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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-11
oRDER OF THE PALLIrN-


St Louis Archbtsnop SSse.hS
vested With she sacred Insfgnia-
o. I<sssss. May Ia-Arnid the ruost soi-
erua. impressive ard rszpaerzse1t eeE-
nocses eve< h-zeld within the VAS O
the OLA cafnes-sz. Et Rev. John J. Kan.
xas today Invested With the ORDER Q,
TIE raEsnrn. the sacred insignia O. rs
arch;@pseroDsc effzrs- TnS. Is the 6rsz tine
in the nIstery e the arch diocese o. 81
Louis that fhe savessure o< the pal-iEnl
upon the archbishop has beea sossrn1tzsd
A large narnber o. the most distinguished
prssafes and church d-xri-ar.es from al
over the cozasrv graced the occssson ~
their presence and assisted II she cS-e-
messeS The coEfexr.nx OF the peils1rn
was perSorraezs 5y Cardinal Gibbons. oS
Bait s10re. xho xzs assisted by twenty
five arcnhixAops and bishops and q hun
ore9 or more priests
Al - O'Clock the processsssz which vas
10 precex5e the service forrned In tire
saerisxy OF the cathesira. anA took up .he
tine o. r.1a-ch. Tsse procession was headed
By the eress bearer. following which came
a body OF ever 80 visiting ami Local
priests asttr~d n white snvpI.ces- Vicar
General AghIsieren and the srcnbishops
and bishops came next and we're followed
By g train Of acoiytes. altar boys and
the officers OF the mass Archbishop KAN
4fa- l2s 6ftr1I4a4s. 1L1sf . r1rPsc CANOPY
followed. an1 the rear OF the train was
brought up by cardsnal Gibbons. afsirei
In fun canonical roees. under a scarlet
canopy. artensyed by h.s deacons Of hon1r
ard two pages. who held up his rohes.
Two pages similarly attended the arch
bishop. The entire procession entered
the cathedral AMI marched up the a-s.e
10 the sanctuary
After the professional had been raAiered
tsxss - trzer cha All
kenrick seminArsanx IN the sanctuary. and
tie celebration of solemn pontsficiai high
mass was begun A choir of Is vocaissts
from the various churches Of the city sang
BeethoyeE's symposic mass accompanied
by the organ and, an orchestra. Cardina,
Gibbons acted as celebrant and at the con-
cluslon of the celebration Bishop Keane.
of Washington City, delivered an eloquent
sermon
Cardinal Gibbons was then again rohed
in ths fun vestments OF his high Office. and
the ceremony of the comforting of the pal
Hum was begun The pailium which had
been placed on the epistle side Of the altar.
VAS handed to the cardinal who arose and
placed il upon the kneeiing archb.shop's
shoulders. After conferring the sacred In
sigma. Cardinal Gibbons went to the gospel
side Of the altar. while the archbishop,
with the pailium upon his shoulders arose
and ascended his throne
Before he gave his arehiepiscopal bene-
dsct1on 20 the congregation the master OF
ceremonies escorted delegation OF promi-
nent citizens. representing the laity, with
in the sanctuary. to deliver an address OF
ecngrstulation- Archbishop Kahn re-
sponded with much feeling. thanking them
for the expressions OF Kindness At the
conclusion OF the services, which were at
tended by throngs of people, the church
disnitarfes took carriages for Kenrick
seminary. where . banquet was served
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Tallahassee, Fla. May i0.-Gov. Mitehs
ell's attention was called today to the dis
patch from Tampa. stating that he had
telegraphed to MAI Connolly TO hold the
Fifth battalion in readiness for Immediate
action on account OF the bold stand taken
by the president regarding the imposing of
the death sentence on the men captured
aboard the Competitor. The governop
stated emphatIcslly that he had had no re-
cent communication with Mat Connolly on
the subject and expressed surprise thas
such 4 report should have gotten abroad
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-11

Kansas City. May ia.-The Industrial
council held a lengthy meeting today. The
most important subject Of discussion vas
the strike of the firemen in the Armour
packing house The strike was referred
TO the grievance committee, which will
hold q conference with the manager Of The
plant some time tomorrow. The <enti-
ment Of the council vas In favor Of a firm
insistence upon complete Justice being ac-
corded the strikers and the whole power
OF the Industrial council win be engaged
on the side OF the ia.fer. The threaten
ed strike Of the pairters was freely dis
cassed and IL was conceded that there was
strong probability Of strike IL the de-
rnands Of the painters are not acceded to.
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TAe l1ystery Cleare1 o..

New London, Conn, Nay 10.--The tug
Commander. with barges Relief and Green
Point IN tow. which sailed from New York
Saturday night. and the tug Volunteer.
met the steamer Laurada. whose move
ments In New York harbor have occasseneSi
much mystery. on Montauk point to-day.
and transferred to the steamer about 100
Cubans and several tons Of arms. am
munition and dynamite. Capt OBrien
was aboard the Volunteer. and after tho
transfer was effected. returned with tho
Volunteer. The IAuradA put out TO sea-
The Commander. with her harges In tow
put in here tonight for water.
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Killed His Asaaflaut

Monte, Mo, May i0-T A. Phillips. a
merchant at Latham. No. on returning
from his place OF business, was shot from
ambush by a nsighbor's yosth. aged "a
years named Stout The yourg rohhar
was hid behind a tree. and as Phnups
passed oy ne shot hirn. the ball taking es-
feet In the arm Philips ran for his horne
hut was oyertaken BY hfs zsssilant "a
struck over the head with the wszpaa
and feiied to the ground In the ercou--
ter Phaiirs seized Stout by the throat ana
choked him 10 death.
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cssttanccga- Tenn. May Is.-rt "a NJ
cers'cod here new departure VIII be
made IN Observance of Decoration dav
TRe Green ard Crescent road will hiring
an Immense concourse % soldiers ard ttesr
ir.enas from the Norts who viii visit
thicsarnaDCa Park. Lockout No,,rt.i,
and Mission Ridge hattieaelas. an~f -xfu
asssss IN decorating the graves IN tire ma
tional cemetery. Numbers OF vs,er.~s
VII make this trip. and Il IS expected :,
e4 followed BY at sfTor, 70 get the "a
ucnal ets,an pruest in lSsT al Atlanta
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New HIVES, COM. Nav = a--Na -
T1rnerally warn wsafher fosssv Aa~ s--fs-s
- AT previous records for MAY. srs -
mercury. watch r~aches = degrees ...-fr-
- TIE aiEhest point for NAY eyer -s--.,-sssy.
~ TIE local weather bureau s5nrs fts ag..S,-
i.shrae-t IN iS7z Ta~ JIsf ~ last yxw -
came within cn~ degree % ,osssv's rm.c.,4
~niae previous 70 that q degrees o. Nav
= vas tes highest recorded so~ NAV
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Br~refon Seeking nfvorr~

Ferry. q. T Way n Austin p-e-~.-r
has brought suit here N the dsSt-3-, cow
Tor divorce from his wife Esss-h R-s-e.,-
Eow q London. Brereton = a cell .--our-
writer His wife IS a Lon.en actress ard
known on the stage as Es4i-h Rsan.s.
Hreretoa al.sses IN his petition that Re
Was married in Tssnssor r.-snh-- - -Sss
and i.vesf with his ztfs urrtH rsze ar xhs~s
tsrae <se abandoned him n Australia w. h
ihA Intention % procBrt1g divorce s-or,
Aina- Il is said taai Brerstoa's wife wilI
nrhs tse case
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New YORK. Nav I8---'T'-ls hat xzv-a rAs-l
prsvasled throughout the Eastern s.s.e.
str-4rs th;s city a. Al ea-iv ho--
this 1ae-u;-z Al 4 n he ther-,o-,s-
Ter Registered Z &n5 it want IN -anssFx-
togchiny th- s mark az 70 a w -
reaehss he uaaxirrzrn AZ p n. sh~n
the recora was II in TIE shs.t@
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REFERRED To MADRID.
Death Sentences en- the Comp~sSsee
Men Awaiting Nndrfd Approval

Hayarlz- May N-The Spanish govern
raezt has beer asked 10 spTE-3g. sh@ san
rers-~s OF 6eata rsSsed sy a court mar
,szl upor the rsa CAPTURED On the Corr
peeltnr oz charge az piracy and reyo-
f1rian TIE raer sentencez5 zr1 Alfr@ss
IAsacrse sad 70 De tAe iEa9er o< tas
PARTY z12 cEslraszS American e.rts=zshlF.
Elias Besa- zi~o claiming ArreEfe2- c.<3-
zxrsA.c, william G.-1eA. SAL - - .
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savannah ga, May ia-s-aD. n
Ichns-sr- commander os TIE Coutesserate
r%sS tennessee. sFsi faHklfsS Szrsfvfnx c<-
seer - ire Con<eaerzrs navy. sj4-s re-.
last .s<At
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Weak L1zr- a-s S-rsagra4-ess pier-~v
Pairs re7eye1 ard Asth1ats- svra-sr-,s
sszoS4ass3 BY Dr. n Jxyz>'s Fsxrec,o-s-t.
a sossrs-s1 remedy sSr al Coughs ans
CcsSa
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London, May IA dispatch 70 the
Tines frcra EfrnIa- India says that 1s-
rswa troops are h@snx oTzs~rsd TO Guaksm
fsr garrison duty. and that Two frfassry
regiments wfii start frora there for 9uatfm
- soon ~ poss.sie-
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sstsrs-tacs<.~~ fllii rgssIe-iinR-s sk4rr. latest
Nsx York sfyiex, arrived saturday. Sp~-
cisI ,or today CRY AZ eE. uorsa 81 -
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FOR THE FOURTH TINE
Cleveland Again to Be Nomin-
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TINS IS sookwAlrER.s OPINION
SayS That Grover II Wanted q the
Leader Of the War Party.

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oe Fercea - Take up Cleveland.
asA Thas the War seasi.ess win
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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

BY his invention OF non-slnkable life.
boat that is AS novel as Il must be Of
feetive. The model has the appearance
OF large turnip. and is In two parts,
sliced In two. horizontally. at the line
OF greatest Eirth. The halves. however.
are firmly clsmped together with
waier-tlght connection. When It Is
dumped into the water which II takes
to like duck, It is as isunty a. bob"
on a fishing line. The only means Of
exit aud entrance Is little opening In
the top like ''plug-hole" In a melon.
which IL very easily made use OF: Il
also has a waterproof cork" Further
more, there are six windows, round as
the PORTFOLIOS In a man-of-war. equi-
distant around the bulge" above the
water-line. AZ the top there are several
little holes for ventilation that can also
be closed al viii. which, however, Is
not necessary. as the apparatus remains
right side up with care" because OF
abundant ballast at the bottom. There
are also two oar holes. one on each side.
for propelllng purposes and TO neutral
lie the circular motion OF the craft. The
Interior is fitted up with seats for ten
purposes, and there are steady straps"
suspended, similar TO those In a street.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16
osTRAcizED DIVORCES.
Duks Of Marlborough Mother Oas Of
the Three Socially Recognized

Although divorce Ia Just as much a
recognized l.s,l .ASiu'tl ~ uarrt4 O.
In all countries OF Europe. save Italy.
yet divorced women. even when the de.
cree has been granted In their favor.
are pitilessly excluded nom every royal
and imperial court OF the old world
says correspondent In the New York
World. There are but three exceptions
to this rule. namely. that Of the mar.
chloness OF Blandford In England. IN,
Countess Tassilo Festctics In Austria.
and the lovely Duchess aignano at
Rome. And OF these three only the
warehouses Of Blandford H. strictly
speaking. a divorce: her marriage to
the late duke OF Marlborough having
been dissolved in consequence OF his
fragrant immOralities and well-nlgh Ia.
credible cruelties. OF the other two
the Countess Fcs,e,ics. sister OF the
duke OF Hamilton. had her FIRST union
with the now reigning prince OF Mo
naeo annulled by the vatican on the
ground that she had been welded un.
der compulsion: while the Duchess Rig.
nano. sister OF Prince Doria and favor.
tie lady In waiting OF Queen Marguer.
lite. il merely judlcially separated from
her lgnoble husband. who has been cast
OF by his own relatives.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

form Its peculiar work. This wonder
full machine. with It's diamond point.
can rule 1900, 10000 or 1875. 1000 lines to
the square inch. This seems incredl-
Bile. but II is true. This little machine.
working away slowly In It's gloomy
vault. has been the object OF the most
interesting curiosity on the part OF the
greatest OF the worlds scientists
among them William Thompson. the
great English scientist: the Earl OF
hosse' who owns the famous telescope
and Lord Rayleigh. also OF England
Robert Bali. Astronomer Royal. OF Ire
land; Professor Helmholtx. OF Berlin:
Professor Mascart. OF Paris, and other
equally famous scientists. The ma
chine is made Of brass. Steel copper and
wood but II could not be more carefully
guarded II Il were made OF gold and
studded with diamonds. AND rightly
So because the heat OF ones body. the
touch OF ones hand. the slightest jar. or
a particle OF dust would very likely
spoil beyond repair the labor which u
has required this wonderful piece Of
mechanism weeks 10 perform. This
machine, designed by Professor Henry
a. Rowland. OF the Johns Hopkins Uni
Versity, and constructed by Theodore
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16
AFTER LIONS.

The Exciting Pleasures Of the Hunt
Hiring thS Hunters Infe Grave Danger.
Some OF those evenings In the Jungle
are among my pleasantest recolleetlonR.
What greater pleasure than coming in
from successful hunt TO find ones
companion has had his share OF sport
and over the postprandial coifoo to
mutually recite ones experiences OF the
day. The darkness succeeding the fall
Of day ia Just giving away to the bright
light OF the rising moon. whose rapidly
widening siivery edge We see through
the tops Of the mimosa jungle. The
circle Of IRE In the zareba throws a
rudy glow on the picturesque figures
OF the men grouped about them az their
meal or preparing for rest In the far
distance we hear the howl Of the hyena
or the grufi bark OF the questing lion.
His majesty may perhaps be inclined TO
visit us later In the evening; very well,
We will give him a royal reception.
"Achmed. tell Alden 10 put the ten bore
and half dozen cartridges In my bed!'
Eight o'oloek-time to turn In.
Where's my revolver? All. here II Is.
| will put It under my pillow, as usual,
for fear OF accidents" Good night"
Night! and we are soon asleep to q
brief lullaby from the sentry. who
never ceases singing throughout his
watch: asleep but not a heavy slumber;
any unusual noise and We shall both
be wide awake. having wakened up
suddenly without a movement unless Il
be that Of hand to a weapon: wide
awake. 20 drop on again the moment we
are satisfied that all Is we'll II Is a
wonderful faculty Of the human mind
which enables Il to adapt It's sleep TO
circumstances: at home We lay our
heads down and sleep I'LL shouted at
by servant who has banged about tho
room for ten minutes previously; go to
the gungle or the prairie. and our sleep
is set on a hair trigger. We wake ten
times In the night and ten times we are
asleep again within half a minute hay-
ing made sure al is right As the night
advances we are glad to pun the water
proof sheets over us, sometimes right
over our heads. TO keep on the heavy
dew. which otherwise would soak up to
the skin. Long before daylight jana
would BE- called by the sentry Cwhose
clock was a star and In his turn 80 and
wake V. with the remark Il think 10.
sir; It's half past g." v. drawing his
watch-our only chronometer- from
under his pillow. would check the accu-
racy OF Jama's assertion with the aid OF
a match, and II his statement held
water. would order a start. My own
watch. a cheap one. broke down very
soon after entering the Haud. so We had
10 rely entirely on VS. tlmepiece. an ex-
cellent lever watch for our obserya.
lions on one occasion the sentry must
have dropped on TO sleep a moment and
then Weakened mp to find the stars oh.
scured by clouds Thinking. apparent.
~, that he had had a prolonged nap. he
woke jana. who addressed to v his
usual salutation OF Il think so. sir. It's
half past 3" Imagine my companions
feelings when he found. on consulting
his watch, that II was only Just mid.
night
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16
SIGNS OF THE WEATHER.

When potatoes mature early and
buckwheat grows bushy branches cold
weather Is ahead. and not very far
ahead al that.
II the moon IL red. or has many red
spots. expect a cold and stormy win.
ter: but n only a few EpOts are visible,
the winter will be mild.
when muskrats build their houses
two feet thick and begin early you can
depend on It that the winter will be
long and a mighty cold one.
II the November goose bone be thick,
20 will the winter weather be; II the
November goose bone be thin, 80 viii
the winter weather be,
sheep. rams aud goats that spring
around the meadow more than usual
aud are given 10 much fghting indicate
that rainy weather Ia at hand.
See a gray deer early In october and
you will know that We are going to
have an oid-fashiOned winter. With
plenty Of skating and sleigh riding.
When the iyory-billed woodpecker
Eoes TO work at the bottom Of tree
and goes to the top. removing all the
utter bark on his way. Il Ii a sure lndl-
alton that there will BE- deep snow.
II mole dig a hole ~ feet deep a
very severe winter Is at hand. II the
hole be two feet the winter will not be
quite 80 severe. II the hole Is only one
foot deep. the winter viii be a mild
one.
An old English authority says that
the saying: Everything is lovely and
the goose honks hlgh"-not hangs
high" as is frequently quoted--is a
weather pnoverb. meaning that when
the wild geese ny high, Il Ia a sign Of
fair weather-New York world.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

The total number OF distinct words
In the new testament. excluding prop
er names. and their derivatives. %
4.S29. The vocabulary OF the old tesla.
ment Is much larger. According &c
Gesmin's Lexicon" the old testament
contains $50 distinct words. not
counting proper names and obsolete
roots. A few comparisons with the
above may not prove unlnteresting to
the readers OF this department. The
"liad" and the odyssey" together
contain 9,Oli distinct words: Milton
used 9.O2S different words and forms
OF expression in his entire works. and
Shakespeare. the peer OF all Language
twisters. used over 1900. or one-thlrd
more than was used by all the writers
Of both the old and the new testaments
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

Shell twonty-four walnuts. divide
them into halves, Take one pound Of
pruncs, soak over night aud remove
the stones Save the water In which
they have been soaked, TO which add
Que cap Of sugar, Boil for a moment
and skim. Then add the walnuts and
prunes. Cover and stand on the back
part OF the stove for at least thirty
minutes-until the strip Is thick and
dark. the prines tender aud the wal.
nuts soft Serve cold AZ other pre-
serves.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-01-16

g, Schneider. the machinls, Of the Uni
yersity, has for its object the ruling OF
lines on polished pieces Of metal 80 as
to form what is called a grating" As
"Rowland's gratinEs" they are known
to all physicians. this being the name
given TO them by the modern text books
In honor Of the designer OF the machine.
All physicists and investigators OF the
properties OF the suns rays are obliged
TO apply to Professor Rowland for their
gratings. The grating is the most ef-
feetiye device for dividing into lts COM
ponent parts a ray Of sunlight. the ordi-
nary prism. which divides such a ray
into the seven colors Of she rainbow.
being the simplest method. The limit
OF research with the prism has long
been passed, physicists having discov-
cred that they could get further into
the subject by means OF a polished
metal surface upon which a large num-
Der Of parallel lines have been lndonted
at equal and innnlteslmal intervals. II
being found that the larger the number
Of lines to the inch on the grating the
better the result. the physicists We'd
with each other to secure gratings with
the greatest number OF lines. Professor
Rowland's apparatus has broken all
records In this respect Mr.. Schneider
Gays that II he could secure diamond
hat would stand the wear he could with
the machine rule l.OOO,OO lines to the
inch These lines are 50 close together
that they cannot be seen with the naked
eve. but under a powerful microscope
every line Is perfectly distinct. perfect
~ accurate. and each one parallel to the
others. Were there the slightest yaria-
ton in the parallellsms this grating
would be entirely useless for scientific
purposes. The polished metal on which
the lines are ruled Is called speculum
metal, and Is an alloy Of two parts Il
copper and one Of tin The machine
sits on three legs and has a heavy
frame. The motive power IL q little
hydraulic engine. Il IL driven by belt
attached to a solid steel driving wheel
on the machine. a crank being turned
at the same time on the other end Of
the shaft. This crank moves the car
rlage that carries the diamond point
back and forth over the surface Of the
grating or spectrum plate. This car
riage rests on two ways. which, being
nat on top and slantlng slightly out.
ward. keep the carriage from motion
sideways. The bottoms Of the little
rests are steel. the top hardwood. the
wood being used to prevent friction or
uneven wear. These ways are planned
and ground so an TO make them as
nearly accurate aud correc, AZ possible
but they cannot be made exactly per-
feet. and they sometimes wary ~ much
a. one-hfty -thousandth Of an inch. The
carriage which travels backward and
forward on these ways, has the diamond
point attached to Il. Il is very difiieult
to fnd a diamond point which Is ex-
aclly right Some are too blunt and
some have too many points. and Il gen
orally takes from two to six months
careful testing In order to find a salts
factory diamond. As the diamond car
rlage moves exactly on the same line
backward and forward every time the
metal plate or grating beneath mus,
move slightly every time the diATaond
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