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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28
r,nrneuso Trade WIN the Orient.

TACOMA. July II Sape gsaf.~-'Th@ North
err Taesfsc steamship gsFnparayss steamer
-f.srayra Nasg eAsl on wednesday morning
for China and Jap4a Ntth a fn4 cargo of
-four. machinery, condensed MIX. cotton.
s9ssg~ drills aFsf general nFrcAaFHitssa.
Tsse demand for outward tonnage un the
line og rhe Ners bern Pacific IL ssea that
oTersnr~ of shipments have been Frfus~f
b. fhe e0mpany's agents IN tais city. The
snsnparg5+s steamers' earr51ax eafsaf "
.rgs - tskea up for abe next tNe raonfhs
nv e.neggnnsnts already prOylced for
To ..luslaa.s lie cea2Ald fer spAn2ss 10
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28

New York. Juiy q Comptroller FAch
today offered for sale tN10oo ~ wotf
bosyda. bearing interest af the rate of ~
per cent. bat only a little more than one-
quarter fh@ amount was bid for ttsa bonds-
,rige-- .ers sold ct the last sale 81 hs
city bonds for ntariy Ies srfs wwre pur-
chased by Muller A Co, OF Wall street.
vgfo afterw ard refused to make good tfiesr
bsd Mr. Fitch decided ~ sell fita bonds
again separafelv. 70 aAeerfajn how much
tha city was injured. - that tas corporn-
lion counsel might proeeed against Muller
Il Co IL he tad a case Tao bids reeslre1
today range from par 10 laf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-28

Gold Democrats to He Replaced.
Washington City. July Ex-senator Pet
sigrew, OF South Dakota. who followed
Senator Teller in his bolt from the Repub-
iicsn national convention at 81. Louis,
has resigned as member OF the Repab-
iican congressional committee. The va
cancy has not yet been nled.
There are number OF avowed sdvo-
Gates of the gold standard on the Demo-
cratic congressional committee standing
practically as much in opposition - the
platform and ticket as Senator Pettiggew
did, but no designations have been re-
ported up TO this date from the Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES. IL is said tina; when
tho Democratic committee opens head
quarters q few days hence one OF the first
subjects TO be taken up will be the aiti-
tade of certain men toward the national
platform and the ticket who have been
nominated as presidential electors on the
Democratic ticket prior TO the Chicago
convention. and have since that time re-
pudiated both the platform and the ticket
and are publicly credited with the inten-
ton to vote for Mckinley.
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reth. Ne. Jusy z7-Arshur Sewau. IN
az. arferv4a~ an gAe prospects 81 another
state Democratic convention. says that
shpra wsil 1a another convention ard tAaat
II wnI pass resolutions trSarTsng the Cfzs-
eara rsAtfo~rn Chairman Hughes 81 tas
ssate committee. ard Ar- SewaA weTe In
ssss, ssreu,.ss to-day. As 80 arssaer EAEs~Tsa-
tr~IaE candidate 20 take Mr.. @iGa19A ;
nsare. Mr.. sewau bad nothing 70 SAy.
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GoRNAS TO SUPPORT BRYAN.


Memphis. Tenn. July zT.--Senato- Isham
@ Harris arrived IN Memphis today. IN
AZ interview tha senator said that Just
prior 20 his leaving Washington CITY. sea-
ntor German. Of Maryland. had assured
him .k&t he would accept place on tire
national executive committee.
senator Harris says he believes the sill
yer sentiment viii spread rapidly IN Mary
land and Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia. July 2T.--iuformation Just
received from Stanley under date ~ JaGne
.. proves coneiustveiy That tbs ship ~ nc q
soundefed Off that locality May a 'ssr
was the philadelphia clipper city OF I'lili~
adelphIa and that Cart. Johnson bis VIE
and family. ono passenger ana = tfew
numbering in all twenty-five men. prftsia-
I'd. The articles picked up by the aaiveFs
have beer deecrlbed INFINITELY ard siavs
been recognized bv she shippers as ths
identical goods shipped 70 San Franeiseo
bv the cry az Philadelphia, which nads
SAT- from Sandy Hook early on the rafsrns
ing ~ February =
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Suicide Of Prominent Columbia
County Farmer.

WalIa Walls. Isslv 1T.---Ncri was re-
esSvea IN this city this evening OF the sui-
eide ~ A. j. TINS, y prominent farmer
Of Columbia coaaty. This morning =
nesghhor went 70 the harm ard found tt
sus with rope around his neck. hanging
70 = rafter.
X il said TITUS had mort gage on his
farm for SI.gao aad as his wheat crop
was a failure. owing 10 the hot Winds
he became eieS pondent ard committed Sai-
eide. He was about - years old. are3 has
TWO sons residing az some place IN Oregon
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optnm smu~uler~ Held for Trial.

Portland. Jaly es.--,Tosepis Nelson ana
1ehn Mcintosh. who we're arrested last
night charged with attempting 10 sasugxae
into this country 100 fivs-tael cans az
opium. had a preliminary examination to-
day and We're bound over IN the sum cf
s.. 20 each, Both men claim To be laborcre
from Tacoma. ~
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THE DEMOCRATIC BoLTERs.
Fifteen States Now Taking Part In the
Moyer1nuy

Indianapolis. July 27-Ex Congressman
Rynum, who Is a member of the Suh-con1-
mittee OF the sound money Democrats
which IS arranging for a national conven-
tion TO nominate a sound money ticket.
said today that fifteen states have already
Indicated that they will be represented at
the meeting in this city on August 7. There
are a few Of the far Western states that
will not be represented at the meeting Of
August I. he says. because the time iS too
short Bvnum SAYS Minnesota has already
appointed delegates. Texas has organized
and Kansas has sent word that the state
will be organized Immediately.
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A PYrHrAN STEALS.
George Mcdonnell. Record Keeper for
pres.oa. or With Ss.nao.

Portland. Jaiy as.-zscorgc Mcconnell
grand keeper az records and seals OF the
Knights Of Psshsas or Oregon. has dis
appeared and his accounts with The or
der are about Saoaa short. II Ia said hs
has gene 10 his former home in Canaaa-
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T.onasn. Jafy -5.--It IL announced that
Sr John Mlslaas. the president OF the
Royal Academy. Is no~ 10 such = critical
condition that be Is unable 10 take nour-
sshsasnt. and that the end - = question o.
euly . sew AogEs. -
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chicago. Jufy 1-.-~f. ~. Coffee. prsgsdens
~ tha state board 9s ssarrsarys Wa
atas,s,ed wlfa dagger sna killed a. u
s.elo-k last right oy Dv. CTa5srse ~ fTcnt
q the Easter's drug store. crae'fee Is IN
4zEL Both aen were rr1rnansras Druggists.
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,yor. xe,v YORK .railor. strike.

geg York. July zs-sThe latest aeuaivt-
tfoa 10 the ranks ~ thH striking eoat-
saakera are E.o90 avereo4t ard sack-zask-
era. who aalt work today This fore1 VIII
- a.1rneytsd on Wednesday ny an a*-
g~nflv og Goo tankGfns makers ard viii. ~
an probability. 10 followed ~ 1000 knee
pants makers.
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Ex-pre~ldent Harrison at New York

Se~ York. Tuiy r-rx-Presldens sni
Mrs. Harrison arrived IA this city from
Old Forge toniEas. He comes 20 attend
the session ~ TIRE general COMMITTEES %
,nA general assembly of ths PRESBYTERIAN
fsarrh. which begins tomorrow. lie de-
e45negi 10 discuss politics.
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Hobart Joins ooif Club.

plattsburg. y. Y. JuIv zT.--Garret A.
Hobart has solned ths Hotel champIain
golf cIao and is an active PLAYER OF the
game.
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China and Japan It Is only necessary to
cite The fact that durins this week th~
steamer Utopia will take nearly N,oa
sacks or fic0- TO Vancouver for shipment
Via she Empress lire.
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Ylras Regiment hand ans bicycle earni~
VA. 4. VI. .. A. park fnis evening. Ad-
ra~.s.on vita car fares 3 eFa-A
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nsstfee i not controlled nv the silver men
ne next state convention viii be asked
10 appoint , rev committee.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
Forest Area of the Preside Res.
ervation May Be EX-
tended.
ANOTHER TEN INCH RIFLE
Work Begun on New Gunboats-Ar'
NOR Arrives for the Battle.
Ship Oregon.

The subject of forest culture on the Pre-
sidio Reservation is engaging the atten-
ton of General Forsyth, the department
commander. 1t may be deemed advisable
to reclaim sand dunes and extend the for
est area of the reservation. A board of
officers, consisting of Colonel William r..
Shafter, First Infantry; Lieutenant
Colonel Samuel B. NJ. Young. Fourth Cav
airy; Major Tully McCrea, Fifth Artillery /;
First Lieutenant Albert c. Blunt, Fifth
Artillery. has been appointed to examine
and report upon the subject.
The forest area of the reservation is al
ready quite extensive, and it may be con-
sidered that an extension would diminish
the space required for reld maneuvering.
The growth of the existing forest is very
dense in some places and the work of thin
ming out is now in progress. 1t is ques-
t1on also whether the health of the troops
will be promoted by a dense growth of
timber in close proximity to the quarters.
The board will have time to consider the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

to the uses to which it was to be put and
the manner of working it.
work preliminary to the actual con-
struetlon OF two new gunboats for the
United States navy is in progress at the
Union Iron Works. Senior Lieutenant
Capps, Y. 5. N, arrived from Washington
last week and Is on duty at the iron works.
Armor-plates for the after turret of the
battle-ship Oregon have been received.
Plates for the top of the turrets are due
and daily expected. 1t is believed that the
Oregon will be ready for her trial trip bv the
middle of May. Little remains to be done
at the Union works beyond placing two
l3-lneh guns in position. The ship has
had one trial to test the workings of ma.
chlnery. but this was the contractors trial,
In which the Government was only inter-
ested as spectator and future owner. The
complete and thorough trial for speed and
general handling will probably be over the
Santa Barbara Channel course next June.
The Oregon is surely one of the greatest
battleshlps OF the world, and officers who
have had an opportunity to inspect the
vessel from time to time are confident that
the ship will meet all the requirements of
the official trial board
Reports come from the Orient that the
United States cruiser Olympia is receiving
many compliments for speed and style
The coast defender Monterey Joined Ad.
mlraI Beardslee's flagship, the cruiser
Philadelphia, at San Diego last week.
Naval parades, balls, receptions and soci.
ETY. functions generally have made the
soJourn at San Diego exceptionally de-
lightful.
Captain Kane, owing to sickness, did
not sail south with the Monterey
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

the start (made five years ago) and is still
in operation. Since the American River
Syndicate demonstrated the practical
utility and economy of such transmission,
electric light and power companies have
been organized in many parts of Califor-
mia, Colorado and Oregon.
Among the California plants are the
San Antonio Electric Light and Power
Company, located in San Antonio Can
yon, San Bernardino County, supplying
light and power to the towns of Pomona
and San Bernardino, the first named being
fifteen miles from the power-house and
the second twenty-eight miles. The Stand
ard Consolidated Milling Company at Bo-
ole, CAL, has another plant in successful
operation. The power from it's station is
carried thirteen miles to the Standard mill.
Its owners report a saving of $500 year
by its operation, and that the outlay in
putting up the plant was returned in
eighteen months. Every one will remem
Der the auspicious inauguration of the
plant at Folsom with its transmission of
light, heat and power to Sacramento. 1t
has been pronounced perfect success in
every particular.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10


No limit has been placed on the distance
to which electric power may be success
fully and economically carried.
The loss of energy, however, seems to be
in proportion to the distance traversed
from the generating dynamos to the place
of distribution. The loss in the case of
the San Joaquin company is estimated to
be about II per cent. Taking this as a
basis of estimates. it can readily be seen
that pole line 100 miles long wonld lose
SO per cent of its original energy; an
amount as great probably as could be sac
rificed and leave a margin of profit to the
owners and operators of the plant. This,
however, would depend on several other
circumstances of considerable Importance,
such as the amount of money originally
invested, the expense OF operating and the
value to the consumer. In the case of the
Lauffen- n-Frankfort plant the transmission
covers a distance of 110 miles on bare cop
per wires at a loss OF only % per cent.
Some of the most noted electricians of the
world have examined this plant, and pro-
nounce it complete success.
Until very recently the use of electrical
transmission of power was confined to
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

graphed them on Thursday that our team
would be at the armory on Saturday after
noon ready to play the answer came back
that we needn't bother about it because
the Stanford girls weren't coming to play
In any armory."
Miss West was not at home Yesterday.
The housekeeper was, though. This lady
is enthusiastic over sour girls" as she
called them, and their ability at basket
ball.
81 think the Stanford girls were afraid
to play" she said confidentially. "And if
they had played our girls would have
beaten them, sure. Why, last week they
played twice with the girls of Miss Lakes
school and beat them both time s. One
day the score was to and the next day
to 0. Of course, our girls claim the
game the Stanford girls backed down
from, too"
Another interesting game is being
planned. The fair co-eds at Berkeley are
also basket-b ball enthusiasts. Negotiations
are now pending to fix a date when they
shall meet Miss Vests victorious young
ladies. The girls will not bet on the
event, but many boxes of candy and pairs
OF gloves will be wagered on the success of
fayorites
In the meanwhile, at Miss Vests. thev
speak OF Stanford as 1.-The Kindergarten. !"
Any remonstrance is received with tip
tilted nose and a humming of s.You can't
come and play. in my yard; don't like
you any more"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
POINT OF DIVERSION FOR

The How of water in the North Fork was
measured in Septembe 1893, after one OF
the longest periods without rain on rec
ord, and was found to be about fifty cubic
feet per second. This amount of water.
with head of 1410 feet which the pipe
line has, will develop and regularly main
tain 1000 horsepower at the generators.
The losses incident to long distance trans
mission will probably reduce this to about
5000 horsepower on the wires at Fresno.
multitude of uses will be made of this
power when it reaches the city, the chief
among them being to propel the street.
cars ard the city water-works machinery.
The water-wheels for the use of the COM
pany were made by a San Francisco firm.
1t is proposed to install three wheels of
800 horsepower each. By this arrange
ment one wheel may be overhauled with
out drawing too much power from use.
since the two remaining wheels will not
be lnterfered with, and, therefore, most of
the power can be supplied continuously.
The sub-station in this city has Just been
completed.
Ihere are large number of mines
within radius of a few miles of the
power-house, the most important one he.
Ing near the pole line. Most of these
mines have been lying idle for years but
as soon as the plant is completed work
Will be resumed on some if not all of them
The practical use of water, in coniunc.
tion with electricity, as source of power
is of very recent origin. 1t is now, how.
ever, an acknowledged success in all QUAR-
ters of the globe.
This subtle and ipexhauseible power is
conceded to be the most potent of all the
elemental forces destined in the near
future, no doubt, to do large part of the
worlds work. Hundreds of gushing cas-
cades which distinguish California from
nearly all the other States of the Union.
but the waters of which having run to
waste for thousands of years, may now be
transformed into electrical energy and
carried long distances at very small cost
as compared with steam, and this, too.
without communicating the waters of these
streams or diminishing their supply to the
valleys below.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

proposition in all its phases, and has been
empowered to call such persons before it
as may be informed upon the subject.
Private John D. Spencer, Battery A,
Fifth Artillery, was one of the soldiers
that failed to assist corporal who called
for help New Years eve to arrest an as
sailant. Spencer was tried and sentenced
to forfeit one months pay and to be con-
fined to hard labor for one month. The
rlngleaders of the row have been dishon-
orably discharged from the army, and the
chief offender was sentenced to eight
years imprisonment at hard labor in the
Fort Leavenworth Deniten tiary. Several
pretty tough customers managed some
how to get into Battery A, but they are
out now.
Lieutenant Wilmot E. Ellis, Fifth Ar
tillery, has been granted leave of absence
for one month.
Battery H, Fifth Artillery, Captain Ell
bridge r. Hills, and Battery L of the same
regiment, Captain John Mcclellan, will
to-day occupy one of the double brick bar
rack buildings that has recently been COM
pleted. Another double building will be
finished by April 1, and therein the two
light batteries of the Fifth will be sta
toned. All of the artillery companies sta
Toned at the Presidio will then be in ex-
celient quarters.
Captain Robinson arrived from Buffalo.
N. Y, last Monday. He relieves Captain
sawyer as post quartermaster at the Pre-
sidio.
First Lieutenant Charles G. Treat, Fifth
Artillery, and wife and First Lieutenant
Warren P. Newcomb and wife, Fifth Ar
tillery, sailed for Hawaii on the steamer
Mariposa last Friday. Mr.. Treats mother
and Mrs. Richards, mother of Mrs New
comb, arrived from the East a few DAYS
ago, and will remain at Alcatraz to care
for the children of the army tourists who
have gone to the Hawaiian isles.
Lieutenant Leavell, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, Huachuca; Lieutenant Lee,
Eleventh Infantry, Apache; Lieutenant
Kirkman. First Infantry, Benicia; Lieu
tenant Winston, Fourteenth Infantry,
Vancouver Barracks. and Lieutenant Clo-
man. First Infantry, Angel Island. are i'll
San Francisco, having been ordered before
the examining board for promotion.
Colonel j. G. Lee, Depot @. NJ, San
Francisco, has returned from the East.
He was in Washington not long since.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10

"crawhshed'' out of a match game of
basketball with Miss Vests girls after
having sent challenge, and the athletic
Young ladies of the Van Ness avenue in
stltution feel distinctly aggrieved.
"It was just awfully mean, there" said
one OF Miss Vests pretty girls, who is
willing to run, work and get bumped for
the glory and honor of her school. 1--WE
practiced two hours every afternoon for
weeks to be in training for the match
game. We gave up caramels and lots of
goodies and went to bed early. And then
those horrid creatures backed out.
"Y ou wouldn' wonder that we feel yexed
II you know all the troubles we've en-
dureG. You see, Miss Vests girls are
the champions of the coast. We haven't
been beaten yet and we didn't want the
Stanford girls to defeat us-they're con-
celted enough now. So we trained as
hard as we could and we got SO MANY
plack and blue spots. on our arms and
shoulders that when some. of our girls
went to party last week and wore gowns
with low necks and short sleeves they
looked almost like the spotted boy in the
circus. L only speak about our arms and
shoulders, for that's all that showed.
but those were only personal annoy
ances. When we accepted the challenge
~ OtoIiO1u SliiSt our captain nXeQ
the date at Saturday, February 1, and
invitations were printed and sent out to
our friends. Then the Stanford team be-
gan oblectlng, and at last they refused to
play, but not till the last moment.
Now do you blame US for feeling
yexed?"
Even st. Anthony would have been
forced to admit that anything this in
tensely enthusiastic young lady insisted
upon would be right. Then she explained:
''Ihe Stanford girls challenged us to
play. We accepted, and, being the chal-
lenged party, We had right to choose the
grounds. We fixed on the armory on Pa
chic street, near Van Ness avenue. No
objection was raised, and we made all the
necessary preparations. Besides this, we
began to train very severely. Then we
received letter from Stanford. And what
do you think? Those girls wanted us to
go down there and play on their grounds.
MISS West would never allow her girls
TO play In public place. We knew it
even before she said so. Then the Stan
1ord girls insisted that we should choose
some open ground as they were not used
to playing on hard floor. But our girls
ala not want to play before every body and
so we tried to get them to consent to the
original proposition.
"A wooden floor is Just as easy to pIav
on as dlrt II it isn't slippery, and it is a
gooo deal cleaner. We all thought it was
horrld OF them to make SO much trouble
When we would be at as much disadyan-
tage as they, if there is any disadvantage
IN a board floor. But they wouldn't see it
tna1 way, ana when our captain tele-