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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05
Seattle. Wash. Nov 4 1895

Seattle, Wash, Nov 8, 1895
To the Editor: / have received a great
many Inquiries from parties interested IN
dredging machines as to the best method
for extracting and saving gold from the
alluvial gravel Of the Yukon river sand
bars and channels. also the best dredging
device. After examiueng several l find
the Bewsher pump dredge now operated
by the Alaska and Northwestern Develop
ing Company OF this city. to be the most
feasible.
The steam shovel and centrifugal dredg-
ers work very well If the bedrock Is fiat
and even. and In fine sand or slum, but
where the bedrock is folded and ham,
mocky. as iSthe case on the Yukon river
number OF them east aside. 1t has been
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
sand bars and bed Of the Yukon river and
Its tributaries are rich in gold which has
been carried down from the far north and
east by the action OF the elements and
the alluvial matter deposited in the
crevices and depresstons (pos holes) Of the
bedrock chiseied out by glacial action
and often rich In auriferouS gravel The
bed OF the river being so uneven and full
OF boulders- ranging in size from a few
inches to several feet, makes the extract
ing OF gravel very slow and expensive
There is only one kind of dredge that can
be worked on the Yukon 10 a profit, and
that is suction and force dredger-one
cubic yards of gravel per day at small cost
for operating. IL should be strongly made
and not complicated. and 40 arranged that
the siiiceous material liable to wear and
cut out the cylinders, plungers and other
parts VIII not come In contact with them.
l find that the Bewsher dredger embodies
these points and Is the only one I have
seen that could be worked to advantage
on the bars and channels OF the Yukon
and other rivers. There are but few rivers
on the Pacific slope that DO not have bars
and channels carrying deposits OF gold
bearing gravel that will pay ! TO cents
10 the pan. and a plant constructed on
the principle of the Bewsher pumping
dredge, having a pinch suction and de-
livery with a capacity of six cubic Yards
per minute; gravel that pays / cent to
following Will show: Say Is pans TO A
cubic yard at cent per pan would be
si.2a: six cubic yards per minute at 81 Is
: sI.s1 per minute. or $50 per hour ard
To.So for twentyfour hours Deducting
~ per cent for time spent in handling
waste material and moving and 10 per
cent for operating expenses, leaves A
handsome profit OF s. SO per day OF TWEEN
ty-four hours. This IL placing IL a. n
minimum, and have every reason 10 be-
:ieVe the Be~sher iredge IL worked ON
the Yukon, koyukuk, Manook and other
rivers. will be a dividend payer from the
start
In my opinion as mining and mechan.-
cal engineer based on an experience Of
several years. j can recommend the James
Rewsher pump dredger az the best me-
chanicai device so far perfected for the
purpose OF extracting from the river beds
and bars the aurifercus gravel and Deem
1; profitable inses t-aanf Yours truly
WALTER DE FARfLA NJ E.
No. GA Lesora Street
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q. .. Court and Grand Jury Deal
with II LaWbreakero In Days.

q. .. Court and Grand Jury Deal
with II LaWbreakers In = Days.
Cnised States Attorney Wilson R. Gay.
returned yesterday from WaIia Waila.
where he had been IN attendance on the
United States court The Wa2la Walia
term OF court was record breaker. The
grant jury was innpaneled on Tuesday az
ternoon at O'Clock and that evening ex-
amlned witnesses and found four irdict-
ments. The next day ten additional .Edict-
meH were found and two cases invesIi-
gated in which indictments were refused.
This made fourteen true bills OF sndsct-
ment and two not true bills Fifty nine
witnesses were examined. Thursday morn
ing 1T 10 O'Clock the grand jury made Ii
final report and was discharged. The four
teen defendants were aTaigned In court,
each pleaded guilty and was sentenced by
Judge Hanfori to terms in the penitentiAry
and court adjourned at II 20 in the forenoon
Of that day.
Speaking on politics. Mr. Gay gave It a.
his opinion that the Republicans will carry
most OF tbs counties IN Eastern Washing
ton In Wana Walla county the Republic
ans, he says. are well organized and en-
thusiassic, while the opposition Is taking
no active part whatever. Mr.. Gay says
that n the recent debate held in that
county between Congress Lewis and Mr.. w.
l. Jones the Republican candidate for con-
gress. IL was universally conceded by every
one with whom he came in contact. ire
spective OF party that Mr.. Jones defeated
Mr.. Lewis. No one would dispute that fact
N Waaie WaEa county, and Mr.. Jones was
the talk Of the town.
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- Nippon Yusen kaisha steamship
,ness1rn Naru. Capt J. W. Ekstrand, ar
49, froyu HcngGong and Yokohama yes
..s.v. bringing 1856 tons Of freight.
11snx the firss-causn passengers was
-. c. r. Elliott. Of the Fourth I'M
~ mates cavalry, who was retired al
sssrs,e o. account OF ili-aeal'h. He went
I = ~. Philippines with Gen Otis. aT.v-
= here August q, and lett there. sfor
/ Gs.ekous October 3. He is brother OF
- Elliott, OF cneilal.s. and was former
4, eesfioned at WaiIa Walla. Capt. Elliott
~ q the Northern Pacific at O'Clock
..saarday afternoon for Chehas.s. and from
49, VII 90 10 South Carolina. He was
-. inst o. he was boarding the train.
-, reused 20 gay q word. lie, however,
an here later taan others who arrived IN
-. rrsnc.sco November .
- other first-cabin passengers were
- ~. Tucker. Mrs. Snowdon. Mr.. Okai
- N. Cao-yo. Tnirty-two were In the
-seease all Of whom were landed.
- Rtotnn's cargo consisted Of 2,1l
t..skasse. including $50 bales of silk and
r. chsats OF tea.
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! EIEEIxG FROM THE CHINESE.


Kobe News, October IL: The latest tele-
cams respecting the risings In the neigh
{ bfhood Of Chungking state tina. II II
movement against the missionaries. on
The part Of a marauding band led by one
T.. III Aan-txe. The French church, hospital
4 and school, and also the American Meth
49, church at Hongchau. about fifty
miles from chungking. have been de-
s,fpyed.
\ The ranks of the maranders are con-
sanity being swelled and the iawiess mob
uew numbers about ?. 900. most OF them be-
\ ~ armed with antiquated rifles, but the
kadfr's own guard of about lo0 men In
timed with Winchester repeating rifles.
There are about thirty English and Amer
: Mn subjects living at Chungking. Mr..
emithers Is the United States consul
nsfe. The only japanese are the members
the consulate.
The eonsuls are stated 10 have wired 10
ihAir respective ministers at Picking. ask
mg that pressure he brought to bear upon
ne vtceroy to send troops 10 suppress the
\ rso, bu; owing IN the political changes at
feaine the government, IL Is said. viii not
y able TO comply with the order
Tue general In command Of the garrison
/ q Chengsu has committed suicide TO es-
Hooters
The English and American residents Of
.aungking have left the city and gone
Gown the river To a place of safety
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J. LltIAC B0Sts
\ fzana Mail: Hong Yau-wei. also known
- Nth him two secret edicts from the
Gpeue, the text OF which we are able TO
1sS15uh 10 our readers. The fsrst edict WAS
- 70 Hong September lS. and was to
m fb11oWsng eject:
: 80 presant state OF the country re-
su1Ns urgent reform to preserve the safe
Il 81 the empire. To reform China, the
s9Ic1sb who have formed the Conserva-
~ parfy must be depOsed, and energetic
- sensible men must be put forward n
DIR stsad. But the empress does not
!, coootdef this the proper course. We have
nhorted her many times, and so far from
belnx convinced. she has become more en-
ne1. Tie condition Of Affairs has now
efve the throne. You must therefore de-
tbesGe With your friends and think OF
oaue paan to save uA. Our hearts sink
WIN N Your assistance u impasiently
~ following day another secret edict
NJ sent to Hong:
Il d with reluctance that we urge you
70 proceed to Shanghai. to proceed with
III erganlzation OF the official gazette.
0w bitter heart cannot be expressed by
N and paper. You must at once leave
lAs place. Delay not. We know your de-
vo(ton and your energy for the welfare Of
th1 empire. You must look after yourself.
Preserve your health In the best way you
Ga unAt you may tcatpraI u WcTA out
he great undertaking.. This Is our fer
vnt hope"
The empress dowager, having learned
that Hong Yau-wei was in possess ion of
these secret edcis. and the real object OF
Hngf departure from Picking. took steps
70 have an cdsct issued declaring Hong
guilty OF conspiracy for self-interest"
his q the first occasion on which an in
tArtnent to this effect has been issued.
I'd II extends not only 10 Hong himself,
bit 10 his family and colleagues
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THINKS HE IS PERsECUTED.
Wife Of DIR. s. III. ShedlOskl Anxi0u
for His Safety.

IOf h1n S0tetV-
DR.. s. II. Shedloski. who went to Copper
river last spring. was expected to return
to Seattle some time last month and meet
Ella Shedloski, Of Brush, Colo. II he was
unable 10 meet her he was to write. She
has not heard word from him and she
has commenced a vigorous Investigation,
as she says that she has reason to believe
that he Is either Ill or victim Of men who
desire to remove him from their path
The letter that Chief OF Police Reed re-
ceived last evening was written by Miss
or Mrs. Shedloski. who does not state her
relationship to the missing man. from
Shedioski's home was az that place. She
describes him as follows: Brown hair
blue eyes and ford complexion Is medium
height and OF foreign birth. There is no
other OF the name in America" Continu-
ing, she says:
He is undoubtedly either very III or may
be In the hands OF vile men. IL i'll he Is
probably in the county hospital as he had
no money and l am sure ne could not work
after his recent exposure in Alaska. His
disappearance would be OF much financial
interest to parties who have previously re-
sorted TO every means. but murder to gain
their point. They planned to incarcerats
another. who was in their way, in an
asylum.
Just after hts journey to Alaska was be-
gun in March last by the same persons
told every one this other party was want
ed for some crime; 10 keep close watch on
him, when at work told the same story
TO employers. so as to compel dismissal
This system OF persecution was kept up
for two months, when party 50 named was
released by relatives. Now, IL the same
kind OF treatment has been used on the
doctor he may be In a very serious condi-
ton. a trip 10 Alaska and back is enough
to use up man. without any but the kind
es. of treatment. He agreed to meet me
either In person. or by letter In Seattle
in October, and he was 10 write me to our
home at Brush. Colo. As there is no re-
liability In mail at that Office an, very
sure he has written and is III or in the
hands of vile men,
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NOTES OF THE ORIENT.

Baron IwAsaki has aeffntte,v mad. 80, III.
Of Japan. Va '1so BANK
Inc Korean government has contracted
uHn r. me First Bank OF Tokyo for 4 ioa a
IT, nnes GIwa. Of Korea. who Is now STAY
= 's ~ lokyo. 10 stated TO be preparing for
second visit TO Am<rsca. A''
n mad dog TN Shanghai has claimed three
rric.ms. the latest being ths wife az Cant
49,. woo succunabed 20 hydrophobia Dc
.s Independence Club. in Korea. has
stirred up an agitation in S..|r,, srairs, 20 =
prtsiasnt OF the privy council f,ecssse he
appiied 70 the emperor to re-ins,.tslte the
oio odFoariar modes OF punishment. The
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: \ nieNsy and wife Newcastle r.
rq7Yrey. Falrlpaveu W Tucker. Yoke
hama: \ II Bailey. Cleveland: T. @. Mot
1T. Butte F II. Seoseu. spokane. III. NJ.
Drew. Boston, \. a feser TgaSses; Mrs
Goddard .faaoitsiu, John NJ Lane Ssn
Francisco. w Rice ard wife. Cameron. J
Carmichael Allan. Chicago: ". = Cum
back san Francisco. II Jones' CITY, nr.
Masss,a rairhaven, Mr.. ana Mrs Grshse.
Portland: j MogIten. Portland: NJ Levy.
louisville: ". r. Chaicraft. To-c7ts. +.
u, Mslthee Waterrslie. John y. Ri.siirs.
Wstrrvtiiee V q. Hall, Dawson: H. II.
gsal Dawson. Miss Carrie Winston. pa~-
sor. Mrs. q. M Host. Dawson. Wiliaus
Z. Gates. Dawson. \. N. Winter. pasSon /;
W 1 Partridge. Dawson, Irving c. Clark
New York Mrs. y. r. Tsre~as<, Matioek-
rE. ANNIE RUSSELL diseases Of
vrax1AR g Hi1Skley.
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Rssftou. New Zealand Nov - ,sss
7 an very pleased 10 state that since
took TIRE agency Of Chsmhsriain's ryge!s-
zines the sale has been very large more
especially OF the Cough Nemscy In two
YEARS | have sod more Of this particular
remedy than o. all other makes for the
previous five years. AS 20 its efficacy /
have been informed hy scores o. persoca
q The good results they have received
81 IL IN my can household II is SO pleas
ant 10 take that we have 20 place the bot.
tie aeyond the reach OF the children
4, j SCANTLEBURY.
Fer sale b. Ill dealers.
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Judge Moore OF the superior court. went
10 Port Townsend last night on business.
tinued for hearing until next Saturday.
Frederick Felitz yesterday brought suit
for divorce from his wife Harriet to
whom he was married In 1870 He alleges
that she abandoned him in November, 1897.
The Washington Incandescent Light Com
pauy was Incorporated yesterday by A. D.
Wainwright and Herman Chaplin, who filed
articles in the county auditors office. The
capital stock OF the company rs $4,000 in
so shares. The principal place Of business
will be Seattle.
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Christians onA Duaahases 10 n -
tbs &a1e Feotine.
The haUe department. ~ fh> r.,.r..
government N making an irvesfira .to,.
van the object OF placing Chrtssian
cnarcnes and Buddhist temples under the
Under The present laws Buddhist priest.
though japanese Christian nartor. a..
pnted there; but On the other hand :
DSSudnlss temple Il exempt from faxation.
wnise Christian church II not.
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YAKIMA" JONES WILL SPEAK
TO SEATTLE VOTERS TONIGHT.

WESLEY
i of
a.
hear Mr. Jones'
Judse Milo A. Root Mr.
Jones wi" make the wlb
uAphrsy OF
der patriotic the
DC run Ballard
On opportunity
people
OF Hard
In this campaign Mr.
Tor his
ed Congressman Lewis
IN" VIII be the
n = - - - "
The following vice presidents the
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The city tax levy for the ensuing year.
commencing January /. 1899. was fixed by
thu city council last evening al nine mills.
or two mills lass than then present levy.
The ordnance. covering this levy, was
considered by the finance committee and
the council, acting as a committee of the
whole. for four hours yesterday afternoon
and adopted az outlined in yesterday
Post-TntelNgencer. A meeting Of the coun-
CT was Id a; O'Clock in the evening and
the ordinance was finally passed. all voting
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axBeumens FOR general municipal purposes
- this city II the present time.
We realize, however that il We are 70
bring investors here ard men 20 build up
cur industries that II VIII Be necessary for
us TO convince them that they viii not be
burdened by prohibs;.ve taxes. and l be-
leve The foregoing figures WI speak Cor
themselves on that question"
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Lee Jan, the Chinese who was arrested
at the Northern Pacific depot last week
charged with being unlawfuIly In this coun.
try, was Yesterday discharged from custody
The evidence at the hearing showed the
commissioner held. that Jams claim tina,
he was a merchant and not a laborer was
true He was defended by Attorney c. v
Do,ph. of Portland, and one of the wit
nesses in his behalf was J. e. Waters, q
merchant Of that city
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CROWN PRINCE Is DYING.
Assean PRISONERS of Royalty Have
Heen Executed.

Nnce the weil-nigh successful attemp.
poison the Korean emperor and crown
! ssnce. the latter has been froFe or less In
saa health. and a telegram reports his con-
clsion to be critical
though the sentence passed upon two
msa concerned In the plot has no; been
panlshed. II IL stated that they have suf-
Isled death by hanging or ssrangulasion In
sosae FORM. kobe News October L.
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FORMOSA's RAD FLOODS.
! Vsstral GASrrnm~nt VIII Repair
Damage of the Tsphoau.

4. Is estimated fha' the cost - repairing
= &c aamase done by the typhoon ana floods
- Formese August VIII amount 10 i.rtsi-
~ YER, l. nas been ascertained that az
's-a|s as is.sa houses were com plcfely de-
',ns.seS snd over N.aAl partially destroyed
AaN thaa $50 persons lest their lives.
-.AseF storms have increased the damage
.ae cost Is e. be borne by The central gav-
esnmen;
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SIX DIVORCES IN ONE DAY.
MIL At the Co1Pt Aoaae GRlads Out
Heavy Grist.

court yesterday. five by Judge Jacobs and
one by Judge Moore. The former gave de-
crees To Clara l.. Gibson from F. B. Gibson.
Herbert E. Knowles from Catherine b.
Knowles. Bertha O'Conneil from J. H.
O'Connell and Mary w. 10y from William
10y.
Judge Moore heard additional evidence In
the case OF Charles ]. Hoffman VS.. Caroline
Hoffman.
All the plaintiffs made the stereotyped
complaint OF abandonment or desertion and
ali Of the defendants failed to resist.
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wARSHIPS IN CHINA.
great Britain Leads With y Ton
mage Of los, 600.

japanese newspaper gives the number
~ warsa!ps in China waters at present and
1ief aggregate tonnage as follows,
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Fifteen Cars Received Yesterday q
Eighty-SeveQ This Month.

The local wheat market continues steady
with no important outlook There was no
change here yesterday. Quotations: No.
club. colo; No. bluestem. 63Iac
amounting TO 1850 bushels Receipts dur
ing the month. etghty-seven cars or 60 so
bushels; for season. 1854 cars. or 9o4, 500
bushels.
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Licenses to wed were issued yesterday for
Mr.. Hermann (2S OF Tacoma, and Sarah
Ernst CD OF Seattle: Olaf Matscn 600 and
Elmira Anderson (23) both Of Seattle.
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REMINGTON

REMINGTON TYPEWRITER
Remington Typewriter office has been
moved 10 zoos SeS0na avenue. z g. Niles
agen; Western Washington. Telephone
Pike IA
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I NEWS Of THE ORIENT.
In Naru Arrives With Inn
portant Advicss.
psos \ MANILA OFFICER.

- q. p. Elliott, ~ the Un1tea
aAes cavalry, Retired Deea0se
= uD-HeaIth, Returns Home
-t 10 Manila with Gen OTIS
Thousand Tons Of Oriental
1nenns, SILK and Tes-Aoteo.
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FRED II. PETERSON has moved his
law Offices 20 rooms il9 10 as fourth fioor)
OF he Mutual Life building
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CLOSING OUT MACKINToSFfES
Large lire fadies' ynackir toshes az below
factory prices. Washington Rubber Co..
IA Frs avenue.
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Tx LEVY BILL Is PASSED
Reduced Because Of Fine Condi-
ton Of City Funds.
POLITICS NOT CONSIDERED

Only Navin Opposes TIE Ordnance
Expenses IL Lowest Levy for
This Fund Since 100l-Five Mills
for Annual Interest On City's
Bonded Debt-A Steady Decrease.
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r aooe News. October IA \ telegram from
~ Hosa Received by iAe government states
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rR. ANNIE RUSSELL diseases Of
wrOasA = Hinekiey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22
ROOSEVELTS POSITION
The Assistant Secretary Has Been Misrepre-
sented.
Has Not Made an Admission of Weak
ness In the Navy Has Merely
Urged Increased Efficiency.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, in CONVEX
sation with a Star reporter at the Navy
Department today, said his views in regard
to the navy had been woefully misreprs-
scented in several recent publications.
Some newspapers and individuals" said
ne, seem inclined to treat my plea to have
our old, but still thoroughly efficient, YES
sells manned with the best type of rapid
hire guns as an admission of weakness In
the navy. OF course, this is not so, save
In SO far as every plea for improvement is
The Few navy has only been in existence
about dozen years. The vessels which
were built and armed ten years ago are as
good as any foreign vessels which were
built and armed at that time. AS regards
the construction of the hulls and ma
chfnery, there have been no marked i'm
provements since; that Is, the changes
have not been such as to make the older
war, but there has been a great improve
ment during the last ten years In ordnance,
especially as regards the heavier caliber
rapid-fre guns. The ships armed within
the last few years are In this respect
markedly superior to those of ten years
ago. Progressive foreign nations are
everywhere substituting rapid-fire guns for
the old slow-fire ones.
I'VE should do the same as quickly as
we can.
las a matter of fact we are now doing
1t with the Chicago. Atlanta, Philadelphia
and Newark, and as soon as we get the
means we Fvfll do 1t with other ships
where the need exists. When the navy
ceases TO make improvements 1t will SIM
ply be sign that stagnation has begun
We are taking measures all the time to
Improve both material and personnel; we
are steadily endeavoring to make our men
shoot better and our officers maneuver bet
ter in squadron, and the fact that they
already do pretty well in both capacities
doesn't alter the further fact that we in
tend steadily to bring them to a constantly
higher pitch Of perfection; and similarly
we shall try to alter the ships themselves
and the guns in the direction of making
them even more efficient engines of war.
Our navy Is too small. but 1t is first class
for its size. and our efforts will be directed
not to keeping 1t stationary, but toward
making Ii continually advance,