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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
NO SPANISH SHIPS At SEA.
The Torpedo Fiotsiia stila at Cape
Verde and In title ships Repairing.

The Torp-do Fl0tsila Stin at Cape
Verde and Hattie ships Repaisiag.
NEW YORK, Apri, es.-The Spanish
fleets have made no movements since the
war began. The famous fio.illa lies In the
harbor OF ST. Vincent. Cape Verde Islands,
ard the batfieship Peiayo and the cruiser
Emperor Carlos V, which have been re-
ported over ard over again as securing
the seas and even threatening 4 descent
upon the American coast. are believed 10
be stili iii Spanish ports, undergoing re-
pairs. Thus no dangerous Spanish war;
ship is al sea.
OF the American. naval ships at sea. de-
taehed FROM the sauadrons. the battleship
Oregon and the gunboat Marietta win be
heard from al Rio Janeiro in few days.
the Paris is due at New York Friday
morning and the new cruiser Topeka is
expected 10 arrive here this week.
The cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia
are cruising along the New England coast
II may be the purpose to keep them In the
coast defense service or they may be going
to meet the Paris and Topeka. The New
Orleans ard San Francisco are at tbs
Brooklyn navy yard practically ready for
sea- II is reported from Key West that
the torpedo boat Gushing has returned to
the port disabled and will remain there
for the next month or six weeks UNDER
going extensive repairs. 1t appears that
her starboard engine was totally wrecked
by the enormous strain thrown upon 1t by
suddenly reversing and going ahead at fun
speed during the maneuvers near Ha-
yana.
The auxiliary cruiser st. Louis is ready
for sea and is awaiting orders. The Har-
ward. formerly the New York. Is taking on
coal The st. Paul Is being converted into
a cruiser at Philadelphia. The New York
agent OF the Hamburg-American line de-
MES that the negotiations for the purchase
OF the Fuerst Bismarck and Columbia.
now in this port. have been concluded, but
IL Is believed that the boats will be added
to the auxiliary fleet
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another base Of SUPPLIES II port Ake
Trinidad was taken. railroad c1mMunscl-
ticn could be opened up with the interior
This rlan would rot take three weeks 70
carry cut. and then the united Cuban army
would move on Havana ! am ccahdent
thar q. least iao.oe cubxns would Be In tie
army u they had the arms and ammuni-
ton.
This pan that have outlined woufo
MT nscesslsate the sending Of . large
number Of United States troops into the
island. as all that would be needed would
be a srfHeIen; number Of artillerymen 10
protect the base Ct supplies. and they couid
work In conjunction with the naval YES
sells. which would protect them from at
attack at SEA- Havana could then he cap
,ured with the assistance Of the balance
OF the American feet. With Havana taken,
the war will come 10 an abrupt ending
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
PURIFYING roRTb RICO


New Batteries Erected and q Numhcr
OF TOrpedOes and Mines Laid.
NEW YORK. April GA dispatch to
the Herald srom San Juan. Porto Rico. de-
scribes the efforts OF Spain to fortify the
harbor. Good progress has been made
with new battery to the east OF San
Cristohal castle, where fourteen breech-
loading Hon,o cannon have been mounted.
The most effective defenses are the sub
marine explosives. These have been pretty
extensively utilized. and the work OF lay
ing fixed torpedoes and submarine mines,
not only at The entrance 10 the harbor,
but outside the fort, has engaged the at
for several days. The steamer Alfonso
KILL, on April 10. brought from Havana
sixteen torpedoes and the same number
OF submarine mines. with the necessary
attachments These. together with twen-
ty tons of dynamite. were stored aboard
a barge which has been towed' to the
head OF the harbor. This floating maya
zine Is guarded day and night by an
armed boats crew which encireIes the
vessel
A further scheme is on foot for making
use Of an old wreck. the Cristobai Colon.
She is being pumped out with the idea. /;
Is said, OF filling her with explosives and
towing her 10 narrow par; of the harbor
channel. where she might be blown up =,
the event Of hostile vessels being in her
vicinity. The Spanish forces were aug
men,ed on April Is by a battalion OF Span
tsh soldiers. The men were In q state that
reflected on the offieer,. Some were so
weak and sick that they were compelled 10
TAI out of the ranks and crawl 10 the bar
saeks as best they could. 1t Is not IN
tended TO keep them in the city. the idea
beng 20 draft them off in companies 10 The
outposts and interior towns whica are very
inefieetively guarded at present. Tie hat
red os Spain In Porto Rico Is as bitter a
In Cuba. and the common people would
welcome an invasion by the United States
forces, There have recently been strikes
ana tlotins on the sugar plantations.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMExr.
billiard smith. a Tacoma POxtoffice
EmplOye, Arrested.

Special Dispatch 10 the Posi-intelligencer.
TACOMA, April 27.--The sensation of the
day here was the arrest, early this after
noon. OF Hi.liard Smith, an old employe
in the postoffice, on a charge of embezzle-
ment, and OF disturbing and interfering
with mail matter. and being accessory to
such crimes.
The inside facts Of the case are not vet
made public, but it is known that on the
night of April II. while Smith. who was
employed In the mailing department. was
on duty, letters believed to have contained
money were tempered with. An investiga-
ton eliminated in the arrest of Smith.
While In custody at the United States
marshaps Office. Smith told a Post-Intelli-
gencer reporter that he had no idea why
he was arrested. and was utterly at sea
as to knowledge Of any robbery In the de-
partment. Smith has been in the postoffice
here for five years, and during that time
has been considered a capable and trust
worthy employe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
COLLEGE arHlErE SUSPENDED.


NEW YORK. April s7.~EdNard J
Brown. Of the University 81 California
Was suspended indefinitely from the inter-
collegiate amateur ata,esic association
LAST night. Several months age Brown
visited the eastern colleges as 4 repre-
sentative II The University CT California
Ne standing ~ eastern athletes. and IN
sensfal made number OF statements
'h7' ~erv ge5 az al 70 the liking OK the
microbes ate Ssaocia;ion, Al The ANNA:
'0rTt-ns - se association rs~vn,ly held.
@3e ease wss aiken up ara Brown was in
Ns'~e 80 yecsa his statements He refused
10 do -. and haS been suspended as ;
consequence
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
MERRIAM RETURNS To VANCOUVER.
VIII Inspect Troops and Dsfcnsive
Work ON the Coast

SAN FRANCISCO. April e. Brig. Gen.
Merriam, commander OF the DEPART
naent Of California. has gene 80 Vancouver
barracks. accompanied by Major Barry.
his aide. II IS understood that General.
Merriam viii Inspect the troops and forti-
tleations 81 vancoaver. Before hls separ-
sure be ordered Colonel Marcus p. Miller
70 take charge OF All the troops remaining
here. rs well as az the works Of esefsn~
In and about the city.
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Special Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures.
RTTZvILLE, April 27.-SeveraI thresh
ing machines are again at work In this SEE
ton threshing the grain THAT was left over
from last fall when the wet weather set
in. The grain, as a rule, Is not SO badly
damaged as was generally supposed. all
though the damage was large. The pros
poets for a good crop again this season
are very favorable. and the farmers gener-
ally are eiated over the outlook
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NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
The FarrsEut VIII Ne Ready for Ser
Vice In Ab0ut 8 Month.

SAN FRANCISCO. April Elm a little
for service with the United States war
ships in Pacific waters. a small but for
midanle vessel. the 30-knot torpedo boat
Farragus. now on the ways At the Union
Iron Works. Contrary TO the custom Of
ship-builders. the Farragut's engines and
machinery will all b In place when she
slides of the ways. The Farragut Is de-
signed for n speed Of 90 knots an hour.
Her dimenaions are: Length, 30 feet;
beam 20 feet inches; maximum draf. with
the ship ready for sea and bunkers full. s
feet. Her displacement will be 273 tons
AID her engines will reach maximum of
SEQ horse power.
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Palou.e wheat booming.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
COLFAX. April 27.-Wheat today. at Pa
louise shipping points. was quoted al 50
cents bushel. net. the best price paid
here for more than five years Sales OF
only small quantities were reported, hold
ers OF large lots asking s. and S. cents.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

Lord Savie In an extremely interesting
and exquis.teiy illustrated article in the
current number of the Pail Mall Maga-
zine describing Ruffard abbey. OF which
he ~ the owner. relates that during visit
which George W. when Prince OF Wales
paid TO Rofford. Charles Dibdin. the poet,
who had accompanied his royal highness
as master of the ceremonies wrote his
celebrated song, "Woodufan. Spare That
Tree after having witnessed the telling
o: an oak in the park.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Railroad TIE. for China.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteliigencer.
TACOMA, April 27.-The ship Benjamin
+. Packard reached port today. She Will
load 10000 ties. consigned TO Taku, China.
These ties are sent as q substitute ship
ment for those shipped On the long missing
steamer Pelican.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

LONDON. April gT.--At the second days
racing Of the Newmarket first spring meet
ing today the I<orrflIari- Beresfora
stables bay colt Elm won the s-year-old
weller handicap Of 80 sovereigns.
Mr.. Wallace Johnst on . bay colt Disrasli
won the 400 guinea stake. TIE Duke OF
Portland's Vantage was second and Prince
Sostykaon's Minus third
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Compressor Plant.

Special Dispatch 10 the PoSt-IntellIgencer
GRAND FORKS. p. e.. Aprn "a
ten-driii compressor pant Is being installed
a: the Old Ironsides mine fifteen miles
from here and prepara tons are being
made for active work Immediately.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

~ fr1tnsc homiisg pieeous. owned b.
psasr ss.sss workers - This city. The birds
are Ea. frssned and are used 10 rsaking
long Journeys IN remarkably quick time
They viii be used in the signal service
Caring the var with Spain.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intslligencer
COLFAX April 27.-The city is without
electric tights. the engine at the electric
Ugh; works having broken down New en-
gines have been ordered and Will be in
place within a week
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
Attempted Suicide.

A woman known as Lizzie Jackson. an
inmate of the Pacific house AT Occidental
avenue and Washington street. attempted
suicide last night by taking morphine and
iaudanum. A physician was called and
the woman was pumped OFT.
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Whitman county pol,t,c..

Special Dispatch 10 the Observation-Disclosures
COLFAx. April I.--Chairman Carper,
OF the Popuiist county central committee.
announces that he viii call the nominate ting
convention for May 81. primaries 20 be held
4 week earlier. The Democrats will hold
their county convention on May Is.
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AFTER A SPOKANE EDITOR.
Judge Mcdonald. of Colfax, Resents
Scathing Criticism.

Special Dispatch TO the Observation-Disclosures.
COLFAX. April 27.--Judge Mcdonald has
instructed Prosecuting Attorney Matthews
10 cite the editor and publisher of the Spo-
kane Outburst to answer for contempt of
court in printing an article ridicu.isg the
Judge as dishonest hypocrite and ig-
nora mus.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

An investment OF cents In the purchases
Of a copy OF the Weekly Post-Inteiii-
gencer. and the address OF some friend ",
Alaska handed In at the business office.
would he a duty well performed All
newspaper mail will be sent viz the
Yukon river.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

BOSTON. April 1.-THE r Howard
Clock and Watch Company Samuel Little.
proprietor. assigned today. Liabilities
SJ1a.ssp5: assets S4fas01
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DowNED THE OPPOSITION.
Provincial Legislature In Session
Tvyeuty-fOur Hours.

VICTORIA. r. c.. April 1.-THE pro-
vinciai legislature has been in continuous
session for twenty-four hours, the gov
eminent endeayoring to force a redistribu-
ton measure through the house against
the wishes of the opposition The oppo
sit.on members ultimately left the house
In a body, as a protest against the gov
ernment's action. Some wild and extraordi-
nary scenes were Witnessed during the
night.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28

Wrapped copies Of the Weekly POST
fnteiEigencer are now ready at the bus!-
nsSs onica- prieaL cAnts nAr o0nv-
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We.tern A..ocl.tIen ReIi Today.

ST JOSEPH April E.-Tne Western
Baseball Association czesns in this city to-
Hscrrow
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Mrs. John wosss aao will r~sssy, n thas
country uexs srAS1a 70 Act With JcSerh
i~G.fsc@ IN The Rivals" has lived in
i~a'sttaa - sySny ears tast her American
career - forgotten and il Es asfSrs.s 10
oeisss fas1 sae Nss uot well received
AAAR AAa ksa-AAa sAs I-AzAxsa Aassx1 ~ 49,
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
THE CALLEoNs OF SPAIN,

King Philip had vaunted his claims:
He had sworn for year he would sacl
us:
With An army Of heathenish names
he was coming to fagOt and stack us;
Like the thieves of the sea he would track
US,
And shattcr our ships on the main;
But we had bold Neptune to back us
And where are the galleons of Spain?
His carackes were christened of danes
10 the klrtleS whereof he would tack us:
with his saints and his glded stern-frames
de had thought like an egg shell to crack
us;
Now Howard may get to his Flaccus,
IND Drake to his Devon again,
And Hawkins bowl rubbers to Dacchus-
For where are the galleOns of Spain?
Let his Majesty hang to st. James
The axe that he whetted to hack u.s..
40 must play at some lustier games
Or at sea he can hope to out-thwack us:
=. 10 his mines Of Peru he would pack us
10 tug ut his bullet and chain;
Alas! that his greatness should lack us-
But whero are the galleons of Spain?
ENVOY.
don may attack us
whenever his stomach be fain;
He must reach US before he can rack us-
And where are the galIeons of Spain?
Austin DObSOn.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
Simple Antiseptic Dress,ro

A well.known Belgian physician, DR.,
Rasurel, is reported to have succeeded
after long and thorough experiment
IN producing material composed Of
peat fibres in combination with wooIen
threads, in this way utilizing the anti.
septic qualities of tho peat fibre for
all sorts of textures and of dress ma.
terlals. 1t is stated that the original
intention was to produce sanitary
undergarments, which, as attested hy
medical authorities, show the follow.
Ing improvements over other fabrics
Tor similar purposes. The remarka.
ble porosity of the fibre imparts to the
texture with which it is mixed. in wool
an unusual power of absorbing and
eVaporating moisture its tendency
TOO, to arrest decomposition renders i i
a preventive against disease by check.
Ing the fermentation which usually ac.
companies perspiration. Thus, gar
ments composed of mixed peat and
wool are said to protect one from TAX.
ing cold by any sudden change from
persplration to chill, whatever be the
temperature.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
$500 MILES FROM ANYWHERE,
shipwrecked Sailors Enjoy the Hospital
ity of Kanakas,

|
When the steamship Cottage Cit
arrived at San Francisco from Ne
York to join the Klondike trade it ca,
rled three shipwrecked sailors, pickle
up at Valparaiso.
They were Jack O'Neil of San Fran
cisco, William Walsh of New Yor
and John Dali, a Norwegian. The
mad been seamen on the bark Monan
tum, wrecked seven months ago.
I'VE were on the way from Newcas
tie, Australia, to Panama when tn,
bark sprung leak" said O'Neil. a
the Sailors home. Captain Newhal
put us at the pumps, and he soon con
Guided that we would have to run fol
Easter island. This island, mind, is
away Oft the coast of Chile, about
$500 miles from anywhere.
The captains idea was to run the
bark ashore, so he wasn't particular
what course he took, and, as hard luck
would have it, we banged into reef
That settled it, and we barely sue
ceeded in getting ashore with our
lives.
Easter island is about twenty miles
long and eight or nine miles wide. tt
is inhabited bya simple and hospitable
lot of Kanakas-about 1SO of them in
all. There is king at the head, and
there are three or four chiefs OF off,
GERS, who seem to hold office by right
of age.
1.-The king took a fancy to me. He
unceremoniously conducted me to his
h"use-a rude cabin of sticks, dried
mud and thatch. The captain and the
rest of the crew had to put up with
the homes of the ordinary citizens,
but we all had about the same amount
Of Of beef and sweet potatoes to eat.
These are the only foods we saw on
the island, and as the cattle run wild
and have scant pasturage the beef is
pretty lean. They have only one meal |
a day on the island, and that comes
about five o'clock in the afternoon.
"By one of those funny freaks that
always happen at shipwrecks, a chest
containing paint had foated ashore,
painted the kings house for him red,
White and yellow, with trimmings of
ar. Ills barefooted highness thought
hat was out of sight. He had an
xtra dinner that day, just as they do
t weddings and funerals, and he
ever stopped chuckling.
I'VE had been there six months
hen sailing vessel landed and took
$ to Valparaiso. The king and all
ne SUBJ jects-men, women and chill {
in lamentation as we
'me away. San Francisco Exam t
Ter. q
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
The Most Antique Military Orf,ar

The order that claims the greatest
amount of antiquity is the Militarv
Order OF st. Constantine, which used
tt to be d. bestowed by the king of the two
slcllies. This order, if it's historians
are to be believed, was founded A. D
3l7, by Constantine the Great. Eight
hundred and seventy four years later,
In ll9l, the Emperor Isaac Comments
renewed it. One of the Palaoloo;
confirmed it in 1861; in 1887 the last 81
Palaologus gave the order to the
Duke OF Parma, and the Emperor
Leopold confirmed it in 1891 In.
fortunately, the iconoclastic Victor
Emmanuel . annexed the kingdom Of
the two Sicilies, and let this aged
order drop. New York Sun.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
The Medicinal Value of Olive oil.


Medical authorities are GENERALLY
agreed as to the value of ollie oil
incidentally, finding it also potent
agent for any defects of the excretory
duct, especially the skin; eczema has
rapidly disappeared upon a discon.
tinuance of starch foods and the sub.
stltutiou of diet of fresh and dried
,rults, milk, eggs and olive oil. The
beneficial effects of the latter, when
thus taken in conjunction with frpit
ales' nave frequently been remarked
IN respect to the hair, nails and scalp,
quickly cleaning the latter of scurf,
and supplying to the sebaceous glands
the oily substance which they secrete
when In a healthy condition, and the
absence of which is the cause of de-
billty OF the hair, frequently ending
In badness. 1t has long been OBJ.
served that those who treat olive oil
as common article of food, and use
1t as such, are generally healthier and
In better condition than those who do
not, and its therapeutic and pro-
phylactlc properties are very favorably
regarded by medical men. 1t is known
TO be Obstructive to certain forms OF
micro organic life, and for the eradi-
cation OF such from the system its in.
ternal use has been successfully
resorted to.
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
ALFONSO XIIps EDUCATION.
ne BOY King an Apt Scholar-His Lin.
guistic Attainments

Ahe BOY hing an Apt Scholar-His Lin
guistic Attachments.
Alfonso XIII must begin to fee
quite big boy. He has now passed
his hrst examination and obtained tn,
small green and white paper diploma
which allows the average spanisI
youngster to enter university The
examination took place last week. in
one OF the saloons Of the palace. The
0ueen-Regent was present, and SO
was the Princess of the Asturias. while
a goodly number of court langers-on
danced attendance upon the rovdl
ladies' The Infanta Isabella came in
ana went out from time to time, and
smiled encouragingly at her nephew
Not that he wanted much ENCOURAGE.
ment.
His mother watched the proceed
lngs with eager interest, smiled at the
Doy' and nodded approval at some of
DIS m quick answers. The Princess of
tne Asturlas was, possibly, even more
Prof9se Sc, in her display of admiration.
In addition to the usual subjects. he
mas passed in elementary algebra,
geometry, physics, chemistry, botany
7oo!ogy, mlneralogy, ethics, psychology
Latin, Greek, French and Agriculture
! French, in his case, was purely mat.
Ter OF form. because, like his sisters
ne speaks French, English and Ger.
man with ease and correctness
The English lady who was. until
recent date, his goyerness for orr
Vernacular, received about $4,000 Der
annIm an and reequarters in the palace,
In glarlnS distinction to this comes
5he report on Spanish schoolmasters
published in the official Gazette, the
'ther morning. From the document
t appears that the sums due to tbeso
ong-sutferlng people for arrears of
'ay extending over several wears
mounts N our Isl. to the enormous figure Of
y 900, 900. If we were indebted for
Elementary education to the same ey.
ent our M liabilities would reach into
ne millions in round figures. Of the
orty-nine provinces into which Spain
) divided only seven are quite free
'om debt IN this respect. London
Ociety. >'0n
The true Democrat., 1898-07-23
Advertising "A in Germany.

German ways of advertising su
considerably different ffom~tts push
ing methods of the Americans. ii
the electric street cars in Leipsic WhsI
few advertising cards there are find i
place on the ceiling, instead Of around
and below it. In the theatres per.
manent signs appear above the stage
setting. German ideas of the fitness
OF things are better than the Sayon's,
IN this respect, at least. Window dis.
plays are popular, and many Of tho
windows of the large stores extend
down to the floors of the Easements. /,
Perhaps the chief mode of street oE
pubic advertisement in Leipsic is ths.
use OF a large number of circular col.
umns, about four feet in diameter aud
Twelve !. feet in height, which are sta.
toned throughout the city in conspic.
aous places. On the cylindrical sur.
faces Of these iron columns advertise.
ments n, in great variety are displayed
Ihe form and style are modest, and
are usually only small paper placards,
OF great variety of colors, annoane.
ing the name of the article, its merits
and uses. Here also are posted tho
opera and theatre programs in type
not much larger than the ordinary
newspaper size. These advertising
posts correspond, in measure, to tho
fence display advertising SO much
used In American cities, but are really
not much more than public bulletin
boards.