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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
LACEY ACQUITTED OF MURDER.
Promptly Arrested. However. on n
Charge of Highway Robbery.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intell.ge ncer
SPOKANE. oct. 27.-James Lacey. OF
trai for the past week on the charge O:
murder in having Killed John Murphy N
his city las July was tonight acqu.tte3
by q jury. Self-defense was the plea.
y fore lacy could leave the courtroom
= was arrested on 4 charge OF highway
robbery on a warrant sworn our by Oh e
Of Police Warren
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
FIRE BREAKS Up 4 MEETING.
eastman Speaks at SedrO. Hut an
Alarm Interrupts Him.

Special Dispatch to the Post-InteIhgencer.
SEDRO. Wash, Oct; 27.-The Bowery
was packed full Of people tonight 10 listen
70 the address of Hon E w. Cushman.
The audience was all attention while lis
tening To his recital of the prosperity OF the
country due 10 the Republican adnlinistra-
ton.
The speaker had just disposed of Lewis
and Organism. and commenced on finance
when an alarm of fire was sounded. The
audience rushed from the hall and found
the residence OF j. j. Reuter- on fire. The
loss was total, $50 insurance.
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REPORT ADVERSE TO HONOLULU.


WASHINGTON. Oct 27-The report of
Ger. Merriam. commanding the Depart
menf Of the Pacific. regarding the facA
ties Tor a camp nj Honolulu has been re-
eeived AZ the var department II is not
favorable. as he finds the ground on the
higher levels Is covered with rocks while
The lowlands and valleys are Swampy, the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

Victoria Vessels Report the Poorest
for Many Years.

VICTORIA Oct 21.-Thc Official state
1lsat OF the sealing industry for the sea
aou just closed shows a total of but PISS
skins for the fleet OF .niriy-five scnooner-
by far the Highest catch in many years
aiso fewer schoonerS have, Of course been
employed. The ca tch 3 divided thus:
ASiatic coast. 40: British Columbia
coast. IL. 055. Rerlng sea. i1.3.a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
Turner VIII speak In Tacoma.

Spec!al DIspatch 10 the p0st-lnlcll.gencer
TACOMA. Oct. 2s.-One OF the most
prominent figures in the pciit - of the
state, Senator George 1urnsr OF Spokane.
l. hlIef 20 address an audience at the Iy-
CeGm ;heater TOMORROW evening. The f.
son C2-1aSistec having the meeting in hand
announces that :he popu.iSts are going 10
spread themselves t. make K the nota-
hle event Of the campaign.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
Cottage CITY Crowded To the Limit

VTNTORIA z Q OCT e7.-The Coitaee
Cts. WAS crowded "a :se limit. Anong
he IA wsCza passengers MS Itck Love.
who brought oGt a hie Sack. SlgsA ice s.
naw runr * and no Toxs Ia wsan nan az
coming cat. \ uumhIf = AIN Hen are
~ board who bru ~ gce story o. p re
,ao~tel f.Cd Of a usw axe II the At1n COIN
;rY said - - a. large a. AIR LAKE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

Mabel Cannon of spokane VIII Prob
ably Die.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post~InteGigencer
SPOKANE. Oct. 2T.-Mabel the Is-year-
old daughter Of Mrs. = NJ Cannon was
accidentally shot IN the head and perm Is
fatally wounded by her younger brother
with 22-Csiicer rife. this evening. The
ball entered the left eye and lodged in tie
neck.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
0verha Ming Fire Equipmen I.

Special Dispatch 10 the Po<t-Int~l gercer.
TACOMA. &C. <9.-Tao egup pms NJ 81 the
city fire department Il UNDERGOING gen.
eFsl ove-hauIinE. aad wiIa.G 4 few days
every piece Of il wi. 20 in trst-ciass con-
dit on ling MS wa3ch Gcet repairs have
been caGrt for. hose tested anu assorted
- As % guarantee It's gsViag good service.
and everything put n lrI:n fer emerge n
CltS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

Srec'at Dispatch - the f'ost-7 p:eIi.Eence-
XASHpS pc- THE tn led S,ate
reVEuu cutter Grant * sy.1E ? tSaartrr
MASTER harneF waiting Ger orders A. "a
ATS sine tEfy az pa!9}.nS % ara max
4ng sarne stEag repairs.
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iancs being used chiefly for rice cultiva-
tion- There are no good drill grounds. and
ne advises that as few troops as possible
be sent to Honolulu
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Refugee. From Copper River.

PORT TOWNSEND Oct. 1.-THE tugs
Golden aGIte, OF san Francisco. and {. G.
Cherry OF Seattle. arrived tonight from
orca near the mouth Of Copper river.
bringing seven Copper river refugees.
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Letter Carriers for seattle.

WASHINGTON. Cat @7.-~FiAfry T Rcd
Il. Frederick ~ DOYLE. Wi3ssn y Par
:hsnsr and Caaf,cs l. Darsi aave b<eu
appointed additional latter carriers for Sc
atIle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

4 seattle Man Honored ny Etectsoa
"a a Vice pr~stdeut

TOLEDO. o.. Oct. 2ss-~The Society Of the
Army Of the Tennessee today elected Cen
Granville NJ Dodge president. and voted
to hold the next meeting in Chicago Minor
officers were also selected. among them
being Capt. Joseph D.ckerson, Of Seattle,
a. enc of the vice presidents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

American women are critical hosiery
buyers. They buy for themselves. hus-
bands. brothers and children. They
know the Disappointing OF poor hos
iery. and knowing the best will insist on
having il.
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THREE PER CENT
The Rate to Be Paid by Saving:
Banks

NEW YORK, De-. 1T is stated in
Wall street that the Board of Trustees Of
the Seaman's Bank for Savings is consid
ering the question of reducing the rate of in.
terest FROM to 31a per cent, and that if this
bank takes such a course many of the Other
big institutions that have been hesitatinp
will probably follow suit.
| The Seamen's Bank has been reluctant
according to some OF its neighbors. to make
change for six months or year, yet it is
believed that the previous course taken by
the llmigrant, Industrial and Greenwich
Savings Banks had considerable weight with
it. Since these banks reduced their inter-
est their deposits have continued to OK
pand. 1t is about two years since the Emf
grant Bank came down to 80 per cent
basis.
The idea of reducing interest has been
under consideration for several years, and
it was actively preached at the last meeting
of the New York Savings Bank Association.
1t was the general opinion that early steps
would have to be taken, although no formal
course was recommended. The savings
banks in many Western cities have already
come down to 31s per cent basis, while
others have reduced their rate to 3 per cent.
Many of the local savings bank officials
believe it is only question of time when
they will have to come down to per cent
in New York City, for there are now very
few investments outside of land mortgages
Welding more than 31s per cent, in which
the savings banks are allowed to use their
funds.
In Wall street an impression prevails that
the bankers of some of the leading cities
have been exchanging notes with view to
taxing uniform action, thereby dispelling
the notion that any one or two cities are
adopting arbitrary measures.
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BILLS INTRODUCED
Hulps Army Measure Differs From
That of Miles

Representative Hull, chairman of the
house committee on military affairs, today
introduced bill ncreasingsthe regular army
to approximately 100000 men. The bill
was framed at the war department and has
the approval of the secretary of war; 1t is
not the bill framed by General Miles, as
this measure has not the high rank pro.
posed by the Miles bill, and some of the
| appointments are open to officers of the vol
unteers from civil life 1t provides for a
lieutenant general and what is considered
a sufficient increase of major generals and
brigader generals to command an army of
| 100000 men, scattered from Porto Rico To
Manila. The artillery arm is reorganized.
separating them into coast and field artil-
lely, but promotion to be by seniority of
the whole arm. A decrease OF the enlisted
men is made also, that the army can be in.
creased by recruits in case of war to full
strength.
The cavalry is increased two regiments,
the infantry five. The enlisted strength of
an infantry company is not to exceed l45,
SO that in case of war new regiments would
have to be formed, probably all of which
would be volunteer, but the regular army
would make a substantial first line.
The bill provides for the three battalion
formation. The staff corps are increased
about 40 per cent, and, with the exception
OF adJutant general, inspector general and
ordnance, are open to appointments from
the volunteers or civil life. The most no.
tlceable change is that of the medical de-
partment, in which provision is made for
hospital corps of 5000 privates, with the
necessary non-commissioned officers, with a
largely increased number Of surgeons and
assistant surgeons. All officers and men
serving in the sub-tropical countries are
to have an increase of rs per cent in pay.
Under the immediate control of the presi.
dent, Inhabitants of the new countries NAV
be enlisted in the organizations there serv-
ing.
The bill gives a total of fourteen regiments
of artillery, twelve OF cavalry and thirty of
infantry
Chairman Hull's bill is cast on entirely
different lines, so that detailed comparison
is difficult The Miles bill is based on the
theory of one soldier for one thousand non
nlation, while the Hull bill is based on the
idea of a total force of 100000, the bill being
constructed so as to reach that total. Gen.
Miles provides for general and two lieu
tenant generals, while the Hull bill makes
no provision for general and for but one
lientuant general.
The regimental organization of the ar.
tillery arm is discontinued and that mem
Der is designated as the corps of artillery.
The distinction between coast and field ar
tilery. is similar to the Miles bill, but more
elaborate in detail. The Atlantic division
of the coast is defined to include from the
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Not A CASE OF SUICIDE
A ST. LOUIS MURDER MYSTERY
CLEARED UP
A Kansas Man Decoyed to the City
and Murdered to Conceal
Another Crime

ST. LOUIS, Dec. THE Post Dispatch
today throws light on mysterious shooting
that occurred in st. Louis on January IA,
1897, and resulted in the death Of Elliott L..
! Duckworth at Kansas City, kas., some time
after that. According to the story, Duck
worth came to st. Louis from Springfield.
Mo-, to meet Edward l.. Doing, an Indiana
bank cashier, who, in letter, had offered
the former a remunerative position.
Before meeting Doing, Duckworth, who
had registered at the Planters Hotel, strolled
out to Forest Park, where he was later found
on the same day, badly wounded, with bull
let hole in his head and revolver lying be.
side him. 1t was apparently case of sui
eide.
In the wounded man s pocket was card
bearing these words: 81 am Edward l..
Doing, of Terre Haute, Ind, in case of acct.
dent"
DOING, 1t appears, was at that time wanted
for embezzling $4,000 from small bank in
Terre Haute, Ind. He disappeared about the
time he wrote the letter to Duckworth,
making the st. Louis appointment with the
latter. Doing and Duckworth, who were
not acquainted personally, resembled each
other to remarkable degree. The story
goes on to say that Duckworth was deceived
to this city by Doing and fatally shot, a
card put in his pocket with the latter's
name on it and the wounded man passed off
on the police and public as the missing en-
bezzler.
Duckworth was taken home by his sister.
Mrs. Eva G. Hutchinson, of Hutchinson.
Mas, he having revealed his identity.
The wounded man denied that he had at
tempted to commit suicide and said he re.
membered nothing about the shooting.
Doing, it is said, is still at large and
the police of the Indiana town and those of
St Louis are searching for him. one on the
charge of embezzlement and the other for
murder
Mrs. p. W. Texford of Springfield, Mo-, a
sister Of E. l.. Duckworth makes public the
following letter, which forms an important
connecting link in the circumstantial evil
dence IN the case:
10 Elliott l.. Duckworth, Springfield, Mo.
Ierre Haute, Ind, June 26, 1897.
Dear Friend: | have good position for
a young man OF your age in St. Louis, Mo-
You have been recommended to me by
friend who says he thinks you will fill this
position admirably. If you think you would
like a good position, one in which you will
be given an opportunity to rise, will talk
with you. If you decide to investigate nv
offer, meet me at the Planters Hotel, st.
Louis, Mo-, at Of clock, on the afternoon Of
July 18th. Hoping for favorable answer.
remain your sincere friend and WELL
wisher, EDWARD l.. DOLTN(,o
Mr.. Duckworth passed away on November
18th at the Bland Institute, Kansas City.
Kansas
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REVOLUTION ENDED
Regelado Makes Himself Chief of
Salvador

NEW YORK, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Panama says:
Advices confirm all the details of the
Salvador revolution. The country is now
completely pacific. On assuming the Pres
idency, Senior Regelado sent the following
message to the President of Nicaragua, which
also outlines the policy Of the government
He says:
"A revolutionary movement has been
peacefully effected and has the support OF
the general public. l have made myself
chief of this republic Ny first act, in ac-
cordance with public opinion has been to
sever the ties of the union with the republics
of Honduras and Nicaragua affected by the
treaty of Amapala, as the union has not re.
ceived the sanction of the people of Salvador
and interfered with their most vital inter.
ests. shall, Notwithstanding, join the union
of the Central American republic when it
suits the interests Of and is desired by the
people In the meantime, it shall be nv
constant aim to maintain the most friendly
relations with our sister republic and to fol-
low the principle of non-intervention in the
international affairs of each country and |
expect reciprocity.
"THONIAS REGELADO."
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Will Be Formally Signed Before
the Week Is Ended
BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE TROUBlE AHEAD
In the United States Treaty Ratification Will Be Opposed in
the Senate, While Spain Must Struggle With
Carlist Uprising

Filipinos were granted independence in ac
cordance with the demand Of the Leaders
the United States would be asked to esta'b
llsh protectorate, as otherwise the Philip
pines must sooner or later become the prey
of less liberal minded country.
This statement is borne out by the at
titude of the better class of Filipinos in The
vicinity of Manila. The numerous stories
as to hostility felt and displayed on then
part toward the Americans are without
foundation. The United States authorize,
expect on the part Of the natives peaceful
acceptance of the inevitable.
The United States transport Newport
bearing General Miller and staff and the
First battalion, Twentieth Kansas reg
ment, with the Wyoming light battery
which left San Francisco November s, ar.
rived today, closely following the City Of
Puebla, which arrived yesterday with Lieu
tenant Childers, twenty-five officers and
500. men, including five companies of the
First Tennessee, troop A. of the Nevada
volunteer cavalry, detachment Of recruits
for the Twenty-third infantry and detach-
ment for the California heavy artillery
To provide for the accommodation OF
these newcomers will necessitate tile trans
fer of a number of United States troops out
side the city limits proper.
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SCALPERS MADE SICK
BY THE ACTION TAKEN IN THE
HOUSE
THEIR BUSINESS BROKEN UP
And Thus the Railroads Win Their
Ten Years Fight-The Senate
Does N othing
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE house to-
day passed the anti-ticket scalpng bill by
a vote of ll9 to l0l. This action is the cul
nination of tcn-years' struggle on the part
OF the railroads to put an end to the bust
ness of ticket scalping. The interstate com
merce commission first called attention to
the subject in its report of 1883 and it has
been before congress ever since in one form
or another. During the last session ex
tensive hearings were given both to the rep
resentatives of the railroads and of the
scalpers, and Mr. Sherman Of New Yorl,
secured ia pledges for the measure. 1t was,
however, deemed inadvisable to bring the
measure forward until the present session.
The debate today lasted four hours and was
spirited on both sides. None of the amend
meAts offered were adopted and the bill
passed as reported by the committee
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Associated Press Special Wire


PARIS, Dec. There was no Joint 4
. session of the Peace Commissions to- q
. day, as the,Spaniards are still occupied q
in translating the Americans answer 4
to their proposals in regard to the q
. status of Spanish subjects in the an q
. nexcd territories. As cab.ed last eve q
. ming the eight principal articles of the 9
. treaty are settled, and all that remains Z
. Tor the commissions to attend to is the .
settlement of the minor points of the =
treaty. The latter will probably be .
signed on Saturday next, for the Span .
. iards are as anxious as the Americans q
. to finish the work in hand. Secretary .
. Ojeda of the Spanish commission said Q
. today. Q
at is very painful for us to remain .
here haggling over details, since the Q
. main points have been settled and we Q
have been obliged to relinqui.h our .
. colonies. o
CAN the work will be finished this .
week. The commercial treaty be- .
tween the United States and Spain will o
be negotiated on the re-establishment .
of diplomatic relations, and the ques- Q
ton of the Spanish ships and products o
. in Cuba and Porto Rico will be includ- 0
ed therein" Q
- o . . . Q Q Q . . .
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States will reject the treaty and leave the
people of the islands free from the shackle.
OF Spain and the distant domination of tn,
United States. l sympathze with Aguinal
do in his ambition to found republic in the
China sea, near the equator, and hope he
may become the Washington of new ma
tion, absolutely free from European ant
American influence"
Bishop Potter of New York and James
G. Carter of New York were added to the
list of vce-presidents of the league.
More than 500 petitions protesting against
an imperialistic policy regarding Spain
conquered possessions have been received
at the Washington and Boston offices OF
the league, each petition bearing many sig
natures, and it was decided today to begin
at once presenting the petitions to the sen.
ate
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now The MONEY went
WHICH CONGRESS SET ASIDE
FOR DEFENSE
Army and Navy Used Some and Some
Is Left to Pay the War
Investigators

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The manner
IN which all war funds were spent is told
IN detail for the first time in letters sent
from all the departments and bureaus tc
the House Committee on Appropriations
and made public as part of the report on
the urgent deficiency bill. OF the emer-
gency national deferse fund of fifty mil.
lions the Navy Department got the largest
amount, VIZ: S29,9.3,274. OF this the de-
partment proper spent 1905 1884, mainly
IN buying ships; bureau of yards and docks,
$l,o3S,4 1870; equipment, sl,290,sS3; naviga-
ton, 900; ordnance, $7,9l2,0S4; cen
structon and repair, 81 ,ll5,3l5 steam en-
geIlneerlng, $43o6l3; supplies and accounts,
S2ll ,4S4; medicine and surgery, $37 900;
marine corps, $l06529.
The navy has balance of S275,O0O of this
emergency fund. The War Department ex-
pendltures OF the emergency fund amount
to Sl3,95l 1903, as follows:
Offlce OF Secretary Of War, $ll6,2O6 ord
N na nee os bureau A797o36; engineer bureau,
%,361,961; quartermaster' bureau, SloSS,
$50; medical bureau. 81, 49,, 693; paymaster' 5
bureau, $l36,044; chief signal office, $780,
$40; lighthouse board, $69S66
Secretary Hay states in letter to the
committee that the State Department re-
ceNed S393U0O IN five allotments from the
emergency fund. OF this amount the sum
OF 100000 has been transferred to the
bankers for this department at London for
the use Of the Peace Commission at Paris,
and $500 was advanced to the disbursing
officer for the commission prior to their de
parture for Paris The amount disbursed
by the department, including drafts OF Am
bassadors, Ministers and Consuls, also for
transportation of consular officers, Cuban
refugees and others from Cuba, kilograms,
etc, was S48,276.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding writes
concerning the treasury's expenditures of
the emergency fund:
"Alotments of $4,000 for investigating
the administration of civil affairs of Porto
Rico have been added to this department,
all of which will probably be expended. An
allotment of $4,000 for expenses of the
commission of inquiry into the conduct Of
the war has also been added to the Treasury
Department, of which $4,000 has been adj
vanced to the discussing officer of the com
mission. How much more will be required
the department is unable at this time to
state"
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3I7=325 S. Broadway
LaughLin Building

Atlantic and the gulf seaboards, and the
coast Of the Great lakes, 'and shall ulti
niately include the coast line Of the various
possessions Of the United States in the Pa.
clfio ocean,"
The corps of artillery embraces l44 bat
teries of coast artillery and "a field batter.
les.
Each regiment of infantry consists Of Il
companies, organized into 81 battalions of
four companies each.
NOMINATIONS
The president today sent these nomina-
tions to the senate:
To be Ma Gencrals--Brig. Gen. Guy V
Henry, y. S. A.; Brig Gen. Leonard Wood,
U. S. V.
The nominations today include the officers
of the navy advanced for eminent and con-
spicuous conduct in battle, among them be-
ing Rear Admirals Sampson and Schley and
officers who fought in the Spanish war.
SESSION NOTES
Democratic leaders in the house of repre-
sentatives said today that the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill, which comes up
tomorrow, would not be the text for any
concerted discussion of the war Repre-
sentative Sayers of Texas, the ranking Dem
ocratic member of the appropriations com
mittee, said he helped to frame the bill and
will help to pass it. Representative Bailey
says any discussion of the conduct Of the
war would more properly come ON later,
on the proposition to increase the regular
army.
Although efforts have been made to aban-
don the Democratic house caucus set for
next Saturday night, in order to avoid pos
sible friction, it was stated definitely today
by Democratic leaders that the caucus
would be held, but that its work would be
confined to determining how far caucus ac-
ton bound individual members. There is
no purpose, it is said, to go into questions
of general party policy
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Atlanta, Ga, and will leave Washington
over the Southern railway Tuesday after
noon, December ID, at o'clock, reaching
Atlanta between 8 and o'clock the follow
ing morning, spending Wednesday and
Thursday in attendance upon the jubilee.
where the president will deliver an address
and attend the banquet on Thursday even
ING. Besides the president and Mrs. Me-
hlnley the party will include Secretary and
MIS-. Gage, Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Sec,
rotary and Miss Long, Postmaster General
ana Mrs, Smith, Secretary and Miss Bliss.
secretary and Miss Wilson, Mai. Gen. Joe
Wheeler, Secretary Porter, Assistant See.
rotary Cortelyou and Adelbert S. Hay.