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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27

The movement for cycle paths has been
taken up In TO state with more enthusiasm
than in New York. Mr.. Mia NJ. Belding,
the newly elected chief consul of New York
state. Is enthusiastic as regards 1t, and
thinks il will help wonderfully in building
mp the league. II may be mentioned here
that the pioneer work of building cycle
paths, accomplished at LockpQrt. y. Y,
was due In a great measure to the efforts
of Mr.. Charles L. Raymond. of that city.
Under his leadership the local whee.men
constructed fine path in Niagara county.
II the plans OF Mr.. Bedding are ably sec
ended and carried out by his associates,
there is TO doubt that New York state at
least viii soon be in possession OF series
Of cycle paths ana good roads stretching in
all directions AR. Belongs plans are very
broad. AS he himself says, hs does not
believe in enc man power in cycling affairs.
and so he is preparing 10 surround himself
with a band Of workers and advisers. He
intends TO appoint committees Of represen-
tative wheeimen. VINO viii have charge Of
the different objects and aims OF the league
IN the state
The chaiImen OF these committees will be
men located in or near New York, so that
Mr. Beld:ng may be constantly in touch
win them. Local organizations are 10 be
established wherever possible. and on this
he relies in a great measure 20 reeoup the
membership. The building Of cycle paths
viii lie GRE OF the principal departments.
and wherever the cooperation OF farmers
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WON A NEWSPAPER ON DEucEs.
Poker Game In which Jerry Baxter
Got the NaahyflIe American

when / lived in Nashville. Tenn. some
years ago." said Banks Winter, the min
strei. Il saw sao,ooo and the Nashville
American. a big daily newspaper. change
ownership on a pair OF deuces.
Dune Cooper owned the controlling
stock in the American. and was cons.d-
cred quite wealthy. He was one of that
class, who are numerous throughout the
state, who. as the saying goes, have money
10 burn, and who enjoy nothing more than
sitting behind a fine horse. unless ii is
sitting behind several stacks OF blue chips.
When the legislature was in session
there were plenty OF games going every
night in the Maxwell and the Duncan, the
TWO swell hotels OF the place. in which
thousands of dollars changed hands during
a single night.
Dune Cooper was one Of the boldest
players OF the state, and next TO him. per-
haps was Jerry Baxter a leading citizen
and politician and a very wealthy fellow
Both were good at biufing, and when they
raked In good pot 1t just seemed to tickle
them immensely.
lone night Cooper and Baxter got into a
game with a number OF the rural law
makers, and I CHANGED TO be In the room.
Things went along at pretty good gait
Tor while. but honors seemed 20 be near.-
~ even. Cooper and Baxter I could see
however. were laying for each other. and as
they never played with a limit. the prospect
was that II they did lock horns there would
be some pretty tall betting before the hands
were turned up.
1T was not very long before the oppor-
tunity showed and the two got at IL ham,
mer and tongs. II was big pot, and by
the time cards were drawn and the betting
commenced there were four In. The bets
started at 500, but the thing did not get
around before Cooper made plunge and
Baxter gave il a boost that made the other
two drop out
Bakers bet was $780, and It hadn't got
cold before Cooper came back hard. He
raised the bet 5000. and then remarked in
a half jesting way, that's all the stun I've
rot har hatf hat Cfn tn he
American
Without the least show OF nervousness
or anxiety. Baxter retorted, Put up a due
bill for it Cooper took him at his word,
wrote a due bill for the stock. and put 1t
in the pot. Baxter thought minute. drew
a card from his pocket, and wrote on the
back of it:
IL o an amount equal 20 the value
of your stock in the American.
He pushed the card into the pot and
called.
1--we got Il hobtai.' said Cooper
I thought So retorted Baxter, I've
got just little more and he turned over
his hand, showing a lone pair OF deuces.
Somebody asked Baxter how he came TO
risk so much on pair of deuces. to which
he replied. I got bunch thai he was
blufiing, ! set him down as drawing to a
bootail and l couldn't get the idea out OF
my head. Dune Cooper is the last man on
earth I'd let run ME al poker game"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-27

New Orleans Times Democrat.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
The strangest type OF hotel beat ever
encountered" said a veteran New Orleans
boniface, walked into our house one even
ing about ten years ago, registered, and
went directly TO his room. | was at the
desk and noticed casually that he was a
stout. good-looking mani and that he wore
. handsome fail oYercoaN. He had no bag
gage and paid in advance, remarking that
be had merely stopped over en- route TO
Galveston and his things had gone on
Next morning there was a terrific uproar
The stranger, 1t seems. had been robbed
According to his story he woke up to And
the room in disorder and his coat, vest and
shirt gone. He claimed to have had a gold
watch. several hundred dollars. and A
number OF valuable papers in the pockets
IF his coat and vest. and three diamond
studs in the shirt. | felt sure the loss was
exaggerated, but there was no doubt about
ghe things being gone, and | was on the
point OF compromising the claim when nv
lawyer-poor fellow. he's dead now-insist-
ed on holding him off until we investigat-
ed his record. We soon found some OF his
statements as to his antecedenis 10 he
false, and he thersupon took the alarm
and quietly departed. 7 never saw him
again, but hotel detective Of my acu,,air-
tence encountered him in Chicago. and ne
loid him how the scheme was worked Tha
beat had on neither coat, vest nor shirt
when he registered. and had merely mined
a collar and cravat inside the lapeIs OF his
overcoat IL was as simple az A, b. O. and
made out "A clear case when he raised the
row In the morning.
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tnent 50 quick that Ii almost Grade ne
dizzy. fastened lis teeth IN the snakes neck
and by Il through. The rat hefd onto the
snake for a while, and then released il. The
snake Recled over on the floor and although
its EiariuE eyes and convuislve movement
along its entire length showed mat IL was
alive. & ala not rise again. and took no In
torest ~ the subsequent proceedings The
SUCCESS that had attended the rats maneu-
veTs seemed Ia inspire the rat with still fur
thFT .clt1eFs. and with what seemed 20 ne
a dangerous indifference IL began to tread
about TIE Enclosure as II Il owned IT, The
three snakes thaf remained defiant had
scattered. The rat would make a dash to-
ward one. e.s1e its strike, and then rush
a. she others n succession worrying the
Snakes untl Their fairy was terrible 10 look
a.. I fais myself s1uAier{ng more than
ouSe. bu, rot a though. ef taking myself
away once entered my mind. stood there
with my nose tlattvncd against the glass
entirely obdvsous 10 everything bat the
snakes sud the rat. I azve au 'niistinct
impresssaD that l heard my train come
ana 81 and AFTER tire another Gre. and
sorno time later a third ere, but can't
sas Isositty sly ! know that I never took
~ eye of the sra kes and The rat The
Tax rad worried and drawn me FIRE az the
snakes. 50 20 sY1eaA. doI't know how long.
wae1 ire rattlsrs themselves had recourse
- strategy. They had perhaps. seen that
slnS!y they were TO match far the Gun
nnS sat- ard. after good deal ~ rat
ting - and fro ard kissing and daytins
out ~ tongues, tae three snakes massef
themselves a. Gro end OF the wladox. They
were T. roS, covering that part % the
tei& A4s5isftesy. The rat wss 40 GOOD a
general me- "a see fhat :; would never do
- assail thSt rhslarx ~ fercciouS arf
SfH1tv S9rPeGts. Tor * ore - 7heFa missed
ore ~ the others would be SURE 20 succeed
80 he "a restS4 IN is corner il moment,
az por1eT~d
a Eas Fge Pan NJ tAAt corner o. ira top
81 tna window and the1 across lt % the
SIDE zero ne raftlssuakas were grouped
~ defensive froSL The res3stt OF she Taf's
poFl1fF.ilg ~ Is fh&s = pan UH IRA gas p5pe
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L. n W. TO RETURW
TO FIRST PRINCIPLES

ls declaration OF independence which for
me time being lifts the bicycle ous Of the
mud and puts the wisesinan or q frnner
ground Of argument fer good reads. takes
from his critics the charge that the cyclists
warfare Il a selfish one, and supplies 20
every Traveller ar impressive exhibition Of
the vafse os good wIsealway.
II believe also that the general interests
OF cycling viii he best promoted in the
United Etafes by the construction OF these
paths. The bicyefe, with al its marvellous
possibilities, can reach It's fun measure OF
usefulness only wren the public highways
are made fit for its use. / venture the as
sertion tina. three-fourths os the cyclists OF
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AN EXCITING FIGHT.
One Rat Killed -Four RattIesnRkes
before "a Filth killed II.
Chicago Inter Ussean.

Chicago Inter dAs1An.
''Eattlcsnakes charmed me once" said
John Gilbert. the travelling groeerymSn.
'and Il cost rle See. II wasn't Intended
that the snakes should charm me. II VAS
expected that they would charm YAt. At.
they dida't charm the raj a G.tie hlt. They
charmed ;yao, tha' -, IL y0u call II being
charmed 10 ssan4fns gazing steadily AZ
snakes. wlta no inclination or desire "a
take your eyes 81 and Eo away. / was
under the spell % 3us. such A fascination.
ana there Ii no telling h@w i2rk I would
have remained there staring lli>e hypno-
tzsd victim ~ thaSe snakes and shai rat
II ths spell hadn't bsen suddenly broken.
III was % IN - villagw among the Al!e-
Ehtff 1iSGllksi0Ss where great many rat
tiesnakes abound. Somebody q; tae h0teg
where Was stopping goi 20 taking about
rsttieSnakes and a travelling waa - ho vas
also u guest there SAID;
- would just igka 10 see 4 I've rattle
snake ones don't kHaw ~ anything (
sm more curious Ia see
Is that 500 sad she ianSiarf Well
Ne don's AaNs 'ers un tAa hlii CT :8re ssslt
] guess NC can accommodate you. Hs,lo.
"a wiry Decking HALE Ola man who was
sist.ns On Tao pasta sot Up AID came in
Jake sAls he lauaslcsd. i want % uss
ilre rzt,irsaske. CSn sea set Eue oae
kars' sais Jake ara went cat BE
xssas kaEe mere tAAa fttccu na nutss
whea Re oAgos back with ase uscs. e,sk yel-
lea tatsiSTs 81 q eag, ell flesh from shss
fiessar1 or TIE aat4EeAT A1sIS- TIE guest
whe sAl3 As WSs Sc ark lc3ts ~ see a ratsfe-
snake turned otst - SS liar lsa S56r't
~snt Il SFs RATHER 81 a.. ger " aea lAEa
Ssf'ae IN VITA as at8scs So mems. which
were rAstitag Ake 3 .as ~ click Feels in
ra9sson. TIE guest sNsaps1 ear II ~ chair
grabbed his go ana isfs, pat tia lSrs-
tSsS teoS she EasN's CTS rastrtez~ al srs s~cbs
PARK sn9 taeaa4 'he s~tUsrs loess la nay
&c ssoa wsnts~ lA fF9n: - tsa hcgss.
ae<s ssefk W $50 ses~e ferns 4 sswz4 tur-
le sra nGsnssev q stores IA sassss Ans
hhus tAfsa 81
~ keep sss sAete' nsl4 fhr Tas-sstoFs
he = Save 'sssa Axa4! aa4 VIZ. ssys e.
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is worth doing we'll" Although he has
many important business interests. he de-
votes much Of his time TO the welfare OF
his fellow wheelmen. While OF course he
viii look more especially 10 the building
up OF the league In his own ba.llwick, he
is broad minded enough to know that IL the
organization is to continue rs usefulness
to wheelmen In general the work must be
carried on with vigor In every state, and
he hopes to see the good example taken 10
heart and prAct.ced the country over
There is no more able worker IN the ranks
of the L. a. w or one who more thorough
ly understands ard can carry out its OBJ
jects and aspirations. Should his reform
as chief consul OF New York eliminate
successfully his friends predict that he will
be strong candidate for presidential hon.
ors next year.
The pictures OF different prominent cycle
paths given herewith are taken frnra Mr..
Isaac Il. Potter's new book, Cycle Paths"
LEO ETHERINGTON.
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or local authorities cannot be secured Cor
the construction of good roads efforts viii
be made 20 have these substitutes.
TIE new chief consul also wants the
board OF officers Of the division to meet
quarterly instead OF ha,f yearly. and IN
other ways he intends TO infuse new life
into the organization.
He Is In favor of an annual May day
parade Of l.. A. W. members in every city
and town CT the state. to be followed by
good roads meetings or banque.s and en-
,ertainments. He regards this plan as one
that VII be a great factor in gathering re-
cru.ts to the ranks of the leagGe
There is not q state division or local
organization IL the Union that could not
probably gather valuable hints from the
plans of Mr.. Bedding An enthusiastic be-
lever in the future Of the organization and
a veteran wheelman himself, Mr.. Belding
inspires confidence in every one with whom
he comes In contact He is believer in
the motto that Whatever Is worth doing
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time. betray a violation Of equity which
ought to stop The bicycle has added
wealth TO the country and has become
strong factor in its social aud commercial
growth. In hundreds Of communities the
cyclists include large taxpayers, who pay
heavily 10 maintain a wasteful sys-eru of
mere mudways, and whose every effort for
Improvement IL opposed by the old set
tier VINO insists that the road Is good
enough. The old settler Is 10. easily con-
verted. and we may wait for centuries
before he or his Tx VIII shout for better
roads. He has never seen good road. and
his torpid imagination can weave no fanc.-
full idea"
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Copyright. 1885.

Copyright, 1895.
she officials Of tha League Of AM
<rscan Whee.n@E are shout 10
n start crusade 70 regain the
membership waieh the different
y state organizations have lost dur
fng the past year. and also %
carry CUT In a more vigorous manner tsss
objects for the accomplishment Of which
the members were FIRST banded together
Every member q. the organization. as
veil as a good many riders nnafHaatsn
with IT, II aware that during The psst te"
uaonths the depletion IL the TASKS OF the
nat.0xsl body has beel very large. VI
course the late war 1as FeSpSHssoie iof
4l1e loss OF gFsa. mary members. because
q very large percentage OF the volunteers
ere wheein.n. and good many were
ssesnbers Of the league The sprfng and
earsy summer months aEe the ones In which
most OF the nsw recruits Jon tae ranks Of
tie T.. a. W, and the War at that time
occupied thelr minds 10 the exclusion of
Almost every other topic But there we're
other reasons for the falling on IN num-
hers, and IL In the aim OF the officials 10
formulate plans and change their nethSfs
"a as to rnmedy the matter. Mr.. Isaac u.
Potter, tsse president OF the league, hss
been dAvssaag means 20 work In conjane-
ton with the state divisions. One OF the
main features I'm the new programme *
radical change IN the policy Of the l.. A.
w One OF the greatest objects or the
organization has been the Improvement or
our reads. and In the past the league has
op0ns at least $4,000 "A printing and dis
seminating literature bearing on tits SUBJ
5ect and In other ways trying to improve
the condition Of our highways. That most
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In days Of Rome. when me beheld
The giadiators vie,
Thumbs up became the chosen sign
That he who lost must die.
Now times are changed and things rke hi
Are differently put:
know I've lost the day whene'er
My wife puts down her foot Judge
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sunset Coal.

The Cooperative Mining Syndicate Is
meeting with fine sales on Its Sunset coal
md so far the demand from stockholders
alone has taken the entire OUTPUT This
ccai Is a tr1,a hituminOus coal and gives in
tense heat. makes n splendid crate fire
Parties using IL in furnaces and ranges
report IL superior 10 any OF tho lignj
Goals on account OF the saving 1t makes.
being fully Is per cent. adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-13
ATSTRIA'S NEUTRALITY ASSURED.

Rudapest. May 12.-Baron Banffy. the Pre-
rn,er replying 10 an interpella'io Ion In the Lower
House Of the Diet, to-day, said
"The Government has not thought 1t neces-
cary 10 issue a formal declaration OF neutrality
in the present war. Although 1t Is unfortu-
ra.o that the war could not be prevented, II
does not follow that Austria Hungary Is called
unon 10 adopt special attitude IN the matter
The friendly relations Of Austria Hungary with
bo,h Powers imply an unconditional neutrality
without a formal declaration Moreover. an or
oc,al declaration OF neutrality would not CORE
snond with Austria Hungarys practice In SINH
lar cases. as she has only thrice done so during
the nrescnt century. and then when the bel
ucsrants were Austria Hungarys immediate
" "srhe Government Is Of the opinion that the'e
&c M occasion to take special measures Tor me
aacrr,tv or tho Hungarians in the United states,
&c - is quite out Of the question that they VIII
o,,ererca annoyance or unfaNOrab!e treatment.
ALEC in view of the bc.liSerents reputation
~ rrIvafeering there is no reason TO rear Aus
- ia Hungarian shipping will suffer from re-
,ric,ive or Illegal treatment.
..T,,'o s,ator!cnt published n the effect that
,,a american Government has demanded OF
..,ria HUNGARY an unconditional declaration
~ neutrality iE totally untrue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-13
MARK PIERCE PENDLETON.

ExAssenblyman Mark Pierce Pendleton. pub
Usher Of The Belfast Age" and at one time one
Of the best-known Democrats in Maine died yes
teriay forenoon the home Of his sister. Mrs. L.
A. Lewis No. ss5 President-st.. Brooklyn. He was
thirty eight years old. Mr. Pendleton had been In
poor health for time and last fall went to I'll
Paso 10 recuperate He reached tire home 81 his
sister about weeks
NJ Pen6leton's newspaper became one OF the most
talked about Democratic journals in Maine He
was appointed by Republican Governor TO repre-;
President Cleveland appointed him United States
Consul at P.ctou Nova Scotia Il was at the later
contracted pneumonia. which developed into con-
sumption and caused his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-13
READY FOR PRIMARIES.
REPUBLICAN RULES FOR ELECTION OF
DELEGATES ADOPTED.
COUNTY Committeeman AND DELEGATES TO THE
CITY COMMITTEE TO BIZ CHOSEN DIRECTLY BY
THE voTERs-AssEMBLY DISTRICT CON
MENTIONS WILL sE1DC-r DELEGATES
TO TIE STATE CONVENTION.

TO TIE STATE CoNNtNlioN'
The Republican County Committee held special
meeting last evening in the hall OF the United
Charities Building. in enty-second-st.. near
Fourth-ave to decide upon the rules for the Re
publican party IN the County OF New York that are
govern the election OF delegates at the primaries
June :. under the new Primary Election law
The committee decided to two sets Of Repunhcan
delegates to be elected at the primaries. Delegates
to the County Committee. 22l In number, VIII ne
elected directly at the primaries. There Will be
elected also delegates TO Republican district con-
ventions which will elect the delegates TO the state
Convention. Lemuel f. Qugs. president OF the
County Committee. announced that the Republican
City Committee. OF which he Ia the president, had
adopted resolutions which provide for the election
Of delegates TO a Republican City Committee d.
rectiy at the primaries The new Republican CITY
Committee viii have a membership Of l%s
The resolutions which were adopted by the
County Committee last evening had been prepared
by Mr.. Quigg after consultation with lawyers. VINO
had made n careful study OF the new Primary law
and by their advice he had decided TO postpone the
election Of delegates TO Congress district 'on'eh-
lions until the primaries in September
In order 10 ascertain If there was quorum oi
tho County Committee present at the meeting last
evening ur ouisg made a personal count, and an
nounced that 1875 members were present Delegates
who had been selected offer the resolutions were
recognized ty Mr.. Quigg in turn. and the reso'u-
lions were read and passed without diScusSloh "
dissent The hrst resolution PROVIDED lo' 'hc w
zion Of delegates AT the primaries on June 70 'he
following:
First-A Republican County COMMITTEE TOT inc
County Of New York, composed OF I7I melopis
second Assembly district conventions coihPose'
n delegates 10 be held in each OF the seNetdl As
scmby districts in the county OF 1o,nyention
- 10 peId AZ such time nd place In thu year lH@
a. nay H. DESIGNATED by the isepuDica" S'a'o
Committee Of tho State OF New ork'
The number Of delegates 10 the ne" county I'm I'm
,n,,,ce was apportioned by another resolution
among the Assembly districts IN inc co'"'S Vi
x.u.-Y York on the basis OF the vote for Governor
pack and the number and apportionileie d. d. .
about the same those for the present 'o'"''
Inc resolutions concerning the election OF G nre-
gates 10 tho Republican state convention pro
Sid.d for Assembly district conventions wnlch n, :
- he ne d on June r. The number or Delegates 80
Zach Assembly district convention was sthie9 III
tho resolution together with the NUMBER 81 ueIr
gates TO be elected I'm each election district WI
Tho number Of delegates to the Republican state
Convention from the several Assembly uls't'cts oi
tho county OF New York Is as follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-13
FOR ANNEXATTON or HAWAII.

WASHINGTON. May II The House Committee
On Foreign Affairs by vote OF 10 10 1 to-day
agread on the Newlands resolution for the I'M
mediate annexation Of the Hawaiian Islands
An order was adopted. limiting the time within
which the views Of both the majority and
minority are to he submitted 20 the House next
Tuesday Until then the question will not be
brought 10 in the House. though after the e%-
rlrafion Of that period the measure VIII ne
pressed.
The committee was in session almost TWO
hours There struggle by the Democt atlc
minority against action Mr. Williams Oh Sis
sissinn offered A substitute guaranteeing the
indepeudence Of the Islands. when was No'eo
down The majority pointed out that the es-
,onlishnent 81 A prOtectorate over the ls!anis
as thu substitute practically contemplated. IN
vnlyed many more complications with otner ma
tons moro expense, more trouDle ana li,olc is
sponslniiliies generally than sraishtloI"a'u
a., Of annexation could bring about After
long discussion the vote vas taken. as io,Io"s
For annexation Nessrs. Hit ADAMS feat-
volo Cousins william Alden smith Glelt'
Pearson. Quisg all Republicans: Berry Demo-
crat and Newlands. silver. - c,.rL
Against annexation Mess7s.s iihshoic' VA"
Howard and Williams
Mr. Henry. Of Indiana. who WAS for ahheNA-
ton. was absent. 49, ... ,b,,
Tho Nowlauds resolution. after statlng that
tha Repurlic Of Hawaii had signihed us consent
80 cede absolutely and without reserve TO the
United states all rights Of sovereignty OF VIVA,
soccer kind in and over the Hawaiian lsIands
and their dependencies. and also TO cede ana
transfer TO The United States the absolute zee
n1 n,.,orsh,n Of all public property there de-
cloras that the said cession is accepted ra'iiieu
ond confirmed and that the said Hawailan
Isiords and their dependencies be and they are
hereby annexed as part or the territory vi '''
United states , so &c noss
Ouponerts OF the resolution coH'eue 10 pass
10, HOuSa