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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-11

German NiniateR IN Central America
ON HIS Way Hsme.
SAN FRANCHCp. Nay Io.-Among the
Passengers on the ste1saez City OF Sydney.
which arrived yesterday from. Central
America. was Baron Won Bergen. German
minister TO Central America who is en-
route TO Germany. Baron Won Bergen ex-
poets to retire from the diplomatic ser
vice very shortly.
Speaking OF Guatemalan affairs, yester-
day, Baron Won Bergen said that the big
international exposition at Guatemala
City was not, as has been reported, a
failure.
II cannot be said TO be a failure when
Il is not yet started. he declared 1T was
formally opened in March. but 1t is not
yet open to the public. The opening will
probably take place within few days.
1T is true that the Guatemalan govern
ment has been In a slight financial en-
barrassment, but that is only a temper
airy Inconvenience and is not due to the
exposition so much as to other costly e,s-
terprises. The extension of the govers-
ment railroad. which. when completed,
will give Guatemala City direct rail COM
munieation with the Atlantic and Pacific;
the Improvement of new harbor two
miles east OF San Jose de Guatemala and
the erection Of SO many costly public build
ings. have caused severe drain on the
exchequer OF the government. Guatemala
is rich country. and VIII quickly recover
In my opinion the exposition VIII be big
success. and win be the means of draw
ing the attention Of much foreign capital
to the country"
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bismarck sin Honor~a.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAY fo-Three
thousand men were I'm line in a torchIight
parade tins evening In honor Of Bismarck
A heavy rain was falling but I'm spite of
this Prince Bismarck appeared upon tho
halcony and witnessed the procession.
The crowd then gathered In front of him
and listened 70 brief address by DIR.
Zsler. congratuiating him upon his recov-
cry from his recent Illness. De-
spite the rain everybody uncov-
cred when Prince Bismarck be-
gan MS reply. He changed his familiar
cap for cuirassisF's helmet, and the
incident was greeted with a storm Of
cheers He spoke deliberately ard dis
tinetly and with some OF his old vigor
lie referred 10 the fact that IL was just
hf1y years ago when he entered parlia-
uentary hfe, and added: sOna OF the sd
FanTages Of becoming old is that one be-
comes Indifferent 10 hatred insult and
ealumny. while ones capacity for love
and good VIII Increases" In concluding
he expressed his love for I'll who had done
him the honor Of the evenings visit
called for cheers for Hamburg and then
lett the balcony and sat In a tent erected
IN the park 10 witness the further pro-
ceedings- Count Herbert Bismarck ard
Count Won Rantzau received numerous
noraa tokens on behalf Of the prince,
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LOS ANGELES, May l0.-Every state
of the Union will probably be represented
tomorrow afternoon when the grand Oh
vision OF the o. r. c. organizes for ths
transaction of the long line of routine
work which always attends its biennial
sessions. The sessions are all to be held
in Music hall and are not open to the
public.
The aim OF the order Is TO promote the
good of the conductors in every way and
to increase sense OF the responsibility
belonging to their work, and to care for
conductors and their families I'm misfor-
tune sickness or death. As an aid In this
branch OF their work, there has been es-
tablished large insurance department.
Los Angeles Division No. IL, of the O.
a c., has been making every possible en-
deavor to have this convention a success.
The ladies have also been indefatigable
in their efforts 10 help ont this work.
The executive committee of the local
ladies' auxiliary consists OF Mines,
Holmes. Shorb, wiIetts and Girer.
Parties of the local orders will go out ON
all lines TO meet the incoming trains and
welcome the travellers.
Tuesday evening there will be a grand
reception at Hazards pavilion.
Wednesday evening there will be an ex-
hibition of Spanish games and dances at
Fiesta park.
thursday morning. there Will be free
excursion to Pasadena. There will be a
stop at the ostrich farms and ride
around the city of Pasadena, returning to
Los Angeles
Friday there is 10 be grand ball. for
which more than 1900 invitations have
been issued.
On Saturday the visitors Will be given a
drive through the city by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Sunday is the day for Catalina. and the
Southern Pacific and Terminal roads are
free to the conductors and the Whining
ton Transportation Company has made a
special one-fourth rate, and the Hotel
Metropcie gives half rates TO the order.
On Monday an excursion around the
kite-shEsed track at one-fourth rate has
been planned. There win be stops at po-
mona. Riverside and kedlands The
Chamber Of Commerce has offered the
freedom of the rooms TO the members az
the order.
1t is estimated that 5000 delegates will
be in attendance.
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CAPT. WILDER ARRESTED.
Coroner's Examination Of the unfor-
tunate steamer LeOna.

NEW YORK May W.-An examination
of the Storage compartment OF the steam
er Leona. which put back into port last
night with a fire in her inside. was made
as soon as the ship had cooled of suffi-
GENTLY. and thirteen corpses were discov-
cred Their attitudes showed that they
were trying to escape when death found
them Some lay huddled in heap, others
wera on their knees with hands out
stretched. as IL to grope their way through
the darkness and the nlinding smoke.
Some were burned so horribly that they
were unacceptable.
The butcher and the two walters were
the least burned of any OF the dead. and II
was easy TO identify them.
The dead were undisturbed. They ara
still lying where they fell. and will be re-
moved on order OF the coroner
matches. which were stored near the
wheeIhouse. and IL Is possible that the
IRE was caused by the matches. The
damage to the vessel and cargo Is ex-
tensive.
At o'clock this morning Charles r.
Mallory. of the Mallory line. and Coroner
Hoeber boarded the Jeons- After view
ing the bodies Mr.. Mallory said TO the
reporters. There are thirteen dead on
board But everybody on the ship Is so
excited that 1t Is not possible TO get a
fun report about the fire. When 1 do
/ will give 1t out.
"Thls is all | have been able TO learn
so far: The steamer sailed on Saturday.
at 3 O'Clock .. m. She had forty passerl-
gers on board. of whom twenty-three
were Storage. At / o'clock a. m. sunday
FIRE was discovered in the forward hatch
ways 1t spread very quickly. and almost
as soon as the alarm was sounded the
steeraxe and companionway were filed
with smoke. TIE cause was spontaneous
combustion among the miscellaneous
cargo.
When the ere had been put out II was
found that ten OF the steerage passen-
gers. both women and men. had been
suffocated and their bodies burned Two
OF the Storage walters were likewise
dead. and butcher"
Coroner Hoeber asked a number Of ques-
tons regarding the er~Gking out OF the
Ere. the means OF egress which passengers
had. etc Then he turned TO Mr.. Mallory
and said II consider II my duty 20 nut
Capt. Wilder under arrest pending invesfi-
cation into this depiorable accident But
] do not wish 70 put him to any unneces-
sary Inconvenience and VIII accept Mr.
Msiiory's assurance that he wiil not run
away" This being given. the formaiities
were ended.
Following Is a revised list OF those who
lost their lives on the I<eona:
Passengers Rridgst sullivan. n. Col
rane, Maria IL Hardo and two children,
Mrs. UNA and daughter. Joseph SoIonson
and sister. one daughter OF ]. yaelfcke
Sophia Schznals
Crew-Aifred Land.
waiters-chartman Bnlcher. II. Harley.
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Ex-oHIEr ALExANDER ALLEN.
To Examine Applicants for Tacoma
Fire Depastaent.

TO Examine Applicants for Tacoma
Fire Depastaens.
TACOMA. May l0.-Aiexander Allen. ex-
chief Of the Seattle IRE department. ar
rived In this city today TO act rs special
examiner. In conjunction with cx-Chief
Itllls. of the Tacoma department. of the
papers presented TO the civil service COM
missioners by applicants to places In the
local nre department. The two ex-chiefs
are. Of course. under the supervision OF
the civil service board, and are supposed
20 servo without pay. The reasons given
Tor sending out of the city for a special
examiner are that II was compulsory on
the part Of the board TO secure the sery-
distnterested and at the same time COM
petent 70 examine the papers OF appli-
cants for local positions. Ex-ChIef Liliis
n one OF the most competent chiefs Ia
coma ever had. and has no interest what
ever In the running Of the department
further than that of any other loyal citi-
zen. Besides him there was not another
available man In the city who was not
In some manner Interested. so ex-chief
Allen. Of Seattle. was selected There
are forty-four places In the department
60 be filled. Tor which there are sixty six
applicants. These applicants. whose pa
pcrs arc nov being examined. range from
laddermen to chief. and are divided as
foilows: For chief. 8; captain. 8: lieu
tenants. II: engineers, 6: stokers. S:
drivers. -: lAddermen, I. II Is expected
that several days win b consumed In the
examination.
On May II there viii be an examination
OF electric apprentices and stationary IRE
men. for which notices were sent out yes
terday.
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post-IntelisxAnrs-
PORT Bi.AKELEy. May fe.--Tha fol-
lowing vessels sailed from Port Rlaketev
last week: American ship j. II. Brown
laden for sydney schooner g. :. Holmes
Capt Johnson. laden for san Pedro. Amer
lean bark Mercury. Capt. xelby. laden for
san Francisco; American bark Columbia
capt Gore. laden for San Francisco.
American schooner Fred +. sander. Cant
Carlson. laden for The yukon
Following Is list % vessels now IN
port. Norwegian ship Prince Rolse-.
Capt. Hansen, loading FOR Port Plrlc Ross
Capt Hansen and his brother. tbs mats
OF the ship. are in the hospital AZ Vlctort.
Charles r Wilson Is In charge.
British snip Alice A. L~sxh. tonnage 2SF7
Capt. Rockies. loads for CaIlae. Hawaii
bark Diamond Heas. Capt Ward. losts
for Honolulu The vessel will CT nars -,
It's cargo al Ballard American srAoo,.-
Prosper ioafs fer san Pearc. sehoon.-
Neptune loads tor Oakland
The American bark Matilda arrives "a
pert Saturday morning frena Honosalu.
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TACOMA. May ias--The China steamer
Olympia was at the Northern Pacific dock
yesterday, a big crowd Of iongshoremen
being busiiy engaged In unloading her
cargo Of rice. tea. silk, etc When unload
ed the Olympia will take on cargo OF
-four and other commodities. She VIII
probably be In port ten days longer.
The bark Levi G.. Burgess arrived in
port Sunday evening from San Francisco
In ballast. She will take on cargo OF
coal for the metropolis.
Ship British Woman. which arrived az
Victoria last Friday from Liverpool, re-
ports having seen the body of a man n4at-
ing In the sea just outside the cape. To
probable that IL Is one OF the crew OF the
supposed lost ship samaria- f1iots
brought the news to this port
British ship Morialter finished loading
lumber at the old mill yesterday. Sne VIII
tow 10 sea Wednesday. bound for Pom
Pirie. Australia. with I.0o0,ooe feet.
Schooner Eva finished loading lumber az
the St Paul * Tacoma mill today. She ~
bound for Hiio. Hawaii, with 3l5,uo feet
She will clear tomorrow.
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RAPID TELEGRAPHY.
view System to Douhie or Treble
Efficiency Of the Morse


Efficiency Of the Morse.
NEW YORK. Mays10.-Thers was an in
teresting exhihition yesterday of new
system OF rapid telexraphy- 1t was given
In the Postal Telegraph building. The sys-
tenn 10 intended to be applied directly to
ordinary telegraph lines. and to be ope-
rated by currents now in use. IL is not
system which will compete In speed with
the 5000 words q minute system. recently
described. but II could be used in connec-
ton with that system. sending messages
over the same wire at the same time Just
as the inventors of that system declare
the ordinary Morse system might be used.
What the new system will do Ia to double
or treble the number of words that can be
sent over single wire, and this without
requiring the operators TO learn anything
beyond what the present Morse ope-
rators know now. This result is accom-
plished by the addition to each office of
set of very simple instruments. Like the
Wheatstone system. il requires the prepa-
ration OF the message on strip of paper
before 1t can be put through the rapid
automatic sender but it's inventors claim
for it several distinct advantages over the
Wheatstone. both in speed and accuracy.
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Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures.
CHENEY. May is.-Mrs- Andrew Asp
land, the victim OF young George Web
ster.s pistol. died late THURSDAY night AZ
the MEDICAL take state hospital from the
effect of the wound.
webster still claims be does not know
why he fired the shot He yesterday
wrote a letter to his sister, Mrs E. l..
Gallagher, Madison, Wis. asking for
money. stating ne was in trouble. but did
not give the kind OF trouble
There has been some talk OF lynch
ing bee. which. had the woman been killed
outright or died within lev nouts' might
have resulted seriously.
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Attemnf nt Snic,ae

HUDSON. n. Y, May fe.-Mrs David
orpenhein, wife of former manafac-
tsirer of Vancouver. r. C.. IL in the hos
rssl here with both feet cut of She was
en- route for Philadelphia TO be treated for
nervous disease. and was accompanied
by her husband and nurse. They occupied
a compartment; I'm Wagner car on the
New York Central railway Early today.
a few miles above Hudson. Mrs. Open
helm flung herself from the car window.
The wheels ran over her feet and the am
putatson Of both legs will be necessary.
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SHERIFF Movnn REsTRAuxED.


TACOMA. May io.--Iudge Williamson
OF the superior court. issued an order to-
day restraining Sheriff Meyer. OF King
county. from proceeding further with the
execution In the case OF Thomas Waiter
son W. G. r. Nasterson. which ~ t,nw,
on the court records a. the Puget souns
National bank of Seattle vs.. G. p. Master
son e. al The execution IN the hands NJ
Sheriff Meyer II for the costs rf the Wa
terson suit. which went against the n,a,n,.
IN IN The supreme court. wattersor had
sued on eehaif of ali the creditors OF ,ha
iuysiiup bank, hut the Puget Sound hank
claims 70 have beer made party without
authority or consent ON its cavt .ca ar.
u r. therefore not subjected N the n.ye
mcnt of the costs
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TO PLANK PACIFIC AVENUE.
That Thercsshfsre VIII he Paved
With feur Different Mn 1r..t.

TAs'oMA. May la-The Northern Pa
cific has finally decided 10 rlanE p,,.t,s,.
avenue from Seventh street 4, the wharf
This Is GOOD news 70 people who have oe-
easion to travel over that thorough IN r.
and 90 the travelling public. as n haS bern
an eye-scre TO citizens and ar, snfnnv.ar-
fence TO draymcn, expresssrcr. etc COR
some time. the old pianks having rottes.
Portable things in tire world 10 strike vhsf,.
riding over Them. When the thanking -
finished Pacific avenue wfi present one
OF tire most varied rosahs~ss IN the conn
try. having. a. u with planksnr. blocks
asphalt aud gravel In four different Sec
tioas.
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NEWS FROM TAOOMA.
unnxaes 3. 2ailIaken, ~ the Toeo0a
Cuub, Defeaas Harvey CoO8he, the
AekpsSvseAGeA Champion Of the
Nerfhwess, ~ . Score Of Pour
Holes Up and Two To Paay-Mrs.
Ossnhe Wiss Frsa Mrs. Kershaw
In he r1sa1s for TIE Ladies' ODen
Chaupssnship-su1ninE 70 -
the Plays

Tacoma Bureau OF the Post-Tnteiligencer.
liz Pacific Avenue.
Tk,oafA. May 10.--1he Tacoma golf
Tournament closed in = blaze OF glory.
especially for the Tacoma club. az one OF
her representatives, Charles O. Millsken
defested Harvey Coomhe. the acknowi-
edged champion Of the Northwest and
British Columbia. by = score OF four holes
up and two 20 play. II was great game
from start TO finish. the local player re-
eefvfng an ovation on his victory. Mrs.
coombe. however. sustained her repufa-
ton. by winning the ladies' open cham
pioashfp. defeating Miss Kersfsw In the
finals. but not without q hard struggle.
The mixed foresomes event was won ~
Mrs. coomhe and Van MiIligan. both of
Victoria. and the ladies' forezome by
AIRS. Langley. Of Victoria and Airs w. Y.
Burrtli. Of Tacoma, by a score OF 9Z-s-si.
The weather during the first three dayS
play was cold and rainy, causing the at
tendance 20 he smaller than IL ordinarily
would hAye been, but yesterday the sky
was clear and the air fresh and invigor-
atfng just the kind OF a day needed for
finais. The interest conferred Ia the match
between Coombe ard Milifken liberal APP
plause being accorded both as they made
their appearance for the nnsi effort. The
Rame from beginning to end was exctt-
Ing and the play at times superb
Milliken surprised even his most ardent
admirers by the magnificent game ne pat
up. He won fair and square. the champion
acknowledging this al the close. In the
semi-finals In the morning coombe beat
Herbert GrigEs three holes up. one to play,
and AiiitkeH beat sternberg seven up one
TO play. In the ladies' semi-hnals Miss
ksrshnw heat MR. Rice four up. three 70
play. and Mrs. coombe beat Miss Grfggs
three Up. two to play. In the final round
both Miss Kershaw and Mrs. coomhe
played splendidly. the former winning by
the narrow margin Of two Up. one to play.
Only one score could have been closer.
that Of one mp. Miss Kershaw was natn-
rally the favorite. as she Ii one OF the most
popular young society ladies In the city
and true American girl when II comes
to athletics.
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for the Canadian Pacific. was In the city
q short time yesterday. He left on the
overland for Portland
James c. Drake United States marshal
for this district. left yesterday for Walla
waiIa 20 attend the May term OF court AZ
that place.
w. q. Pierce. assistant general superin-
tender, OF the Northern Pacific. r. expect
ed home tomorrow from his trip 10 Mon
tana and Eastern washington
Matt White, the Great Northern agent,
f. slowly recovering from his recent III
ness.
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ooLDENDALE IMPROVEMENTS.
Succcssful work of the Academy
Grounds and Buildings.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
GOLDENDALE. Wash, May i0.-Gold-
endaie academy has been such a success
within the last year that the board of
trustees has decided to construct COM
modious building on n campus of five
acres, recently donated by Father" Hor-
nihrook. and located In the city limits,
near the camp grounds. Water facilities
are so ample that the grounds can be
much beautifed by flowers and shrubhery
Hon. Joseph Neshitt, president of the
board, has been delegated as a committee
OF one 10 procure architectural plans and
submit them at the next regular meeting.
Students for che ensuing year are prom
ised from Gillian and Sherman counties.
Or. as we'll as from all corners of Kliekj-
taf
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TACOMA. MAY ia-Jsrncs Riley. Tom
Graham, Hen Wilson and Tom uangey-
four of the eleven teurh-ioekssa< charac-
tiers that arrived from kaiana Sunday by
tho hr~a kheAn rcate. were before cha No
aise Judge sc1sy. Riley. Graham ana VII
son were each given thirty DAYS IN ssA
county tasl, and fientey &xty DAYS. Not
a great deal Of hccal sntcres, would attach
20 the arrest and conviction OF these va
grants were II rot for the faes that II was
considered quite remarkable eor the Local
IN the city. In giving them good sentences
IN ten city. In yiyins them good sontsaces
ysse Judge showed that ne VIII ncs tolerate
The residence 90 this class OF people.
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KNIFE, ROPE OR PISTOLS


VICTORIA. n. c.. May 1e.-The mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance OF
John Ross was cleared up yesterday after
noon when a party of boys found an old
mans remains In the woods near the
Gorge hotel. A bulldog revolver was
found near the body, one chamber hav-
Ing been discharged. There was also q
sharp butcher knife and q rope with q
moose In 1t near at hand. Ross had evI-
IDENTIFY been some time In deciding which
means he would take to end his life. He
finally decided upon a revolver, and plac-
ing the muzxie In his mouth pulled the
trigger Ross was well known on the
Sound. having been steward on Capt.
Starts line Of steamers and also on the
Oiympian.
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FRESNO, Cal, May 10.-Joe Middleton,
the noted robber and highwayman. was
brought before Judge RisIey this morn
ing for sentence and received the full PEN
atty. twenty years at San Quentin. Mid
dleton was the leading member of the
famous Dalton gang of forty thieves"
and had been implicated In the most dar-
ing thieving expeditions in Fresno and
TuIare counties.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
CHENEY. May lathe leasing Of a
school section west OF here brought out a
number Of bidders. II was finally leased
IA follows: r. NJ. Martin. ise acres: ]. At.
Perry. 50. J. Heron. 70; Charles Betx. 81.
w. II. Jordan. n. The prices We're all s,
per forty acres. except Beta. who bid xls
on one forty and sis.ss for the other.
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Funeral Of Ness r. Larson.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ABERDEEN. Wash. May 10.-The re-
mains OF Nels p. Larson were buried at
Montesane yesterday. under the auspices
OF the Masonic and A. o. U. w. lodges Of
this city, of which the deceased was for
merry member. The steamer Josie Bur-
rows took the mourners to and from Nom
tesano. and her carrying capacity was
crowded TO accommodate the visitors. Mr..
Larson was senior member of the firm Of
Larson 4 Wheeler. prominent merchants
of this city. and had been iii for some
time with a complication of diseases. He
leaves a widow and three children.
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Narr Chinese Actors.

Ash steamer China arrived from Hong
Kong. Yokohama and Hontsuiu today She
brings 10 Chinese. imported on tire pre-
t~xt that they are 10 appear at the Tenn
essee exposition The Chinese and Japan
ess passengers were transferred 10 Angel
Island quarantine station
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NEW YORK. May IA dispatch from
Panama TO the Herald SAYS: The Herald 5
correspondent AT Msnagua sends word
that Mr.. Alexander the engineer appoint
ed ny President Cleveland as n member OF
the commission which has in hand the
settlement OF the boundary dispute be-
tween Costa R!ca and Nicaragua. has ar
rived az MsHeSua and was received by the
minister OF foreign affairs. The commits
slonerS then started for Greytown. and
VIII begin their work there