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After a careful examination of tho phenomena
witnessed at spiritualists' seances. Mr.. Pod.
moro arrives at tho conviction that they are all
e1plainable by fraud. "In tho face" he says,
"of exposures OF fraud, repeated ad nduseam;
In the face OF tho observed propensity in this
fold to even disinterested fraud; In the face OF
the demonstrated incompetence. even OF trained
observers, TO cope with fraud; we should
not be Justified in assuming any other cause
for tho spiritual phenomena of spiritual
ism than fraud. eked out. possibly. on rare
occasions by fraudulently suggested hallu-
cinations. Unless. and until, some feat is per-
formed which fraud cannot explain, the pre-
sumption that fraud Is the all-suficient cause
remains mistaken" Quoted, also, with ap-
proval, are the words OF Mr.. Crookes. now Pres
ident Of the Society for Psychical Research
Tho Spiritualist tells OF flowers with tho
fresh dow on them, OF fruit and living objects,
being carried through closed windows, and even
solid brick walls. The scientific investigator
naturally asks that an additional weight df 1t
DO only the l.l0o0 part of a grain
be deposited on one pan Of his balance
when tho case Is locked; and the chemist asks
that 1.lOOOth part OF q grain OF arsenic be car.
ried through the sides Of a glass tube in which
pure water is Theoretically scaled" When this
demand is compiled with, or when any other
result Is produced which does not depend for
proof OF its gennineness on tho exercise OF con.
tinuous observation by fallible human senses, 1t
will be time to revise Mr.. Podmore's provisional
conclusion and to search for some other cxpla.
nation.
Touching tho outbreaks OF bell ringing and
other physical disturbances. more or less famil.
lar in all countries. and attributed by the Ger.
mans to "poltergcIsts." our authors verdict,
after nm extended analysts OF the evidence, is
that the alleged phenomena are due. In. the first
| ms IA nHa tn TIn n "a ~ Lad nv "A ~ pa
ton and errors OF memory. In the chapter on
theosophy Mr.. Podmore ~disposcs of Nine, Bla.
vatskv's claims TO the possession OF super
natural powers by adducing the confession of
deliberate fraud made by hor 10 Mr.. So'ovyoff,
and by him publ shed after her death in ls92. As
to ghosts. the hypothesis Of n ~post-nortem &C.
tiyity is dismissed as. at present. not prOvoG
Even were The evidence for the appearances Of
ghosts SO %copions and of such quality that We
could no longer p~laus'5ly attribute the phenOm-
ena described TO chance coincidence or un.
conscious, misrepresentation. We should still
scarcely he justified in regarding them AS
proofs OF the action OF tho dead" 50, too,
with regard to haunted houses, hit, Pod.
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The war with Tripoli followed the maritime
quarrel with France, and II was characteristic
of tho attitude OF Engllshmen toward the
United States that a British subject named
Lisle was Admiral Of the Tripolitan fleet. The
squadron sent against Tripoli consisted of the
President. the Philadelphia, The Essex. and the
twelve-gun schooner Enterprise. But 1t soon
appeared that. although well cited for open see
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John Arthur Roebuck was q man OF unique
personality who played q conspicuous part
in British affairs for nearly half a century,
and 1t is. therefore, surprising that no biogra-
ply Of him should have appeared during the
eighteen years following his death. 1t was
known that he had left some chapters Of auto
biography; these have now been expanded and
continued up to the date Of his decease in the
Life and Letters Of John arthur Roebuck, edited
by ROBERT EpoN LEADER Edward Arnold. 1t
is well known that the subject OF the book was
the most bitter and implacable enemy whom tho
cause of the Union had in England during
the war of the rebellion, but he is not
tho less interesting to US on that &C
count. On more grounds than this. his biogra-
ply will be read with interest. He was q man
who never had the advantage Of education at q
university or great public school; indeed. he
used to say hat the only instruction he ever re-
ceived he got from women. Like John Bright. he
obtained his vocabulary from a careful study Of
English master works, and. like Bright. he soon
became distinguished for his control of striking
and incisive speech. Like John Stuart Mill, he
was a utilitarian. q disciple OF Jeremy Bentham.
and. like Mil. he was. at tho same time,
often Influenced by his feelings. Born in Madras,
no spent the most plastic years Of youth in
Upper Canada. among tho United Empire
Loyalists." the descendants of those Tories who
had migrated from the United States after the
Revolution. To this fact Is probably due
his hostility to tho Union. which wns largely
a matter Of sentiment. He began life as
All independent Radical Of the most ad.
vanced type, and long showed himself opposed
to both the great political parties. thus re.
nouncing the hone of office; yet. in his old age.
he fell into the ranks of the Conservatives. be.
came n supporter of Lord Beaconsfeld. and died
q Privy Councillor.
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T~lepAthJ.

1t is a strictly conservative, and. on the whole,
satisfactory, roview of the proceedings of the
Society for Psychical Research which Mr..
FRANK has given us in the book en-
titled Studies in Psychicdl Research (Putnams).
The society In question was founded in 1882.
under the Presidency of Prof. II. Sidgwick.
subsequent presiding officers having been Prof.
Bslfour Stewart. the Right Hon. Al. Balfour.
Prof. William James of Harvard. and Mr.. Will
liam Crookes. For fifteen years 1t has subjected
certain remarkable phenomena, including those
of spiritualism. hypnotism, and clairvoyance,
to systematic and scientific observation.
Different conclusions have been arrived at
by different member of the society. and Mr..
Podmore simply states his own. To some of his
colleagues the evidence seems to indicate that
thought can influence thought, untrammelled by
the machinery of sense organs and ethereal un'
dulations; that tho human soul can. while still
attached to the body, transcend the limits OF
space and time and the laws of the physical
world. and can. after the death OF the body,
prevail to make its presence known to us here,
To Mr.. Podmore's thinking. the evidence is toe
slender and too ambiguous to bear the weigh
OF such tremendous issues, and. though he
holds that in tho single case of telepathy we
may as q working hypothesis postulate super
normal agencies, he considers that tho proof
OF their transoendental nature is still wanting,
We shall glance at his conclusions in detail, di.
recting particular attention to the grounds or
which he takes a somewhat more favorable
view Of the evidence for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or telepathy. for the reason that Mr.. Z. w.
Scripture, author of Tho New Psychology
maintains that the 30 called mystery Of thought
transferenco may be accounted for In a very
simple way.
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moro finds that tho evidence does not 5uettfI
the hypothesis OF post.portem agency, thougn
II prcsents charactorietics which seem TO
point TO telepathio origin. Another chapter
provisions. There is q large amount of regont
testimony relating to these phenomcna, and there
are some memorable traditional cases. Among
the latter may bo mentioned the celebrated pro-
elections made 10y LIN Harpe. shortly before the
rrSnGh ov rSySla,i @an yU disiinsmish SsI pe ,nsS ura
There. again, IL Mr.. Willians's dream Of the
assNssination Of Mr., PqrciXol in the lobby Of
recent casos, we have n second or third hand
account of a dream, the dreamer being =
NJ bristol. forcshadowing the Bristol riots Of
1881. We have u fret hand. uncorroboratodl
isls; and there is q case %irostlng, on two indie
pendent memories in which q soldier in The
own death in some Of the movements o. tAe
troops. The incident, however, hnnnened In
1868, and the accounts are dated in 1893. There
is, finally. a casc set forth in tho proceedings
81 the Society for Psychicnl Research in
which m q SGn!l0m and F toia his how wi he d bSfoPs
breakfast tho whole series OF tho coming
days events. But the incident occurred about
Ii seems to Mr.. Podmorc that II II. is admitted
that NIL evidence in such matters which depends
ut present. indefnoblo discount, the instances
OF what purport to be provision, thus far col.
! sGStil t %o T mest With vi Eea records t on proop li%stSs
vision which arc at least on the same, eviden-
UNI lCNcl us INC NCCOunlb +" tClCllhbniu
Authorizations and as much more numer-
Gus and more impressive as the faculty
which they purport to demonstrate. 10
more remote than tclcpathy from mundane
analogics, we can but regard theae dream stories
MS the sports Of chance or the distorted mirage
OF our own hopes and fears; Questioning Leu.
con0e must still. question In, vain, 1t does not
yet appear that there arc Bnbylonish. numbers
or wizards spells, visions by day or dreams by
night, which can reveal to her or us tho hidden
things of fate In the chapter on clairvoynnce
the author comedies that Mrs. Piper's trance ut
ternnces present many marks OF authenticity,
and that, even were II conceivable that the ref.
crenccs to unknown facts and 10 privnte mat
tiers could he duo TO the cmergenco In the trance
of knowledge normally acquired by. Mira.
Piper in waking life, or TO some process OF tele.
pnthy from distant minds, the character and
personal traits of the trancc.intclligence would
still remain MS an indication of something bo-
yond. Tho full evidence relating to these trance
communications. however. has not yet been
set forth, and. until this has been done, the au-
thor regards II as premature TO deliver Il ver-
dict. lie hns no doubt. however, that tho
frances OF Mrs. Piper furnish tho most impor.
tart testimony which the Society for psychical
Research has yet adduced to the existence Of
something beyond tclepathy.
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da. And many . snonse shall he catch" or J,
g Mills father We read, flames Mil haze no
great liking for his sons new friends.
He looked down on us because we were
poor and not greatly allied. for. whilo
In words no was a severe Democrat,
In fact and In conduct. he boweddown to wealth
and position. To the young men Of wealth and
position who came to see him he was gracious
and instructive. While to us he was rude and
curt. gave us no advice. but seemed pleased to
hurt and offend us. This led TO rcmonstranco
and complaint on the part of John Mill, but tho
result was that We soon ceased to see him at his
home. Our chief point Of reunion was the house
Of George Groto. Mrs. Grote being the means
OF bringing us together"
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Then came a severe reverse for the young
American navy. A feet of transports and pri.
~vateers. carrying 1900 militia. was sent to cap
ture a fort established by the British ON the
Penobscot. as a base for operating against Mas.
sachusetts. With this heet went the frigato
Warren. Capt. Saltonstall; tho brig Diligent, and
the old brig Providence, that had seen service
from the first. Tho expedition reached tho
Penobscot July %, 1879. and found not only n
fort but three warships carrying. In the aggre-
gate. forty.nine gums. An attack was made.
but the Americans were repulsed. They then
began the process of reducing the works by
seige. but on Aug. Is appeared a British
fleet, comprising one sixty.four. three frig-
ates OF thirty.two guns each. three sloops
OF war. carrying. In tho aggregate. forty.
eight guns. and . brig Of fourteen Ruis. At tho
sight of this hostile feet the privateers scat.
tered, and the American national vessels. with
tho transports. retreated up the river. where all
were destroyed. to prevent the enemy getting
them. This grievous blow to the fast dwindling
American naval forces was followed by tho loss
of the twonty-fourgun ship Boston. the two
frigates, Providence and Queen OF France. each
carrying twenty eight guns, and the Ranger, all
OF which fell into the hands of the British
when Charleston was captured, Thereafter, OF
all the ships that the Congress had built or
purchased and placed in service, only six
remained in the American Navy. These were
the Alliance. of thirty-two guns; the Confed
eracy and the Desne. OF equal metal; the Trum
bull. OF twenty'eight guns; the Due de Lauzun
of twenty guns, and the Saratoga, OF eighteen
What was worse, by tho end of 1879 both Off
GERS and mon were scarce. because the British
knowing the supply OF American seamen to b,
limited. had refused to exchange sailor prison
ers. Even OF the seamen still available for tn,
navy not a small proportion preferred to sail IT
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-29
TOBACCO TRUST CASE.
Final Arguments Closed and Case
Now With the Jzry.

NEW YORK. Jane -S.-Arxumsuts were
continued today In the trial ~ President
J 3 Duke and other officers and direct
orS of the American Tobacco Company
on the Charge OF conspiracy 10 restrict
trade.
Joseph II Choate addressed 5ae Jury IN
behalf ~ the defendants, District Attor-
oev Olcots SPOKE for the prosecution. and
ths case waS then given - The Jury
Judge Fitzgerald in bis instructions said
tnaf TIRE trial was an exceeelagiy i'm
portau& oae II was an action brought
by ths paoIse AT large in the name of the
people ~ vha state. He would impress x
upon the minds of the Jury that il Vas
not a civil sui, to which Il was sought
% establish private rights and remedy
private wrongs. Whether NJ not the facts
alleged IN the indictment constitute a
crime was a question of lAw with which
tA~v hsH no concern II vas for 5hera 70
determine whether or uot ne evidence
established ryhe truth q the allegation.
After ruIjuE upon i humber n requests
sutn1.tt tt-i by counsel Yer the defense the
Judge directed the i8Ty - retire.
II 20 shis lT2Ivsdsf > morning ths fG~y
rot having rendered any decision bv Dr-
dsg oE court @ss locked an for ne night
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IN THE Hot -.
No Business Transacted Save Roll
1aii ON Motion so Adioara.

" NASHINST0N. Jane -s-Tas session
Of he house today lasted only long
enough 10 eail gae roa Oh Air. D'ngley =
motion 20 aGi0uTu- As soan as the jour
nal Rad been approved the floor leader
% tAe majority remarked thar a. he was
not aware OF any matters claiming the
attention 81 The hoGse today. he would
move an adjournment.
Bailey Of Texas challenged that state
Hent with the observation that tie. bank
rGptcy bill and CUBAN be!liserency res0-
lGftQa were unaeted upoD. The oppass-
ton applauded when the rising vote
showed therns in a Ma jarify Of enc. the
vote resulting 10 10 10 against Mr. Ding
leT's motion.
Mr.. Dirgsey demanded the yeas aEd
nays. and the roll was called. The mo
ton vas carried. 35 10 -
Before the announcement Of the vote
on motion Of Steele. Republican os In
diana. Jaly % vas set aside as day
for paying tribute to the memory Of the
late W. J. Holman Of Indiana
The speaker announced that this order
would be subject To the action OF tine
committee an rules. At - - p. n. the
house adjourned until Thursday
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Df.sPT.R ATE, FIGHT.
Chicago Nan Attempts To Murder
All HIa Wife'~ Family.

CHICAGO June eS-WIiHaIn Ii Corp,
foreman af the glazing q Gsr4rtnaent of the
Pullman Company. armed himself this al
tarncou gsth revolver and razor aad
went % she nome Of his wife's parents
Mr. ard Mrs Andrew Raaklng. with the
intention of mlr3eriug yhs-n ard h.s wife
ard his wife's sister wno were living
there
After stealthiiy entering tie house he
locked the door and attacked Mr.. Rank
inE who is = years Oil RE firsi shot
and missed NJ Ranking gra pp!ed with
Copp. who beat him feartJEly On the head
with the butt end Il his revolver. After
a s5vaga struzgle the men fell 10 the floor,
Copp upperrnOsr. Hr slasaed the oi5 man
across the throat with 1ls razor. and the
hands Of both msa were nearly cut 10
pieces a they fought for rhe weapon
Feeling his strength gong. Mr. Ranking
struggled 10 the n>fatalotece. where mis-
own pistol lay and shot Copp through the
SIDE the bah xlauciug from 4 RIB During
the nght between the men MRS. Ranking
vas struck IN the head ~ Copp and So
vereIy cut and her daughter, Mrs. Hernes.
was pounded eb0Ut the face and one Of
her eyes destroyed. Mrs. Iermes finally
managed to reach the street aad called fer
help.
The members OF the fire engine company
near hY tre&e in the Front windows and
overpQwf rcd tn wouII-be Hurderer who
was just preparing 70 attack Mr. Ranking
= second tinle- The latter although bleed
ing froFn I frightful cash across MS
chroaf. xaS standing in fr0nr OF his wife.
revolver 81 haHd waiting Tor the attack.
Ia 1 pes peckas was foGBd note say
ing that he intended 10 murder she whole
IA uliy and then XII airnsslf He claims
his wfs's relatives aad n sde trcabIe be
tween him and his wife. The latter was
uot az home when Copp appeared 1t is
expected tha; Ranking viii die.
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CHEAP ExCH a<soN RATES.
Thousands VIII sfsfs the Cen~t Dur
ing the G.. T.. Convention.

CHICAGO jane = F2e-tnaiaE thts
morning clty pa@senger sxenfs sin saEI
t8e sass tron Caicaxo 20 san Fraretsco fsr
- for the west-bo8nd tTses THiz barga5a
sale AL continue gnEii the elose o. bust
ress Saturday Ts@y are iss5sesi or ar
count * the S{xteeath znufsai erpuVen ign
% H. Young People Socserw y ChrlsgiAr
Ersearor whr5h Eilf - Hefd In Saa Fran-
efss-e 14iy 70 = Inclusive aud tf l~ essg-
mated tnat from is 80 20 500 @x~nrztorl-
ISIS w!sl ne esrrtet Wesr ~ railroads rl.a-
rEaK o5st x Chicago
Whf,e sa srgporTsGt proportion - the
cheap tickets ws3t - noaxht by .TosrsssS'
wno are bona rcs rae rnasrs of ere r'hrfs-
t1zn Eufesvor association. nasSeag~r
agents say ;tat tt~ aBs ne ree hfisfnssz
Es1I cCrz@ from peFweEs outside the society
wsa have gTHNr@si tse 0r,ussrts-ftg 5~a- 81
ssv sh& engrch ru@n fo sake part - whas n
sail - ~ s-@ cheEz rs~ss &egg g-esfsta aee AK
sss8~7ssgz1 fY- rgrcrG
A month azo it xas es- tn-Stesf sAat IRE
tsg asssenE~F rates wossa Nrfaz c~e~ : VS.
VISITORS tnto Colorado ssfse~ stopping ~
"a t8&t state s~ passing taroaks fa rsa
-oasE Esf the Inquiries for sre-aal tyssc
arrs nEegn~ss,s ara oFheT tn6l~afteg4s point
- more than twtce that number
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DasS HELD Up.
Running Efgar with the Bandits
ana Oae - dag-ared.

an3 DRT - taP-ared.
OMAHA. June -S-A special to TIE Pee
trezs reaapa.3ss says, An attempt was
made % bod 9p 5he Butte County b4nS
q. Eellee34rcts at noon- TIE robbers
wsrp e-sveu og zecer deht Eassr u1assad
men entered the aa1k with receivers
6rswa suf ordered the customers and
hank o.s3cEsls 90 hold Rp thsfr bands.
Hes3eancy draw q scot frana ene of tne
raahe~@ whf-t clipped 1~ large por-
tion ~ RE cash5ers right ear. rfe tsen
complied wlrh their f5~uaHi t. safe
and counters were rettsTe3 II what they
contained and the robbers r9tie away.
wita4r = fen niles u town posse came
upen the frxltiyes al51 2 runuGuE fght
ensuet3 whsoa reSGltas1 in as.e of the ron
b@rs surrensserfuS- The others are hetrg
closely prsxsusa-
There Rere i've men IN the party who
made rhe assault OF the baHk The pur-
ssrLt was prompt, the hauilts having
barely tirae te unhgTch their horses ard
mount Before being surrounded In the
agEt that followed Walter Gay of Cay
& Sons was shot through the cheek. re-
ceIvinG a paInfEi wound.
TIE outlaws ars& right ard left while
rSdsng oar cf town. Thomas Day. the
captured rohber, was overhaaIed half a
rnlIa frona town ais. IS nog in Jail at
readw 0od- he is a stranger in the vicin-
tty The rest of the gang are now al bay
az the Three ranch. a few miles from
BeiiefeuEche where fsTey will likely be
captured or killed. IL sraEspfres thar less
than s. was taken from the bank. the
cashier. Arthur Marble, having slammed
shut and Locked the doors 81 the vault
az the entrance Of the robbers. He vas
f'red az three riules only one snot taking
EJECT He tried 70 return The FIRE. but his
pistol failed him
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es doEe ~ thfz c,ss-trv. rather thzn
afs~osas 4 s~egT taresxn goxs~-sns-ug wAs
saFS1F ths stSgasg srzssr mat ee1-la menace
fE@ TT@fte eF ts@ Tnstess States Nr Eoar
ASSERTED Ae aop@d thss ssyuse effective
remedy would - found. Instead of Scsng
CT ~ theory tA@t he--s tsse a JaekAl Or a
fex 9raSs 0n 8gr eesgnn1@-ws & should as
given 50 q foreign wolf Or hon
taTSery argued F1ai cEze sugar y~l2s- was
WIZ fia@ operation g tEs aatI-tr7gsz ls*
4fas Il se2c tEAE X xaS tzrz1e the ATfTnt50u
81 eEse a1t1rmey s@ss@ra3 ansf ghe Fnlted
SfaeeS District attorneys waS called - tne
fF7S7Eeat srG Hazr8as y5oIaSsens q te@
L s ~ th@ sugar Irusf- TEE senator sse-
cared tEar IRE sugar artist was la@ asost
%FEssAssS 2EaI ubiquitous zrESg lga ta@ wcri8.
Allen reSzsra5rE. declared tnac the cctn-
erg %@s rotten wBsA xsIsts every ATti-
csc ne eat an1 wear sna ass heIa< ecu-
Nsots#1 0y Trusts. While congress tne "a
e-ea@Ty ard .tne executive authorities ars
3Ezzs7steEst and pow@rsssS % aeg- according
- gfaos@ VIE aTxze shas zss Fedora. AVS
cannot -eacs tire trEszs- kfe maintained
tFa&1 she avs dTs sgIIcleut Z energetic
aaEy enforced. cGc that t31e authorities
1A*@ nct executed lhena with zeal.
TIE vote was then sa&en on me para
graph as anssas3ea hy rFa committee, and
Z was agreed 70. - 10 ae
One Democrat. R@wl4nS of L7tah. and
Alessrs- Allen Butler. f3eitfs}d. Jones ot
SeS a~ta- otswarf. Mantle aid Teller voted
vita tie Republicans n Ehe a.s1TmaGsHa-
lae balance q the vote was 81 parts Nues.
TIE committee presented = substitute.
Ior 2aTSa-sg ~ -, n2aes or betting. is2tE-
rT ste Il was agreed 20 - 10 =.
Ihe glove paragraphs Were f2kea up and
agreed 20 satno4t Change. from para
geapAs ~ 30 42i- The Sliost.tGtS previously
agreed 10 ag TIE committee for paragraph
+SA Nas offered by Allen and agreed 20.
A4s3 paragraph 49, THs completed the
-e&EaeT and s.oys paFASrs prs
Allison proposed = saaStitQts for paza-
sFApn Ia relating 10 cattle, As fellows:
Less than year cla. $- . Aead. on al oEn-
eT cattle. = valued at net more thar Sl4.
Ss-20 d head valued At neore Chaa 81 aud
no& more than 81. = per cent ad valore-n.
valued at more than S.. - per cellt. The
substitute ~aS agreed to.
Tbs Dill was laid aside ~ ?. I-, and
TIE senate adjourned