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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
FIRST P.-I. CONCERT.
Bandmaster Wagner ANNOUNCES the
Selections for the Initial Concert
Tomorrow Evening.


Selections for the Initial Concert
Tomorrow Evening.
Following Is the programme Tor the first
of the Pcst-Intelligencer band concerts TO
be given by this paper during the sum
mer. The revival of these exceedingly
popular concerts has been welcomed by
the music lovers Of Seattle land this term
comprises almost the entire public OF the
c!,yl to a degree hardly to be hoped for.
A glance At the programme and COM
parison with It Of the suggestions printed
in the paper from correspondents, inti-
Gates that the wishes OF these have been
gratifed as nearly as was possible by
Bandmaster Wagner. The programme:
Thee. Wagner's March :,.Chas. E. Bray
Austrian Hymn with Haydn's yaria-
uons)... :.....::.- $500 .Godtrey
Overture. '.william Teii'' $50. Rossini
Baritone solo, Rocked IN the Cradle Of
the Deep ..e :Arrsmns s:. by Robinson Wnson
-' Sig. 4. de caprio -
Selection. The Wizard OF the Nile:
CAPRICE :.rsohen i. ..r Royd hs WslIs
Paraphrase, ben Bolt Arr. by Brode
fnterms.zo. from Cavaliers. Rasti-
MaT san King Cotton .soasa
Potpourri on scotch. Irish aud English
fn str GARY owen c- Ssr.sas
lie Is Ny Darling annie Lau-
rte" THE British Greradiers.''
Last Rose Of summer" THE Min
strel Boy" Home, Sweet Home.
.-Ths Campbeils Are Coming
God Save the Queen" ''Rule Brit
ANNA
March. "Cervus Alces' -.....-... Sol Asher
Respectfully Dedicated 10 Seattle
Lodge No. -. b. p. o. E.
Aafl Lang Ss1e -.-.s---- ..+-.....+--...
From one whose opinion OF the value OF
music In It's influence upon the national
character Is evidently deeply founded, the
following suggestion anefit the PoSs-ln.eIn-
Eencer concerts was received yesterday.
Musical Editor post-TnteliIgencer. 4
practice which I should like 10 see snaug-
urated by Prof Wagner hand would he
20 have each public concert opened with q
patriotic, air. liz IL 2 practices which IS fol-
lowed by many bands tz7roeg acuf the
country, notably in the eOnc2rts IN Central
park New York and Ii seems 10 rue that
the proposed revival of the popular Post
InteIligsacer concerts offers u fitting ocea-
sion 10 inaugQrate this as q permanent
feature OF the open alr concerts Patriot
Ism can III TO better way be insfiie3 into
the minds cf the general public than
through the inspiring strains az tfe na-
tSUssai airs and one number OF patriotic
music Is entitled TO the place OF honor on
the programme. ! think that the intense
patriotism of our British cousins is due
more than 20 any other one thing 10 The
fact that at every pubic function ls
heard God Save the Queen F. II. l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1.
Second Payment ON $4,000 Due
From the County.

A neat-look!ng voucher on the desk OF
the board OF county commissioners yester-
day authorized t.,e issuance OF q warrant
in favor of school district No. for s.. oo0
This Is the second payment on the fund OF
$si-oeo which the county was finally decided
TO owe the district on the score OF delin-
ouent taxes collected. The first payment,
made last year. was $7ts0. This leaves a
balance Of 5000 yet due.
You see we are taking the P.-T.'s sug-
gession." said Chairman Tim Ryan. as he
brought big. sosid-leoking perforator to
bear on the voucher. and punched the fig
ures $500 through Ii In such way that
they could not easily be tempered with.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04

ra1tsz. States goa~s Commissioner : Z
EsagoA. OK North Yakima. u in the cry
attending Federal court
Tsse report ~ Commissioner Bowman
wl1o took tss<AfppEsy under sne direction OF
use court In the ffe4 S8At sxaszsss tAs
schooner Es~s ser Eress. h-pss@ssk - j l.
Nsrd. ~As as@a - tie Federal c8ars yea
sexSAy.
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Mrs Caroline Thrsg was thrown or fell
from, a cable car on one OF the Queen Anne
hin curves yesterday afternoon. She was
carried into q private residence. and sub
seauentiy removed to the Seattle General
hospital. The superintendent OF the hos
risai stated last evening tha. although
Mrs rhrig received general shaking up
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday
for Stephen Dubcich CsD. and Augusta
RobkT Gs2,. both OF Seattle: William
Iirges c-t. Of Tacoma, and Anna Slack
(Sp. OF Centralia
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INSANE NAN WINS.
LAND CONTEST or TIE GOV ar cor
MAEs SUPPOSED MURDERER.

ne 1as Been In The Asyiun NEST u
the Ttme einee 1855. ana ranaI1y
Gets ride to 10o Acres IN Lake
WasAfngton-A sneAonash Nan
Leases HIS HeaesteaA Because 81
Mineral LoenaionA
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The claims sgssSssts3 IN Rs<ssfx ~
Snsssy's report % th@ cresssto-s eE TIE Sc
srtss Sasanss hank were ali allowed sss
Js.ssxe N0ssS except these az - {,
Thompson aE6 Z. l. Fcrsga4nsss. rss<x-srs.s
scr future acton. and = dividend o. 5 pxx
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r~sra Sea;sic. tourist. IS s&rSg c3ssx hosh
sss.iassiag berth, fer train srav}nw s>se
"a June { Rates 80 points East through
California. saxae as wa Northern lines
southern Pacific ticket estace. a. Fgrxs
AvGaae-
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Can anA Euaine.

cent. authorized The receiver IS also au-
thorfxed GO sell the torfy-swo shares O.
Seattle Natsonai bank stock row held b.
him. for not less than 500.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04
OLD AGE AND MIDDLE LIFE.
Man ~ ~ Sues His Wife, 60 Years
Old, for Divorce.

A. e. Crihiey has filed suit In the sti-
perior court for divorce from Mary J..
CribIey. The complaint has not yet made
its appearance, but the answer was fled
yesterday. carrying with 1t Mrs. CribIey' S
cross-complaint. In which she charges her
husband with extremely cruel treatment
towards her. and brings out the fact that
she Is IS years old and very feeble. while
he is only Is. She also charges that her
husband is trying TO make away with all
the property. OF which she says the real
estate alone Is worth A.0oo.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-04

Delicious puwamish Dairy Fee cream
Only pure cream used 4oc quart. Tele-
phone Main Isl.
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ssseea s.esged r.-g, CO. hams Defeat
essen.
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- !. TIRE city from Tacoma
1asN y. David. o. ssasne. Is AZ the
~ !. y. 49, ,s e the Oak Ascnor cream.
ourer ! ss.rks. es 0Srneia. has ~. >
Ncstsos IN the csty ws!le a.
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There win 30 foaf eetef
bct~een we'll kaoxs iocal 1nosa
Adml.sion, 81. 75c ard -
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
BISHOP OF MAORI DEAD.
Principal Cause In the Downfall of
AzcarraSa.

MADRID, Nov 1.-THE bishop Of
the diocese of Majori, Balearic isles,
who last September communicated
Senor j. Navarro Reverter, minister of
finance in the cabinet of Gen. Marcelo
de Azcarraga, for an alleged conversion
Of church property to government
uses, is dead
The act of communication above
mentioned, with the friction it entailed
between the ecclesiastical and political
authorities, was believed at one time
to be prominent factor in hasten
ing the fall of the Azcarraga ministry
which resigned on Sept. 20 last. The
bishop of Majori issued the decree of
communication in defiance of the Or
der of the archbishop to the contrary;
and it was read in all the churches of
the diocese on Sept. 19. Several in
fuential prelates, however, approved
the course of the bishop, and their at
titude in the matter, being absolutely
opposed to that of all the members of
the cabinet, who appealed to the pope
against the decree through the papal
nuncio at Madrid, raised complicated
issue. The cabinet relied upon the die
tum of the nunciO that the bishop had
no jurisdiction over the minister, and
upon his further assurance that the
pope would undoubtedly censure the
bishop. The fact that the latter was Il
notorious sympathiZer with the Carlist
movement greatly aggravated the sit
uation.
Eventually the Vatican informed the
Spanish government that the church
would not withdraw the eXcOmmunica-
ton unless it should be proved that
the property alleged to have been con-
fiscated did not belong to the church.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
THE METRIC SYSTEM.

Among the bills that failed of pass
age in the last congress was one estab-
fishing the metric system in this coun-
try, supplementing the commendatory
act of 1866 with one making it COM
pulsory in all the departments, except
as to land surveys, and declaring it
the legal system after jan 1, 1901; fail
ing, although recommended for pass
age by a unanimous vote of the COM
mittee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. During it's pendency the G l o b e
commended the measure, and it can
find, in a pamphlet prepared by Prof
Hustled, of the New York Normal col
lege, no reasons sufficiently forceful to
cause a change of opinion. There are,
of course, many arguments against the
change, the strongest of which is based
upon that conservatism which prefers
the accustomed to even the more con-
venient and useful new, strengthened,
in this case, by the habits of genera
tions.
Our system, If such a word can be
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15

applied to It, like Topsy, just grew. 1t
is unscientific and purely arbitrary. Its
various parts are unrelated and, IN
some, as in measures Of quantity, there
are various measures having the same
name but containing different quantl-
ties. The metric system is scientific,
and all the different parts are related
to and convertible into each other
readily. Its base is the meter, a little
longer than our yard, 1887 inches,
which increases and decreases deci-
mally as does our coinage system. Inc
cubic decimeter, one-tenth of meter,
becomes the liter, the standard Of
measurement for capacity, and is
nearly the same as our quart, being
1,0567 quarts. The unit Of weight, the
gram, is the weight Of cubic cent?
meter of distilled water; the unit of
surface measurement is the area of
100 square meters, and the unit OF
solids is the cubic meter. The system
thus presents itself as a harmonious
and related whole, whose parts are in
terconvertible.
The arguments presented by Mr..
Hustled against the change may be
readily condensed into two, the un-
familiarity with the metric system, and
the difficulty of familiarizing the pub
lie with it before it can come into gen
eral use. To this it may be answered
that, while those of us who are of
his generation are unlearned in the
French system, the generation that will
succeed us is being made acquainted
with it in every school in the country.
In all the arithmetics the metric sys-
tenn is given, with practice examples
for solution. Even with this advan-
tage it may be conceded that old hab-
its will be stubborn and that it will
take many years to supplant the old
with the new. 1t took France over
forty years to get used to it, new
generation instructed in it having to
take the place Of the intermediate one
that clung to the old while being
brought in daily contact with the new.
But the people of this country went
through a similar experience when JEFF
ferson, perceiving the advantages of
the metric system then being introdue-
ed in France, made it the basis of our
coinage system. For many years af-
ter the dollars and dimes were coined
and in use values were expressed in
pounds, shillings and pence, and men
who would not admit that they are
old can recall the days when prices
were stated in shillings and bits, in
sIXpences and picayunes. The bit and
picayune still linger in some sections
Of the country, but no one would pro-
pose now that we return to the none
tary denominations with which our
grandsires were familiar The time
never was and never will be that the
better has not and will not meet the op
position of the merely good, but the
spirit of the times demands the better
and the metric system answers the de-
mand
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
MASHER MASHED
In a Rough Experience With an An
aconda-Pony Saves His Life.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov IA
huge anaconda, on exhibition at 1nu-
scum here, today severely injured Sam
uel Masher, the museum Watchman,
and crushed to death valuable trick
pony. The pony was tied to a feed
box, alongside the anaconda's cage.
Masher saw the reptile had worked
one of the boards of it's cage loose, and
had stretched it's till out a short dis
tance He pushed the board to, be-
lieving the anaconda would pull within
it's cage again. Instead, it wriggled
out and wrapped itself several times
about Masher. The latter screamed
for help, and the pony, frightened by
the big reptile, began jumping about.
This probably saved Washers life, for
the reptile unwound itself from him
and completely encircled the pony.
Masher fell to the floor unconscious,
while the big snake continued to crush
the pony until life was extinct. When
a number of the employees reached the
scene, the snake had begun to unwind
itself, and appeared to be getting ready
for more fight. The men kept alQof
until lasso had been obtained and the
anaconda finally made secure. Several
of Washers ribs We're broken, and he
was removed to a hospital.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
STATE PRISON SCANDAL.

Warden Wolfer may or may not be a cruel
or incompetent man, but his deputy Lemon,
unless all testimony is false comes near
enough TO belng murderer to warrant MAX
ing MIN an inmate instead of a guard in the
prison. We have not the slightest doubt that
the charges against Lemon and others of the
prison iorce are true. In any institution so
Well sh!eIded from the public view as is a
state prison 1t requires the greatest vigilance
TO prevent those in authority who are natu-
rally brutal, from giving away to their in
stlncts and taking it OUT on the prisoners.
Ihe warden is culpable in not keeping closer
watch on his force. The man Lemon has
been WhlteWashed once before in an investi-
cation. This time the Investigators should in
Yestigate. The talk of politics in connection
with the G b e's charges is ridiculous but
even If it were true the prison has been 'in
politics too long for that to affect the need
of investigation. The G o b is probably
lmpelled by desire to sell more newspapers,
but 1t is pretty sure to have it's facts well in
hand, and IL its exposure leads to a break
ing up of the gang which has for years abused
the states charges at Saltwater, it ought to
sell more papers, and we hope it will
Wheelocks Weekly.
We would respectfully remind that investi-
eating committee appointed by Gov. Cleugh to
look into the charge against the Saltwater
management that the people of the state want
no modified report, but one chuck full of
facts, regardless of who is hit.-Fairfax Cres-
cent.
Oh, yes, this dragging the state prison man
agement into the mire of politics is too bad!
1t is awfully awful! Just as though the
state institutions of this state hadn't always
been the victims of political rottenness and
jobbery! We most heartily wish the ST. Paul
G o be success in its efforts to purify the
atmosphere at the state prison.-AIadison In
dependent Press.
Gov. Clough has acted the part of wisdom
in declaring that the investigation at Still
water shall be conducted without expense to
the state. The gravity of the charges against
the penitentiary management warrants the
most complete investigation, and the evidence
should be taken just it is without fear or
favor. If the charges can be sustained the
offenders should be made to feel the full
penalty of the law; if they cannot be sus-
tanned the management should be exonerated.
Albert Lea Evening Tribune.
Deputy Warden Lemon has brought upon
himself a great deal of adverse criticism by
employing an attorney to defend him before
the investigation committee in session
to inquire into the charges preferred against
him by the st. Paul G l o b e. This, in itself,
looks like an evidence of guilt.-Morton En-
tprDriSe
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
LONDON FINANCIAL.
American Railway Securities Firm
er and More in Demand.

er and More in Demand.
LONDON. Nov. 14.-Rates in the
money market have been maintained
owing to the short supply and the ad-
vance in the value of. money has prac-
tically stopped gold exports from the
Bank of England. No reduction in
rates is expected. The tone of the
stock exchange is cheerful, except III
one or two cases. and there has been
a general rise. Funds are remarkably
Iifln' and bank stock has risen owing
10 sood discount business. Municipal
anu colonial loans are in good demand
nome railway securities are rising
Oh the prospects of a settlement of the
eHslheeflhS trouble; American railway
secuTlIleS nuctuated during the past
Meeh' out closed with an all-around in
cIedse On the strength of the improve
Inent IN the relations between the
United States and Spain and on the
traffic relations. Norfolk &, Western
preferred shares and Lake Shore rose
points each; l.. & N, ,; Missouri
Kansas & Texas seconds. ,: Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul preferred. IA
Northern Pacific preferred, 10; Wa
pash income, ~, and Southern pre-
Ierred shares "a. AtchisOn, Topeka &.
santa re adjustment shares and Erie
preferred rose ~ points each, while
Illinois Central shares and Reading
preferred rose point each. Lesser ad-
YahceS were made in other shares
Grand Trunk shares We're we'll sought
ana rose from 112 to points. Foreign
Securltles were steady, except Brazil
lahs, which fell off l per cent. Anglo
American shares increased l point. and
Oh ,ri lhe strength of better news from the
IrahsVaal, there was a decided i'm
pfoVement In South African mining Sc
curities
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
CUBANs CAN GO HOME.
BIanco's Proclamation Applies Only
to Those Who Have Funds.

HAVANA, Nov. 14-The Gazette will
publish tomorrow an edict Of the gov
ernor general with respect to the sup
ply Of food to reconcentradoes and
those discharged as cured from the
hospitals. This will state that it is I'M
possible to annul at once the edict of
concentration, as most of those affected
by it are homeless and destitute Of all
means of livelihood, so that their con-
dition would be made worse by an i'm
mediate annulment. 1t is, therefore,
necessary, the edict will declare, to
proceed with great care. Those having
property will be at liberty to return
to the country districts after obtain
ing permits from the local authorities.
Property owners will be at liberty to
provide themselves with the means of
defense, and to use the revolver and
the machete to protect themselves, pro-
vided they have previously obtained IL
cense.
Such reconcentrados as are absolute
ly destitute will remain in the towns
under the protection of local bureaus
Of charity, assisted by a state fund
A junta Of assistance will be formed
at once, with branches in the principal
towns, under the direction of promt-
nent people, and full protection will
be extended to insurgents who sur
render"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
a WALKING FISH.
1t Has No GiIIs, but Four Legs, and
Knew How to Use Them.

Frank Davey, the photographer. is
the pOSSeSsOr Of a very strange fish,
which, after having exhibited to a
number of friends while still alive, he
put into alcohol to keep, says the Pa
cific Commercial Advertiser. The fish
is known to some people here, but is
quite rare. It's home is in the deep
water. and if the story told by the
Chinaman who procured ii, namely,
that the catch was made in compare
lively shallow water just outside Of
the harbor, is to be depended on, the
occurrence is indeed unusual
1t is about three inches in length,
and when alive was of bright yellow
hue, with spots of black here and there.
It's mouth is quite large, and the part
of the body nearest is correspOndingly
large. 1t then tapeTs off to a small
tail But the peculiar part is that
there are no gills or what are popularity
known as such. Where these should
be the skin is just as it is all over
the body At a distance of about half
All inch and protruding from the belly,
near the central part. are what might
be called arms or legs. They are
jointed, and have some ten very fine
claws These, together with another
pair further anterior the fish, when
alive, used to walk about with on the
bottom Of the jar in which it was con-
tained.
It would show fight instantly when
approached, and gave every sign Of be
ing endowed with the spirit Of the evil
one. bristling up its fins, swapping it's
sharp teeth. elevating a sharp, knife
like appendage on the top Of its nose,
and sending two currents of water
from holes or false gills just back Of
the large, arm-like appendages men
toned above.
When the fish was killed and placed
in alcohol the bright yellow disappear
ed entirely and left in it's place a
Whtish color.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-11-15
AN UNKNOWN ROOM.
Sealed Up for Years in New Yoril's
Court House.

A room, the existence Of which was known
to few, II any, present oHceholders, was
discovered last week in the county court
house, says the New York sun 1t is in
the southeast corner, under the Office Of the
surrogate's clerks. 1t was tightly fastened,
and it is said, has not been opened for twelve
to fifteen years. No one in the building had
any control over the room or its contents.
but on inquiry it was found that the room
had been taken years ago for the deposit or
records of the comptrollers office. The in
quiry was pursued until a key to the room
was found filed away in the Office OF the
comptroller and the room was opened.
The dead air inside nearly knocked over
the curious men who looked in, and the door
was quickly shut up again. The hasty glance
taken of the interior showed that il con
tanned lot of books and bundles Of vouchers
odor that hung about the surrOgate's office.
where nine clerks are employed in a small
room, that led TO the search which resulted
in the discovery of the sealed apartment.
1t is thought that some of the waste pipes
have sprung a leak in the room.
1t is understood that this secret room is
the only part OF the building retained for
the comptroller after an effort his part
county court house. The difficulty, as eN-
plained TO the writer by Justice Van Brunt
some time ago, arose through Comptroller
Andrew II. Green insisting that he mad the
right to take possession Of quarters in the
county court house under authority of the
commissioner OF public works. in whose
charge are the municipal buildings. The
comptroller was partly installed before the
justices of the supreme court got into ac-
tion. He wanted the lower floor on the west
side Of the building. chiefly the part now
used as docket clerks rooms.
eve told him" said the justice that the
state had subscribed something like 100000
for the building and that the state would
have something TO say az to how the build
ing was used Mr. Green was told that he
would be brought before us for contempt
if he did not vacate, and he vacated
The room now appears TO show that the
Judges were contemned Just lRtle.