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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-31
NEW YORK TO CELEBRATE.
Tomorrow Cshers In the New Munich
paiity. and Preparations Are
Making to Observe the Day

NEW YORK. Dec. 3o.-Tomorrow will
be the last day Of the old city Of New
York. The last meeting of many Of the
old boards of the city have been held
Others viii meet for the last time tomor-
rcw.
When the birth Of another year has been
announced by the booming Of cannon the
Ginning Of church bells, blowing Of horns
and footing Of whistles. the town OF
grander Greater New York Will be fact
A celebration of the occasion has been
arranged, which will begin tomorrow
night az 10 O'Clock and viii last until the
new city Is an hour or more old The
from, OF the city hall has been drspad
with American coIors. In city hall park
electric lights. red. white and blue, have
been hung. From the tops Of the build
ings and the city hall searchlights will
play upon the park.
Al the postoffice The Second battery will
ba stationed to boom ont a salute Of a
hundred guns. From the borough Of
Brooklyn will come another salute OF one
hundred guns 20 tell that the marriage of
the cities !s c1npls.e-
Fireworks thrown from rnortars in City
park will add 10 the spectacle. a PRO-
cess3on 0. floats sent ~ business houses
theafers and societies. escorted hy military
organizatsona civic associations and inSi-
viduai maskers will start from Union
square az 10 O'Clock. BY midnight the page
ant will have reached the city hall The
crashing OF the bands and the singing ty
united societies OF Brooklyn and New York
in front OF tss city hall will be accompa-
n4ed by the cannon.
At midnight when Old Trinity's chimes
ring our and the clock OF the city hall indi-
Gates the hour. Old Glory Will be run up
10 the top of The city hall flagstaff. and
while IL Is being run up. Tnirty-sevea
seaEchHghts each Of 1850 candle power.
wiiE tse run up.
From Washington orders have come 20
rha cor1nandanf On Governors Island 20
honor the birth Of the new city. A. sunrise
q Saturday tns battery ot the island will
fire a salute og one hundred guns 70 the
new city Of New york.
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In confident that Secretary Alger VIII
send an army officer with any relief expe-
di.ion that may be organized.
Mr.. Sifton says that the only practi-
cable route to Dawson is what Is known
as the White pass, or commonly called
the lake route. commencing al skaguay
on LINN canal. He states that they have
e;ghty-fve men in the territory and ex-
pect 10 have fifty more al sksguay on or
before January 5. They have twenty tons
OF supplies now stored al skaguay for
transportation over the pass, to which
Will be added ten tons more within the
next ten days for transportation over the
PASS. The Canadian authorities have "A
pos, AT Lake Bennett, another at Taglsh.
at which twenty men are stationed an
other post at White Horse rapids. and two
posts intervening between the latter posat
and Fort SeIklrk. Ii Is the Intention ot
the Canadian government 10 have de-
tachmsnt Of 80 men In the territory with
In the next thirty days. The detachment
Will he ready 10 leave Skaguay January
IL. but the minister has consented to hold
the expedition that II may accompany the
expedition Of the war department which
will leave Skaguay On or before February
]. The Canadian government has con-
sen,ed 10 grant escorts 70 our expedition.
provided the cooperation cannot be con-
s,immated. Government duties upon all
supplies sen, in under military control
Will be waived by the Canadian govern
ment
The minister was over the pass In octo-
Der last. He stated that the government
would be very glad 10 grant our expedi-
tion the use ot their posts on the route.
and grant all other facilities TO she move
nnent OF our expedition over their terri
tory.
Secretary Alger has received tao re-
ports from Capt. Robinson. the contract
uaarterrnaster at Seattle. touching the re
sp4cttve merits OF the different trails from
the seaboarc into the kioudike country.
He made a thorough Inquiry az the direc-
ton OF the secretary. and I'm substance his
conclusions. reached after conference with
Jack Dalton and other experts. is that the
Dalton trail ts rot Well adapted to the use
OF the government expedition during the
winter, but that the Skaguay route Is
probably the bes..
The captain says he has had an interview
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S said publicly that he will not vote for

has said publicly that he will not vote for
him.
A breeze was created today by a state
ment In an evening paper that Mr.. Kurtz'
Heutcnants claimed TO have a written
pledge from Representative Snider, of
Greene county. that he would not support
Mr.. Hanna. Mr. Snider publicly declared
last night that he would support Senator
Hanna. and today a delegation of Gov.
Bushnell's appointees at the Xenia home
for soldiers and sailors orphans, which
Is located in Mr.. Snider's home county.
arrived in the city and at once began to
importune him to change his mind. Mr..
Snider was greatly incensed at this inter-
ference. which he considered came from
an unwarranted source. and promptly re-
sented 1t. Tonight he gave out a state
ment In which he says:
Il wish to use my best efforts to have
recorded by this general assembly the will
OK the people twice expressed in Ohio.
once at Toledo at the state convention.
and again ratified at the polls in Noyem-
Der. and I do not believe any Republican
Will be so unmindful OF the trust given
him. l have up to this time refrained from
breaking into print with statements. be-
cause OF modes;y. not believing that tho
public cared to read my interviews: but
the time has now arrived when all per-
sons interested In the future Of the party
must come squarely out and record them
selves on the side Of the future of the par
~ and our government
Gov. Bushnell was too busy tonight TO
accord an fptervIeu roya ratcr D-u
tive snider's letter. but Mr. Kurtz. who
was still at the anti-Hanna headquarters
made to an Associated Press reporter the
first authentic utterance upon any phase
OF the senatorial matter that has as yet
been published. He said:
Notwithstanding Mr.. Snider's state
ments. made from one end of the
state TO the other. that he was for Mr.
Boxweil for speaker and against Mr.
Hanna for United States senator not with
standing similar statements by him TODAY
IN this city 10 a score OF friends We have
never looked upon him as a reliable man
We have, however. counted him In cur
calculations of our vote"
Mr.. kurtz also stated that he had never
counted Representative Dutton, who to-
night came out for Senator Hanna. among
his forces. The number of persons hold
Ing positions by appointment at the vari-
Gus state institutions and various state
departments who are actively interested
in the campaign against Senator Hanna,
is the most noticeable feature Of the con-
test tonight. At least score are working
actively under the direction OF Mr. Kuriz
This phase OF the contest is beginning 10
excite great deal o: comment, and no lit.
tie criticism Of Gov. Bushnell, who is
cognzant Of what Is going on.
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tteIy Instructed 80 assemble OF Chemuipo
TO ss.pport strong British expostuIatton
with Korea on the dismissal Of McLezvy
Brown. British superintendent OF Korean
customs
With regard 70 Port Arthur. the Daily
Granhic asserts thai there !s every reason
TO believe tho Russians viii adhere 20 their
pledge 20 ev1cuate al the end OF the win
ter. and there is therefore no ground for
complaint on the part OF England Neither
does the government regard the occupa-
ton Of kiaochau as calling for action De-
cause British Interests are not threatened,
According 10 rhe Daily Graphic both tie
foreign office and the admiralty are agreed
upon the point.
The Daily Mail has received telegram
from H9ngkong and from Tonquin deny
ms the report OF French occupation of the
island Of Hainar. but II rega rsis il as NOR
ally certaia that Hainan was occupied
about a fortnight ago when Port Arthur
was occupied by the Russians. the cosnci-
dence forcing The suspicion that France
and Russia are acting in concert
A dispatch TO the Daily Mail from, Sin
gapore. dated yesterday Thursday. says.
The news that the French had occupied the
Island OF Hainar was brought here from
Saigon tcapicaI of French Cochin Cainap
on Tuesday by the French mail boat Err
est Simon. Before the latter left Saigon
Oh tssRc -8til. ESit4l arrived LaSTe
with either Admiral Bedoliere. or letters
from him To the French governor Of Sal
gon. The Ernest Simon was delayed for
ar hour a. Saigon in order 10 take the gov
ernor's dispatch relating 10 the hoisting OF
the flag on the island CT Hainan 10 the
French government. The cause of the delay
was known only 10 a few officers on
board the Ernest Simon. but inadvertently
the secret was impaired 20 a Frenchman
here (Singa porel. who. not being bound 10
secrecy. let the matter out. 1t is believed
that the French hold the telegraph Office
at Hoykow (Hbwkow) and prevent COM
nlunication with Hongkong. The cable be-
tween Haipbong Tonquinl and Saigon Is
broken and under repair. and therefore il
WAS impossible for Admiral Bsdoilere 10
telegraph the news Of the seizure 70 Sal
gon. Admiral Bedoiiere, with the warships
Bavard and Deseartes. left Hongkong on
December III. He called at Haiphong. on
December IS and attended the meeting CT
the defense committee at Haiphong about
that date when the seizure OF the island
os Hainan WAS decided upon.
PARIS De 30.-The officers of the
French ministry Of marine regard the
occupation Of the island OF Hainan by the
French fleet as an inv niion. and during
the day there was issued a semi-official
contradiction Of the report
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON. Dec Ex-senator Nc
Bride had an interview today with Min
ister Sifton, of Canada. for the purpose
OF ascertaining IL provisions taken TO
Dawson by private relief expeditions
would be admitted 20 Canadian territory
free OF duty. After discussing the matter
al some length. Assistant Secretary OF
War Meiklejohn being present, AIR. Sif-
ton said all provisions sent into Canadian
territory for free distribution would be
admitted duty free. provided they were
I'm charge of an army officer detailed by
the secretary of war. Senator Mcbride
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Reserve Fleet Awaits Orders.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-Regarding the
rumor that the British government has
decided 10 csll into active service her
naval reserve feet. Bruce Isnay. agent Of
the White Star line. when seen today.
said he had no official or other informa
tlan on tile subject. At the office of the
Rr.tlsa coosul surprise was expressed at
the report Inasmueh as Great Britain has
a sufficient naval force to cope with any
emergency that micAt arise in the East
without calling 10 her aid The services Of
me naval reserve. The British consul here
has re official Information on tile subject,
Denial ~ 10 Empress Steamship.
LONpoN. Dec. $0.~'rhe officials OF ;he
Canadian Pacific railway here sag ihey
have 10 knowledge ot the British admiral
~ having recu.si.ioEed taEee Of the En-
press steamships belonging 70 that COM
pa1y. IS reported In dispatch from
Shanghai ard they believe the statemen;
10 be ur founded
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yards. and jib Of so square yards. The con-
bination or boats will have accommodar
tions for twelve men.
This yessed Is being constructed by the
Mathews -Taby Alaskan Mining and Trn1.
ing Company, OF this city. which has beea
incorporated for tbs purpose OF carrying
on business In the gold fields. She - be-
ing built AZ the place Of business OF ]. =.
Mathews. 4 steering gear manufactures. -
2l1S Boston street. who. with Henry T1bys
of 60 South Broadway. holds controIlin8
Interest in the company. Other lnrorp0rar
tors are Theodore Gottschalk. HermaA
Buck. Henry Adams and John Kuppao-
man. all of East Baltimore.
The party viii be Bound together by -
agreement TO work In the gold fields mol
less than two years nor more than tnfeas
by which time each member expects 70 =
in possession OF a fortune. -
The prospeetors VIII leave baltimore W
rail on January 10 and their boat VII! y
ready for launching by the date OF fneir
arrival in Seattle. They VIII then eaai 10
the Yukon country.
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LONDON, Dec. Ga news agency an
nounces tha, the British naval reserves
Will be modified. According TO the re-
cent estimate. the reserve forces OF the
British navy number y 900 men. OF this
number, ii IS calculated that at least 0e09
complete the manning OF the warships Of
Great Britain. which are understood 20
require complement OF ti0oe0 men, while
only 10000 are actually in service. The
naval reserve problem has long been dis
cussed by British authorities and the
men available is far short of the number
required in case of war
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THE TINES ALARMED,
Thinks This Country II Looking for
Possible War

LONDON. Dec. 31.-The Times. in It's re-
view OF the events OF the year, this morn
ing after saying il IS disagreeabie 70 he
obliged 70 record the failure OF the long ef
forts OF Lord Salisbury and Mr. Cleveland
20 bring about an arbitration treaty. OBJ
serves:
Americas internal history may be sum
med mp n three things: The passage Of
;he p!usjey tariff bill. the triumph of Tam
many Hall and the steady growth Of a de-
s-re for a strong navy. The latter agiia-
t}0n andS gts excuse r. Cuba and Hawaii.
bait the mere serious advocates OF the new
policy make TO secret that IL IS against
England and not SPAN or Japan, that the
TAI e-nrt Is 20 be G.rect a.a -
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EIGHT-PAGE EDITION

with one man who claims to hav. N -
pounds or beef stored a, Lake genra,,
which nc Is willing 70 sell ut 81 ner ro,,,,a !
The same man says he has 10 an, r,,rs-
of corn ard twenty or thirty sorss. :. = :
same place. with which he proposes 10 or
sanize sled train into Dawson. ~,
Robinson says himself that his o,s,,,. q
thar the difficulty OF reaching nav.on -.
been very much exaggerated. anas,h..
good army officer could make h,~
on with an expedition. Mon,an. -
should be used.
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MIR. Aiger Continues Preparations, Despite Medic
the Seattle "knocker."

Special Post-nellgeneer
he be
published
tnt
must be great. sun
such eiegr the
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CATAMARAN YUKON BOAR.
There VIII He Three Hulls In -
eulIar Craft Huildtux nt Balt1woe~

BALTIMORE. Dec. 29.--There = heAna
built "a this city novel craft sor trayS
on the Yukon river The vessel Il c0n-
structed on the order OF a catamaran. hue
has three hulls instead OF twin hula Tha
center boat OF the craft will hc comrlete&
by January 5. and will be shipped at onca
10 Seattle with all tools necessary Ia mln-
ing and = tea-horse power engine. TAeew
the two smaller boats viii be added.
The boat. it is said. will sail tweutyA0vo
miles an hour through water and ax1y
miles an hour on ice. this being made peGn
sihie by its peculiar construction tt.
boat Is "a feet inches long, 2 feet beam
and will have a carrying capacity Of &
tons. The sail power will be Of the lAtoun
RIG. consisting OF balloon tib OF SO sQnonn
yards of canvas. foresxaii OF Ii uoua6o
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ALASKA COMMERCIAL co. so,r
An English Corporation. Heavs,y s>
ttatfxcd. Takes It's Pfnr>

HNne>
ttalfxed. Takes It's Pfnc>
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. so.-Tha rhr,.
icle says:
The dispatches received some week. 80
announcing tho sale OF the Alaxs.a 49,
mercial Comnany's property to a Inran-
syndicate are confirmed by the prosnes,,,.
Of the British American corporation pun-
nshed in London.
The selling price Is not given IN the rr..
pectus. but 1t can be surmised an.s~~s-
mately. The British-Ameriean corrr.~-
tion is capitalized for fi. 800 0oo az vht~N =.
offers for subscription at uar i - -
shares az IL each. The new companv -.
financed by the London and Globe fSnar.~
corporation. OF which the Marquis a. r,,s1-
ferin. formerly governor general 81 -
dominion OF Canada. Is Chairman .rS
Lord Loeb. late governor Of Cana Co..
and c. II. Macintosh. lieutenant roverrcs
Of the Northwest territories. are siirectovr
The English company will carry on -
mercantile and transportation huslnes. -
the Alaska Commercial Company ana -
also engage In banking and mining.
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NASHVILLE Tern. Dec. 81 A. NJ
\ telephone message from Lehs non, twen-
ty-tve miles east az here. just received.
says that ten business houses have already
burned and Two are nnw on fire. All Of
one s.de of me public square will he de-
= setl The loss 50 far IS estimated at
SEg fts4
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wAP On CIT FLOWERS

Na.mo & Co. ne foy!s.s. Of sls Second
avenue nesr Madison street. wtIi tsdav.
-1e as. day of tbe old year, give a@ss
- purchasers az pisrts and cut flowers 800
- the choicest cut roses. Their display
% aowerS has never been equsleG IA Sc
a.sLs II suA-ty. variety ox quantity.
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FLEET ASSEMBLIES AT cBEMuLro.
Great britain Racks TIP the Protest.
AGAINST Korea.

Lg0NDoN. ue-- I-A dispatch 70 'he
Daily M rrom Sa2nsta- dated ys~.er-
cas- lfGCsSlsff says a British Rec, q
csSAt ships and fsar torpedo e24%s haa a.
rived "a. tat snuipe. iAe port Z Seoul
The L.=lly Gr4pBIc asserts ''os author
ity+ 1a2l The British squadron Was de1-.-
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RELIEF 1O CD N
FREE Of CUSTOMS.
No Duty on Private Ex-
petitions to Dawson.
CANADA WILL REMIT IT.
Eut United States Army Officer Must
Accompany the Party.
CANADA WILL REMIT IT.

Minister Siffon Clears the Wny for
Free Distribution of supplies at
inson. of Seattle. Say the White
Trail-Canadians VIII Furnish Ex-
cOrt for the United states Expedi-
ton. and Grant American Troops
the Use Of the DOminiOn Poats.
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HOLDING 4 RAILROAD READY.
Canadian Pacific Notified to He Pre-
ared for Troops.

CHICAGO. Dec. 3e.-A special from
Minneapolis says: Advices from Ottawa
indicate that the British government is
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FORCING THE FIGHT
ON MARK A. HANNA.
His Antagonists Confer,
But Without Result.
LITTLE HOPE FOR FUSION.
Union Forces, to Succeed, Need
Nearly All the Democrats.
LITTLE HOPE FOR FUSION.

Bat at Least Seven VIII Refuse to
support n Nominee Not Of Their
Faifh-Kurtx and Miera Expert
ence Great Difiic ulty In Organic
ing the Anti-Hanna Legislators-
Major Dick Feels Confident That
sentative Snider VIII Not stand
to he Dictated to BY Any One.
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Steamer. for the stick~en.
yANrotryEg. n. G., Dec 9o.--J. n.
Molr. OF New Westminster, has been
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NAVAL RESERVES
FOR ACTIVE WORK
Britain Prepares to Mob
ilize Her Troops.
NEARLY READY FOR WAR.
England Will Need 10000 Men to
Operate Her Elotilla.
NEARLY READY FOR WAR.

Indications That the Naval Reserve
Fleet Also VIII he Pressed Into
Servfce-Cana6ian Pacific Not Yet
Notified Of the Reauisftfon for the
Empresses-Moyem of Forces
Toward Esauimatt-Japan In be-
coming Impatient mt the Invasion
Of the Far East-Seixure of Hahn
an Island by French Government.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-27
COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED

In Preston County, hut One OF Them
Manages to Escape The Affair Causes a
Sensation,
Special Dispatch to the Intolllgencer.
TERRA ALTA, W. Va, Aug. 90
United States Detective Barker this
evening arrested Sanford Collins and
JOS. T. slsler on n charge OF counter
fefting, The arrest was made nt Dor
ity, a country town five miles from
here. Barker had trahed Collins from
Markeleysburg, Pa, and when arrested
he was in company with Sfster
Collins is the same man who few
weeks ago shot his wife and n man
named Albert Raymond at Bruceton.
Slsler until lately was highly respect
ed citizen Of this section. being en-
gagged in the saw milling business and
contracting, but during the last few
months failed In business.
Shortly after the arrest Slsler man
aged to escape. Detective Barker said
that ne has no direct evidence against
Slsler. but that he was confident that
ne CSlsler) was In the business with
Collins II ls said that the detective
has with him the tools and plating that
Collins used In counterfeltlnE, but II
could not be learned what kind Of
money or OF what denomination Collins
had countcrfeltcd. Barker left on
train No. n this evening for ClarlRburg
with Collins In charge. The nffuir has
created sensation here.
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GOXpgRs' VIEW
ON tho Coal strlks-Thlnks tho Mlneri
Will Eventually Win.

On tho Coal sirlke-Thinks tho Miners
Will Eventually Win.
WASHINGTON, Aus. 26.-Presldent
Gompers, of the American Federation
OF Labor, gave his view of the present
coal strike situation to the Associated
Press to-day as follows.
1.-THE situation as gather It from the
reports OF our organizers indicates that
between sixty and sixry-ive per cent.
OF the mines in West Virginia are now
closed down completely, A letter
have Just received from the Cooper and
Pocahontas district is brlmming with
confidence and says that work In that
region has been reduced one-haff in the
last fortnight and predicts general
collapse there very soon.
so long as the West Virginia miners
continued operations there was of
course little hope OF an absolute VIC
tory for the miners, because West Vir-
ginia could supply the urgent needs Of
the market. But with the suspension
in West Virginia becoming general, II
the miners In the states Of Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois keep
their ranks unbroken, as am confident
they will, the strike must result In an
absolute victory for the men. Before
September 10 the lake trade must be
supplied. The situation becomes daily
more acute and while / hesitate to fix
n day, I believe that the strike Will be
terminated by the end of September
and that the settlement will be in favor
OF the miners"