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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
DOCTORED THE DIAMONDS.
Unsuceessful Attempt to Defraud the
Government.

NEW YORK, Nov. la.-An attempt 70
defraGd the government was prevented by
The United States appraiser today. when
an importation involving 200 or 800 karats
of small diamonds was invoiced at s2i per
karat.
The diamonds had evidently been put
into "A solution of rosin and grease. thus
dulling their color TO such an extent that
the diamonds appeared TO be Of little
value When washed in alcohol and hot
water. the appraiser found the diamonds
were of a fine quality and exceptionally
we'll cut.
The duties and penalties upon this in
voice will now amount to more than $500.
whereas under correct invoice, less than
81 Gao would have been dema nded.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Good New. From p,erre Lake

Information has been received by Har-
wood Morgan from the Bald Eagle and
Syndicate group on Pierre lake that In
shaft Is feet deep on the Fir Tree claim
the ledge was II feet wide between walls.
with ore the whole width. An assay from
specimen taken at random ran SIS in gold.
silver and copper. mostly copper. New
life has been infused into the Pierre lake
camp by the resumption of work on the
Little Giant. which has been bonded or
leased BY the lie Roi Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Report on National Park.

WASHfNGTON, Nov. 2D.-Gen. Henry
Y. Boynton, az chairman of the Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga national park
commission. has submitted 10 the secretary
of war the annual report of the commits
sion. showing that satisfactory progress
has been made In the establishment of the
park. In accordance with existing laws
and the plans heretofore adopted by the
war department. No new legislation Is
suggested, and no increase OF the appro-
priatlon over that made for the current
fiscal year l. needed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Skull Crushed With Hammer.

CLEVELAND. o. Nov. I9-Nrs. Matte
Nlnk}tg wife o. Joseph Wlnkler was out
fased ard murdered in her home On 81.
clair street this afternoon. Her skQu was
crushed win "a hammer. She vas alone
ag'd 00 oGe MAS seen 10 enter or leave The
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
NEW SYSTEM OF COLLECTION.
Mine President Abducted and Com
PEELED to Pay Back Wages.

BUTTE. Nov. pa report comes from
Mammoth that the men employed by the
Mammoth Mining Company. who had not
been paid for some time. captured Philip
Schuabie of Elizabeth, n. j.. president of
the company, who was there inspecting
the property, and held him prisoner In a
cabin for two days and threatened TO hold
him until he signed a check for their
wages.
He escaped during the night. but was
overtaken by the miners. He then acceded
TO their demands. and wrote check on
the kountze bank of New York for several
thousand dollars, after which he was al
lowed to go and left for the East.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
Terrific Prairie Fire

DALLAS TEX. Nov. IA special 10
the Nsws from Emma. Texas. says: A ler-
rife prairie fire passed through Lubbock
Hale and Crosby counties or Tuesday. A.
least s0a square mites OF territory WIS
burned. Cattle suffered and many were
burned 10 death North Of Emma. s. go
sheep were burned tn one flock and many
farmers lost thair syinfer feed
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BETTINA GIRARD DISCHARGED.
She Leaves Bellevue Hospital to Re-
join Her Husband.

NEW YORK. Nov. p-Bettina Girard,
the actress, who has been in Bellevue hos
pital for some time was discharged last
night from that institution. 1t is believed
that she was taken to the residence OF DIR.
Wylie on West Forty-third street.
In an interview with a reporter Miss
Girard said: II am not going to
Washington with my parents. When I am
able | will go with my husband to a little
home of our own
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
MONTEyIDEO IN A PANIC.
An Incident In the Chamber Presages
Revolution.

MONTEVIDEO, Nov. BIN the cham
Der of deputies DIR. Herrera Y Obes made
a violent attack upon Senior Cuestas. who
assumed the presidency OF the republic
ad interim on the assassination of Presi-
den: Borda. who was shot August . last.
and presented a motion demanding the
resignation of the president of the repub-
lie ad interim. Ii is said that II this mo-
ton is adopted by the deputies Senior
Cuestas will dissolve the chamber
All sorts of rumors are afioat. many citi-
zens having closed their houses. and the
troops are held in readiness against an
outbreak.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-21
beet Sugar Men Protest,

SAN FRANCISCO. 80. te.~-. sec annual
meeting OF the Association OF Bee. Sugar
Manufacturers passed resolution unani-~
tuoisly protesting against the annexation
~ Hawaii or continuation Of tha present
reciprocity treaty The resolution further
called upon ALI friends OF the domestic
beet sugar industry 10 work actively
against annexation.
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Want to Move tn Mexico.

ANTLERS, /. T. Nov. 20.-The Choctaw-
Chickasaw union party. together with 9th
crs of The five civilized tribes who oppose
the ratification Of the treaty will meet at
this place Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week 20 discuss the plan now
on foot 10 sell the Indian land outright 10
the United States government and have
the Indians move 10 Mexico.
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NEW YORK, New. GA special 20 the
Herald from Buenes Ayres says: Several
earSees ~ American cereals. which recent
ly arrived here could rot D. sold snd viii
b. taken 10 Europe. This refusal is due 10
the fast that Argentina crop = more than
xg.ff.eIart Or nsarraa flsa
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Train Robbers Get Long Terms.

AUSTIN. Tex, Nov. l9-Today IN the
district court here L. /. Fisher and Felix
Wolfe pleaded guilty 10 rohhlur the In
ternatonsi & Great Northern train al Me-
Nell. twelve miles above here on October
y. ana were sentenced 10 fifty and forty
five years. respectively. in the peniten-
ttary.
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Football Player Seriously Hurt.

NEW YORK. Nov. la-Tn football
game between the Freshmen % Columbia
ara Stevens Institute OF Technology. Hn-
fokeH. Stephen z. Nash. ir.. OF Columbia
tTlpped and fell with the ball In his arms
The Stevens men rushed upon him and fJr
few MINUTES there was an exciting S,rug-
gle Nsshs collar bore was broken and
be MAS otherwise hurt. Bu5 bis team Won
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WASH NiToN.. New as---l on ry,<,syr.rs
IF3eE, president o. TIE naval ,rsai hoard
rs frs-5nsss e. "asalnsto5 fro-n th. sea
trial 9f fhe lcwa. which ne de-sa-..s - ts..
best Ship q per class IN the wforla
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KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2o.-Throu~h Il con-
tract closed by President Stnwer Of the
Missouri Kansas x Texas Trust Company,
3 Enc o. European steamers ia 70 ne estab-
lished a. PoF; Arthur. Tex. The first
Steamer viii sail grorn Port arthur on
Christmas dav
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Astronomical Discoveries of Interest
nt the ElmgstaH Observatory.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. Nov. 1s-Prof.
j. j. See. who has been in charge of the
Lowell observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz..
since Mr.. Lowell went east. passed through
Albuquerque last night on his way to
Boston. accompanied by S. l.. Roothry.
The gentlemen are taking the records
OF the observatory to Boston 10 consult
with Mr.. Lowell. The still, clear atmos-
phere at Flagstaff makes ii an ideal point
of observation. and it is understood that
a large number of discoveries OF great in
terest and value have been made there
which will be given TO the public In the
near future.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Nov Ed " Ma
rata. VIVA has las retired from ;he posi-
zion - United states consul general al
Melbourne, ana vtfe arrived on vestar-
dav's steamer fTs-s Australia. Ct route 10
tGeir hexx1e ia Dakota
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CAYOCA Ont. Nov H. Mrs. Adele
Syernaman was tos.Shl found suilfv Of the
murder 81 her husband ard Vas sentenced
90 be hanged % January g, lss Mrs
Storms suaus husband died q s~sAn{cal
poisoning IN August tsgs
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wires conducting power from the dynamo
nave been fsn-trung opposite the points
where sDowslidss occur. in order 10 avoia
damage in wet weather. such as was ex-
perienced last season.
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Another Steamer for the sound.

ILWACO. Nov IN gotiaGianx are now
IL progress Scr The sale Of ths flwaco Rail
way s. Navigation Gefnnany's sSsswheei
steamer Ocean Wave her intended pur-
chsssrs sr- from Puget sound where she
viii he taken and operated L the sale IS
GOES QIn.Isa.eG
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made during the coming session Of con-
Rres@. and the persons nsoet 20 be affected
should les tfseir IDEAS b. Enowa CA the
subject. Very respectfully yours,
r. NJ HEADLEE.
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Nearly 81. $50 in kioadike and Alaska
tickets are being given out by the POST
Inteiligencer. Look 1t up and get one
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08
FirebugS Cause a Great
Conflagration at
jacksonville
The San Marco Destroyed,
Entailing Loss of
$25O,OOO.
Firebell Rope Cut and Suction
Pipes Ruined in Advance by
the Incendiaries.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. IA spe-
cial from st. Augustine 10 the Times and
Citizen says: The Hotel San Marco, one
OF the finest and most commodlous hotels
in this city, was burned to the ground this
morning, entailing loss OF $3.50 600, with
less than $50, 900 insurance.
1t was q few minntes past o'clock this
morning when Jacob Masters from the
Ontagus residence discovered fire in the
boiIer-room of the San Marco Hotel. He
Immediately fired pistol and notified Ed
ward Mcbride, who has charge of theI
property and who lives in the hotel. "A &
alarm was sounded. II was found th'~
ince ndiaries had cut the fire bell rope and
steam whistles had to be resorted to.
Those who had gathered at the trst call
did not wait for the engines and hose, but
attached the hotel hose to the vel on the
ground and commenced the fight One
engine reached the scene. but its work was
delayed owing, presumably, to The hreougs
having cut holes in the suction pipes
which supply water from the hydrant.
The flames spread from the woodshed
and boiler-room to the kitchen, then to
the dinin room and theater. Ihese
structures were four stories hlgh, ana 10
the west Of but connected with, the main
building, which was SIX stories hlgn, WIFI
towers in the center and on each wing.
Hundreds OF men assisted in removing
the furniture from the main floor, and
large quantity was taken OUT, the main
floor being al most entirely bare before the
fire drove the workers awav.
1t was not until the flames set fire to the
m ain building that the burning structure
presented its most awful yet fascinating
picture The blaze not only illuminated
the entire city. Uut could be seen tor
miles around In a few hours the struc-
ture was red uced to bers.
The owner of the San Marco was Will
liam Beale, real estate dealer in Boston.
The hotel was leased to Mcdowell &
Palmer, and would have been open next
month.
Fearing further incendiarism those in
| charge of the Hotel Ponce de Leon have
ordered steam up constantly, in order to
| furnish water pres~ur al moments no.
| tlcp. The citizens of the city have offered
$500 reward for the capture OF the incen-
diaries
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08
Chinese TO TAKE
STRIKERS PLACES
Eight Hundred Coolies for the
Northern Illinois Coal
Mines.
VIII Be Protected With Gatling
Guns and Body-Guarded by
Armed Men.
Aspecial Dispatch 10 THE CALL

Special Dispatch TO THE CALL
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-The TimeS-Herald
says: Chinese coalmIners are TO take the
place OF Americans in the Northern
Illinois district. An attempt will be made
10 break the strike that ex SITS, and 800
skilled CeIestias have been picked for
the WORK. They will all bear arms. live
inside a Gatl ng- gnn-equlpped stockade,
and be bodyguarded by 100 former Chi
cagD policemen.
An agent of the Chinese Six Companies
was in Chicago last week and made con-
tract with the Wilmington Coal Company
to deliver the 800 Chinese at the mines OF
the Wilmington Braid wood district. The
first consignment OF 200 Will arrive next
tuesday, and the others will be on hand
as soon as provisions can be maue 10 tax q
care Cf them. Arrangements for an addi-
tlonal 1000 Chinese miners have been
made, condiuoned ON the success OF the
first venture.
Eiaborae preparations have been COM
pleIed TO take care of the first 800 Chinese
and give them ample projection.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08
STARVATION
BY TENS OF
THOUSANDS
Butcher Weyler's Policy
to Exterminate All
Cubans.
HUNGER'S WORK YET
GOES ON.
Famine Causes a Fearful
Slaughter Among the
concentrates"
TERRIBLE DEATH RATE IN
THE TOWNS.
By Distributing Rations Marshal
BlanCo May Save Half of
the Survivors.
Famine Causes a Fearful
Slaughter Among the
"COnCentradoS."
TERRIBLE DEATH RATE IN
THE TOWNS.
By Distributing Rations Marshal
BlanCo May Save Half of
the Survivors.
Special Dispatch TO THE CALL

NEW YORK, Nov. THE correspond
enI of the World at Havana telegraphs:
Weyler has gone, but his purpose to 'ex-
terminate the breed" of Cuban patriots is
being fulfilled. Starvation is killing "con-
centrados" BY tens of Thousands. Hun
ger is doing what Spain's 200 600 soldiers
cannot accomplish. Women and children.
the weak and old are dying like sheep
The rural population concentrated In
towns has filed graveyards and its dead
n ow lie unburied.
Since Weyler's pr oclamation driving
the country people into towns was issued
half the population Of Western Cuba have
died. Half of those who survive are SO
weak and emaciated that the fickering
spark OF life in them will surely soon be
extInguIshed. They cannot survive, al
though Blanco, the new governor. GENERAL
has ordered the service OF rations to item,
rations such as his soldiers get. The lives
of the other half Of the survivors Blanco
will save. He has acted promptly, but
such has been the fatal effect of Weyler' 8
savages that Blanco cannot undo or coun
teract j..
The assistant Mayor of Havana tells me
there are 1o,UOo "concentradoS In tnlS
city. Ragged, thin and starving, these
people are huddled in public buildings.
There and in the archway of houses they
sleep by day, only to be driven by hunger
10 beg at night. With my own eyes l
have seen dead bodies picked up under
these archways in the dawn of early day
and carried away. The hospitals here are
as foul as gravevards. During the week
ending to-day $40 people died in this city.
This tremendous rate is almost four times
the annual weekly average deaths here
135.
Three hundred ''concentrados" were
driven into Melena del Sur. Not one sur
wives. In Artemisa 5000 women and chill
d rem have perished. starved 10 death. On
October 80 and 81 and Novem her 1, 136
died In Matanzas, an average CT 45 day.
In San Domingo where there are $4,000
people, from 80 to AZ people uis every day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08
POLITICAL AMNESTY.
the Proposal for Cuba and the
PHILIPPINES.

MADRID. Nov. THE Cabinet Council
has approved the proposal of political
amnesty ior Cuba and the Philippines.
The Government denies that the action to
be taken with regard to statements made
by Lieutenant-Gene WeyIer to the dep
utations that waited upon hin shortly be-
fore he left Havana is the result of any
suggestion on the subject received from
Washln gton.
Ell Liberal, referring 10 "mysterous
threats made in New York by people in :
terested i'll the separatist affairs" and to
the ''revela ton of gigantic I'm moral spec
ulation," says: NO doubt anxiety has
been realty increased during the last
twenty -four hours. 1t is known that the
Cuban evolutionary committee Is trying
to place war bonds among the fillbusters,
Offering ridiculous and imaginary guaran-
tees. Tne committee propose also TO stamp
dollar pieces redeema bic when the Spanish
troops have evacuated Cuba We have
done every hing to assure peace in Cuba,
and have thereby acquired the goodwill
OF Europe and International right. There
fore we should not tolerate offensive in
reference and we can meet TRANQUILITY any
complications arising out of such inter
ference. We do not believe the United
States Government will associate itself
with these adventurer-. but even should
this happen we must not deviate from the
line of conduct that honor and duty die.
tate"
The Government has received a message
from the autonomist leaders in Cuba ac-
cepting on behalf of that party the ap-
pointments rendered representative auton-
ornists on the nomination OF General
Blanco, among them the provincial Gov
ernorshlps, which have been assigned as
follows: Province of Havana, Senor Jose
Bruzon Pinar del Rio, Senor Marcos Gar
cia; Puerto Principe. Senior Rafael Vasallo;
Santiago de Cuba, Senior Enrique Capri es.
Senior Francisco Dearma, reformist, has
been appointed Governor OF Matanzas
province.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08

wave aboard. From port to starboaro tne
great mounts of foaming water poured
rolling into the hold and adding TO the
quantity already weighing her down.
The load WAS too much and afIer a mo-
ment when we all felt that we were lost,
the ship keeled over to the starboard anu
went down stern first. ..
What became of my mates L don I
know. / remember that the boats had
been Ioosened and that some of the men
were ready to take to them If the vessei
went down. but no boat could have llved
for minute in that terrible sea, and II
any OF them did get in boa 1t was
simply swamped as soon as the tlrst wave
struck it. May be they did not leave the
ship at all. / was near the spar, and when
the stern of the ssel began to go under
| went for The rigging and went up as fast
as l could. Another man went with me
the second mate-and | thank the Lord
that he was with me or | would have gone
mad ring all the long hours that was
up there hanging on and trying TO Keep
off the rightiuI cold that was slowly kill
ing US. There was rolling to and fro as
the vessel struck the bottom and slowly
rlghted to an even keel, and then second
later she rolled over to one side.
~ thought she was going all the way
over, but she did not. Sne settled on the
bottom and, though the waves rolled her
from port to starboard, the spar remained
out of the water, with my mate and my
self cinging to it,
"All this time the hail and sleet was
coming down in cutting sheet and We
were covered with ice ir few minutes,
for though the top of the spar on which
We were hanging was twenty-five feet
above the water, the big waves struck US
and broke over US and the nail cut Us like
shot | knew it was about 3 O clock when
we went down, and ii seemed to me that
daylight would never come. Wien day
light came we could not see sail any
where near Us and the sea was as bad as
ever.y Hour after hour we waited there
and then We saw the Mariposa coming.
For long time we did not know whether
she would sight us.
when she finally sighted US and we
saw her head for us, l tried to tell my
male, but l could not, and he looked at
me with happy look on his face
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08
0RkKZAiS 7REAT FvR PEACE.
But the hfridis Tribesmen Give No
Sign of Yielding to the British
forces.
ment part,

SIMLA. INDIA, Nov. 7.-Official dis
patches from Madam, in the Madam Val
ley, where the British column under Sir
William LOCK hart is encamped, say that
a large deputation of the Orakzais has en-
tered the camp TO treat for peace, but that
as yet the Afridis give no sign o. yielding.
Mean while the tr be men ut the tele-
gr pm wires nightly, perslstently harass
the expedition, fire at long range on every
baggage CONVOY crossing Arhanga Pass,
and attack every ioraging party. One OF
the latter rrowly escaped massacre.
Several have been killed or wounded in
these desultory encounters Among the
K lied was Lieutenant Giffard of the
Northam ptonshre regiment. Lieutenant
Sullivan OF the Sikhs was badly wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-08

pack and if not in within lew days, that
will be proof that they are doomed. The
expedition should be ready to leave as soon
as possible.
AZ feel certain that the Secretary of the
Navy will not hesitate to provide ship as
~oon as he is acquainted with the facts, >"
said Congressman Hiiborn to-day. Zone
thing is Ger; ain-the people on this coast
are not gong to enjoy their Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays with the knowl-
edge that perhaps hundred of their fell
low-men are starving TO death in the
north for want OF help which it is in their
power to give.
This is not partisan matter. 1t IS
my business, and it is yours and every
body else's. l do not hesitate to say that
a powerful concern, with its rapid means
of rejecting public sentiment and reach
ing The hearts of the people, such as The
CALL, could secure ship and fill IT with
provisions and a volunteer crew. if neces-
sary. at twenty-iour hours notice. do
not ink. however, that this will be ne
cessary. I have wired Secretary Long OF
| the apparent urgent need OF Govern men
vessel 10 carry provisions up north, and [
LAS to provisions. there are no more
generous people on the face of God's earth
than Californians. Let THE CALL an
nounce that the vessel is ready to receive
provisions and watch how quickly her
hold will be filled"
Our company can be depended upon
to do anything that is reasonable" !"
said Harry n. Knowles OF the Pa
citic Whaling Company tonight" l
am not at liberty to say, of course
what action would be taken, because the
matter of sending vesse! UP north would
be settled by our manager and directors
but dare say that we have as kindly
feeling toward whalers as any people, and
shall be only too glad to do anything that
would help them.
"If it is decided to send vessel north
and the Government should want to char
ter one of our steam whalers | think we
| could trus: Congress to do what was right
by way of recompense when it NEE s
again. The steam whaler Thrasher is
| available for the trip, but l have a doubt
as 10 whether or not it may not be too
late now 10 save the men,"
SANTA ROSA, Nov THE CALL rep
resentative interviewed John A. Barham,
m mber Of Congress from the First Con-
gressonal District at his home here to-
day III reference to the plan OF sending
assistance to the ice-bound mariners in
the northern seas. Mr.. Barham said:
81 consider it but an act of humanity
! to assist in sending aid to the ice-impris-
oned seamen now in the Arctic, and VIII
do what | can in the matter at once. Any
Government certainly owes it to Its citi-
zens to aid and protect them when posi-
BILE in time of distress, and the United
States of America, the most enlightened
and progressive nation of the earth to-
| day, should not be slow to act in a crisis
of this kind"
STOCKTON, Nov. TN speaking of the
matter tonight Congressman de Vries
said he was in hearty sympathy with the
movement of THE CALL in getting imme-
date aid to the ice bound whalers. To-
day he was packing, preparatory to start
ing for the East, ana said he would use
every effort TO secure from the Secretary
OF the Navy the necessary assistance for
the i'm prisoned whalers.