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While Maggie Barlow vzs stu under
eross-exsn1inat.on IL - q ccxnrl4.e s,erv
% The trouble IN which the gsr3 Maggie
Shields g tangled but written 80 az 70
snow Prot. Barrow innocent The witness
admitted having written e. and exrizsrssi
she and her husband complied il ar tire
when she expected IN testify for the de-
Tense. 80 she could learn the story esby
Mart. as she put IL A recess was ORDER
ed 70 allow the prosecution an opportunity
70 read The statement. The session was adj
journed with the girl still on the stand.
The young mother has now been on inc
stant under cross-exa niina,ioa two full
days, having had the advantage Of two
days res; between them. however She
bears up well and has reached stage OF
hsrdlhood where she speaks OF the details
OF her yrongdoing with no evident sense Of
shame or embarrassment. She needs no
Coaching or help from the attorneys for
the prosecution. and occasionally brings
the deEenses attorney up with a sIrpris-
fngly sharp turn. by cieverIy outwittiag
MN She shows unusual gsneraiship as q
witness. out al the same time leaves the
impression that she il anything rather than
TIE conHdlng. Unsutored. innocent maiden
Prof Barlow Is said 10 nave taken advan-
tage Of.
me trial still continues 10 attract audi
ences which iii the court room TO sufroea-
ton. and the female contingent grows
larger each day, as the hearing progresses
IL Is plainly the intention OF the defense
10 confine It's efforts to showing If posi-
bic. that ii is Bert Barlow, son OF the de-
PENDANT and the present husband OF the
complaining witness. who is the father of
her child. and who held Ilicit relations
with her. and that Prof Barlow had moth
Ing whatever 10 do with the matter until
ne learned OF the trouble six months after
Maggie had become a mother. How far the
defense will succeed along this line Is get
10 De determined, but thus far the general
tone OF their hight indicates that they viii
noid To this theory and that they are sure
OF their ground.
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arriving about . o'clock Monday morning.
being net by searching parties about nile
below town.
L. n. Ryus and J. W. Colman. who have
been prospecting along tas south FORK c1
tn Nooksaeg. have returned to Whateonl
and report plenty of good prospects FOUND.
Eugene j. Short and his brother Albert
were fined 81 and COSTS each oy Spokahe
Justice for aSsanitiug Charles v " aGnafn
the man who bad accused Mrs. Short OF
stealing q handkerchief,
i. P. Joles is in The Dalles with 500 IN
cnarse gold that he took from his mine IN
rocker. ard the best days work resulted
in sl5
A w Arnold has "hrea thing well" on
his place at San de Fuca. Air issues from
eeptinle volume. after which for a CORE,
spending period the operation ~ reversed
and the well draws In air.
The Van Pelts. in Curry county. VIII
have 10 remain In the custody OF the
sheriff until September of This year' and
the Port Oxford Tribune says this means
a ten months board 1ig for the county 70
settle at the rate Of SIS week. or 81 i"o
for board alone.
William Murray. while playing the part
Of Santa Claus az the Remote school2onse
IL Coos county, oregon, was so badly burn
ed that il is feared he Will die. The spec
tatorS Ted from fright the Threatening
blaze. except two ciiiZs as and u daughter
OF the injured man. The daughter now
ever, tainted. and could 10 nothiIlS Tor ne.
father. but the two neighhors succeeded
in extinguishing the tire.
Three tramps went from house 10 house
IN Salem, Or, Saturday. frightening the
women who refused them food. They WIS.,
tied the house of y. j. Damon. and there
met with young Roy Damon, who drew a
revolver and ordered the tramps 10 pro-
osed with him 10 the police station. ga
the way with his capture, he met Special
Officer Hatton. who took charge OF the
nobos and put them In jail.
The last floor of the Grays harbor light
house has been put in place on top OF the
brick tower, and II commands q inc view
of the WhCle harbor country. The lantern
room, which will he walled with windows
OF thick. strong glass. is yet to be erected.
This room will be lIia feet from fioor 10
apex. and above that will extend pole
about IL feet long. This lantern room vii.
contain the clockwork for revolving the
big light and the reflector and other ma
cfpery for the benefit of the 'men who so
down to the sea in ships The tower
from foundation 10 pinnacle viii be ITO
fec
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DEATHS.
Da MEL IL. Seayey.

CHICAGO. Jan. 3.--Daniel f.. Seavey. a
pioneer gold hunter of 1919 and for nearly
forty years a wholesale hardware mer-
chant Of Chicago, is dead mt the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. Herbert Thomas. in
Evanston
For more than a year Mr. Seavey had
suffered with heart trouble and for several
months he had been almost confined 10 his
ped lie retired from business FIVE years
ago tie was born at Saco, Me- in fs2e
HE was a son of William SeaVey whose an
cestofs crossed the ocean in lGii and set
tied on one of the islands off Portsmouth
when stu bears his name. He received
pat a slight education In his native vii
age a1a . nat when young man he left home
frin in Boston. A few years later he start
60 IN business for himself and at the time
or the gold excitement In California he had
become a Wholesale merchant. In spite OF
ms bright prospects he caught the gold
FEVER, and, leaving everything in the hands
OF ms brother, started to cross the CONT
nent For three years ne searched for gold
In the mountains of California. sometimes
prospecting ana. again working in the plac-
en melds; but he failed TO secure gold
enough to offset the expenses of the trip
ana In 1903 he returned TO Boston
a few years later he moved 10 Rochester
y. y ara opened a wholesale hardware
Nitheck. who survives him In the srrinsy
OF iSSs ths Pixies peak gold craze broke out.
a ~ M NJ. Sseaxsy SOLD OFT and again started
ting by his previous experience. he ar
ranged at st, Joseph. Mo. to load A cara
van with miners supplies and groceries.
With these he started To the gold fields
accompanied by his brother and an escort
or twenty-five other men. The indians
were on the warpath and seutineIs ,yers
secessafy 10 guard against night attack
SeXerai times parties OF Indians were s..en
ana the pioneer often remarked tnar he
OWeu MS HE TO the number Of men no VS.
able 10 secure for the party When ha
started glowing accounts of the rich finds
were numerous. but when the peak VS.
reached the excitement had died o,It and
many OF the miners were returning
Mr. SeaYey and his brother sold ont and
returned TO Chicago. where they went into
Ar. >eaVey leaves two children Harrt, of
Kansas. and Mrs. Herbert Thomas. of
William BInkcIy.
LINCOLN Neb. Jan. s-wiligar, Flaha-
~ wealthy Nebraska pioneer. died sun
Gay a. MS country home near Liberty.
aged % years. 80
Mr.. Blakeiy came 10 the state forty
years $50 and was past grand rnasteT -
fhe odd Fellows and a leading rgsr4t,r -
tnat orGer. and was known aif over ,be
\. }. Miller.
TACOMA. Jan. "a. ]. Miller ~ ~,
time resident Of Fox island. father ~ -
Represe ntative +. G. Miller lied veste~.
day Of cancer OF the stomach Dece,zr,
was a. years old. and former resident 20
3finneH. Iowa. He leaves three rh,1.
dren. NA'''-
f&-1"v. Lawrence =. Ross.
HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 3-Ex.Cov r.ar,
renee : Ross died today At his hoyan =.
college station. aged - years He -
4 celebrated ranger during the carly A..
OF Texas and attained thA rank Of bri,.,.
dleF general In the Confederate army
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Succeeds the Municipal Court.

Special Dispatch to the Posi-Intelligencer.
TACOMA. Jan. 3.-Justice of the Peace
Thomas Mattison opened the business of
the municipal court this morning In ac-
cordance with the new law. abolishing
the court under former conditions. Conn
~ Attorney Titlow this morning handed
the justice an opinion in the matter. going
TO show that the fines for violation OF city
ordinances should be returned 10 the city
treasurer. but that the justice Is required
TO tax the costs in all city cases. and
these must be paid into the county treas
ury. The fees for constables service in
city cases must also be paid over TO the
county according to Mr. Titlow. Clerk
Frank r. Baker assumed his new duties
in the court today under Justice Madison.
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VANS n NEW TRIAL.
Ex-Cashier Peters viii Make AppIi-
cation Ground Of Errors.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Jan. 3.-Attorneys for w. q.
Peters, ex-cashier OF the defunct Column
bla National bank. who has twice been
found guilty OF making false entries and
reports ia the business of the bank. will
file an application for Z new trial within
the next Two days. An order was recent
ly made allowing Peters Antil January
10 file motion for new trial. The
application Will be based upon errors In
INSTRUCTION 10 jury. errors in the admis-
sion of evidence, and errors In allowing
the jury certain exhibits. IL will also be
contended that the Indictment having
been dismissed as TO certain counts, re-
mains insufficient 10 bring tie defendant
to trial.
Judge Gilbert. Of Portland, sat in the
case al both hearings. Peters is now at
liberty under a guaranteed bond.
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War Notes From Tacoma

An Assoc ated Press dispatch from Chi
cago. under date Of January . contains
Il RecoEd special from Tacoma contain
ing lcs of stories bout the present com
plication ia Asia alleged 20 have beer
brought over by the steamer fndra pura
The oregouian publishes this under the
head: ALLEGED News From the Orient
War Specials Manufactured 20 Order in
Tacoma The footnote il suhioncd:
''Fhe Indrapure arrived at Tacoma Lass
Wednesday. The officers reported that
they had TO late news of the Oriental
situation. which Eoes without question.
"a The steamer sailed from Taku nearly d
month aEo"
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Knocked n Horsr's Eve Ont

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteiligencer
TACOMA. Jan. 3.-Driver Wallace, IL
engine company No ) Of the fire depsrt-
ment was today laid off for thirty DAYS nv
the chief for having caused one of the
horses or the company 20 lose An eve
whether the damage was intentional or
accidental on the drivers part will prob
ably he determined NJ an Investigation of
the case. The animal is wild. mean
tempered brute, and Wallace is charged
with having struck the horse I'm such a
way as 10 destroy one OF its eyes.
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GRAIN INSPECTORS REPORT.
Five and One Half Millions of BUSH
els of Wheat We're Examined.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA. Jan. 3.--The annual report of
State Grain Inspector Wright showing
the transactions for the year ending Au-
gust 81, has been issued. and shows that
1857 car loads OF wheat were inspected
during that time. The amount of wheat
inspected was approximately five and
half m llioE bushels Added to this there
were inspected 92s car loads of oats, or
about 6g0, ep bushels. and ga car loads of
barley. aggregating 10000 bushels max
ing "A grand total OF 9.5o9 car loads, meas
uEing about six and a quarter million
bushels.
The years earnings amounted to sI.3l6,-
Is; expenses Sc 975.67. Balance in inspec-
ton fund. including balance at beginning
OF fiscal year. sflS9.A.
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ASPEN, Colo, Jan. Sd. r. e R-..
has suspended operations in the Fras =
yer mine, after over three years Of a..
tinuous operation and the expenai,ur :
nearly 100000 without the return II !,
cent. The suspension Of the Free sl..
mine is a great disappointment and =
we're blow 10 the district inasmaes :
this is the deepest workings In tina 80,
and a strike would have infused nsu i.
into deep mining.
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To Open the NornnI school.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-IntelIgencer.
CHENEY, Jsu. "A mass meeting is
announced TO take place at the city hall
Thursday night TO consider a plan TO re-
open the state normal school. The object
Of the meeting is TO arrange for the guar
antee of certain expenses In running the
school, like water, wood and lights The
plan Is to conduct summer school during
July and August. and on September l to
open the normal proper
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Our company IS not COM
posed OF wind. We have ar our
disposal one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars worth Of
miners supplies We ask a
visit of inspection at the ad-
dress below:
seattie-A Iaaaa General Supply Co,
ffnc.f.
tn Miners Store.
iss- s-e-isa Washington 81. west
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Democrats viii Meet.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Jan. 3.-Local Democrats
have apparently been led TO view the me-
cessity of taking the first step In the COM
ing election by the recent action OF the
Populst city committee In setting a day
for the primaries and the city committee
OF the Democratic party viii hold a meet
ing tomorrow evening as a result Fur
Their than to discuss the situation In A
general way. and TO possibly agree upon a
day for holding the Democratic primaries
nothing Is TO be learned Of their contem-
plated meeting.
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TupOrGH NINE Sr.~-r

The NORTHWESTERN Line cornurIsa.
soo miles O, perfectly equipped railwev
ia Illinois. Iowa. Wisconsin My
Minnesota. North DAKOTA. sou,h r,atssh.
Nebraska ana Wyoming /, oo@ra,a. -. "a
finest trains In the world. The s.,,-f.. ne
Chicago Milwaukee and all The r,t..3 -
cities OF TIRE Eas. ard Sonth.as4 'pai
lie SURPASSED fnsis. on having your $50.
via The NORTHWESTERN" F. W. PARK,
Commercial Agent. So Firs; avenue. Seat.
lie.
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Long Damage suty.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer.
TACOMA Jan. 2.~The Long damage
salt against the county was taken up to-
cay after recess OF several days owing
10 the Illness ~ Judge Thomas Carroll
This Is the beginning OF the fifth week
OF The hearing, and this week will BE- re-
qutr@d by the pis'ntifT to conclude tho
evidence Of his witnesses The case viii
Tx ~ 'ake no less than tbyee weeks more
before he end T. reached
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IJenn ksnhhifi MIL Sue

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligencer
SPOKANE. Jan. 3.-EfIorts have fallen
through 10 effect a compromise and set
Element Of the differences that have been
existing between Dean Raj bit. Bishop
Wells and the members of the chapter of
All Saints Episcopal church The dean
viii begin suit In the superior court to-
morrow in an effort to regain possession
of the Cathedral.
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OAkNILLE,, Jan. 3.-Yesterday at about
2:3o p. m. the ferry at the Blackhouse
crossing of the Chehalis river broke loose
from its fastenings and went dow i
stream with the ferryman aboard. With
the assistance of another man he sue
ceeded in snubbing and fastening it. and
is now engaged in hauling IL back. II got
about a mile down stream. Considerable
damage TO rosds. bridges and farms has
been done by the high water.
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INTERESTING FAMILY REUNION.
Four Generations Present. Including
Several Great Grandchildren.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
CHENEY. Jan. "A family reunion took
place in Cheney a few days ago that Is
quite remarkable for the newly settled
Western states. There were four genera
tons. present. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. East
man are 81 and so years of age. respective
~. They had Eve children. besides grand
children and great grandchildren. The
combined ages of the five children is 2i9
years. Mr. Eastman was a soldier during
the Black Hawk war, preceding the troops
as a scout and sharpshooter. He was
present at the final battle IN 1855. He
draws a small pension for these services
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Lower Court Affirmed i'm "a Number of
Cases From King County.

OLYMPIA Jan. 3.-The supreme court
today affirmed the decision of the lower
court in each of the following eases from
King county:
John Moves and E.lmira Noyes. appel
lants. VS.. the County OF King. city of Sc
eaaie ct AL, respondent.
The Seattle Trust Company VS.. Lee J..
Pit1er, respondent
Kirkland Land and Improvement Com
pany, respondent. VS.. VIM. A. Jones and j.
p. Hendricks. defendants.
William A. Jones, appellant Henry G.
Ordway, respondent, VS.. Pat Downey and
Victoria NJ. Downey, appellants. Christ X.
FTasch and Hattie FrasCh. respondents.
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tuFfi@~-gIuut Medium.

Special Dispatch % ;ha Post ntelfixen,sr
TACOMA Jan 3--Charlcs p. CurtiSx
ard Mis$ Pearl Hunt we're married tt{x
morning at lo o'clock p, The home ~ L.
S"H7 Harf ny Rev A ~. Martin. The
roY0,e left the city today Tor ,o,,r -
California
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Seattle ship Overdue.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S-Ther. !,
considerable speculation amcng seafsr.s
men as 10 the fate ~ the American ~
Harry Morse. She is now twenty-five la,
frcm Seattle. and vessels that lei, 4.
Sound the same time she did have arriy,s
discharged their carGoes and are on tA,.
way up the coast again.
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New Postmaster In Charge.

Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Tntellgencer
CHENEY, Jan. 3.-Hon. Alexander Watt
assumed charge of the postoffice January
and appointed his daughter Miss Bertha
Watt. as assistant. This is = presidential
office and Mr. Watt was appointed several
months ago. The term of the retiring
postmaster, L. j. Ballinger expired Sep
TENDER is
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NeGi~tra'iou Has Bcrup.

Special Dispatch % the Pos:-Tn,ellixAnre-
TACOMA. Jan. 3-City rezlxtra,ion far
the spring election was begun today. Cant.
J T.. Noel formerly assistant county anr-
veyoT. has been engaged TO assist Clerk
l.. ". Rows during the time the books
viii remain open At the close az business
today fifty persons had BEEN Registered
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4 January thFw Is always more cras,.~-
tive 81 colds ami coughs than T.r,-a-,.
fre5ze. Then is ihe tsrna Ayes f~hrrry
PICTORIAL Is needed aul proves So estra,,5 :,
y eftFa iaus- Ask your arugxis. ror :,
ara also Tor Ayers Almanac which il
f~es 90 ~ -
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VICTORIA. Il. c.. Jan. 3.-rhe wrecked
lumber schooner Vesta. lost some time
ago near Carmanah. has been abandoned
by the owners. and Collector Milne a. re-
ceiver of wrecks. VIII sell her. together
VITA all appurtenanees.
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foothaN Player Dies From ,,su.,

MARfsN LILLE. Cal. Jan. Clyde Man.
well o9e % the members ~ - y,,,'I -
land football team. who was fni,,rea 80
scrimmage during the last half % tto -
against the Marysviiie Athletic f.fuh go
last saturday died ~ O'Clock ms -. 81
ing lie received al injury to the ~nt,a,
cord. A'''a'
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sunk "a Fortune I'm n Mn.

the reduction will not so into elrec. =
til Monday. Ns
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-26
ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
Curious Surroundings of the Andean
Wonder, Lake Titicaca.
HIGHEST NAVGABLE BODY OF WATER
As Mig as Lake Erie and Twice as
High AS Mount Washington
Quaint Habits and FOrcefuI
Kick of the Llama.
HIGHEST NAVlGABLE BODY OF WATER

copyrighted 1898, by Frank G.. Carpenter.)
CHILILAYA, Bolivia, May 27.-(Special
Correspondence of The Bee. )-Steamboating
above the clouds. Floating calmly over the
highest navigable waters Of the globe. Sail
ing under the glacial SHOWS of the Hottest
peaks of the Andes, so near the sky that
heaven and earth meet close around you and
make you think you are on the very roof
of the world. This Is what l have been
doing for the last day and night upon Lake
Titicaca. AS you read this letter you will
be sweltering under the hot sun of an
American summer. 1t is always winter upon
Lake Titicaca, a cold, wet winter during
half the year and a cold, dry winter during
the remainder. At some times the winds
from the Andes sweep over the waters like
a blizzard, and at others it is as calm as
the Dead sea in midsummer. The air is
now as fresh as n sea breeze. 1t Is cold
and bracing, but so rare that | cannot walk
fast without my heart jumping up into my
throat. Some OF you will soon be going to
Mount Washington to avoid the heat of the
city. This great lake is more than twice as
high up in the air as the top of Mount
Washington, and 1t Is situated amid seem
cry which Is infinitely more grand. Some OF
you Will spend your vacations upon our
great lakes. This lake is almost as big as
Lake Erie. 1t has a greater average depth
than Lake superior and its scenery is a com
bination of that of Lakes Lucerne and Ge-
neya, In Switzerland, and of our own beauti-
fM Lake Champlain. Our great lakes freeze
over during the winter, Titlcaca never
freezes.
| have written of the skies of the Andes.
Those of Titieaca have all of the beauties
OF the Andean heavens. combined with
others peculiarly their own. l cannot give
you the sense of holiness one feels here.
The clouds rise up about the shores OF
Titicaca like walls upon which a canvas OF
heavenly blue fits closely down., so that you
feel that beyond those walls there are
mighty depths and that II you should sal
through them you would drop into space
The air is so clear that you can see fol
miles. Leaving Puno, Peru, l was shOwr
the sacred blue island of Titleaca, fit,
miles away, and soon other islands cam,
into view, which seemed to float upon tn,
waters as though they were balloons OF
i balls and not the outcroppings of the high,
est mountain chain of our hemisphere. On,
island, l remember, rose out Of the waterr
In the shape of a gigantic mushroom o
soft blue velvet, another looked like a nam
moth whale whose head and tail stood ou
high above the water. These were optica
illusions, due to the popularity OF the at
mosphere, hut they were phenomena whicl
have never seen upon other waters.
An Inland Sea.
You know of Lake Titicaca from you