rnornentarlly
} IL task. meekly asked. Does Be- razor
rullT" and received. doubtless an affirm
stive reply. For this present aisturher
of International relations was not then
United states consul hut John Waller
harh0r. eoi0red. No. Nasstchusetts
street Lawrence. Kan. He incidentally
pracgiced law. having been admitted 80
thc Douglas county bar more for the
iaxury than the emolumcnts thereof
To those acquainted With Waller e rs
not difficult - believe him guilty ~ be-
Ing spy and % conveying 20 The Hovas
information of the intended French a.
tack for. while a man Of uHquesJione1
superiority 20 his race. he was possessed
of an Incorporate race prejudice au3 20
an extent conducted himself as a Moses
toward hiS fellow negroes.
In ease once famous for the atrocity
~ tne crifns. ans chs swift retrlhutfve
3uStice that overlook fhree OF the erin
finals tthsy were lyuc 1eii. ne became ore
90 counsel for thc defense 81 = Negro
mur3ercss. and conducted the case oh
strh-tiy race Hines. unsuccessfu}Iv. how
ever. fer his client. the notorious Sfs Yin
eFar. was convicted % murder tn enc FRS,
degree. sentenced - Pc ha0rr E. ana Atf1
D. chs nsntge0tis~v az T.eavruwcrts Kan.
ThHs Waller should have traosfrrrs3 his
affections aut prefaiicss - the Natas ta
perfectly natural they hefne tn a meas
u~e h}~ second cousins. and having POS
sssSed htuaef o. the Srerct Information.
~ eeu}d hardly have done otherwise than
carry Il 80 hts unfortunate people.
EDWARD T. TREMpER.
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SlusiR Rpril e1-AA] Gen. Slr Robert
Tow, ro-anan ianz tae Ca4asal relief force
sstrgrs eHed .hls morning tha1 MAJ TAoa 0e
learned .sst nsAhg sh@t tae Caitra} FORE
hat laoeu FaisNxess. The nnwa Ees resf
NfsB gase~s throaga a rstls a}e spsGrce asy
g. - rxne-tef thar tha conarvnafhoa w-.lt
ts received sosssorre~. 81 - res krawn
"a 1efas- lt wes Co5 kafE-s or Ger. los :
advance co}4nsu tat Elected tae relief
SAcgc Atz4l. Who a. ezas tine w&s &c lGclo
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Twenty-Five singles. Handicap.
BASEBALL.


ST. Louis. April 2l.-St. Louis g. Chicago
I. Observation-Disclosures and PETIT;
Terry and Donahue.
Cincinnati. April 2i-The largest crowd
ever gathered on a ball field In this city
attended the game today. There were H.
4$6 people on the grounds. Score-Cin-
cirnati L. Cleveland g. Batteries-Fore-
man and Vaughan; Sullivan and thinner
Following is the standing of the Ma
tiOnal League CLUBS: