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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-28
TO BRING HAYrI TO TIME.
Germany Fits Out n Warshfp to En-
force the Demand.

Copyrighted. 1887. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN Nov. Gin regard To the
trouble between Germany and Hayti. the
imperial warship Geflon will proceed there
as soon as she can be fitted for sea and
viii enforce the demands Of Germany,
backed up by two German school ships
Somewhat late. the German press now
does justice to the assistance received in
this matter through the Intervention of the
United States minister at Port au Prince
The semi-officIal Hamburger Correspondents
says:
III Is certain that II the United States at
the critical time had assumed an unfriend-
~ attitude. the situation would have be-
come more dangerous. The mere fact of
its geographical situation shows that
Americas influence Is paramount at Port
au Prince. The appearance in this in
stance OF an American fleet would have
sufficed to intensity Haytfs opposition 70
Germanys demands, as then Hayti would
have seen therein an indirect assurance
OF support"
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RAvAGEs OF A TYPHoON.
Thousands Of Lives Lost I'm the Phil
fppfme IaIanda.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. N-The Gaelic
brings word of typhoon which swept
over the Philippine islands on October s.
which was the cause OF one Of the worst
disasters reported from the Southern
ocean In many years, II not In the history
Of that section Of the world. Whole towns
were swept or blown away. Fully 500 E,u-
ropeans were killed. and 1t is estimated
that 900 natives persisted.
The storm first struck the Philippine ISL
ands at the bay Of Santa Paula In the
province Of Samar. 1t devastated the en-
tire southern portion of the island. On
the 18th the same hurricane reached Leyte
and struck the capital at Tacloban with
great fury. -Four hundred natives were
buried beneath the debris Of the wrecked
buildings, and 40 corpsas OF Europeans
were recovered from the ruins when the
native authorities instituted search for the
dead.
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no FRIEND TO THE UNION.
kagiaeering Conference Threatens
Organized Labor.

SopyfiEhted. 1887. by the Associated Press
LONDON. Nov. T.-The engineering con-
nrencc apparently BODIES III to trade union
Nm The essence OF the agreement Is that
ise masters union employers fedora
uen) IS to be free to Introduce into any of
me federation workshops the conditions
ulsiing In any other workshop without
niefenee to the wishes OF the trade union.
Ise employers have in mind the system of
Gecewosk. In which the unions have no
s0lce. prevailing IN certain workshops. and
the right TO substitute individual
ssfeements for collective bargains which
lle masters are asking the unions 20 sign
away
this Is accomplished Il involves such
e'anses In the methods on which the In
sussry has hitherto been conducted as 10
menace every trades union In the country.
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BACK FROM COPPER RIVER.


SAN FRANCISCO. Nov g-.-The
schooner Ia Slafa arrived tonight after
quick passage % fifteen days srozn Cop
Per river Alaska. she brings reports
confirming the news - tte failure g. -hA
expedition she carried north under the
mana cement 90 Ii. T. Renton Fifteen
members az the party are preparing for
ar overland expedition into the valley o.
ths river. ard tweu;y~eight others are
headed in the same direction
Reuton came down On Ire Ia Njcfa ard
Immediately went - hts hcrae IN Oakland.
Members OF TIE crew tonight denied the
story OF the attempted lyuchlnS OF Rea-
ton. bat admitted that K nssh; have been
true. They admit that there wAs troue.a
between RaagoG AID the passengers
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WHALING FLEET THINNING OUT.
Hat Seven Vessels VIII Outfit In San
FranciscO Next Surtuw

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov 27-Next Tues
day the whaling bark Horatio, now fitting
out, will sail for a winter cruise in the
South Pacific. She will be the last OF
the whalers to leave port until spring.
Only four whaIers will make the winter
cruise this year. These are the Horatio
and Alice Knowles. which are bound for
the Arctic and will call at Honolulu ard
the Charles w. Morgan and California,
which will winter along the Japanese
coast and spend the summer In the
Okhotsk sea.
Others Of the former fleet are being fitted
out for the Alaskan trade leaving but
seven whaling craft to be fitted out here
next spring--the harks Andrew Hicks. Gay
lad. Hunter. John and Winthrop. Lydia,
Mermaid and Northern Light Two years
ago fifty-one whaling vessels cleared from
this port.
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BURIED UNDER THE WRECK.
Coal Train Breaks Through a Trestie
InOn WOrkmen Below.

CHESTER, Ky. Nov. 27.-Twenty-three
coal laden cars went through a trestle
spanning a deep ravine on the Kentucky
Central branch Of the Louisville & Nash
vile road this afternoon. killing two men.
The heavily laden cars crashed down
upon the rocks sixty-five feet below. A
number OF bridge carpenters were at work
at the foot of the trestle. All Of them
escaped but James Harris and Warren
Burch. who We're Instantly killed. Their
bodies lie buried under hundreds OF tons of
coal and wreckage. The engine and ten
der passed over the trestie safely.
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Americans in caha in Want.

WASHINGTON. Nov E.-Corsul Gen.
eral Lee has made repor; 20 the secre-
taTy Of state IN which he says there are
1.s13 Americans in Cuba dependent upon
charitable assistance. he says they are
parity provided fer Out OF the S5o.eoa ap-
propriated by congress. General Lee says
that in making provision for the relief OF
these citizens more than si.5oo a week
must be expended.
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TRAIN ROBBERS ARRESTED.
The Men who Did the Work n
Grants May Swing.

DENVER, Nov. GA special to the Re-
publican from Albuquerque. n. NJ. says:
District Attorney Ffnical. Of this city. to-
day received a telegram from Dan Gra-
ham. the constable at Bisbee. Ariz. say
ing that he had apprehended the train rob-
beers who held Up the Santa F'e Pacific pas
senger train at Grants. three weeks ago.
There are three Of the robbers. Jessie
Williams. Tom Anderson and an un-
known. The crime was committed In Va
lencia county IN this judicial district and
District Attorney Finical Is now preparing
the papers to have the robbers extradited
from Arizona to this territory.
While the exact amount Of the booty Sc
cured by the robbers Is not known, II Is
very large. and has been estimated at be-
tween 81. 600 and 10000. Train robbery Is
capital punishment In this territory. so
that IL the men now arrested are proven
guilty they win have to answer with their
lives.
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Latham sill Eaulninn

NEW YORK, Nov. g7-peter Latham.
the veteran Engiishman. who has held the
worlds championship at racquets for ten
years. again successfully defended his title
today in the courts Of the Racquet and
Tennis Club in this city. His opponent
was George Standing. champion racquet
player az America, and the stake was
sl,"pa. Today Latham won ny four games
10 three scoring % aces 10 Standings 50.
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SUNK N COLLISION.

I've steamers Meet With Parallel
Fate In Di1ereat Waters.
CONSTANT1NOPLE. Nov. r.-The Avs
TRAN steamship Diana has been in collision
on Gaiatsa with the British steamer At
tonfos The Diana sunk. One hundred and
-Htty passengers and forty members Of her
crew we're saved
LONDON, Nov E.-The Welsh steamer
la EArrouere. Of Cardi1, has soundered
on Irevose head. IA result OF a collision
with an unknown vessel Thirteen OF her
crew nave been landed at Cardiff. after
having been In an open boat for twenty
iour hours The boat which contained the
captain and par, OF the crew is niss.ng
The La Barrouere was built a, New Castle
IN isso. She was 1.773 gross tonnage.
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brings an interesting story from the
islands concerning Walter j. Mcbride.
paying teller In Bishop & Co.'S bank and
prominent society man. who has bscme in
sane
His 5slusson is that he joined 2 suicide
club in Seattle some years since. ard that
he has drawn the fatal number and Is
doomed 20 take his own life.
His friends have placed him in the care
OF xatcafai nurses. who viii see tha. he
does nc: garry cut The designs on his life.
which in his rawlings. il is learned he has.
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DOCUMENT OF LITTLE VALUE.


Copyrighted, 1857. by the Associated Press
LONDON. Nov g.-The newspapers were
apparently too previous in Growing over
the find Of alleged important Venezuelan
documents al Greytown which was irnme-
diately hailed as settling the case and as
useful rebuff to American '.meddlers in
their neighbors' concerns" The colonial
Office now announces that the value of the
documents In believed TO be altogether In
significant, and that they will not necesss-
tate an alteration in the statement OF the
British case as already submitted.
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BRITISH STATUE To WASHINGTON.
Murry, the Novelist, Proposes n
Subscription In England.

Copyrighted 1897 by the Associated Press
LONDON. Nov. I'D. c. hurry. the
novelist. is proposing a national subscrip-
ton to erect In London q statue in honor
OF George Washington. Messrs. Bayard
and Hay have both approved of the
scheme. The Daily Chronicle. however.
questions whether the statue might not
result in an enlightenment of relations, and
says:
Like all near relatives. England and
America quarrel now and then. Per-
haps some day II might occur 10 a bolster
Gus lingo to make the statue of The father
of his people the subject of an unedsfyIng
demonstration"
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UNDER CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Deputy Collectors Must BE Appointed
as Provided by Inv.

WASHINGTON. Nov. e7.-Acting Com
missioner Wilson. of the internal revenue
bureau. has issued the following circular
to all collectors of internal revenue:
by direction OF the honorable secre-
tary of the treasury you are hereby not-
fed, unless otherwise ordered. that exist
ing rules relative 10 the appointment of
deputy collectors must be complied with.
You will at once take the steps necessary
for compliance with this order. making
your acquisitions for certification of orig
inal appointments under civil service rule
S, or reinstatements under civil service
rule 8. through this Office
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JAPANESE CONSUL AT CHICAGO.


CHICAGO. Nov. 2T.-Chicago has at last
been recognized by the japanese govern
ment as a commercial point of equal In
portance with New York and San Fran
cisco.
She received within her gates last night
a fuli-fedged consul in the person OF
Count Tatsugoro Nosse, who came to the
city from Victoria. b. c.. where he has
represented his government for some time
and took apartments at the Auditorium
Annex for himself, his wife and child and
two Wallets.
Up to the present time there have been
but two japanese consuiates in the United
States. one at New York and the other at
San Francisco. with consular agents at
Boston and Philadelphia
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Mrs. Ketcham Get. the Estate.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-THE VIII of the we'll
known club man. John c. Ketcham. was
filed In the probate court this afternoon.
The docCmen. disposes of an estate of
SIS. 100 to Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup
Ketcham. whom he married secretly at
Milwaukee, shortly after the divorce from
his Toledo wife.
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japanese hoy ON the Hush Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2-k- Imaf
the captains boy on the revenue cutter
Rush, was shot and killed this morning
and the ships steward, Charley Wishs-
muru Is in Jail at San Rafael charged with
murder. At an inquest held this after
noon, the coroner's jury exonerated the
prisoner on the ground of self-defense.
This evening, however. he was arrested
and lodged in the county jail. booked for
murder.
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BOSTON. Nov Z1.-The municipal con
test took a new phase tonight through the
tn8o~se uasnt 81 the candidacy ~ Thomas
Riley for mayor by George Fred VIII
i2saS.
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Da,,imorr~ Defeat .I-smeri-a..

defeated the Ali-Americas today IN a we'll
contested game Horton pitched good
same for the BaltiGIoces. holding the All
America team Down 20 half a dozen scat
tered hs:s. stahi made the only run for
tho AH-AmeTicas. crossing the plate In
the last inning. Score,
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Many Insurgents Killed.

MADRID. Nov. @1.-Tne captain general
OF Inc Philippine islands cables from Man
ia that iae insurgents held a meeting but
could not arrive at ~ agreement and start
ed for home hQt were intercepted by Span
ISL troops. who killed Cnany OF them
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VOTE OF COLORADO.

POpuIfsf FusfOnIsts Have d Small Ma
tOrity Over Republicans.
DENVER. Nov. N.--The ofYieial canvass
OF the vote for justice or the supreme court
at the recent state election was made to-
day The result was as follows: W. H.
Gabbert. Populist and Democrat, s., SIS:
Charles ID. Hayt. Administration and Sill
yer Republican. s4.ei7. The vote for Bryan
for president in 1896 was 15s. $50: Mckinley.
2S.239. No proper comparison can. how
ever. be made as the vore for Bryan in
cluded that of the Democratic, Populist
and Silver Republican parties.
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Indeed. the situation in rexzrded nd h~srx
20 critical that there Ia talk Of sumnonInr
NATIONAL convention OF representatives
Of al organized labor To discuss the raaf,er
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FRIEDRICH 6 CO.,

We have on hand n very large stock of
articles such as usually kept In first
class jewelry stores, especially selected for
Christmas Gifts, and offer them at great
ly reduced prices. Hand-painted china a
speciality.
sIo second Ave., Hinckley Bldg.
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BELONGED To A SUICIDE GLIB.
Insane Man Thinks lie Joined one ia
SEATTLE. and 10 Doomed

Sp4s>isi n.xrateh - 80 Po@s-In;eal. Se7-s~.
SAN FRANCISCO. NoS. eT.-Stean..hIr
Cache arrived .gesa HsaciAIa Today aaa
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rraa, HnIc Arri,e. 81 Ncr York.

NEW YORK. Nov. %.-Tefty Hale the
champion ong-dsstance bicycle rider OF
ire world arrived today On TIE cunari
liner Etruria. and viii De one OF the
starters in the stx-cAy bicycle race 10 be-
gn at Madison Square garden on Decem-
-.
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Srw yrfsTc ucy.sr,

Christmas shoppers viii 90 well 20 wait
tav fa- opening December /. Of cur i.se
y musical Instruments. cs1rsossttes and
2cu6zy novelties. r. Ransaksr, Pike ard
S4fth avenue.
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slight shock of Earthquake.

RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 2s.-Ashland.
seventeen miles north OF here, reports hav
ing experienced an earthquake, reported
as occurring at 2;3o o'clock. The vibration
was very distinct and lasted about five
seconds
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No man by the name o. Walter ]. Nc
Bride Is recalled as ever having been
resident OF Seattle during the time men,
toned. ana his name does not appear in
the directory for any year In the last ten.
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spec; for the American Tag on all coca
Clergy VIII Handle Relief.

WASHINGTON, New. Fin conse-
eusnce Of the widespread destisGtiou
among the people who aave been ccucen-
srated a, certain points IL Cuba. the gov
ernor general Of the island has informed
Consul General Lee that United States
citizens who desire 20 send supplies 10 the
poor AID needy ia Cuba should send them
10 the Catholic bishops nearest the rosng OF
collection. and these preiates would in turn
ecEsiga whatever might be sent 10 ina
bssGops OF the island al Havana and San
fiagsi d f>rfhsa snr .aiS.-shn,ra>r,
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Why stand around idle? Earn q grub
stake and receive a free ticket to the
klondike.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

Inquirer-Joe Goddard. the pugilist, IL q
white man. Godfrey. OF Boston. is a coll
ored man.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-30
CAMPAIGNING in KANSAS.
X ansls CITY Tim e.


Some of the alleged extravagances OF the re-
cent Legisla ture call TO mind the famous Con-
gress that committed the ''crime oil 10. Ine
action of that Congress resulted In the election
of the first Democratic ticket ever e4ecteu III
Sumner County, and, strange to say. II was
not the dem onetlzation OF silver that ala IT.
either. 1t was the following year that the
grasshoppers struck Kansas and rlpened Inc
body politi for q revolt.
At that time there was in Sumner county
man named Carter, a keen fellow, VINO was
, able to see day or two into the future ne
conceived the .dea that ii would be goou tlLle
to put up Democratic ticket he went
around to see ''the boys" with plan OF cam-
paign, and thev guyed him for thinking tlat
Democratic ticGet could be elected
To show his taith In the success OF MS propo-
sition he volunteered 10 become candidate
for Register OF Deeds himself James T. Her
rick had then settled a Wellington with one
secondhand statute, and hung out a shibge
announcing the TACT hat he was an attorney
at-laW. In order 10 get acquainted with the
pioneers he consented to run for the once OF
Probate Judge. AT that time j. Wade McDon-
aid, now OF Gallo rnia, the man who led Jesse,
the son of General Grant, into the silver cause
last year, was young lawyer, and he agreed
TO run Tor County Attorney. In this way a
full ticket was made up and duly nominated.
Garter, having proposed the whole thing,
was made the standard-bearer of the cam
palgn. he was TO make the issue and fight
tor 1t, while The others pursued still hunt.
The first thing Carter did was to TX up COW
cred wagon, and throw into it few quilts, q
1rylng-pan, some flour, bacon and coffee. In
this manner he went around to advertise
schoolhouse meetings While the crowd gath
cred he cooked q pancake or two for supper.
made some black coffee, and, after washing
his frying-pan, he would address the meeting,
and then crawl into his wagon to sleep. Car
ter, in his speeches. drew terrible picture of
the conditions brought about by the grass
hoppers, ana then sailed into the extrava-
gance of the Republican Congress.
Gentlemen" he would say, when he had
the audience properly worked up, "while We
are starving out here in this bleak prairie this
Congress that l speak about has made an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to buy poeket-knives
for th emselves." The pocket-kniie outrage
was the trump card of Mr.. Carter and he
played it for all that it was worth. 1t was said
afterward by the Republicans, when it was
eternally too late, that no such appropriation
had ever been made in Congress, Tut it was
another case of Locking the stable door after
the horse was gone. The time for the Re-
publicans to refute the charge was during the
Campaign, but they failed TO do So Carter
carried the whole ticket TO success, with him.
self at the head of il.
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another of the same type, coast-oefense ships,
of 4126 tons. and khrabry an armored gun
boat OF 1892 tons. Two batile-ships of 12.4S0
tons will be laid down at Nicolaieff during the
present year. The Tri Sviatet ilia had her
twelve hours full-speed trials last month aud
made Is knots, or 2 knots more than antlci-
pated. Her engines were built in England.
The Japa nese battle-ship Yashima, built at
Els wick, began her trial trips July ID and
concluded the same in about one week, during
which she demonstrated the expectations OF
the builders as the speedest battle-ship afloat.
Under four hours forced draught the speed
averaged 1927 knots with Id 075 horse
power, and under natural draught she aver
aged 1926 knots and $50 horsepower during
SIX hours. The forcad- 1raught speed exceeded
the contract by l 227 knots on the stipulated
horsepower. Equally successful was the trial
to de termine her maneuvering qualities, for
with the rudder hard over and both screws
going at full; speed the ship mace circle
with a diameter less than one and one-half
times the ships length, and reversed her di-
rection in about one minute. With the helm
at an angle of 10 degrees the ship made
circle under full speed for q diameter three
times her own length. and reversed her direc
ton in l minute and % seconds. The Vas
hima is a sister ship to the FuZi, recently CON-
pleted at the Thames Iron Works and which
attained speed on her trial of Is SO knots.
They are II $50 tons displacement 374 feet
in length, 73 feet beam end 26 feet q inches
draught att The armor is of 1S-inch maxi
mum thickness, and the main battery con-
sisis of four 12-inch and ten 6-inch quick
firing guns. They have five torpedo tubes, OF
which four are under water.