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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15
BOOKBINDERS MAY STRIKE.
II They Do the Government Printing
Office VIII Put In Machines

Washington Cry. June 4-PufEs, Print
or Benedict refused 10 itreat directly with
the grievance COMMITTEES OF the local
hookbsr1iers' unaon, who insisted sflaf an
allowance OF ten books Should he rnasies
on a days STINT of sixty books FOR hand
bindings Threats OF a strike in the gov
eT'nmsrt printing office have been Errasfe.
II the demand was not accesie-1 10. The
public printer referred the whole matter.
to Foreman II. G. E1spey in a letter The
letter said in part:
''I know Of no scale CT ptece price work
in connection with This work, and can
not favor any TASK allotment Of work in
talis office, for fear that su-fI "a. method
would sacrifice qualify for quantity Rsst
I would not have you understand that I
desire You 20 demand OF any egnploye any
other than a fair days work, and IN t1li :
yaraEctlaar case at issue ask y1ai NOT, 10
require more than an Unjust g43o1Is, carpf al
appI9cs4tion 70 dyty during the hours Of
stnployTn eTrt. keeping In mind at all times
the urgency ~ me work and the neces-
stty Of good work. work crsFUf able TO the
employees arsd the Office"
Acting or this letter Foreman FsDay
this morning gave the twenty-ona binders
engaged on me lob in controversy sixty
books as toxsay's stint, saying 10 them
that he would require them 20 10 a sbsys :
work OF eight hours. Within an hour
two men were slrspeneisd FIR '.l.saflneg -
as Foreman EsPey explained, ard soon
afiec~ward the grievance c0TnEnautee, head
al BY President HySe, OF the local uTion,
last The Office 10 decife wlle, her Ts1eir III
slrnaBaEn 20 strike would Re carried out
Al noon they ils1 not returned, but both
Mr. Benedict ard Mr.. Espey expressa1
,hs np11F.oTg MAT there would be no strike
Mr. Benedict has nov one Dinefsng ma
chine n che Office Witch does :Ile work OF
ten men. AMI ~ a strike Is TyressIs.sai,esi
ne VIII individually put in the machine
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TO ARRANGE COURSES.
Educators VIII Discuss Propose'
changes I'm High school.


-.,. a. .hortl.r 10 be a meeting OF the
.s.,,a,ior committee of the board OF re-
s.ss,,s ~ the state university, the educa-
Ia, committees OF the board OF educatioh
80 The nuhli, schools and various teach-
ers ,utors and professors or Inc hish
school and the university, VINO win ois-
euss the proposed changes OF the courses
OF Tho high school. A.
There "a n desire among some or the
,,,s,,hc,-. ~ tho board Of e-iucation TO cut
an ,ba courses of the high school down 10
,hraa wears instead of four. as they afe
M present. and 20 make the high school
practically "a training or preparatory
schoot for the university. But others,
Who are also interested in the matter,
saw that as but 10 per cent. OF those that
complete the high school courses enter
the university. 1t would be saeflhclhs ti's
interest of the many 10 the interests OF
tho few 10 cut one year from the present
four-vear courses. and furthermore mat
80 doing would put the Seattle school on
a lower plane than the high school OF any
other city of the class OF Seattle IN this
country.
4 paper is now preparing which is 20 be
read at the coming meeting ana when
VIII suggest that tho changes. IL any be
made. be somewhat AZ follows; That
there be four distinct courses. one three
year Industrial course. one three-year
prtasaratory course. and two four-year
courses. one scientific and the other 1T
srary According TO this scheme tho
Wishes OF all parties might be satisfied.
the four-year courses being especially de-
signed for those students who intend 10
enter the serious business of life direct
IL from the high school and who need,
therefore. a more general preparation
than would be given for the freshman
class OF the university.
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Uo.d'o Dill, act tremendously with
nusd HIS Hoods Ssrsaparilla. &c.
THE VETERANS PRIDE
Commander in Chief Lawler,
Of the Grand Army.
FIFTY RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.
Good Speaking TO a Crowded House of
Ardent Patriots-To Leave for
Oregon Today.
FIFTY RECEIVED LAST NIGHT

Although gotten up on very short no.
tice. the reception TO Commander-in-
Chief LAWYER of the Grand Army of the
Republic and his staff held last night
by the Stevens and the Miller posts, the
Ladies Relief Corps and the Sons of Vet
Grams. in Grand Army hall, was royal
one.
Joshua Wrestling was unanimously
chosen chairman. On the platform, be-
sides the chairman, were: Commander
fn-chief Gen I. CT. LAWYER. Adjutant
General c. c. Jones, G. A. Sealy, Gen.
LAWYERS aid, and Judge Langley.
Judge Langley made the first speech,
sparkling with wit ana full of patriotism,
He paid handsome tribute to the COM
mander-in-chief.
When Gen LAWYER came forward he
was greeted with prolonged cheers He
Is younger man than one would ex-
pect TO see at the head of an organization
of veterans of a war fought SO long ago.
His voice is deep and strong and SYM
pathetic. He spoke elo1uently of the
Grand Army and it's work and was fire.
quently interrupted with applause. He
praised Seattle and remarked upon the
youth of the veterans of the West. COM
pared to those in the East, and. referring
10 the South, where he has recently been
on a tour of inspection, said that an
era of good feeling had set in down there
and all were loyal to odd Glory" He
closed by thanking his hearers for their
splendid welcome and inviting all COM
rades of Washington TO the grand en-
campment to be held in Louisville this
fall.
After selection by the either club. Ad-
jutant Gen. Jones gave a few G. A. r.
statistics and spoke of the work OF the
relief corps. He said he was almost con-
verted To woman's rights.
Mrs. Atkinson then played a stirring
medley Of national airs. This was fol-
lowed by a few remarks by George A
Seay. of the generals STAFF, and by
Comrade James Leddy. Then came Com
rade Keene. Mayor Phelps and Comrade
Foot. Judge Osborn and Post Capt
Plimpton also spoke. Conrade Schrack
made rafting speech and was followed
by Comrade Clark and John r. Kinnear
Gen. Lawler and his staff leave al T3o
this morning for Olympia. and from there
VIII go to Tacoma and then 10 Portland
for the Oregon encampment. From there
they will proceed 10 San Francisco, and
then to Omaha and on home to Illinois
and will then have visited every state
and territory but Florida and Arizona.
and covered some g. 600 miles. They speak
Of the Spokane encampment as a great
success and are thoroughly delighted
with the Northwest
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FALL RIVER FACTORY BLOWN UP
Three Persons Killed, and Two others
Fatally Injured.

r,,, p;,ar Mass June IA boiler ex-
-,lodea in the basement of the Langley
harness shop. occupying a four-story
building on County street, this morning
blowing out the entire side OF the struc-
ture and allowing the upper noofs 10 se'
tie into a mass of ruins. Ihere "efo
twenty persons. most of them women, at
T,,ork in the factory. Flames started in
the ruins soon after the explosion FIRE
men made heroic efforts TO rescue the I'M
prisoned work people. Shrteks from tne
girls in the ruins were mingled Win the
agonized cries of friends. Every physic-
ian who could be found was sent at once
To the scene. Offices and houses in the
vicinity were turned into temporary nos
pitfalls.
The dead are: Adele DUDE. aged 20:
Leah Horton, aged II; Adolph Beiletueli'
aged 45.
The wounded are: Robert Murray.
aged q. seriously injured; Thomas Barry.
skull fractured, face and body burned.
will undoubtedly die; Matte Duroches,
bruised and burned fatally; William Rus
sell, badly burned; Alice Tremblag. bruis-
ed and burned; Ida Lepage, bruised.
Twelve escaped with hardly any injuries.
Engineer Lepage was arrested. He say
the boiler was FIVE years old and had not
been inspected for a long time. He says
he put water in the boiler some time be-
fore the catastrophe.
Miss Jalbert says there was a terrible
report. followed by a shock. The roof
seemed to lift, and then fall completely.
demolishing the building. She and her
sister-in-law were thrown into the mid
die of the road. The latter was badly
cut about the face and arms. The shock
broke windows in the Stafford mill, and
injured several operatives
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Cincinnati. June i4-William Hutton,
the reorganizer and his son. James
Hutton, yice-president OF the whisky
trust are very much pleased over the de-
cision OF the supreme court, and think
the way viii now be cleared Tor the re-
organization. W. y. Hobart. formerly a
director. says he Is not surprised at the
decision-in fact, he expected IL. he -
gratified over the point that all acts and
contracts entered into up 10 the time the
decision was rendered are legal, but he Is
at a loss TO know what Will be done to-
day, when the old agreements VIII no
longer hold. Or this point The counsel
of resident members of the trust are I'M
able TO render an opinion.
Chicago June 1i.~-Receiver McNnlta
las filed an additional bill against ex-
President Greenhut, Herbert L. Terrell.
Nelson Morris. W. NJ. Hobart, l. II.
Green, J. Hennessy. W. ii. Corning and
J. f. French. former directors OF the
trust, praying that the defendants be
made TO account for 500 coo alleged to have
been lost in speculation. The facts alleged
are the same as given in the receiver s
bill fled recently, which refers TO the
bonds said to have been issued 70 make
the loss good to the trust. but more de-
tails are given.
C,fsssako June 1.-THE reorganization
consrr1attea offers to purchase the plant OF
the whisky trust for 81, 10000, providing
the court Will order the receiver 10 allow
as consideration such proportion or the
sum total as would be divided among the
347. 07S shares or stock held by the reor-
gan. zat ION c,CzTnsnllttee.
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Harriet Beecher stowe Aged ST.

Hartford. Conn, June 14.-Today Har-
riet Beecher Stowe will complete her
s4th year While there will be no formai
celebration Of tie event, II VIII ne Cd
served by her relatives and many irlehas
throughout the world Already che is in
recent of nunberIess kilograms and cable
messages. Charles Dudley Warner, her
next door neighbor. cables from florence,
rtalv; MY CONGRATULATIONS on your Ath
birthday" and Henry James from Lon
don and Samuel l.. Clemens from Ell
mira telegraph their best wishes ana
other messages have been re'elFF1 I'm
coorge " Cable. Mary Mapes Dodge,
Sueso p Anthony, Frank r. Stockton.
senator Palmer, OF Illinois, and William
Dean HoNells.
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The Return of Defaulter Taylor.

Pierre. S. D., June 14.--Attorney General
Crawford has returned 10 the city. The
terms granted Taylor are settlement IN
full for the $3ii,y77 due the state and the
surrender of W. W. Taylor. OF the pay
ment si00. 90 is to be cash and all the
property owned by Taylor. consisting OF
Chicago real estate, lands in Southern
Illinois. New Mexico mining stock ana
South Dakota real estate, 10 be turned
in TO Land Commissioner Lockhart, the
property 10 be valued by Governor smell
don, Land Commissioner Lockhart ana
Attorney General Crawford, and any de-
felt remaining 10 be made good by the
bondsnlen. A free passport was fur
nished for Taylor and placed In the hands
of a trusty agent, who brings Taylor, ana
win leave Chicago for Pierre next sunday
evening. reaching here Tuesday morning.
A special term of court may be called 10
sentence him. as he desires to plead
guilty and begin his sentence as soon as
possible. bat he may not be brought into
court until August %, when an adjourned
term will be held. Taylor was at one
time on the Inflated steamer Colima.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15
r,eratea Rnilroad to BE Electrified.

Pittshurg, June IA contract for the
electrical equipment of the Manhattan Eie-
waited Railway of New York mas been
sUardad IN the Westinghouse Electric
Comnauv of Pittsburg. The first official
announcement OF the fact was given oft
by F. X. Hahn vice-president and general
manager of the Manhattan road, who
said: ELECTRICITY is the power OF the ru-
ture in our business, and we must keep UP
with the times. The contract VIII Involve
between six and seven millions OF doilars
worth of electrical apparatus IL win hot
,osan a change in our roadway. but VIII
give us a cheaper system of operation
than is in use at present. Locomotives of
200 horsepower will be used, and the cars
will be heated and lighted by electricity.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-15
POSSE KILLED TIE MURDERER.
Then, sitting as a Cor'oner's Jury. the
Nurdcrers Exonerafe Themselves.


Natchez. Miss, June 14-As the result
Of the infatuation Of r. w. Dawson, n
white man for Nirgie Brooks, a coal
black nerress, Frank Macklin, manager
OF the Natchez Island plantation. lies
dead in this city with two Winchester
halls in his body: the Brooks woman is
dead on the island; Robert Carter. a
negro boy. is az the hospital mortally
wounded. and the body OF Dawson. I'M
shrouded. uncofined and riddled with bull
lets. occupies an unmarked grave near
the waters edge on the Louisiana side of
the river. where he fell while making a
desperate resistance TO arrest.
Dawson was a notorious shanty boat
fisherman. The woman had bean living
with him, but left him some time since
and took up quarters on the Natchez Isl
and plantation. owned by Jim Conley and
managed by his soR-in-law. Frank Mack
lin. Dawson followed the woman and
made himself SO obnoxious that yester-
day he was ordered of the plantation and
forbidden 10 return. He came 10 Natchez.
secured a Winchester and early this
morning reappeared At the home OF his
negro paramour on the island Macklin
learned Of his presence went 10 the wo-
rams house and again ordered him from
the premises. Dawson started away as
though TO obey. but OF reaching the gate
turned suddenly end shot Mackiin down.
sending three bullets into his body. one
OF which pierced Macklin's heart Daw-
son then re-entered the house and shot
the woman through the breast. killing
her instantly. The same bullet passed
through the body Of the boy Robert Car
ter fatally injuring him. Dawson then
made toward Louisiana, telling some ore
that he would return and finish the lob
by killing Mr.. Ccnlev and his wife.
\ posse from Niladia. headed bv MaRis-
trate Brady, soon overlook the murderer
and filed him with bullets MAGISTRATE
Brady impaneled q jury. which held an
inquest on the spot and the verdict ex-
onersted those engaged in the killing Of
Dawson. whose body was buried where
il fell
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Victoria, June l4-Letters TO the King
Tai Company from Shanghai give the
news that the Russian, German and
French ministers in Picking paid a Joint
visit 10 the Tsunglf Yanaen on May 3 and
presented the following statement: The
course taken by the three powers in Civ
ing advice TO Japan by suggesting that she
should not permanently occupy Leaotung
peninsula Was dictated merely by the de-
sire OF those powers for a lasting peace
In the Orient. but not TO promote any
Interest OF the Chinese government or on
account OF their sympathy with China
The Chinese government is therefore
warned not to misunderstood the object
OF the three powers, and thus 10 rely upon
them I'm the future in connection with af-
fairs the settlement of which is now
pending"
st. Petersburg. June 14.-There is the
best authority for denying the reported
negotiations with China for the cession
OF a strip of Mancnuria TO enable Russia
10 lay an extension of the trans-Siberian
railway. Russia has recommended China
20 construct her own lines. which could
be laid so as 10 join the Siberian route.
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The New Berfnc Sea Bill,

London. June IA debate stock place
I'm the house OF commons this evening on
the second reading OF the new bill for the
regulation OF sealing IN Boring sea.
Thomas Gibson Bowels, conservative
member from Lyme-Regis, asked whether
Canada had consented TO the arrange
ments embodied in the bill. lie complain
ed that while America had made restitu-
ton for unlawful seizure of sealers. Rus
STA had not moved In the matter. He
moved an amendment against withdraw
ing British protection from British sub
jects and subjecting them in times of
peace 10 search and seizure by American
naval officers.
Sir Edward Grey. parliamentary sec-e-
tary for the foreign Office, replied that the
Russian dispute was still under negotia-
ton. Continuing, he said that the gov
eminent had done everything 10 meet Can
adam objections consistent with execut-
ing the agreement with Russia. He be-
lieved that the restrictions imposed by
them were only fair and reasonable Mr..
Bowels amendment was rejected. The
second reading Of the bin was postponed.
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Fourteen Nourners Killed.

Vienna, June 4.-Seventy people gath
cred in the death chamber OF a young man
in Royogno a seaport town of Austria.
on the west coast of the Adriatic. The
flooring of the chamber collapsed. and all
fell TO the ground floor and then into a
deep cellar, the walls of the house fall
ing on top OF the unfortunate victims
All the inhabitants of the town came to
the spot and the fire brigade was called
out, all the soldiers in the town rushing
10 the scene. All tried 10 remove the de-
bris. This done revealed the fact that four
teen of the mourners had been killed and
thirty wounded. The unhappy young wo-
man who had been the fiance of the de-
ceased young man was found dead In the
ruins IN a position close to the coffin.
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on BAD Tarer. experes 20 realize ny
fortune and buy back the note made
= note with q forgei Endorsement and
sold II 20 the hank Just the amount l
got do not know From thai time on
things went bad with me. ] was on the
losing side OF The market. and simply got
1seTer and deeper. had 20 keep on sell
ing bad paper 20 raise money 20 keep my
self W. But ali tae time things gos worse
and worse. until row ] am here. My ar
rest was not exactly unsxrscted- 1 knew
two days ago that was going 20 be ar
rested. and made 10 effort 10 escape
What is the amount OF your forg-
erissg'
II had a memorandum, OF all the had
paper ! passed and gave n 10 The police.
The report that the aggregate Is over
500 coo 10 not correct. | am positive that
there was not over $500. l can say now
that I sold no paper out OF town-nol
cents worth"
Moore denied that he was or had been
a sunday school superintendent He SAID
he had merely been enc secretary OF Inc
Sunday school of the Collegiate DDtch
Reformed church. He was aEraigaed IN
the Toomhs police court this afternoon.
He waived examination and was aeH IN
So coo bail for the general sessions.
An order appointing Robert i. Green
and Robert D. Day receivers for the EasS
River Silk Company was filed today IN the
county clerks office. deputy shSr1r
served the copies of the attachments oe-
tanned by the Bank OF America and the
Union National bank on John Meak. Will
lam Hitchcock. Vieter Il Achiels, Kahn
& Kahn and William II. Graef * Co
Long Island City. l.. l.. June H.-sher-
if Don't has taken possession OF the East
River silk mills in Astoria. on two at
tachments issued against the company
They are held by the Bank OF America
and the Union National bank. The first
named bank has $4,000 in notes. and the
second $4,000. These were given by the
treasurer IF the mills, Albert s. Moore,
who is under arrest in New York charged
with forgery. The plant is valued at $50
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A NewSpaper Transfer.

Whatcom, June -Speciai.-Cutler
Bros, formerly of the Fairhaven Herald
have purchased the Islander newspaper
and JOB printing plant at Friday Harbor
and +. NJ. Culver will go there immedi-
ately and take charge of the business
The Islander was established as an ''in-
dependent" though really Democratic
paper, and was conducted as such until
about year ago. when. with change OF
management, II drifted into Popuisnl
The new proprietors are both Republic
ans, and always have been. and the paper
will be Republican under their mango
ment.
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The Niagara La@t.

Southampton. June 1.-THE regatta OF
the Royal Southampton Yacht Club was
continued today. IN disagreea5ie weather.
The Audrey crossed the line first. Niagara
last At the Spit the Niagara was MIN
utes ; seconds behind the leading yacht.
The course Is thirty-two miles long.
The race eventually became ro1airSS
more rnan a drifting march, and W.
s-opoe9 al -a1e end OF are first round,
which rhe Tuyoni completed first in 3 *.
Tv7se AssYr@y was second sns1 rs1e Niagara
third. al lrogir beilt8f. The Luna reelred
from the race.
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Retirements in the Navy.

Washington City. June 1.-THE navy
department has sent to the president a
recommendation for the retirement of
Medical Director A. A. Hochtling. who is
TO be retired for disability. It will pro-
mote G.. w. Woods 10 be medical director,
r. A Marmion medical inspector and A.
c. Cabel surgeon. The retirement of
Commander Heyman promotes J. NJ
Hemphill to be commander. Perry Garst
lieutenant commander, J. B. Bliss lieu
tenant, and Ensign +. J. Hill lieutenant,
Junior grade.
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r-f-ou+ ON Wheels.

Travel "a a luxury In the paiatial cars
OF the great North Western me, II Is the
most popular lire oetwesn . fau4 ana
.,,,scago The superb trains connecting
Wien an transooneinental lines consist Of
slseT.s~r dining. parlor, buffet and the
a-,,n,,s Gamma r. rlent cars. heated by
s.asrn and l!znte1 ny Pinrsch gas. All
CONNECTING line ticket agents sell tickets
ara make reservations. or call on or ad-
a-es= F. W. Parker. Puget sound Agent.
sor front S+--DFs- SEATTLE
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,na,, the Cherokee strip.

Denver. June H.-Rev. george ST. ~
o1o-e,.n,sn Of Grant county. O. T.. is
in 0euver seeking aid for the drouth SUI
fersrs All the inhabitants of the western
part Of the Cherokee Strip. he states. are are
on the verge of starvation. and are totsiIy
without means and no manner OF OBTAIN
ing assistance. Last year everything was
50 4rv that absolutely nothing was raised
and there had been no rain TINS year up
10 ten DAYS ago. and il was theh 100 late
20 he Of any material benent.
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Tho soldier RicyclISt

Sv-aosIse y. Y, June I.-P-ivate A.
bert Mat,hsy w-lo is carrying a dispatch
from Gen. Niles a. New York. 70 Gen
Merritt, a. Fort Saer11a1a. IA. making the
tTsp on q bicycle, arrived IN syrDsuse This
evening. having encountered bad roads
ard wa-ks1 for six hours on account CT
an ACCT dent 70 his wheel.