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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-13
THE STATE PoPULLsTs.
Method OF Electtnx Delegates TO Ne-
ton Convention Fixed.

Tacoma. May l2--Speciai.-The execg-
tive committee OF the Fopulist state CEN
TIA. eonamitsee met here today. and this
evening Wound up is business -Four
members were present: Chairman III. +.
Basger. Tacoma. Secretary J. p. coffeen.
Spokane: A Davis. SloaoEnisn. and D M
allen. Seattle.
Seatas xas chosen as the place for hold
Tag the regular state convention The
uaae Will be fixed by Chairman Balger
later. as the committee could not agree
% thai point.
The delegates 20 the national convention.
seventeen IL number. vii be chosen IN
taiS manner. Western Washington IS en-
tified 10 aine. and Will select them in a
convention TO be held in tbs city on June
g. The delegates will be apportioned TO
the counties on the basis OF one 70 each
ia0 voses cast for II. l.. Forrest for su-
prone Judge In lsSi. as follows. chehal.s
s. Csaiiam 4. Clarke 8. Cowsitz ) Island i.
jefferson /. kins ss. hitsar I. Lewis ).
Mason /. Pacific :. Pierce D.. San Juan /.
Ssagit 9, SnShomisn Is. Tharston ;. Ska
mania l. whAscom IA. wahA-akum /. to-
Ia. Ia.
Eastern Washington Is divided into fve
districts: Yakima. hlttfgAS ana klicki;at.
ono delegate 10 the na;aena. COM ntion.
TO be chosen at Eiieasburs on June =.
stevens. okanosan and Douglas. one dele
gate. at Coivi.ie. same cate. Lincoln. Ad-
ans ana Franklin. one. at Sfrasus. Spo-
kane. two. at Spokane; Walla Wal. Col
umnsa ASotin ami Garfield. che. al Day
ton. Whitman. TWO. al ColiAx.
The fusion proposition vas preached. but
vas sat down On severely Dy the commit
tee, all being opposed to the scheme. The
memoexs OF tAe eomaatsee DO not heSt-
tatle 10 condemn fusion. and INSIST that
no combination Q: the Popailst and Demo
cratic part.es will be effected.
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THE A. r. A. COUNCIL.
VIII Probably Leave the Charges
Against Mckinley Alon~.

Washington City. May 1.-THE after
noon session of the supreme council OF the
A. p. A. was consumed mainly n the con-
sideration and adoption OF the report OF
the credentials committee. All the aeie-
gates present in the city were given seats
in the convention Committees were ap-
pointed on ritual and parapheruaila. on
the report OF the executive committee, on
political action. on the presidents mess
age, and agitation and educational work
Hereafter daily sessions viii De held from
a. m until p m, and the remainder of
the day will be devoted TO committee work
The chief topic OF talk among the men7-
bers OF the council IS the recent action Of
the advisory board In the attack on Maj.
Mckinley. One member tonight expressed
the opinion that nothing will be done by
the council IN approving or disap-
proving the action Of the board.
while others declare that IL is
extremely probable tha, IL viii be repu-
dated The advisory boards doings Is re-
y.ewable by the supreme council, and the
sentiment is expressed by those who de-
plore the action taken by Il that the Nc
kiniey matter should have been submitted
to the council before an official promuiga-
ton was made.
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The Competitor Prisoners to
Have a New Trial
sEf ORE AN ORDINARY COURT.
The American Contention as to
Treaty Provisions Accepted.
No Rrstishc-s Among the riiibustcrs
Gen. Gomez Writes That the sum-
mcr Campaign win Give Good Re-
suits and Complains OF spanish
Cruelty.

I.on3ea. May Is.-Ths Masrsa correspond
ent OF the Standard says. .sOn Monday
spain and the Cnitei States arrived at da
alsascsaie understanding. ard the COMPETE
tor prisoners VIII De allowed a fresh trial
before the ordinary court under The exist
ing treaties between Spsla ana the United
States"
New York, May Is.--A dispatch TO ths
World from Madrid says. Senor Aore,,
Formerly Liberal minister OF foreign az
fairs. said TO the World correspondent.
Il doat believe now that the Competitor
case Is likely to lead 70 an unpleasant ten
sion In the reiatiens with the United
states as months must esapse before a
new trial can be had. The American gev-
ernment raised its objections under the
treaty or lass. made when se stlH pes
sessed Florida. and which oaght 10 have
been formally abrosated. since IL hardly
applies TO our lnsniar position TN tuna
America also Involves the protocol OF IS7s.
which our parliament never ratified 50
taat ignored its existence. gheagh
l held office several times as minister Of
state. This protocol Is an absolute con-
tradletion OF oar civil and military codes
L doubt II our tribunals In the peninsula
could recognize IT, The incident might
have been avoided in several ways--tsrxt.
BY hanging the pirates az the yarsiarun.
as all other nations have done. This could
80 eN.f' aAi4cf sIicttlSts1ltt a me
execution were done on fae spot hs sum
mary eogrt-martiai on deck. the pirate
being caught in fiagrants deliciu second
ly, by sending the case 10 an oreiHary
eouri-fuart!ai with the assistance OF eoun-
sci and the right Of appeal TO the supreme
courts. In which case the American gov
ernment has signifei officially thai Il
would not object TO the application OF thu
laws OF Spain TO foreign citizens
such incideatz are chsafiy regfeftabie be-
cause they give Americans a pretext to iu-
teffere and our anti-monarehisi opposition
TO create agitation. believe President
Cleveland has quite justified the confidence
We have shown in his sense OF Justice and
friendly disposition. He has TO act cau-
tously and warly IN order 20 not awaken
American popular feeling.
II consider the declarations made In tho
royal speech Yesterday important as 1
must believe canovaS sinaere. ard that
he means TO carry out Sens reform policy
when he announces he asks parliament
for fun powers and SAYS The reforms voted
In iSS. are no longer sufficient 10 please
the colonial parties or TO meet the new
requirements OF the situation. consider
the royal speech chiefly calculated 10 pro-
duce good effect abroad ard in Ameri-
ca and Cuba and thar canovas must In
tend to grant local courcils to both isi-
ands. with legislative autonomy. other
wise l1is promises of administrative and
economic autonomy would be meaning
less"
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Milwaukee. May 12--The sale of the
properties of the Northern Pacific viii be
begun on or about August /. The exact
date h uncertain. and cannot be fixed un-
I'll all the notices OF sale have been pre-
pared. There arc something like 10 sa 90
acres Of land to be sold, among other
things. and the notices must contain
full description OF the property. II will
take long time 10 prepare these notices.
and the work viii commence jus. as soou
as the lawyers get back to New York.
The attorneys and parties in interest ar
rived IN Milwaukee on the return trip from
the Pacific coast today. and left again
after stopping few hours. All the pro-
cesses of the foreclosure proceedings are
now complete. DEGREES having been entered
In all the courts along the line.
New York. May i2-In the suit of the
Farmers Loan 4 Trust Company against
the Northern Pacific railroad. Judge La
eombe today signed an ancillary decree
and a supplemental decree for the sale Of
certain lands and grants of the road. This
sale is to begin In Superior. Wis. In the
latter part OF July. The sale WILL Il IL ur-
derstood, end the receiversh'p. AMI Is the
first step toward the formation of the new
company.
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THE COLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK.
Subscribers TO Last stock Issue Wans
Their Money Back

Tacoma MAY T4-Spectzl-A new COM
piieation has arisen IN the affairs Of ths
Columbia National bank One of the
ssockhol4ers who subscribed 10 the ai9t-
riona. Issue OF capital stock few months
before the bank closed, has fled claim
With Receiver Tilinghast for si,asa. the
amount OF his subscription. He has placed
the matter In the hands OF an attorney.
The ssockhoider referred 20 has raised
the contention thai the issuance OF the N
crease OF capital stock BY the bank was IL
legal ans that therefore those who Sub
scrfbed are entitled 10 recover the amounts
paid into the bank, and TO be freed from
liability as stockholders
Tho bank was ris-12fiy Incorporates
with a capital stock OF s90.eoo In ISsz the
officers Of the hank secured permission
from the comptroller OF the currency &c IN
crease the capital 10 s5see1a. r7 10 the
date Of lis failure. II October 1856, about
&fso.He OF the issue Of S31.as had been sub
scribed- In the last year Of the hanks ex-
t-;enee u declared dividend Of per ceaf-.
waich was paid in semi-annuai INSTALL
meats. As the increased issue had not been
certified by the comptroller. the Subscribers
were Feid per cent interest On their sab
scr.p;icns.
This fact will have an important bearing
on the litigation that is in prospect be-
tween the new stockholders and the COMP
troller. The subscribers OF the last issue
claim that they are creditors OF The bank.
on the ground tha, the whole issue author
lied BY the comptroller was never taken,
and that as they subscribed with others to
an Issue OF s3oo,eoo. they cannot be held
liable as stockholders. the whole issue not
being taken However. the acceptance OF
interest In lieu Of dividends. Is held by
the comptroller 70 be a substantial waiver
OF any rights the new stockholders night
have had by reason of the fact that the
whole amount of the iucrease was never
subscribed.
Another complication that has arisen
IN the AFFAIRS Of the bank Is found in the
fact that the officers. with the approval
and consent OF the comptroller. secured a
loan or . per cent from the stockholders,
including those that subscribed to the last
issue 1t was agreed that whenever the
comptroller ordered an assessment on the
stockholders. as he afterHard did the loan
would be considered as an offset against
the assessment to those gho advanced the
money 10 the bank In its time OF need At
the time OF the loan the increased fsx,,a
had not been certified by the comptroller.
ard the receiver Of the bank has taken the
ground thai the loan cannot be regarded ~
an assessment the comptroller not having
the power TO levy against the stockholders
whose shares were not certified
Acting Receiver Charles Clary. who has
been IN charge OF the bank since Its doors
were closed viii deliver I'd the trust TO
Receiver Tiilinghast on MAJ Is. Arr. CIsrv
has made many warm friends during Eis
stay as receiver here. and although in
his capacity as bank examiner he was re-
rardsd as bird OF III omen by the lo-ca.
bankers, they will regret his leaving the
city.
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EIGKT-PAGE EDITION

far IRE immediate application OF reforms
- Cses srss denied TIE right - the Unitex
states 70 recogrixe the insurgents as bel-
isxsrsnfs. sarcel he added. they did nothing
es's See before the spanish troops, burning
property aa1 committing r1Ersers Seno~
sagasts expressed the belief that Fressse-e
Cleveland woaA not accord hellsscrsrca,-
rights 70 tAe rebels. who have Eia govern
meat with a fixcd place % residences a1i
WHO siid net hcla n fortszes position Ssrer
Sasss'a also promised 70 ssaport the gov
eminent IN the matter eF expenditures
necessary 20 prosecute the Cuban eana-
paasfs. and declared the elssssoas in Massrst
and Caha should ee oaashssl.
The Carrvsponisnc3s saws Il believes that
Il Capt. esra. weyfsr resigns he VIII IA
succee2eS ey Gen- Bianco. governor cf TIA
Phtlppsns stands whc will proceed 70
caaa va sAe Pacific ocean and San Fran-
cisco.
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A LETTER FROM GEN. GOMEZ.
He l. Confident of success in the SUM
ner fpm paien.

New York, May lc-Tomas Estrada
Palma. the Cuban delegate, has received
the following letter from Gen. Maxine
Gomez. COMMUNICATIVE hief OF the Cuban
army. The letter was written al the gem
eral headquarters Of the Cuban army at
Iggara. being dated April - Gen. Gomez
says.
In order to make this letter short,
viii copy from my diary.
April f.-on approaching the river
Zaza. by the ford Naldiva. narrow and
dangerous, both shores are occupied ~
strong Spanish column composed Of In
fantry, cavalry and artillery. ! suspend
my march and explore the nsH.
April Isl detach some shooters SO as
to compel tn" enemy 10 move. placing my
self at the right and trying TO have the
Spanish I'm the rear. The Spanish do not
stir. and the Light prevents further opera
tons.
April is-f countermarch, always en-
my plan. The enemy advance, constantly
under my fire, and IA brought TO DIM
cult path where It's infantry can hardly
move Not more than three niles would
~e advance during the whole dsy. and
when night comes we are face to face.
'April 3t-I continue advancing. with
nothing to spoil my plans The enemy
move wi.h the same caution as before.
Night again stops our msneuvers, tho
Spanish seemingly not caring 10 press
very much on US, and l. for my part, hay-
ing in mind the necessity Of spartng my
men. so as to march with all their
strength.
April sl-The enemy hardly advances
half a league toward me. ard, abandoning
my steps. I camp At iguars. one OF the
prominent entrenched forts. Ia our march
se have described a semi-ciTcic of almost
ten leagues in diameter, and that has ta-
ken US more than three days
Il am teid tina; the Spanish column Ia
under Col. Martin. and. notwithstanding
the many years OF campaign that have
made me familiar with the spa nish cru
cities and atrocities IN C1ha, I have felt
greater disgust and horror than ever BE-
fore for this columns work. They zaerI-
Zee numberiess head Of cattle. not sven
sparins the young To deprive Us % horses
they kin aH that comes within their reach.
young and Old, goof and tad To com
psete the cruel proclamation ordering tire
concentration Of peasants. thus forcing
thssrn 70 abandon fheir homes and taks
refuge IN the towns whether provided
Sor or not their houses have ROW heen or
dered to be burned sad their cattle 20 be
hypocrisy they 9ezcrfbe az having bssn &C.
compiishesi by ".
4 am fully confident o. tho ssccess Of
or summer campaign. saa have no doubt
that We shah contin0e receiving yoIr val
uable support. both materially ara NOR
ally through yoar efforts near the Am ssi-
can government. II u EssisSs TO say any,
thing at-oat the operations 81 general. no
reading Of the Spanish press IL enough to
show whieh of sha two aragieS leads the
campaign ard Nhica = on TIE offensive e
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san Rafael. Cal, May fz--At noon today
Walter Scott Hobart. the young million
alrs AMI noted h9-seuaa. was nszrrie. 70
Mss Hannah Williams. daughter q Pay
Direcs3r Williams. q. 8. y. and aiece ac
Ma Gen J. W. Forsyth. L. :. n. COM
rnaBaant OF the department % California.
The ceremony vas performed ~ Bishop
Wlu.An p Nicheis. IN ths cottage occupied
BY the brides grandparents. Mss Ella He-
og hon1r TO the bride II " steszsa vHs
best man Altar the wedding breakfast
the guests canae - the city On 4 special
train. ard Mr.. &n3 Mrs Ho6arf sent to the
grco-ns cottage at BEri1nEagne 20 s@nd
the hensT moon
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The Armour Elevators Irregular.

Chicago. May i@.-Ali the elevators in
the Armour system have been declared ir-
regular by the directors OF the Board of
Trade The directors acted today. after
they had charges OF nruercantile con-
duct preferred against Armour A. Co. by
various members Of the board This co.,
dsct consisted Of the issuing Of a large
number Of warehouse receipts about May
!. which were so dated as 20 compel the
owners TO handle their wheat short ~
the ten days usually accorded IN such
cases BY this action, II IS alleged. Arm DIR
a Co profitef hecstsss they we're enabled
TO buy In this wheat when II was throwa
on the market. and a. the same time they
retained lt In TIE elevators.
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Rhodes penounoed a. cane Tovn.

London, May IA dispatch from Caps
Town to the Times says: Local feeling
IL so strong In Cecil Rhodes favor thar X
he were candidate here for election o.
IN any British center he would head the
poll.
Cape Town. May f2-In the house Of
assembly to-day Mr.. Merrsman, on nov
ing a resolution In favor OF rsvokinx tbs
charter oS the British South Africa Com
pany. maintained that the chief cuiprtss
ought 70 be dealt with. namely the cAar-
tered Company. which had been guilty Of
corruption- Rutherford Harris. the secre-
szry In South Africa Of the Chartered Conn
pany. ought 20 take hls place. said Mr..
Merrirnan. alongside OF Gardner williaps.
the manager OF the De Beers mine. tried
for supplying arms 10 Johannesburg. IN
the dock. II vas a scandal. be went on,
20 prosecute the agenfs and not the pfin-
cfpais. He dsnounned the way in which
Rhpdesls had been denud@i OF troops to
take part In the Johannesburg raid. ieAv.
eng The people there at the mercy OF the
Matansies.
London. May i3--Ths Standards par.
liauenfary correspondent reports q ru-
NOR that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
has eabled 70 President Kruger an expos-
fuiation Al his delay in Announcing the
Ensi sentences OF the convicted reformers.
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London. May 1g-E'nGer secrrssry OF
STATE Tor Fr~esRs A4afH CBrxoa N the
house or cornna0us tuday S4l8 ons of the
men captured on the American flibss;er3nx
sehooucr Coug@tlt0T. named William Cd
saa. uas probably the man referresi 70 sn
Havana cisps .cass- He vas barn snasg TIE
British s8z, bit hst Test British nationality
bY becoming a safarsilzse eitizen cs tas
Uaitsf Safes
charge Z ar aires Al A4frs5 bad been in
formed a. tAe sE2rikn government that
the sentences 0f a@ath IN goasd on the men
captured s1ts tae American hllouSterfng
schooner Competitor have tesc suspended.
II conclusion Mr.. Carznn ezi3 that the
government must vxit soF further fnsar-
fnzsson frorn Havana before e~cising
xhefhe< or rot 20 nasks rspresen atoms
70 spalr regarding Gndea-
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Tacoma. May I4-H J. Clark. ex-pav-
masters cl-rk on tae United States gun
ooat oct7sii, of The Asiatie squadron. who
Nas mixed % n a sensational shooting
affa4r IN SAalShaf last March a--ixs.s :,
ms city on the steamer Tacoma iast Nor
day lie resigned his position 70 av,i,.
e>'lTi-F-iartsai Fr0cse9.rxs ard shot the
slf@ OF q prOrr1nerz Shanxaat merchant
through the shoulder. ore af tha sh,,s
E7as natly aimed AMI struck Clark in N.
foot The aTair Was hushe-4 10. Clark
ead a woman waa eosr3et ne steamer az
koa~. Japan. a-e REGISTERED hs-a as -,
SD a fe as from pauvrr. FFe refused "a
speak r. his oRa defense.
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Shanghai. May i2.-The Russians through
an American agent named Smith have
taken occupation Of the disputed territory
at Chefoo over which tho British claim
rights. Six Russian warshsps are there.
as well as the Detroit. Yorktown. Olympia
and Machias. OF tho United States navy.
Great excitement prevails Mt chefoo.
London. May IA dispatch to the Globe
from Shanghai says: The Russians selxed
lot Il OF the British concession al chefoo.
in defiance Of all legal and treaty rirhfs.v
The Globes editorial remarks. 'srhe se-
riousness Of tho news from Chesoo cannot
be overestimated The action taken Il in
direct consraventlon OF the existing laws
and treaties. and cannot be viewed by
Grea, Britain as other than Al unfriendiy
act"
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CECIL RHODES IN RATTLE.
Mafabele Rebels Defeated with Gres,e
Slaughter.

Gwelo. May II Monday).-fn an engage
mcnt at Moyenon Sunday, half mile from
Mavfn's main kraaI. tho Matabeies main
Rhodes and Cart Metcalfs were well In
the front. Tho Maxim rapid fire gan was
not used IL IL impossible 10 estimate ths
number Of the enemy killed. owing to tho
thick hush and the high grass In the local
ity ef the fight. Desuitory firing was con-
tinued as The enemy retired. The Mavin
and other kraais were destroyed. The
patrol started to-day In pursuit Of the ma
tives. Two bodies of white men vera
found. which are Identified A. those Of
Walsh and Harboard.
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Little Rock. Ark. May 12.-The Arkan-
sas Gazette. the leading Democratic news
paper of Arkansas and the oldest paper
published west OF the Mississippi river
under the same name. has changed hands.
From an advocate OF a gold standard AMI
a defender OF the national administration
In this respect. the Gazette will hereafter
be an earnest champion of free coinage.
The Gazette has been published continu-
ousiy since 1873.
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sberSeer. Mar T1-SpecsaL-Tne RspEo-
beans OF Cneh1lg= county 1@. here yeSEer-
cay ia convention Resolutions 1zeaufso-
eaiiy lnSerz.ng sc11d money we're 7azsfi
By unanimous vos=. The convention ASP
expressed sfra-g presere-re for Mchln-
leg fsr president Eleven delegates . ne
state coavsrrsoE II Everett Sere e1ectel'
as .ouoxs. G~c-ze Il Emerson. ? u.
pssckehaeh. J. a k8rr, c. 3 Weathersax.
C. r. Bell C,F. " nife, l. B. NIrzas. George
.. ScssasS9. J. B Bridges. G. E SaekeFt
zn3 Abel GossN Ths delegation Is strong
oze. aad Is Instructed TO use every honor
able means 10 secure the election Of George
H Emerson. Of Chehalis county. fur dele
gate 10 the national conysztlon-
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San Francisco. May 1.-THE steamer
China arrived today from Yokohama ana
Heuzkonx. and was permitted TO dock TN.
medsa,ely by the quarantine officers.
Oriental adsices state that the plague
has apparently been checked. no unusual
number OF fatalities being reported.
\ number OF Koreans are s.fli In re-
volt The rebels have formed themselves
into four bands. They have had several
ergsgsments with the government troops
Although the number of killed IL reported
to be small. the rebels seem to have uAd
the worst OF the encounters.
From Seoul comes the statement that
the Korean government Is about to maize
contract with an American syndicate for
the construction of railroad from Ninseu
TO Seoul The American builders are to
operate the road for fifteen years. At the
end OF which period tho government may
take the line upon payment Of the cost ce
construction.
Japanese political influence In Korea ID
said 10 have passed 10 Russia. and Amer
leans and Chinese to have captured an
the Korean commerce.
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TROUBLE AT cHEFoo.



Shanghai. May FL, Smith. the agent
OF the Russian Steam Navigation Cosnre.
ny al cheefco. and also the asens for va
risus American missions. has secured tha
foreshore at Chesfeo belonging TO Fer
gason q Co. agents for steamships and
the New York Life Insurance Cnnirasay.
Other firms objected, eut Russia inleg-
vened. ani the Chinese acceded 70 ahs
r>quest Of the Russian vice consul
New York. Nav is.--fn The absence OF
President J. J. Mccall. the officials OF the
New York Life Insurance Company vera
unable TO give information sa rcsari To
the soreshors or disputed territory which
the Russians have secured al Chesfoc.
None OF the officials had any knowledge
OF the compAny's having any interest in
the property in that particular place.
London. May iS-The first lord OF the
treasury. Mr.. A. ]. Balfour. replying 10 =
question In the house OF commons today
as TO the dispatches from Shanghai n
nouncing that Russia had occupied tar.
ritory on the foreshore at Cheefoo. which
formed part of the British concession.
said the government had no informatlon
on the subject.