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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08
Locomotive, EirerfIcn.

Peoria. III. Sept. The grand officers
81 the brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire.
men leave Thursday in a special car for
Galveston. Tex, tn attend the biennial
convention ~ fhe order They VIII recon-
urud thas Ire next convention be held in
thls city The officers are All candidates
for reelection. so far without opposition.
T. ". Arnola, the grand secretary. in his
annual report will show the great pros
perity ~ the oracr. attribating IT largely
H. renewal 20 this city. While ~ the city
sss3 - have been Usld 10 the widows and
heirs of -a5 unT bers end 10 ft5 members
nna we're totally disabled slnca the isSt
report forts nine new lodges hsye aesn
organized ana the total membership 10
rew over 70 90
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TO OPPOSE ENGLAND.
And Defeat Her Political Designs - to
Turkey.

81. Petersburg sept. THE No~os
Nremya makes the important statement
today that the czars tour shows that Bsr-
lin ard Vienna. as we'll as Paris and 81.
Petersburg. are aware OF the necessity nf
common action hy the powers 70 defeat tho
political designs Of Great Britain. which
are clearly displayed in the recent events
in Turkey The article deals with the In
timstion that the British press based con-
siderable hone FOR the success OF Great
Prifain'E policy on tho death Of Prince
lsobanoff ROa;ov~ky. tile Russian minister
ef foreign affairs. ~ no Is understood to
have been a strong opponent Of England.
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oae q The directors OF tne Ottoman hank.
at1~F attacking and holding rhat building
leF n.ea- ~uS wAo were arrested 81
iancinE ase. 6ave sent collective nete
% me minister. of tes lntersar. demanding
fhf'r release. en be ground -As, the salisn
PROMISED ,heF1l lif- sn5 liberty Z teev sur
rsfldsrea I5ey expect lo SAL shortly soE
New York
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Grand Rapids. Mich. Sept AT noon
all fne letter carriers delegations except
tsH3c4Ko ana Detroit had arrived for ths
national convention. Twenty-Five hum
drcd marched iu the procession. Several
sff.ea naQe opened que rfers and ere work
{ng Tor tbe convention next year. ard
Omaha IS fighting for isss The chief suR-
tecg - olaeasslon is ihs proposal TO petit
.lon 'ha- 1h~ salary Ia cities Of the EFzs
class be made 81 80 and others 81 20.
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London. Sept. About Il O'Clock last
night an unknown man threw a elumsily
constructed bomb into The premises OF
Farmer & Brindley. the marble masons
and scuiptors. OF No. Is Westminster
bridge road. No damage was done The
police are investigating. Il IL belived 70
ne the result OF spite Of discharged en-
Move
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Armenians Done to Death i.

London. sept The Cunstan,.nople
correspondent Of the Daily News notes
The mysterious disappearance OF the Ar
menians from the city. AMI says of IT: 1t
= believed ihat they have been done %
death after beng promised protection by
the naNrc''
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\ Princess Made "a Colonel.

London. Sept. The Berlin corsespon-
dent OF the Standard says: After the re-
view al BTeslau Emperor William appoint
Ell his sister, princess Charlotte o. SAKE
Me.nigen. honorary colonel or the Eleventh
regiment on foot. A cabinet officer says
that the emperor hoped 10 give his sister
special pleasure by oestowing upon her
the regiment which her father commanded.
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Denver. Sept The "mlddie-of- the
roaA' Porailwts held their state co1ver-
t{ou here today Tire attendance was not
large Al 4 late hour tonight the eonsef-
tlon adjourned after nominating ex-tsov.
svet+e ru~ governor and Joha McAnfrew
fav attorney general. ard appointing y
conference committee empowered 20 nii
fhs rest OF the ticket
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TssYHers. sepsTs~-A meeting OF - aoek-
ervs was lsala A. CAnn insstoa TO-DAY ~ CO..
sect4gn vFta fae snreaisr4ed straN@ u tss@t
srssse Tie rr.nrlpai ports ot fhr ul1.fa
s4ata. e. 1ss announced. rad sefs In
ararsea HEta a sfew o. toksffag tho move
II en-.
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Cape Town. Sept THE British ship
Broderick Castle. Capt Ferguson. which
sailed from san Francisco Jure u. went
aground y Nhen entering this port. She got
afoat again with assistance an1 was
found n0t 70 be damaged.
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s..,,,a,,, on Payne raraiyxsa.

f-f~vefan6 sefr FIX Tinted states
ssr. ator Henry B Payne suffered n stroke
% paralysis lss3 WFtresday ans has oeen
unconscious frsozs nf the tins sffses. No
t..,~. - entertained for h4s recovery. lis
= nearly - years old. sad ons % ths
-gsagtnfasl rnea IN ONO.
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t,,,,r,or ~ the Knhmta's Death.

~ raa fss.rrt. "a dispatch fs7fa kassasa
q, fan T~.a4sa mentions . s1pHD.x@ RI
rrer tAzE 81 N csrs8Aatspa f'Fat haAtfA
Ar7.,ftss -h.. leader ~ in~ aervtzsaea ard
~.,sa- ~ ~. sae.s6as = As<sd az kharyeuTn.
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.rrrr ovxnnoAKD.
Two Men Loaf on a vessel Founding
Cape HRiferas.

New Yo-k. Ser. The thrAe--u astsl
s~hre-~r ruen r. May. which LEFT 5aek-
ssae.s.e As4gss, - sin cargo ~ yeslo<
-4-- ser shsa pasE rAu MO heavy north
@~e aal4 asT Fr3 ~ E'an aaeals za2ta 81
yaoa fFatteraA TIE Storm began CO lie
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Madrid. SEPT 1-The cabinet has 6ecidel
- send Two baf3ailous % marines 10 tho
Philippine islands
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Hsvlnr sssefi Ghsnlerlain's Cough Rem
edr In nv family anil found il 10 be first
csss= arslcle. take pleasure in recorn rref,si-
ing !, 10 ray isiensls. j. V. FosTKR Vest
poys Cal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
A Small w.-.

According to a Los Angeles (Call
paper. a number Of Los Angeles men
have received a concession from the
Mexican government of the island of
Tiburon. in the Gulf of California. A
company of three hundred men is be-
ing organized under the command Of
1. III. Polk. Each man is to receive
$3.50 and 100 acres of land. after the
island is conquered The money for
the expedition is being put up by Col
Onel Bradbury, who inherited mil
lion or so a few years ago. There are
only about 100 male Indians on the
island. but they are said to be such
valiant fighters that the Mexican gov
eminent despaired of subduing them,
and has offered the island to Bradbury
and his companions, il they would
undertake the work. 1t is the inten-
ton of the TiburOn Conquest Com
pany. as the new corporation is called.
to establish republic of it's own and
have the United States establish a pro-
tectorate. 1t Is said that Mexico has
consented TO this. One OF the objects
Of the company Is to establish great
resort, and lines of steamers will be
put on from both Yuma and Guaya-
mas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Arts Of Matchmaking.

II will doubtless amuse the mothers
of Englands Mayfair to learn how the
gentle art of matchmaking Is pursued
in the wilds of Kerry. There the men
manage the business. Thus Mr.. Tho
mas Marshall, carman of Ballymac-
elligott, wished to get his son married.
He was ready to give him sixty acres
of land. eight cows and a neat house."
hut besides wife for his son he
wanted something for himself in re-
turn. TO Marshall came Mr.. Tom Nc
Ellestrim, farmer Of Ahane. 81 have
a girl with 900 for your son." said
Tom. "All right" replied Marshall,
and the thing was arranged, provided
"the boy liked the girl and the girl Xix
ed the boy" They did, and Marshall
and McEllestrim, with their respective
factions" met in Pat Sullivans pub
lic-house to settle accounts. McElles-
trim duly produced the f1OO, but"
says Marshall, "when my faction had
gone, he snapped back f10 Of It," Last
week Marshall sued McEllestrim ut
T'ralec Quarter Sessions for this f10
"due on foot Of a marriage agree
mcnt," and Judge Shaw gave decree
against the defendant for that
amount
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Jabez Balfour, who has just been
sentenced at London to fourteen years
Imprisonment, ranks with the emil
nent criminals of the century 1t is
estimated that $500 900 has been spent
i'm keeping him out of the clutches of
justice. His victims furnished most
of the money.
Balfour's career will doubtless yet
illuminate a novel. After his fashion
he is delectable to the writer's of the
fiction which is the mirror of truth of
the time. He built his success of I'M
godliness on a foundation of gOdliness
A professional philanthropist. he en-
ployed his opportunities to coZen
ministers. curates, widows and guard
ians OH promises that only the imma-
ture could have believed to be honest
The so-called "Liberator companies"
were. i'm plain terms. swindles, but
their character was not developed until
Balfour and his cO-partners had got
away with nearly $5,O0O,OO0 of saw
ings, the loss of which ruined, by ac-
tual record, nearly 10000 persons.
Balfour escaped first to the CONT
nent and then to the Argentine, where
diplomacy and international law alike
long failed to accomplish his capture.
1t was only by the consent of the Ar
gentine authorities, finally given in
mere equity, that the scOundrel was
surrendered.
Two years were consumed In getting
him back to face his victims, who
thronged in riOtous determination the
railway station at which he was eX-
pected to arrive, and lynching was
prevented only by the strategy of the
government, which brought him into
the metropolis by an unannOunced
route. The plea strenuously made for
him, that he had lost the trust moneys
by misadventure and not in bad fai ID,
was completely overthrown in his trial,
where documentary evidence was pro-
duced showing that five years before
the collapse he had laid deliberate
plans in anticipation Of exposure and
necessary flight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
Franks Of Scottish Fairies.

There still fingers widespread be-
lief in the north of Scotland that the
"fair folk" or "gweed neebors." as the
fairies are called, still live in the hills.
and during the first days of GONZALES
cence n mother must be zealOusly
guarded lest one Of the "wee people,
come and rob the child of its nourish-
ment. Sometimes they succeed in
carrying off the mother. Here is one
of the superstitious legends:
A north country fisher had fine
child. One evening a beggar woman
entered the hut and went up to the
cradle to gaze into the eyes of the babe.
From that time good health left 1t. a
strange look came into its face and the
mother was troubled. An old man
begging for food passed that way.
When he caught sight OF the child he
cried:
That's nae BARN; it's an image.
and the gweed-folk has stoun his
speerit.'
Thereupon he set to work to recall
the fishers BARN. A peat fire was
heaped high on the hearth and a
black hen held over it Mt such dis
lance that 1t was singed and not killed
After some struggling the hen escaped
up the lum. A few moments elapsed.
and then the parents were gladdened
10y the sight of happy expression once
more on the child's face. 1t throve
from that day forward
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

A proportion of the blue jackets OF
any full-rigged ship were necessarily
athletes. The upper yardmen" in "a
of-battle ship or frigate were
exceptional men in this way, and much
more so, perhaps, just about the time
that sail power was receiving its death
warrant than ever before. These
young men had to race alkt to nearly
the highest points, mt top speed. eight
or ten times week, when the ship was
In harbor, to keep their heads and
maintain their breath while ''holding
Oh with their eyelids," as the phrase
went. and manipulating with a care
FIJI and measured order of action the
various and intricate arrangements
for. Crossing" or sending down the
royal and tOp-gallant yards. 1t was all
done i'm full speed, for it was miver-
sally held that the upper yardmen gave
u character to the whole ship. and that
one which was foremost in the exercise
was ever considered "the smartest ship
in the feet" The upper yardmen were
always the coming men. They had
most opportunities for distinguishing
themselves, were the best known. and
were most under the eye of the author.
tiles. They developed great muscular
power in chest, shoulders and arms.
Their lower extremities suffered, and
one always knew the men who had
been upper yardmen by their tadpole-
like appearance when they were bath.
ing.
But in the modern steam line-of-
battle ships and frigates these ex-
tremely athletic specimens formed
very small minority of the ship COM
p6nv" and none of them could lose
his turn at being upper yardmen so
long us the ships reputation depended
upon the speed with which the upper
yards were crossed and sent down.
In harbor the rest of the blue jackets
had the handling of the yards and
sails for exercise once or twice week,
but mt sea the use Of sails for propulsion
grew less and less important. and most
of the work aloft was more of an ex-
eIcise and less of necessity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16


Very few vessels that nave yet been
built have excited more interest than
the Sokol. the latest addition to the
Russian fleet. The guaranteed speed
Of twenty-nine knots was alone suffi-
Client to account for this, II having been
two knots in excess Of anything prom
Used ut the time the contract for the
vessel was made. II may be said at
once that the interest shown by en-
gineers and naval architects I'm the
progress OF the vessel has been more
than justified.
The vessel IL 1a0 feet long by Is feet
g inches beam. She II. of course. u
twin-scrcw vessel. and has three-stage
compound engines Of the type ordi-
narily fitted by Messrs. Yarrow In YES
sells of this class: having cylinders IS
inches. 26 inches and :,9ls inches In
diameter by Is inches stroke.
The boilers are eight i'm number.
They are OF the well-known Yarrow
type. and ii may be stated that boiler
arrangements are similar to those of
the Hornet the vessel built by this
firm for the English Government, but
which was about two and one-fourth
knots slower than the Russian vessel.
1t will be remembered that at the pre-
liminary trial the maximum mean
speed of 30 IA knots was obtained as
second mean of three runs, with and
cial three hours run had been made in
the presence of Prince Oukhtomsky,
naval attache to the Russian Govern
ment. and chief Of the Russian Com
mission; Captain Behr, who will COM
mand the vessel; Mr.. POretchkin, en-
gineer-in-chief to the commission, and
other naval representatives.
The mean speed on the six runs was
20.T77 knots. As the mean revolutions
per minute of the six-mile run was
405.15 the true mean speed Of the
vessel for the three hours was 29.I62
knots. The coal burned during the
three hours was ten tons seven hun
sure of 3-S inches.
1t will be seen, therefore, that the
palm for the swiftest vessel i'm the
world has once more reverted to the
Poplar yard, and the British Navy
once more loses the supremacy in
speed which it has held for some time
past.
The remarkable success of the Sokol
has not been due to n mere exercise Of
what may aptly, If not correctly. be
termed the brute force of horsepower.
The maximum power exerted did not
reach 1000. Exactly what it was we
are not aware, but, taking a line
through the spots obtained by pro-
gressive runs on the preliminary trial,
It could not have exceeded the figures
named
In the case of the Sokol. although she
had been steaming about thirty knots
for three hours, the paint on the four
chimneys was as fresh rs when put on.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
ROUNDUP OF HORSES.
Five Thousand Animals Gathered Up

Five thousand horses i'm Il single
bunch, rearing, running, snorting and
shying, urged on by two score pictur-
esque Indian and half-breed riders,
sending into the air cloud of dust
that envelops and partially conceals
the vast band of cayuses as the rid
ers with swish of ropes, with shouts
and yells. urged on the surging band
OF balf-wild creatures before them,
writes Il correspondent from the
Jocko Indian agency. 1t is picture
seldom seen now, and only possible in
the unrestricted range Of the reserva
ton, Il picture. If seen, never to be
forgotten.
For five days these bronze riders
have secured the northern range Of the
reservation. driving before them ev-
cry horse that was found i'm this long
stretch of country. They have ridden
across the rolling ground of the lower
valley; they have searched the canons;
they have penetrated the dense tim
Der Of the foothills; they have climbed
to the open parks on the mountain side.
From valley and canon and hillside
they have driven the half-wild horses,
and have gathered them on the banks
of the Pend d'Oreille river for the cut
ting out
Five thousand tossing heads, 10000
vicious eyes, 10000 tramping hoOfs!
Almost as far as the eye can reach are
horses. horses, horses. There are
steeds of every color and of every size.
Nearly all of them are the mean,
tieacherous Indian ponies, some Of
them shapely and handsome. 1t is
true, but In every eye Is n fash Of
wildness that betokens i'll for the man
who attempts to tame the owner.
Here and there in n mass of horses
that is being urged onward at trot
lis a big. fne-looking animal that evil
dences good breeding. But there are
not many of these. They are nearly
all cayuses of the cayusest order.
At one of the ranches on the back of
the river there are three big, we'll
fenced pastures, and here the cutting
out will be done. On the reservation
there are now about fifteen thousand
horses. and of these it is estimated
that fully 1000 have no right to the
Indian range. This will do much to
improve the condition of the range,
and II is for this purpose that the big
roundup has been undertaken.
The band of horses now being driven
toward the extemporized corrals has
been gathered in the region north Of
the Pend d'Oreille river. AS soon as
the cutting out has been accomplished
the riders will cross the river, and will
round up the stock between that
stream and Crow creek, and there will
be another separation at the Allard
ranch Oh Mud creek. In addition to
the removal of all horses, Agent Car
ter has ordered that all cayuse stall
lions may be disposed of In order that
there may be some Improvement In
the grade of horses raised on the re-
serve. Thus the roundup will ac-
compllsh double purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU
LAUGH.

Take an ordinary tumbler and pour
water into 1t until 1t Is three-quarters
full. Then carefully wipe the edge OF
the glass, so that 1t may be perfectly
dry before you begin your little expert
ment. Place upon the top Of the glass,
as IL you intended to protect the con-
tents from dust. IA playing-card made
of good, firm paper. with the printed
figure turned down towards the water.
The card must be large enough to ex-
tend Just over the edge Of the glass all
around.
Let the card remain on the glass for
half an hour or so, and you will then
see that the moist vapOr rising from
the liquid has caused the card to swell
or arch i'm the centre Then take the
carefully by one of its corners and
replace it on the glass, with the arched
side reversed.
Having cut out Of paper the figure of
q little man. and inserted 1t In II slit
In the top of Il vial-cork place the cork
carefully upon the centre of the card
and wait. Presently the moist vapOr
will make the card swell in the Oppo-
site direction. and, with little clap.
up will flysyour manikin and your cork
into the air.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

wednesday one Of kelly's four chill
dren was stricken. In two days moro
all OF them had the disease, William be-
Ing the last taken down. The others
had 1t only In mild form, but he
grew weaker until finally the doctor,
who had been almost constantly at his
bedside, pronounced him dead.
In order to avoid further danger to
the other children the parents decided
to hold the funeral as soon AZ possible,
aud 1t was arranged for the following
day at = o'clock. Next morning the
nurse who had charge Of the case took
the little body from Its bed and washed
1t preparatory to placing 1t In its cof-
fin. The parents had ordered n new
garment from store In which to
clothe the body, but II had not arrived
when the body was washed. The I'M
dertaker was ready to screw down the
. lid of the coffin as soon as the body was
prepared, as, owing TO the infectious
nature of the disease. II was dangerous
To keep the body exposed to the air.
AZ the garment had not arrived, the
undertaken was obliged to allow the
body to remain on the table, and, to
expedite ma tiers, he went to the store.
On the way he met the boy with the
package. Ii appeared that he had
dropped the first package. and, the
paper bursting, the garment had been
sOiled, wherefore he went back for
another, all Of which caused delay of
about ten minutes.
The undertaken hurried back to the
house. but lie was not needed. for
couple of minutes after he had left
the mother had gone into the room to
give her child last kiss. AS she bent
over him she was startled to see his.
arms move, and as she stood wondering
the little fellow opened his eyes and
said. Mamma, I'm cold
The next moment he was fast asleep
and breathing easily. A physician
was hastily sent for, and, after exam
lining the child, said 1t would recover
naturally. To a reporter the physician
added that the bath the nurse had
given to the body was the means of re-
suscitating it.
The child grew stronger all the
time. Had the errand boy not dropped
the package he would without doubt
been fast In the coffin when conscious.
ness returned.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16
The cisrsyman's eIundsr.

4 clergyman was very anxious to
Introduce some hymn-books into the
church, and arranged with his clerk
that the latter was to give the notice
Immediately after the sermon. The
clerk, however, had notice Of his
own to give out with reference to the
baptism of infants. Accordingly, at
the close Of his sermon, he arose and
announced:
"All those who have children whom
they wish to have baptized please send
In their names at once to the clerk"
The clergyman, who was stone deaf,
assumed that the clerk was giving out
the hymn book notice, and immedi-
ately arose and said:
"And / should say. for the benefit
OF those who haven't any. that they
may be obtained ut the vestry any day
from 3 to o'clock; the ordinary little
ones at one shilling each, and special
ones with red backs at one shilling and
fourpencs"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-16

Bayberries are gathered In large
quantities In Essex, Conn, for the
manufacture Of baybeu'y tallow. Ar
ter the leaves are all or the bayberry
bushes the picking of the berries be-
gins. The berries are of slate color,
rather small I'm size. After being gath
cred they are put into large iron ket-
ties. when they turn black color and
settle to the bottom OF the kettle, and
the tallow floats on top. 1T brings
from twenty to twenty-five cents a
pound. and is used for making toilet
soap. ointments and other articles.