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CnINA.s DEVELOPMENT.


Port Townsend. Aug. 2.-Special.-Wan
On Long. n military OF The second de-
gree" the title as translated by his secre-
tar today arrived from Picking. China.
en- route TO New York to meet Ii Hung
Chang. the Celestial diplomat. who Is re-
turning home after a lengthy visit 10
Russia. Germany. England and many 9TH
er foreign countries. Wan On Long was
and is one of Ii Hung Chang's private
secretaries. and says that the business
necesltating his meeting the diplomat Is
OF q private character. and 10 of no inter-
est to the public. He declined TO discuss
che object Of his visit abroad. whether
he was successful IN negotiating a loan
or not. or the consummation OF any pri-
yate European treaties.
Our government viii not allow him to
talk about such subjects" explained the
interpreter. in the last year or two"
he continued "the undeveloped resources
OF the Eastern provinces are being thrown
open 10 capital. Railroads are now being
built from Picking 10 tide water. Compa-
MES have been organized ana are erecting
shelters to manufacture iron and steel.
which is merely preliminary 10 opening
yards for buI4ding ships and steamers.
Wan On Long says China is emerging into
an era OF prosperity. The work under
way now Is superintended by Europeans,
and the capital involved Ia mostly for
eign. Upon the subject OF attacks on
missionaries and the pillaginS OF missions
he was denssiy ignorant.
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HOT FIGHT
Republicans Do Not Expect .
Fair Election.
EVERY INDICATION OF FRAUD.
The Democratic Candidate for 0ov.
erneR says He Party VIII Carry
state BY 10000 Majority.

Memphis. Aug IA special 70 the Gem
mercfal-Appeal from Birmingham Ala,
says: II il evident tonight that the Pop
ulist-Republican leaders don't expect
their state ticket to be elected tomorrow
but are directing all their energies 10
capture the legislature for the purpose
OF seating Goodwin as governor. on the
allegation that he had been defrAucsd'
and also electing Populist or kepunlcsn
senator.
William Vaughn. state Republican
chairman. said tonight that he believed
that fair election will not be held. tnsi
there Is every indication OF fraud IN the
black belt counties, but he believes the
fusionists will control the Legislature on
Joint ballot and that IL they do. GOODWIN
will be the next governor. He asserts
that with a fair election Goodwin would
carry forty out of sixty-four counties.
Capt Joseph +. Johnston. DemocFauo
candidate for governor. said tonighG
am satisfied from observation and reports
that we shall carry the state by not less
than 5000 majority. and possibly larger.
All the Democrats. without regard 10 the
currency question. and / think many ke-
publicans who favor free coinage. VIII
vote cur ticket. Good government ano pro-
lection TO property interests are iarseiy
involved The legislature, think. viii
be nearly two-thirds Democratic. stand
ing on the Chicago platform. / have as
tincsly made the issue that a large majori-
" cast for our ticket tomorrow VIII
strengthen Bryan in November next.
Capt Johnston thinks Goodwin VIA not
carry exceeding thirteen counties
Secretary Miller. OF the Dsmocfauo
campaign committee, tonight estimates
that the Democrats will have twenty-one
out of thirty-thrse members Of the state
senate. and will elect seventy-two out OF
100 members OF the house certain, with the
probability OF making Il eighty-one- II
can be stated there Is every Indication or
a fair election. Nobody has heard or any
fraud but the anti-Democrauc leaders,
and they are not specifying. but only
charging IL generally without any appar-
ent ground for the charges. Johnston's
election and q Democratic legislature are
regarded as absolute certainties.
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HIS GRAVE DESIGNATED.
The Assassinated statesman's Tomb
Injured by Bombs.

Sofa, Bulgaria, Aug. 2-The tomb of
NJ. S;ambulofT. the ex-prenier OF Bul-
Earia. who was assassinated In tho streets
OF sofia In July las, year. has been seri-
ously injured by dynamite bombs. once
before, in August OF last year. stamo1-
lofts grave was made the object or out
RACES by vandals. the cross on the grave
being broken. the wreaths destroyed and
attempts were made 20 exhun1e the body
when the police interfered A riot was
caused at the grave OF the dead states
man at the time the funeral ceremony
was going on. on July % of last year. oy
hls enemies and by the friends OF Maj.
panitza. who had been executes By an
order Of NJ Stambulon as premier FOR
some time after his burial his grave mad
20 be kept guarded by military, so per-
sistent were his enemies In their attempts
TO w-resk insults upon the grave, ana MS
widow was equally the victim OF the
malice Of her husbands enemies IN acts
Of persecution by Bulgarian officials
against members OF her household.
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ropecrsts VIII Meet sc Mt. vernon 60
RatfYy on Hrrau

Mcunt Vernon. Aug s-SpeciaL-Tne
opening shot OF ths coming campaign 30
skagit cennty was given last night. when
the Democrats ani Pens held a foint rat
tacAtton meeting on the nomination Of w.
J BRYAN for president. The meeting was
he'd N THE skating rink 81 this city. and
was largely attended BY members % al
Ysarsfez. mSny being attracted ~ re
anomaly % Democrats and PopS sitting
Down IN peace tessther a. the same love-
feast Senator FosS was call~s - sNe
chair, and nv iris step ~ definitely an
rsuncea Ms afsiistion with the Ponaglss
Marty. II VII r. rernecnoereA that Sea-
esr- ross - TIRE gentleman who vas ean.s
"a cr. tse peErecrsssc ilcket 20 tie xtsfa
legislature from Tacoma. aaa wANa YES
IN es-ice sues~nfy experienced a change
az hart % IRE Republican faith ana vat-
"a Ter Ankenv fer The Unitea States sen
ala. Since that time Re has PASSED FOR a
Rs~un1srzn urtd he present eausrAsxr4
cnsnee. wher hts cenvscttaHS again seem
% have unterwrrs change. and Ike 9TH
e. resgrtcs3 xAtpwrccks. hts rn,tfcsi re-
rains hsv> hsen gathered TITO ire Pop
8tist hoaeysrd.
There we're numerous speakers. az es
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was thrown from . horse On THURSDAY,
and disabled for few days. Jet is %
hoped not seriously injured.
The physician and nurses came over
from the Fannie Paddock hospital ~ Ta-
coma IN . napth2 launch 10 operate "a
Mr.. Jones. the father of President Jones.
OF yzshcn college. who stih fingers vita
the dropsy.
The Farmers Association OF yashcu ISL
and have . basket picnic on the beaon
Just south OF ChautauQua on Wednesday.
August Is. at which IL Is expected the ISL
and viii be well represented
The Quartermastsr precinct on the fsi-
and has organized a Republican club. tnas
meets az the Burton schooinouse. with .
good membership. Thomas McNair -
president. and Mr.. Baker secretary. ana
they expect TO roll up good vote for Nc
kinney and good government. good times
and . sound currency.
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London. Aug. S-The RtGht Hon. Sir
william Robert Grove. D. c. l.. L. Z. D..
p. @. OF n. s.. died this evening. He was
born July IL. 1871, and educated at OK
ford. where he proceeded to the degree
OF NJ. A.. in 1893. Two years latter he was
called 10 the bar at Lincoln's Inn. Being
temporarily prevented by iil-health from
following the legal profession. he turned
his attention TO the study OF electricity.
and succeeded In 1859 in contriving the
powerful voltatc battery which bears his
name, and the gas battery. Sir William
made several important discoveries In
electricity. and was the author OF re-
markabls lecture delivered in January.
1912. and printed by the managers. on
1.-THE Progress of Physical Science Since
the Opening OF the London Institution"
In this lecture he first announced the
doctrine OF mutual convertioility or the
various natural forces-heat, electricity.
etc. and OF their being all modes OF motion
or forms OF persistent forces. The doctrine
was further developed In his famous e.
say on THE Correlation Of the PHYSICAL
Yorces." on which he gave . course Of
lectures In 1915
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To Prevent scalplnc OF Tfcket..

Chicago. Aug. i.-Oficsrs OF the West
ern Passenger Association are makir z
vigorous efforts to prevent sealping OF
the cheap rate tickets to he put on sale
In this city next Thurs lay. The chair
man OF this organization gave the follow
ing statement to the press today: An
understa nding has now been reached with
regard to the fire chiefs meeting at Salt
Lake City whereby the special reduced
rate OF so from Chicago and ST from s.
Louis viii be used as a selling rate only.
not 20 be rendered TO connecting lines
In the sale OF tickets. Steps viii be taken
whereby the chairman viii DE given
descriptions OF all tickets sold for this
occasion. so any tickets which may be
purchased by brokers and transferred
from the original purchasers win be re-
fused for passage"
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AMERICAN PILGRIMS.
They and Their Offerings Grsei@ss'y
Received by the Pope.

Rome. Aug The pope celebrated
mass "a the Paul chapel here this morn
ing. the American pilgrims WHO arrived
yesterday being present There vas a
large asssmh,age % priests a.Fo. Later
/. permanent committee. Including me rec
tors OF the North American ana 81 boni-
face colleges. presented the plAzTtshs seo-
aratesy 70 the porte They onFrea 20 the
.1v@-@gwn von.5rr a rich national banner.
WITH the arms % the pilgrimage upon f.
A lazy OF the party also offered an sie-
rant purse containing the 7slgrsrns o1er-
inTs- The pope looked vel ard spoke
kindly 20 each OF the party The eere-
r.ony was concluded at 10 o'clock Waae
the pope was returning 10 bis apsFfns uts
Ire American pilgrims. moved with Ell
thuSlasn. cried Long I've mo pope.
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TACOMA'S OFFICIALS.
Denounced From the Pulpit in
. Singing Sermon.
TIE Law USED As 4 CLOAK
- ne MavsR anA Municipal Judge,
% Protect Criminals Fron
Suse PunishnanA.

Tacoma. Asg. l-grsesal A. =.
EIrkpatr1ck preached . seEsasfcnA, ser
mon in the United Presbyterian church
tonight on eAe condition Of the munsc-
spai government OF Tacoma He sad.
s-There 10 scarcely q criminal statute inst
does not seem capable oc protesting
wrong -eoera The last three years have
been fun Of sxamplsa- How many crimes
Of great magnitude. nsrrant crimes
known 70 the public. have been commit
tad Ia this city and county. and VINO nave
bean purssaedf
AZ least four banks have been wrecked.
In which there Il more than suspicion OF
criminal acts. They received deposits Up
20 the day fhsy closed. although II rneir
officers were competent 10 manage the
bark they knew that they mus faN ana
could pay only very little OF these cepos-
Us. But who has been punisnsdg some
have been Indicted. So far few nave
been acquitted and nov are regarded as
honorable citizens. while Others are stir
awaiting their coat Of whitewash- A
councilman who was accommodated by q
bank owing the city. when he had no Sc
csrify, can hide behind the law.
There are other officials OF he city
and county who are well known as guilty
Of crimes IN Office, undisturoeo By the
county attorney. whose special business
r. 20 prosecute criminals. With the long
has been punished2
I've get discouraged. because there Is
always q court or some officer 20 wrap
the Law about the wrong-doer and defy
any one 20 touch him. Why, II any one
who stole the ballots was found, some
body would hnd a way 20 prove in court
that Il was q pious act.
WHAT Il the matter? Simply this: II
has come abou: thar the Law r. not used
lawfully. The law. and ] mean officers
Of the Law OF Tacoma, II constantly and
perslassutIy used 70 protect men who are
criminals Criminals nor brought 10 Jus
7lce. because our officers are not doing
their duty. and. what Is worse, they can
not be punished. because our officials
themselves stand In the way.
Go down and demand that the law be
enforced and be laughed at for your pains.
Present q complains ard Il viii be thrown
out By the municipal judEe-ufder oath
10 punish law breakers. Mayor. chief OF
police and municipal Judge stand today Ia
the way OF Sunday closing. IL IS the same
IN al lines Of crime.
These men hinder and make the laws
. farce The officer has not the right to
choose TO execute some laws and not 10
execute others. Let this be distinctly un-
Gerstood by the men who seek office and
We viii not have such humiliation as in
these days. Let US insist that our Off
cials quit hiding behind the law. and that
they drag every criminal from cover
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For Squadron Maneuver..

Port Angeles. Aug. 3.-Speciai.-The
crews from the flagship Philadelphia and
the coast defense monitor Ianadnock were
drilled On Friday with the ships boats. and
today the Philadelphia aseertsined the
tactical diameter. This means that chart
was prepared showing the diameter OF the
circle required by the Philadelphia In
making a turn In the haroor. Each Of the
vessels In the squadron will be required
n prenare similar chart. this precauilon
being taken 20 prevent the possibility OF
an accident during the squadron maneg-
vers
Admiral Beardsiee and several o. the Of
acers have secured quarters on shore for
their wives and families. which they VIII
occupy during their stay OF a month In this
civ
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Tho Republicans OF the Fifth California
district have renominafed Congressman
Eugene f. Loud Claus Spreckels was
nominated for presidential elector.
party OF fifty-f9ve American pilgrims
arrived az Rome Saturday afternoon, In
order 70 visit the Vatican and other points
or interest. They attended the popes mass
Sunday.
Major Jesse w. Sparks. United States
consul at Negras. Mexico, died suddenly
on Saturday in his room al the Inferna-
tional Motel. Eagle Pass. Tex. OF heart
failure. Major Sparks was prominent
candidate for governor OF Tennessee when
appointed consul by President Cleveland.
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In the Bulletins which Are Issued
by His Authority.


Havana, Aug. 2-Col. Morato has had
q battle with . numerous band OF Gar
cia's followers on the heights of San MI
guel. in Matanzas. The insurgents re-
treated 10 Pala, where their front was
attacked by Col. CabaIios. After two
hours fire the insurgents abandoned their
position and retired. carrying away nu-
merous killed and wounded They left
on the field nineteen killed The troops
had three killed apd thirteen wounded.
Twelve longshoremen were arrested on
board the steamer Mascotte on suspicion
OF being implicated IN the carrying OF cor
respondence to the insurgents from the
United States Upon Investigation they
were found to be innocent and were set
at liberty yesterday.
The band OF Jose SOFA has burned the
houses and demolished the plantation OF
San Francisco. by which 700 people are
left homeless The houses and pianta-
ton OF Maria villa, at the colony OF
Lucia. have also been destroyed, leaving
numerous other families homeless. The
threat was made to them that they would
be killed with the machctte II they did
not go 10 the village OF Bolondron. In Ma
tanzas. or return TO their farms II is
now reported that at the time the In
surgent general, Juan Brine Zayas. was
killed. There were also killed by his side
Carlos Macias Sollcio and several youths,
the sons OF well-known Havana families.
II is said that a man named Dubouchet,
formerly reporter for La Discussion. was
also killed.
Yellow fever IS on the increase AZ Sagua,
and In the last three days q large number
OF cases have entered the hospital. Many
OF the natives even are being attacked
with the disease.
Madrid, Aug. The Rodriguez column
OF Spanish troops. II Is announced here,
has defeated the Cuban insurgents under
Arbolay, IN the C1enfuegos district of the
provinces OF Santa Clara Arbolay and
forty-seven OF his followers were killed
and many OF the enemy were wounded.
The insurgents have dynami;ed and de-
stroyed the iron bridge near Mercha, Ma
tanzas province
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Constantinople. Aug. 2.-sDispatches re-
ceived here from Damascus report that
several serious fights have occurred In
the Hauran province OF Syria between
the Turks and the Drases. The Turks
claim to have won victory. but indepen-
dent reports represent that the issue was
doubtful. with heavy losses on both sides.
IL is now feared that $1,000 Turkish
troops VIII be required 10 suppress the
Druse rebellion. which broke out In June
last with renewed vigor.
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Madrid. Aug. 1.-The shipIbuilders At
Genoa with whom the Spanish govern
ment have been negotiating for the pur-
chase OF two ironciads have finally de-
clined to sell TO Spain the cruiser Garsbal-
al on the ground that Argentena has
prior right. Admiral Beranger. the min
lister of marine, VIII IN consequence send
q commission OF naval officers 10 Glasgow
10 negotiate for the purchase OF two iron
cladS.
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Tn. Mcthoa Of P.yinx T~oeps.

Washington City. Aug. Gen. T. III.
Stanton. paymaster general or the army.
left Yesterday for an inspection of the
having posts OF the West. He is especially
anxious TO obtain definite information as
10 the workings OF the method OF paying
troops Paymasters are not now sent 10
the different posts, but the money Is sent
TO post commanders and paid 10 the troops
by the company commanders. The method
has not been satisfactory 10 the officers
OF the pay corps and tho army oheers
who have been compelled to handle the
money object TO the additional duty.
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Montgomery. Ala, Aug. 2.-ffon- Hilary
A. Herbert, secretary Of the navy, reach
ed here late last night and win cast his
vote tomorrow for the full Democratic
state and county ticket. His presence in
the city has rallied the Democrats who
have bolted the national ticket. and 1t 10
announced that after the state elections
are disposed OF some dIigent work will
be done IN Alabama In the interest Of
the proposed gold standard Democratic
movement. Ex-Gov. Jones. Of Alabama.
Is being urged as a desirable man for the
second place on the ticket.
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Tacoma. Aug. 2-Snecial.-Assistan
General Counsel James NJ. Ashton. OF the
Northern Pacific, returned today from u
weeks tour on business In Eastern WASH
tnefon. While there he attended % minor
litigation in the Occur alene country.
re veeS 70 Spokane August lie. 20 attend 10
ths Interests OF the railroad 81 the rebuff
TAI testimony TO sDe taken ey the Spokane
iteS n the freight rate case against the
No~s bern Pacific
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Turkey Denies Il.

Washington City, Aug. 2-The Turkish
legation has received the following tel
egram from the sublime porte. under yes
terday's date: Some maievolent people
having propagated the false news that
tho Turkish government had the inten-
ton OF introducing paper money. please
contradict same"
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Tacoma. Ang 1-SNeciai--JG6ge Befa
IN the municipal court To-Day decided the
Commercial Co.'S franchise good ard dis
missed the case against President Eur-
ley. who was zrreS c8 for stretching
wires in The city. Hurley WAS scs-ched
AZ the city 5sn BY the police Ike a ccra-
usor drunk
Judge Prtfrhari took the Orr contest
case unser sfs-iseraent te<say.
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whole earth seems hot enough to take
IRE, not . case Of prcstratson was re-
ported yesterday or today There has
been no rain In severA, weeks. and OF
courye everything In the green feds Is
dying rapidly. Dispatches from the In
dian territory report the Thermometer
IL yesterday and today at Guthrie
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robbed the stage Himself.

Perry, o. T.. Aug. 2.-Mail Carrier hemp.
never. whose stage was reported robbed
by outlaws between okene and Lacey. sew
syal savs ago. has confessed 10 having
committed the crime himself. Hemp
never is only 10 years old. Since the ron-
berv he has been acting susplciousiy ana
SPENDING money freely. He was arrested
,,astsrsav on suspicion. and today made
q confession. He had charged the robbery
20 Bill Doolin and Dynamite Dick, out
laws who recently escaped from the Guth-
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In Three weeks He VIII Leave fer
thN Uuffel states.

the United States.
London. Aug. a-Li Hung Chang. rep.
resent.ng the emperor OF China arrived
at Southampton today from Havre anu
was received by various oficials or sns
British government. and among Others ny
the manager of the American steamship
line. The distinguished Chinese visitor
proceeded directly TO London. where ne
was installed in Lord Lonsdale's magnsn-
cent mansion In Carleton house terrace
which is to be his residence during MS
visit In England.
IA Hung Chang IL the guest Of the Brit
ish government IL is announced tnat ne
will only stay for three weeks in England,
at the end OF which time he will san Tor
the United States. His departure is thus
rIaned in order 20 enable him 10 eaten the
steamer Empress of China. upon which
he viii sail for home from Vancouver.
When Ii Hung Chang landed today Al
Southampton a body OF American sailors
from the American line steamship 81.
Paul lined the passage from the steamer
to the train.
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MILITIA GO INTO CAMP.
Company O Goes Under Canvas for
Weeks Target Practice.

Tacoma Aug. 2.-Special.-Company G.
First regiment N. @. W., went in camp
at South Tacoma last Friday. TO remain
until week from tomorrow. TO engage in
the annual target practice. The camp has
been named Camp Howell The officers
are: Capt. I. N. Howell. First Lieut.. w.
F. Clarke, Second Lieut. e. A. Sturgis.
The target practice commences tomorrow
morning. The members OF the camp
spend tho day In the city. and return at
night Troop B. First cavalry. N. 9. W..
which established camp for target prac-
tice three miles south of South Tacoma
last Thursday, breaks camp this morn
Ing. During the camp many excellent
scores have been made.
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CAMPAIGN OFFER

This campaign e-sr f. an extremely
liberal ore. Until November u ire Daily
and sunday Posf-TnssiligenceF viii be de-
NVerea 10 any address for 3 =. strictly
cash IN a5v@rce- Leave your s8Ascrsp-
ton a. ire Post-Enteiiieencsr business
once Or xfve n "a the regular solicstors-
The Weekly PosI-Inseliigzncer until No
xerrher Is seat 20 any address for &C.
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Pi,Iaginx the Lyman.

SAN Francisco. Aug. 2.--George Lnder-
man. cook of the schooner Lyman, lying
al the foot of Fourth street surprised
three men In the act OF pillaging the YES
sci tonight and attempted to arrest the
rinrleader. who fred three shots at him,
one of which passed through the COOK
lef. arm. Immediately after the shoot
ing the three jumped into Wnitehaii
boat and made their escape.