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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
SEATTLE STATION CLOSED.
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS RE-
CRuITINs OFFICER TO GUT.
Lieut.. Parker Leaves Today for san
Francisco. Where He Will Join
Hi. Troop-The Government Will

TIE war department has Closed up It's
recruiting station In Seattle and has or
iered Lieut.. Parker, the ofhcer II charge,
to Join his cavalry troop ~ the PFestdla
Yesterday the lieutenant and his orderly
were engaged n packing up the eifice
furniture, stationery and other property OF
the government belonging 10 the recruit
ing cffice. which has been located IN the
Boston block. The orderly will be assign
ed 10 other duty and Lieut. Parker VIII
leave today for San Francisco.
The order 10 discontinue the office came
from the adjatant general Saturday. II
was something Of a surprise 10 Lieut.
Parker and ofh@r army officers IN the
state. The recruiting office In Seattle has
been maintained fer several years pas,
and a fair amour, OF business had been
transacted. The work Of examining APP
pl!eants for enlistment greatly Increased
with the approach OF host.lit.es with
Spain. On DR.. Sparllng, the surgeon In
charge of the medical branch of the sta
ton, has fallen q large share Of the extra
work. Still. in spite of the fact mat there
were usually from two to five applicants
per day. not more than thirty recruits
have been sent from here during the past
thirty days. This was simply because the
majority OF the applicants DID net come mp
to the very strict physical requirements or
the army regulations.
Lieut. Parker was detailed TO take
charge OF the Seattle recruiting office
early in May. He came here from Walla
Walla and is second lieutenant Of Troop
G., Fourth cavalry Gsguiars). His troop
is now at San Francisco. II IS understood
that his superior officers have been detail
ed 10 other duty. IN some cases taking
charge of volunteer commands. SO that ne
troop was short on officers.
The purpose Of the department In or
dering Lieut.. Parker to close up the re-
cruiting office does hot appear by the
wording OF the telegram which he receiv-
ed Saturday II simply directs him TO dis
continue the office the order TO join his
tloop at San Francisco came later.
1t Is believed that the government will
rely wholly for men upon the variou.
states IA Tils1nS Volunteer IeSiiileI'S-
Some authorities hold that the depart
ment having urgent use for all its trained
men. preferred 10 abandon the recruiting
work here at least for the present and
TO depend upon securing soldiers when
they are required through the agency of
the state.
To Lieut., Parker the order to abandon
the recruiting station was exceedingly
welcome. He has been very anxious to
join his regiment which has beer ordered
10 Mania. He viii leave this morning
for San Francisco.
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WILL 90 ABOARD ToDAs.
Tomorrow the second Manila Ex-
petition VIII Leave.

SAN FRANCISCO. june 1.-THE troops
c1narastg the second Manila expedition
viii 81 aboard the transports a 10 o'caoe':
thla m0ra,ag. and the fleet Is expected -
sa,i on Wednesday afternoon. Gen
Greerc who will be IN command OF the
expedition. will leave or the China. He
has bven ordered 10 report to Gen. Mer-
fitt a 9 n IN. Wstlnt siav morning jc re-
ceive instructions fron " AS.g nSlon.
one battalion Of the Tweuty-thiId and
enc Of the Eiehfeesth United States IN
fau'Fy. ths Colorado volunteers, a battery
- ESah light artillery and the detar
meRt from she United Statrs engineers
viii oneark or The t'Aiaa and Colon The
Teuth Pennsylvania and Battery T.. Utah
iESf ARTILLERY. g0 on the Zeasaulia The
Nebraska regiment emtarks "a the Sen
a'er. Altogether the .orce VIII number
24,B mea
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TRYING TINES IN CHINA.
Intrfaaes In Court Comp1fcnte the
Present Foreign Difficulties.
ASSOCIATED Press CorreEpondence-l

ASSOCIATED Press CorTeSpoGdence-t
SHANGHAI. June H.-These are trying
times in China. The imperial government
is passing, through a crisis The intrisGes
and cross intrigues OF the court, together
with the constant friction between the
Manchurs and the Chinese In the imper rial
councils are complcating matters Prinea
kung. the imperial advisor. is az the point
CT death. II can he stated upon the high
est authority tina; az his death a reorgaai-
cation Of the council or state will be ma le.
Tha famous yiceroy. Chang chi Tung. Is
row al Shanghai He viii shortly go 10
pek.n az the request ef the emperor. II
Is presumed that Al the death OF Prince
ing Niceroy Chang VII be made one Of
the imme date councillors Of the emperor.
Though Chang Chi Tung is an elderly
man, he ranks with Il Hung Chang in
progressive IDEAS.
1t will be new era for China IL Vice
roy Chang does enter on the duties of the
great council chamber, for then he and
Il Hung Chang will be able TO out vote
the third member, who is an ultra-con-
servative. There is. however. one cordi-
tboIs 10 note Personally Ii and Chang
have been enemies. The word will prob
ably have chance 70 learn whether these
great leaders OF Western IDEAS in China
will sink out OF sight. their personal d.f-
ferences and work together for the re-
formation and consolidation Of the empire.
The emperor is fully alive TO the crisis
now on. In an imperial proclamation nov
being sent to the various governors, the
emD~~~- frankly bemoans the present
:. troubles OF the empire and sum-
mons his subjects 10 invest In the bonds
Of the new national loan. in order that he
may be relieved from financial care in the
mids; Of internal complications.
on May - the extraordinary announce
ment was made that Prince kung, vino
was previously reported To have expired
on May ?. was sill alive. IL was said
that the price had laDsed into uncon-
scioasneSs and that the Chinese doctors
in attendance were mistaken when
they pronounced him dead. II was de-
clafed that the prince had s.nce awak-
ened, bat ttat his condition was critical
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All His Contracts Are Provided Tor.
aud lie HAS No Complaint to Make.

CHICAGO, June I4-1ostph Letter.
speaking Of The collapse Of his wheat deal,
says.
IT is a case where the tail has begun 10
war Tie dog This statement has rs Illus
traitor IN lae fact that futures htgah
breaking faster than cash wheat declined
Log3Naily, thg Conditions should nave been
exactly yhe reverse Fer several days. IN
farf nav say for weeks, cash wheat has
been slow ~ sale. especially IN the North
west and around milling centers generally.
TO 4 certain extent tdts has been ctSet ny
a fair degree Of activity a. TIE ~taD1Ard
in response 70 All inquiry fron the other
side hat the local ma. ke;s have been d.
cidediy inclined 10 drag. There has been a
steady marketing of cash wheat, bat !
csnrot say Is II the quantities IN Which il
has gene into hcruc consumption, or
abroad Scr foreign use.
Il SEE 10 bjec;lon 10 stating that a., ny
holdings Of futures have been disposed OF.
\ good deal - gossip asS cone 10 ne On
the general subier, Of alleged trsachcroas
conduct en- tae part Of Northwestern grain
Interests. waIvh have Always heretofore
considered friendly 10 M in a personal AMI
business way. bUt have nothing whatever
- sax oU thS subject II IN the History a.
she dy85 t3thTe have beeu events % which
tho pubic is r9titled, IL Is more than likely
shat the facts MI come out iG good time,
but ROT from IRE. ! have np complaints 20
make or charges - prefer agaiDS' thoSe
WitA whom J haVr been doing has rees 81
s. source Of considerable satisfaction -
He .hat ms affairs for the ~ meut more
"T less tauEs'sf are in "a fair way @. ~ett .
s0sHt without the intervention 8f a fr;s@ter.
of Without invoking gt3e ma ch.0ery 90 the
r;r' as ea'iii Pee necessary N the case o.
as -~ss~n mont
.Ts- t'ate42o trade vi. ~ i.s taken care
a.- in faFt. may sag il has 81 r3dA t."%n
'tt.rf. yer 7 ar even or tbt MARKET
SCR *a- a~ -f.,-2}paC contracts arr Cou-
,Ered Iar sash @re8t business viH he
-.-~-a,t.t 'EreueG Alex Ge33 fa~ the
ht-.-' - saa bsrk~ vHi-h aavv an inter
tf'.s- 1921 y. .Ntrt ~
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sold the carg3es 90 SAID vessels. consisting
Il = 30 sacks OK EEce rs saess 81 fogr,
- xacks % SsarE, iss} eases q eo3aSa. 80
sacks u sugar. 50 cases 81 s&FdiEes. ]. 70
boxes ~ veruscesN and Enacarons. s. cases
~ cigars. 81 bundles u steel. Ssa mineral
water. l7s cases aaG barrels Of beer. 80
cases ssf csnnesi goods as bales % paper
cases x paper fsags. 10 hogsheads OF
wire. : barrels 81 giue. a eases % wire
and 81 cases Of chocolate.
These are - be sold by John r Horra.
United States marshal for the Southern
district o. Florida.
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Viii nt> rnE uLu. ABE.
\ Spanish Schooner loading with
Provisions TOR aha

NEW YoRk June 70 THE agent - he
Cuban gepgh.tr ~ N3esao has adv .ss.l the
C3hsn delegation la this sits that $40 a.
tempt elll he made Ira the Hear fufare - n
SDanisa ac1ner a. 3hac pert ta rarrY urrs-
visions 80 tfe Sranish asnY ln 'uh8 Tho
name - the schooner. whivh g .s expected
viii attempt te ruH fhs blockade Is she
Bslancifa frCsu NaeTitas. THE Be'on "a
on her arrival az Nassau ha& $50 band
sigh} Spanish pnvs uSerS TEE p. - .-ss.
was finally se.t o. a 'usa nauea Nst4-,,e
Nha s. GrttisA saNse-t. on thls ae..N=t
hr obtained a BRITISH resietrs gov -
schooner and De has teea Tete-tis ,rrrs-el
IN oi'.ng ear ere haA' wtga pe-y.s.e~s 81,
ia expected shat tae vr%tsj AL -tss5~ r
Ncnte rieg Sau T. n."s9 b3s M -as~r,
hcf r0ufsr and 2ffsnus -c t9u .ar '5s-kaf
So tfc ueetA coast 20 taoe
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NoNTEIo Bi.AMEs MADRID.
Defeated because No, Properly Sup
ptfed With Munitions of War

LONDON. june 1.-THE mes THIS
morning gives space 10 a .we-cosumn &C
couus e the b.,tis 81 Manila. including
Admiral Mente5o's version CT the des'r1c-
ton OF his feet
1t contains nothing beyond what has a.
ready been cabied 70 the United States ex-
cept the statement OF Admiral MonteJo
that h. intended % Agat a. Sahie- bat
finding that K woui take ~ least a H70ute
70 put Sable In proper STATE OF defense he
was OBLIGED 10 return 20 CayIte. He
haaues the Madrid government for The
disaster declaring that he had constantly
made acquisitions for ships and torredces.
bur that nothing came. As d matter o.
fact he had he says. Nd torpedoes except
such as he CONSTRUCTED himself with tad
material.
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Granite Plant rrrtro-cd ny fire.

BARRE. VI. June 1.-THE most dsAs-
'rous 1re ever kEown n Barre occurred
jus, before midnight last night when
aackie. Hussey Cos granite plant vas
totally destroyed. II was the second larry
st granite pan; jr New England. the
loss being Sio9as0. Insurance. SIS. coo TIE
fare IL supposed 10 be the work Of an in
cea1-sry.
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MILWAUKEE,. June 1i-~Walter G.
Sanger has received I letter from "Doxie''
Hines. the celebrated matchmaker. rela-
tive 10 a proposed race with Coulter. the
noted unpaesd bicycle r:cer of Denver.
also an unpaced race with Linton or Nc
Duifie. Although SanEeT's intended retire
meat was ann uncsd some time e. ne row
kviHces a willingness . meet Coulter. pro-
viding a suitable purse Is hung up. Sanger
Is also viii ing &c meet Linton or
race. II an agreement can be arrived at as
70 pacemakers
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Mines i'm san Francisco Hay.

SAN FRANCISCO. June H-Major
Heuer. of the United States engineer corps.
has gwen out the following for publication:
Submarine mines are being placed over an
area embraced within lines drawn from
Sausalito 10 the Green buoy south OF Beiye-
deere and Angc, islands. and thence IL Shag
Rock thence 10 Poin, Cavallo, ana IL viii
be unsafe for any vessel whatever to pass
within said area unit! further Instructions
arc issued.
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MEASLES AND MI MPS.
Disease Making Rapid Progress
Among Troopn at Camp Merritt.

SAN FRANCISCO. June H-Assistant
Surgeon Henry Page Of the field hospital
at Camp Merritt. reports that there are
etghty~two eases sof measles ana one OF
mumps in the camp. TIE cases Of measles
are divided among the various state troops
as follows: Montana. 6. Kansas. ~: Cali
foTnia, l0: Oregon 3 Iowa !; regulars. 4;
Nebraska. Il; South Dakota. s; Idaho Il.
That the disease Is spreading is evi
denced by A supplementary report that
nineteen new cases have been discovered
within tae last tweniy-four hours.
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Negro soldier Convicted os Murder.

TAMPA. Fla, June Thames J. John
son. n member Of the Twen;y-fourth In
fantry. has been convicted OF murder IN the
second degree by the circuit court az Bar
low. Sentence has not yet been pro-
rouuced. The other negro. jain Young.
was acquitted They were accused OF the
murder Of Joel Collins. waite. a, Lake
land
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CHICAGO. June H.-Iieutenant Coi3nel
Bangs. Of the Canadian-American regi-
ment has received a telegram from
Springfield, Ill, stating that Governor
Tanners sen. j Mack Tanner. has ac-
cepied the co,onelcy OF the regiment. Ow-
ing 20 this fact. there Is lizzie doubt that
this regiment viii be called OUT immedi-
ateIN.
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MoNADNOCk LEAVES WEDNESDAY.
VIII Probably Accompany the seq
ond Expedition To Manila.

MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, June
1.-THE monitor Monaanock and the col
Ter Nero Will probably leave here on
"Wednesday IN time 10 accompany the seq
ond exIsediuca 10 the Philippines. All the
work nece sssrF 10 be done ca the Monad-
mock viii be COMPLETED by noon today.
md the Nero will be out Of dryiock to-
night; She will have 10 c1ai At San Fran
cisco but arrangements have bsen made
to expedite her leading and there will &c
bat little decay on this account
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NEW YORk, jane H.-Edward J Mon
tbs VINO was arrested on Sunday as lac Vas
about 10 leave the country on the Prince
line steamer Tartar Prince. on suspic on
lhaj he was a Spanish spy. aad confined
in Castle William, on Governors island.
has been released There was not SUN
Client evidence on which to held him.
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LATE MORNING NEWS
SECOND EDITION, 8 A. M.

who have acted FOR Mr.. Letter will be hurs
ard the feeling IN the trade seems 20 be as
k!afiiv toward him. When we arranged 70
carry hts lure wheat we offered % help
him in any way are could. ! regrs. that
the deal has turned out as II has but
believe that the woTst % Il is known and
taat The market VII promptlv react
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dominion Parliament prorogucd.

OTTAWA Ont. June 1.-THE dominion
parliament has been prorogued. After ne
closing ceremonies the governor general
and Lady Aberdeen were presented with
addresses in The senate chamber on the
occasion Of Il being their las, time 20 per-
form that function. Lady Aberdeen was
also presented with a historical dinner
service. the work Of the Womln's Art as
s3c3ation OF Canada.
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tsve committee. representing many de1ou,-
snaflans. has been appointed 10 forrGlate
a plan OF operations and esect officers Tar
.he organization.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

funeral of Gustav C!aas-
sen VIII be held a; Bonney s. Stewards
chapel this afternoon at oc.ock. In
terment In Lakeview cemetery.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-05

Ii the North Pole is not discovered
in 1898 il will not be because brave
explorers have ceased to be interested
in it. Some time ago we told you
about Lieutenant Peary's proposed
expedition. how he will establish two
or three Eskimo stations in the far
north which will be in the nature of
stepping stones to the pole. From
the last one he will make dash with
a sledge and dogs and only one or two
companions, and he hopes to discover
the pole and get safely back to his
last station during the summer. But
Peary is not the only man who will
seek the "farthest north" Captain
Sverdrup. who commanded Nansen's
famous ship, the Fran, in the recent
expedition, will sail away in 1898 with
sixteen men and several hundred
sledge dogs. He will get as far north
as he can in the ship and then try to
cross the vast stretches of ice on
sleds. The Norwegian government
has furnished the money for fitting
the ship, and Captain Sverdrup feels
sure that he can reach the pole.
Chicago Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-05
Saved His Life by n jest.

Amelia Wofford tells of "The Court
testers of England in st. Nicholas.
The author says of one of them:
Archee Armstrong was the beloved
Jester of King James VI of Scotland,
afterwards James I of England, and
this is the traditional story of their
introduction:
cone day shepherd with the car
cass of sheep upon his shoulders
was tracked to his cottage on the
moorlands by the officers of justice.
In the cottage they found vacant
faced lad, rocking cradle with more
attention than boy is accustomed to
give that duty; this, however, did not
arouse their suspicious. They searched
the cottage thoroughly, but failed to
discover the sheep. They were
about to depart, when one of
their number accidentally looked
into the cradle, and-the stolen sheep
lay therel The lad, who was sup
posed to be the thief, was brought be-
fore King James VI of Scotland. He
was tried, convicted, and sentenced to
die. He began to plead with the
king. He was poor, ignorant fellow,
he said; he had heard of the Bible and
would like to read it through before
he died. Would the king respite him
until he did so. The king readily
gave his consent, whereupon the cul
prit Immediately said: Then hang
me if ever read a word OF, as lang
as my cen are open.
The witty reply captured the king
He pardoned the prisoner, and took
him into his service as jester. In this
capacity Archee was soon a prime
favorite.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-05
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Greatest "ZOO" in the World. !


a space of fifty by $50 feet in extent,
adjoining the house. This space,
which will be reached by an overhead
bridge, so as to allow all spectators to
freely pass between it and the cage, will
be enclosed by n high fence ofwire. net
ting, terminating at the top with an
inwardly curved projection of metal,
which will prevent the nimble climb
ers from getting outside.
The monkeys will have practically
no restrictions on their natural pro-
pensities. for this bridge and extend
ed tree covered playground will en-
able them to graduated from the re-
stricted kindergarten cage to the high
er branches that will offer full scope
to their greatest possibilities. Here
they can hide in the underbrush,
scamper over rocks, ascend the trees,
leap from limb to limb, sport amid the
foliage and even form the monkey
span of life by joining claws to feet
and tail in one long chain of apish
links, and so swing from projecting
branch to tree beyond, over an in
tervening stream, as travellers say they
do in their native wilds.
Nor will the larger beasts be un-
duly restricted. The elephants will
have attached to their imposing home.
measuring rs by 144 feet, eight
paved yards, each 100 by $50 feet, and
in these yards, besides swimming
tank, will be great trees, in the shade
of which the animals can stand as in
the iungles of Asia and Africa.
The lion will be in equally great
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-05

This vista promises to combine pic
turesquc natural beauties with every
possible device in establishing the
comfort of the captive animals. No
geological garden in the world offers
such freedom to its inmates. The
buffalo will roam at will over great
expanse of natural land, as untram-
melled as though grazing upon his
native prairie. The monkey will enjoy
the freedom of his own Jungle. Lions
aud elephants will not be confined in
closed cages. Birds, beasts and fishes
of everv variety will be made to feel
perfectly at home.
And now few words about the ex-
tent OF this big animal park. Aside
from the natural beauties of the loca-
ton, which compare favorably with
those of any similar institution in the
world; aside from the advancement
which the plans show in the matter of
caring for the animals, aside from the
value OF the collection, which we can
at present only hopefully anticipate,
aside from oil this, the project must
excite UNIVERSAL admiration by reason
Of its very size.
Washington's Geological Garden
comprises 1853 acres, but all of it is not
available. The Berlin gardens have
sixty acres, Paris, fifty acres; Hamburg,
thirty-five acres, and London and
Vienna, thirty acres each. 1t will
readily be seen that on comparison
with these New York's monster zoo,
with its 261 acres of land, must stand
as the monster of the world.
The bird house, on an unshaded
terrace, with ample air and light, q
one story building of brick and iron
is planned to afford both within and
without o great amount of cage room
for its occupants. The interior of the
aviary. whose ground plan is I
shaped, will have $50 lineal feet o.
cage room, on a large portion of which
cages will stand in three tiers. There
will also be huge water tank for div
ing birds.
The exterior Of the building will no
be less interesting than the interior
for here there will be 332 lineal feet o
C88ob lOr ubWkb, OVID duu bucu ilh'
hardy perching birds. Then ther'
viii be ak large open wire dome cages
and, most attractive Of all, huge wiz
cage 150 feet long, seventy-fivs fee
vide and fifty feet high, in which will
be pools Of water, gravel, grass, rocks
shrubs, bushes and great trees. Ii
this great cage the birds, hardly real
ising their captivity, may dive ant
swim, run and Hy to their hearts con
tent, and, with food to be obtaine
without the discomforts of early ris
ing, may have all the enjoyment tina
ever fell to the fortune OF lucky birds
Al with the birds, so with the mon
keys, whose home Of pleasing arch
tecture will be in keeping with th
sviary and the others Of the six larg
buildings that will adorn the centri
alade. The monkeys will have ampl
6age room in the direct path Of sun an
~. The most interesting part Of th
,honkey cage will be the great open .
Snclosuye. which y plsnped to occur