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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
Spring Dress Stuffs.

Tomorrow will be really a
most unusual day here for
folks who buy their Spring
dresses early. We can't make
you understand the values
until We see you tomorrow.
Get your expectations up as
high as you Can-yOu'll be
pleasantly surprised, no mat
ter how much you expected.
AMONG THE PLAIN DRESS
FABRICS.
$50 Spring Coverts will be 500 to-
morrow. They come "a inches wide and
are rare bargain at tomorrows price
sl.01 a yard.
46-inch Granite Cloth, in seven new
shades, .5c a yard.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
SPECIAL SALE OF LADIES' BROCADED Sill
AND SATIN DRESS SKIRTS.


We will place sale Monday morning line of
Ladies' Silk and Satin rMade Skirts variety
of patterns, in the 1893 latest effects
Ladies' Tailor Made Skirt made of black brocaded gros
grain Silk. in large variety of patterns perCane lined
velvet bound, at sos
Ladies' TaiOr-Made Skirt made of heavy brocaded
sat in large variety of patterns percaine lined velvet
bound, 5000.
Ladies' Talor-Made Skirts, made of very handsome
broCaded silk. in large variety of patterns, percane
lined with two ffles of changeabe taffeta velvet bound
at S11OO.
Ladies' Taior-Made Skirt made of handsome bro
Caded Silk in great variety of patterns lined throughout
fine quality of Changeable tafeta, bound
at SIS. 90.
HOUSE-FURNISfIING DEPARTMENT.
FOR MONDAY ONLY-No Z Copper Boilers S1.4S; No.
s Copper Boilers, S1.57; No. Copper Boilers, Sl75
Cornet Iron-Frame Wringer $l.lO; Seattle Wood-Frame
Wringer, Sl33.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
SPECIAL-nONDAY ONLY,

Writing Tablets, note size, Sc; worth 1OC each.
Writing Tablets, letter size, SC; worth 1OC each
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13
MONDAY SPECIALS,

LINEN HANDKERCHIEF SENSATION
SALE BEGINS AT 9 O'CLOCK.
If want any Linen Handkerchiefs expect
during the six months pay you to visit our
store tomorrow.
Ladies' ali-nen hemstitChed Handkerchiefs. regular
value 15c to Csc eaCh Monday only &c each.
manufacturers seconds and while of them
slightly damaged, there more that Worth
double the special price There 100 dozen
Ladies' al-inen scaloped and embroidered Handker-
chiefs, regular price 25c to Csc each, Monday only
10c each.
Ladies' al-linen hemstitched and embroidered Hand
kerchiefs regular price 25c to 35c Monday only 1Oc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25

flag the vessels Of Admiral Montojo. which
suffered so severely under the attack Of Adj
mirai Dewey's squadron. An immense crowd
was at the dock TO witness his departure.
His carriage had great difficulty in getting
through the throngs of people, who simply
would not let him pass in quiet. Cheers
upon cheers were given for him, and he was
compelled at several points TO say a few
words TO the people Escorted by hundreds,
Hobson finally managed TO reach the yes
sells side, and, as he emerged from the car
riage the cheers were renewed. Cries for
speech were ignored for some time, but they
became so frequnt and prolonged that Hob
son was compelled to address the people. His
remarks could hardly be heard save by 4
few people who stood very close to him.
He expressed his sorrow at having to leave
his own country. but spoke In glowing antici
patton of the work which required his pres
ence in the Philippines and expressed his
gratitude to the people for the honors show
cred upon him. When the vessel got under
way all the steam whistles on the water
front were given free play and the noise
was terrific. The vessels in the harbor were
decorated for the occasion and flags dipped
in Hobson's honor as the Gaelic passed up
the harbor to the Golden Gate.
A public reception was held in Golden Gate
Park in the morning, and Lieutenant Hob
son addressed the people from the pedestal
of the Francis Key monument A fine band
discoursed patriotic airs. After the open-air
reception Lieutenant Hobson and his party
visited the rooms Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
MORGAN RAIDERS KNIFE.
Weapon Found in Ohio Prison That
Was Secreted by r. w. Bullet.

COLUMBUS. o., Dec A-Oficials of the
penitentiary to-day found a knife that was
probably secreted by Thomas w. Bullet, Of
Louisville KY, who was one of the Morgan
raiders imprisoned with the famous Con-
federate during the civil war, and who was
one of the number to escape from the prison.
Mr.. Bullet recently told how and where he
had secreted the knife, and expressed the
belief that it was still in the place where he
put it years ago. 1t was said that the knife
was one of fourteen which the prisoners of
war had made and which were hidden when
the fact of their possession was exposed.
The place of concealment was said to have
and after persistent search it was found at
the bottom, where ii had dropped at some
time since the raiders left the prison. 1t was
rust eaten and the handle of wood had nearly
r0tted away. A second knife was also found
In the tunnel.
it settled much-mooted point-the means
of escape Of the prisoners. The most of the
prison officials believe that the first knife is
the one described by Mr. Bullet, and ii that
be true it proves beyond question that the
Morgan raiders made their escape, as has
always been claimed, by the tunnel route.
and not by the aid or connivance of any OF
the prison officials This point is given en-
phasis, too, by the fact, as stated by Mr..
Bullet, that the raiders took no stock in
Warden Marion, in fact disliked him. but he
vas anxious that the truth should be known
for the truth of history and in order to re-
lieve the wardens memory of an odium that
might have attached to it by reason of the
escape Of General Morgan and his six COM
paniOnS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
business susnended.

MANILA, P. l., Dec. A.-The steamer
Union, which, as cabled to the Associated
Press yesterday. returned here from Iloi!o
with native and Spanish soldiers and was
refused a lanGing at this place, has been
detained by the American officials
Private advices from the southern prov
inces say that business is suspended in all
the leading towns, that supplies are scarce
and that foreigners are only permitted to
travel when special permits have been is
sued to them.
AT Malalos, the headquarters Of the So
called Philippine government, near here, the
native soldiers are levying on the villagers
for supplies of food, the people are half
starved and universal dissatisfaction pre-
walls
American volunteers to the number of 603,
attended an enthusiastic meeting of the
newly-fOrmed Philippine Development AS
ISOLATION here yesterday evening. o. F. Will
liams, the United States consul at Manila,
presided. Definite action the part of the
organization was postponed, pending the de-
cision of General Otis on certain matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
MURDERED HIS FATHER
JOHN HENRY COLLINS CONVICTED
BY A TOPEKA JURY.
University Student who Shot His
Parent in Order to Get $4,000 In
surance-SensatiOna Testimony.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 24-"Guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree" was the verdict re-
turned at o'clock tonight in the case Of
young John Henry Collins, charged with the
murder of his father, James S. Collins. a
prominent real-estate and insurance agent
of Topeka, who was shot as he lay asleep in
bed early one morning in May last John
Henry Collins, the convict, was a student i'll
the Kansas State University and licensed
lay reader of the leading Protestant Episco-
pal Church. The motive of the crime was
found in the youths greed for money which
would come to him upon the death of his
father The elder Collins carried $4,000 OF
life insurance, and it was provided that OF
this amount $3.50 should go to the son.
The young student was enamored of Miss
Frances Babcock of Lawrence. whose FAM
lly is considered wealthy, an trial de-
veloped the fact that Collins had lived be-
yond his allowance at Lawrence; that he
had contracted numerous bills at the uni
versity that he could not pay, and that he
had planned to Join the Babcocks when they
went to spend the summer at the Atlantic
coast.
Jasper Harper, of Lawrence, and Johnson
Jordan, of Topeka two of the most notori-
Gus negroes in Kansas, were witnesses
against the youth. They swore that, work.
ing through Jess Harper, Collins had hired
Johnson Jordan to assassinate his rather.
The negroes, after securing money and waltz
ables from the youth, refused to carry OUT
their contract, who then, according to their
testimony boasted that he would do the
Job himself. He came to Topeka from Law
renee pleading sickness, retired at the usual
hour and according to the theory OF the
State, arose before daylight ana Shot ms
father as the latter lay asleep IN Ded.
One of the youths first acts after the
murder was to run to telegraph office ana
disnatch a message to Miss Babcock in
which he said: Father is dead. Tell MOTH
ing" The investigation of the detectives
developed information that Collins had toio
Miss Babcock wild stories about his rather
life being threatened by negroes. They also
nroduced numerous letters which Collins
had written to the negroes whom he had
hired to kill his father. In fact, the story
of the negroes was corro5orat1ed. ~, IN ever, entrE
detail and they even produced the Wdtcn
and diamonds which Collins had given tnen
as a pledge for the money which ne prom
ised 10 nav when he should realize upon
his fathers life insurance Miss Babcock
was among the witnesses for the state ana
told of the wild stories which Collins hao
related to her about the threatened assas-
sination of his father.
Mrs. Collins. the youths stepmother, VINO
lay beside her husband when ne was shot,
has from first to last urged the innocence
of her stepson and in all her testimony
there was not one word which would lmpll-
cate the youth. -.
guilty deliberated about five hours. But
one ballot was taken, the verdict being
unanimous from the first.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
NO "EMBALMED, BEEF.
Chicago Packers Deny the Meat Miles
Condemns Came from Them.


CHICAGO, Dec. A.-"Embalmed" beef,
which Gen. Nelson A. Miles is now investi-
eating, is something Chicago packers siren
uously deny is sent from the local stock
yards either to the army or for general use
General Miles in his testimony before the
war commission at Washington, and in in
terviews at Cincinnati, has stated that the
dressed beef supplied TO the army in Cuba
and in Porto Rico had been "enblamed"
and that much sickness and some lives were
lost directly from the material used in pre-
serving the meat. Swift & Co., who had
the army contract deny the generals state
ments so far as any meat sent by them is
concerned.
A reporter of the Tribune yesterday made
a tour of investigation through the packing
house district at the stock yards, looking for
ployes of Swift & Co. where the emblamng
was done.
The what?" one employe shouted. "I've
been eighteen years and never heard of no
emblaming.
Il don't know what you are driving at,
dressed beef is just killed. kept until it is
cool, and then put into refrigerator G. ears and
shipped. That's all we ever do to 1t.
THE beef we sent to the army D. E.
Hartnen, secretary of Swift & Co., said.
was just the same as we sell to our trade
throughout this country 1t is the same
beef, killed In the same way, and taken care
of in the same way as that we send to Eu-
rope I presume General Miles now eats
every day beef which has been handled as
that was which was sent to Cuba and Porto
Rico. will state unqualifedly that no
chemicals of any kind were used in the
dressed beef sent to the army. Identicaly
the same course was followed with that beer
as with all our product. General Miles, or
any one else is welcome to go into our
works and stay there all day and ali night
and see what is done to our beef"
Other packers protested ignorance of any
scheme for 'emblaming' dressed beef, the
George J. Brine, representing Armour &
Co.. was as outspoken as Secretary Hart
nell. His company, he said, had supplied
the army in Cuba with dressed beef, but
had sent some canned beef
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
LOUISE VERMEULE'S DOWNFALL
Once Rich Woman Will Spend Christ
mas in the TOmbs.

NEW YORK. Dec 24.-'T want my mann
ma! 'Tismas is coming and Sanity Claus and
my mamma is gone away; she never d
But here Louise Vermeules baby boy
broke down. Tears welled out of his big,
blue eyes and trickled down his pink cheeks.
His mother, with indignation blazing from
her eyes, at that moment was declaring Lnat
she was not a swindler. and that all the
money she owed would be paid in due
season. She had been arrested on Thursday
evening at the Hotel st. George, Brooklyn,
on a charge of presenting worthless draft
for 800. She spent the night in cell at the
Oak-street ponce station, and in the court
yesterday was remanded till next Tuesday.
So Louise Nermeule, daughter of wealthy
Philadelphia family, once owner OF N'o,-
900 estate. and now possessor of $l5O,0ni
young, beautiful and accomplished; used TO
every luxury that money can command, was
sent across the Bridge of Signs 10 a CELL
Her Christmas will be spent in the Tomos
Louise Roelofs IS the young woman reds
name. She married Richard Roelofs, OF
Denver, Col before she was eighteen. Iney
had four children, but three OF them dlee.
Husband and wife are separated. ohs -
twenty-six years old. Eight wears ago she
was beautiful Louise FINLEY OF PhiiadeI-
phia. Her father was a rich contractor He
the girl, and in the first year of their honey
moon they spent $4,000. They took Trip
around the globe, and In another year the
rest of the estate was gone. Mrs. Nermeuie
has lived at various first-clasS hotels IN New
York and Brooklyn She left each notel
owing money. and scores of business houses
have accounts against her OF from 10 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
instructions Sent to General Otis mt
as He Deems Necessary.
FILIPlNOS MAKING TROUBLE
NATIVE SOLDIERS HARASSING THE
HALF-STARVED PEOPLE.
Business Suspended in the Leading
Towns of LuzOn-Kisser HObsOn
Sails for the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The admins
tration has determined to confide to the
judgment and tact of General Otis. in COM
mand of the United States forces in the
Philippines, the question of whether our
troops shall be dispatched to Iloilo, where
recent Spanish reports have stated that
sanguinary conflict is in progress between
the insurgents and the remaining Spanish
troops. Some days ago General Otis asked
the War Department if any precise instruc-
tiOns were to be given in his dealing with
the situation at uoilo. The matter was
fully canvassed by the President and Secre-
tary Alger, and, as a result the decision
was reached to let General Otis, on the
ground deal with the questions, by the eX-
ercise of his own discretion. The reply was
sent to General Otis several days ago, and
it will be for him to decide whether
United States force will go to Iloilo and
how MANY men will constitute the force.
The correspondent of the New York
World, writing on the same subject, says;
This step is taken in advance of formal re-
linquishment of sovereignty by Spain on ac-
count of the gravity of the situation there.
1t is supposed Iloilo is the only point in the
Philippines now under Spanish control and
it has been one constant fight with the in
surgents to retain control. Admiral Dewey
reported recently that the Spaniards were
holding Iloilo with eight hundred soldiers,
and that citizens had asked him for war
ships to protect them. General Otis will
probably send two regiments and Admiral
Dewey is expected to detail the Charleston
and Concord to aid the troops. The Span
iards will willingly relinquish authority over
Iloilo, it is understood as they know they
must evacuate soon. What the insurgents
tie fear in Washington of 81 serious clash.
though our soldiers Will be prepared for any
emergency. The War Department has no
confirmation of the rumor that the
insurgents have captured Hoilo. Should
it prove true General Otis will find
some difficulty in dislodging them 1t is
hoped that the report is false, as this gov
eminent wants to occupy that position be-
fore the rebels get a foothold.
Secretary Alger mas issued no orders for
taking any other point in the Philippines,
and he intimates no further step toward
occupying the group will be taken until the
treaty is ratified The proclamation to be
issued then has been mailed to General Otis,
but if it becomes necessary to assume
troll of the whole archipelago before treaty
ratification the proclamation will be cabled
for earlier PRONUNCIATION. This proclamation
Secretary Alger says, contains nothing not
embraced in proclamations issued for San
tiago and Porto Rico. When asked if it
ferred to autonomy, he said, with emphasis,
that it does not"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
AguinaIdo's Soldiers Deserving.

NEW YORK, Dec. PA special. from Ma
Mia says: AS the result of Aguinaldo, the
insurgent leader, having refused to recog-
nze the rank of the lower class of the rebel
officers the latter have deserted with large
numbers of armed soldiers and have at
tackled various towns. Several of the native
local authorities who had abused their po-
sition and were unpopular in the province
have been murdered or their property has
been sequestrated The town of CABLING, for
instance, which was defended by six hun
dred of Aguinaldo's troops, has been taken
and looted by the malcontents. 1t is reported
that the Spaniards in Cebu have capitu-
lated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25

NEW YORK. Dec. A.-Although Colonel
Kirnball. deputy quartermaster general, has
not received definite orders from Washing
ton regarding the transportation Of troops
to Manila via the Suez canal route, he IS
pushing preparations to that end. Two
steamships are being fitted for tran
sport service to Manila and will he
ready to sail from this city with troops
about Jan. 1. They arc the Mohawk, now
on the ways at Bath, Me-. and the Mobile,
purchased by the government At the OPEN
uiariy between Havana and Savannah, Ga.
The transports will take the Fourth.
Twelfth and Seventeenth Regiments regular
infantry The fourth and half of the Seven
teenth will ship on the Mobile. and the
Twelfth and remainder Of the Seventeenth on
the Mohawk These four regiments are at
present at Fort Sheridan, Columbus bar
racks, Ohio, Jefferson barracks, Missouri,
and Fort Crooke, Nebraska
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
EAGAN WANTS INVESTIGATION.
Desires to Refute the statements At
tributed to General Miles.

tFibuted to General Miles.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-General Eagan,
commissary of subsistence, gave out the
following statement to-day in reference to
his contemplated action on statements made
by General Miles concerning commissary
supplies furnished the army:
General Eagan has referred to General
Miles the published article purporting to be
a complete interview with General Miles in
regard to military supplies, asking whether
the statements attributed to him General
Miles, were made by him, or any of them,
or which of them, or to what extent the
statements, or what parts of the statements
are true. General Eagan does not propose
to discuss this very serious matter in the
public press, but has asked, first, if General
Miles avows or disavows this interview.
and has also asked the investigating COM
mission for a true copy of the statements
(that were not sworn to, however,, made by
General Miles before it. General Eagan has
also asked the investigating commission to
be called before it for the purpose of rebuff
ting and refuting the statements alleged TO
have been made by General Miles and pup-
statements, made by General Miles under
oath; especially and particularly to meet
the alleged charge of furnishing anything
whatever under pretense of experiment.
General Eagan is of the opinion that the
proper place to discuss the merits of this
matter is before the investigating commits
sion, and before the courts, civil and mill
tary, where the widest latitude. under oath,
will be given to all concerned; where the
conduct of General Miles and the conduct
Of General Eaga, under oath, will have the
fullest, most exhaustive examination and
analysis concerning any or all charges that
may. be brought By either, to the end that
justice shall be done. In view of this al
ready inaugurated action, General Eagan
deems 1T unmilitary and improper to make
charges against anybody whatever in the
service, but thinks the law, military and
civil. is ample to be invoked in the cause
Of truth and justice. General Eagan con-
tents himself with q complete denial of the
statements alleged to have been made by
General Miles,
General Miles returned to-day from Gin
cinnati. He declined to discuss any further
subjects covered in his recent evidence be-
fore the investigating commission, or the
course of Commissary General Eagan in
reference to this evidence. A copy of the
evidence has not yet reached him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-25
WORTH KEEPING.
Brig. Gen. C. A. Nhittier's View of the
Value of the PhiIfDDineS

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Brig. Gen. c. A
Whittier, who went to Manila as an inspec-
tor general on the staff of General Merritt,
returned to New York to-day OH the St.
Louis with the peace commissioners He
took part in all the land fighting around
Manila, and when peace was restored he
was put in charge of the collection of Gus
toms at Manila. Between Aug 20, when
l took charge. and Oct. 81, when was or
dered to report to the peace commission in
Paris, said General Whittier, the port of
Manila yielded custom revenues amounting
to $lOO0,OOO- This gives no idea of what the
customs receipts would be during forty
days of peace, and the ordinary pursuits Of
commerce. The va4ue and commercial adj
vantage OF the Philippines. properly admin
istered, are very great to any country that
will develop them. The Filipinos are a
weii-informed people, peace loving, thrifty
and orderly. What they want most is a
government that will allow thegn to attend
TO their own business. If they can do that
in peace and quiet they will welcome the
new government Aguinaldo comes nearer
TO being a great man than any other man
of twenty-nine years ever knew. As we
consider age he IS a mere boy. Yet he has
done wonders in fighting the Spaniards"