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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-30

DANCE old year out and new one in.
Ranke hall, Sunday eve. December 81.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-30

TRY Mrs. Westcott's Soc dinners at Ho-
tel Stevens from s to D, m. today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-30

EXCELLENT lunches served daily from
- to o'clock. Cafe Halbe. $40 Second.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-30
FALLING
HAIR
RESTORED

by warm shampoos with CUTIcuRA SOAP, fol-
lowed BY light dressings with CurIcuRA, pur.
eat Of enollients and greatest Of skin cures.
This treatment win clear the scalp and hair
OF crusts, scales, and dandrufl, sooths irri.
xollicles, supply thA roots with energy and
nourishment, and produce luxuriant lustrous
hair with clean, wholesome scalp.
sfsl1 svUyvhere. RefrI1 D. 4Hp @, Cenp eo,s Prspe.
Ooeoo- -" Hew y Produce Luxunsnt HsiEs 6o1
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They Meet With the Punishment They
DeserTe.
Five Of Our Men Killed, but the
Loss Of the Rebels Was Very
Heavy-The Battalion Rein
forced by General Wheaton and
the Enemy Were Hard Pressed
and Showed Signs Of Retiring In
the Afternoon.

MANILA, June 1880 D. ma bat
TALON of the Fourth Infantry, which
left linus, where General Wheaton is
in command, this morning, to recon-
noiter toward Peres das Marinas, where
1t was believed most of the rebels who
escaped from Paranaque and Bacoor
had fed, was attacked in the rear by
apparently friendly natives. This
brought on a sharp engagement, last
ing several hours, resulting in five
Americans being killed and about
twenty-five wounded. The loss of the
rebels was very heavy.
The battalion soon exhausted it's am
munition, and at 2:3O p. m. General
Wheaton and his staff, with two mount
ain guns and one field piece, went to
reinforce the troops attacked.
General Wheaton was fired on in the
road, and had a narrow escape.
A third battalion was ordered to the
front, and formed on the Las Minas
road Heavy firing on both sides fol-
lowed, the artillery being freely used.
The enemy was located in the woods
at o'clock, showing signs of retiring
as the rebels were being pressed very
hard. One gun of the Sixth Artillery,
in an advantageous position, did great
execution.
The fighting was still in progress at
8 O'Clock, at which time the Americans
had secured a quantity of Filipino
arms which had been abandoned in the
woods.
The scene Of the fight is over twenty
miles from Manila.
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PAPERS AFTER SLOAN.
They Insist That It Was He Who
Struck the Waiter.

LONDON, June 19.-The afternoon
newspapers to-day are insisting that
Tod Sloan, the jockey, in spite of his
denials, is the man who assaulted a
waiter at Ascot on Thursday. The
Evening News" is indignant at the
fact that the Jockey Club has appar-
entity decided to let the matter drop
and is stirring up public feeling against
him. The paper says:
The English jockeys, by their be-
hatior and general bearing, have sue
ceeded during the last twenty years in
totally altering their social status. and
1t is hard lines on them that a for
eigner should come to England and
bring disgrace on the profession with
cut any official notice being taken of it,
The next time Sloan appears on a race
course he ewill learn what the public
think of him. The fact that he denies
what fifty people witnessed may display
American bravado, but in no other way
will 1t better his position
The Star" publishes several abusive
letters Calling Sloan IAN American
stable boy. and a, "Liliputian Yankee .
The same paper asserts that after
careful investigation it was shown that
1t was Sloan and no one else who struck
the waiter with champagne bottle.
completely opening his lip, so that
large portion of it hung over his mouth
The waiter is still under the care Of
a doctor.
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WORK TO GO ON.
Mexican Government Will Com
plete Tehuantepec Railway,


plete Tehuantepec Railway.
MEXICO CITY, June 19.-It is an
nounced that the Government has con-
cluded arrangements for settling with
the holders of bonds of the National
Tehuantepec Railroad, which crosses
the isthmus of the same name, and
instructed Pearson & Sons, the COIL
tractors, to begin work under the con-
tract made some time ago to rebuild
the line in substantial manner, and
commence work on two new ports to
be created at Zalina Cruz, on the Pa
Gulf coast. This work is of great
commercial and strategica1 Importance
1t will cost many millions of dollars,
and give Mexico facilities for doing a
great trade in international freight
Several large English companies have
BEEN formed for business here, and
copper will be mined by two new Lon
don companies with nearly $3,O00,OOO
capital.
The Minister of Public Works is con-
sidering the application for a conces-
sion for great iron works to be es-
tablished at Monterey with $1OOO0,OOO
capital. In addition to the Lampasses
mines belonging to the Patrick Mil
mers estate, there are two iron mines
near Monclova, which will be in the
combination One prominent member
of the concern is Eugene Kelley of New
York.
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TO TAKE CAPE TOWN.
Alleged Plan Of Campaign Of the
Beers

LONDON, June 19.-The ST. James
Gazette" this afternoon claims to have
received from an absolutely reliable
source at Pretoria, capital of the Trans
vaal, the plan of campaign which will
be followed by General Joubert, COM
manderin-Chief of the Beers, in event
OF war between the Transvaal and
Great Britain.
General Joubert's force, it seems, will
consist of 10000 men armed with Maui
Ser rifles, in addition to forty-six quick
firing guns and LOCO artillerymen, most
of them drawn from the German and
Dutch armies. With these troops and
help expected from the Orange Free
State, Joubert expects to take the of
fensdve immediately after the declara-
ton Of war, entering the Orange Free
state and marching to Kimberly, the
diamond mining center in West Griqui-
land, which forms four of the seventy
divisions of the colony. Kimberly is
about 100 miles northwest of Bloem-
fontein. In his march on Kimberly
Joubert will use the railroad as far
as available, expects to capture the
town with Slight loss and blow up the
DeBeer's diamond mine simultaneously
1t is added, the railroad from Capetown
to Bulawayo will be destroyed by Boer
sympathizeas and agent in Cape Colony
will destroy the Port Elizabeth Pretoria
line south of Bloemfontein, to prevent
British troops from using it,
Finally, Immediately after Kimberly
is captured, General Joubert will ad-
vance on Capetown, the Capital of Cape
Colony, through the Western provinces
where the Dutch predominate and are
expected to join the Beers Joubert
calculates that he will be master Of
Capetown a fortnight after the declara-
ton of war and that he will then be
able to dictate terms of peace
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FEDERATION OF z1oN1sTs.
Concluding Sessions held In Balti-
more Yesterday.

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more Yesterday.
BALTIMORE, June 19.-The conclud-
ing sessions of the second annual con-
vention of the Federation OF Zionists
were held at Hazazers' Hall to-day The
decision to incorporate the Federation
under the laws of New York State,
wherein the governing body Is located,
was decided upon. The election of two
members from America for the Execu-
tive Committee of the Basle (Switzer-
land) congress resulted in the selection
of President Gottheil and Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise. both of New York.
Consideration of the proposition to re-
establish Judea as an independent state
and the purchase Of the Maccabean
sites in Palestine followed. 1T was de-
cided to vote 500 as the nucleus Of the
fund of $500 required, the remainder
.cieties and individuals. A general ap-
peal to the public will be made.
Delegates Were elected to the third
annual congress of Zionists, which is to
meet at Basle, Switzerland, on August
10Th. This is the representative body
which legislates for the whole world.
Secretary Stephen S. Wise's report
showed that there are now 125 societies
with a membership of 10000. The con-
ference closed with a mass meeting this
evening, at which DR.. Richard Gottheil
of New York read a paper on the Sc
mitic persecution growing DIT of the ac-
cusation, trial and condemnation of
Captain Dreyfus and a general discus
sion of the subject.
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RECIPROCITY TREATY. =
French and American Commission.
ers Trying to Agree.

WASHINGTON, June 19-Nesoua
tons on the French-American recinro-
city treaty were continued at the State
Department to-day, and it is under-
stood that the next few days will de-
termine whether it is possible for the
two countries to come together on a
trade treaty. The concessions to be
granted to the United States are all
ready settled, SO that it remains only
to determine what articles are to be
covered in the concessions to France.
Instead of picking out certain articles
on which to grant concessions to this
country, the French proposition is to
grant the entire list of articles in the
minimum schedule. In return for this.
Commissioner Kasson has suggested
certain number Of articles on which re-
duction Of duty will be allowed to
France. The Paris authorities hardly
think this goes far enough and is short
Of full equivalent for granting the
whole minimum schedule to the United
States. The parties to the negotiations
are quite hopeful of securing definite
results within the next few DAYS. It
was feared for time that the unset.
tied condition of the French Cabinet
might retard an understanding, but
matters are proceeding without refer
ence to the political uncertainties in
Paris. Important propositions in fact
have passed between Paris and WASH
ington since the Cabinet crisis has ex-
ictad
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GENERAL WOOD RETURNS.
Says Everything is Quiet in SAM
tiago and People Satisfied.

BOSTON, June 19-The Boston Fruit
Company's steamer Admiral Dewey,
which arrived here to-day, brought
among her passengers Major General
Leonard Wood. Governor of Santiago:
Mrs. Wood and their two children.
General Wood was escorted to a steam
launch and conveyed to New York,
where he had a conference with Ad-
miral Sampson. Later General Wood
talked about Cuban affairs. He said:
Everything is quiet in Santiago
province Every man who is entitled
to receive the United States bounty is
being paid and he is very glad to get
it. OF course there are a few agita-
tors, men who want to control, whose
ambitions have not been gratified, but
they do not amount to anything.
'sThe condition of the island is i'm
proving daily. The houses are being
rebuilt and large number of the peo-
pie are at work in the fields.
Prior to my departure made visit
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Was Able 0nly to Consult Foreign Office
Officials.
His Instructions May Involve q
Concession Regarding the Ar
bitration Question, Which the
Other Powers So Much Desire
Alleged Plan Of Campaign of
the Boers-The Dispatch Re-
garding Canada's Ultimatum
Denied.

THE HAGUE, June 19.-Dr. Zorn, the
member OF the German delegation to
the International peace conference, who
was dispatched ON Friday by Count
Won Munster, the chief German dele
gate, after a conference with his col
leagues, to inform Emperor William
personally of the condition of affairs
in regard to the board of arbitration
question, returned to-day from Berlin.
1t is said, however. that owing to the
absence of the Emperor. DR.. Zorn was
only able to consult with the officials
of the German Foreign Office.
DIR. Zorn is discreetly reticent regard
ing his mission, but it is understood
that he obtained the impression at Ber-
lin that although the idea need not be
abandoned of effecting an understand
ing regarding the various schemes, it
is expected that Emperor William will
reach a decision this week. Matters
therefore remain unchanged and the
drafting committee will not meet until
the instructions of Dr. Zorn are known.
The general desire of the conference
favors an established arbitration tribu-
nal. the course to which shall be op
tional 1t is believed that if Germany
declines to participate. the other Pow
ers will still achieve some such result
before separating. They may decide
upon draft scheme pending Germany's
decision.
The ''Tageblatt" says it understands
that DR.. Zorn's instructions involve
concession regarding the arbitration
question, due to the great earnestness
with which the British, American and
Russian delegates are pushing the ap-
plication of the principle. Government
circles, from political motives desire
some positive result if there can be an
absolute guarantee that the scheme viii
not harm German interests.
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ELKs IN ST. LOUIS.
Thirty-First Annual Convention
Will Begin To-Day.

ST. LOUIS. June 19.-The thirty-frst
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks begins in this city tomorrow. All
day long and tonight delegates Of the
antlered tribe from all sections of the
country arrived at the various depots
and marched to the quarters assigned
them at different hotels. A conserva-
tive estimate tonight places the ar
rivals at 1900 and by tomorrow night
it is expected this number will be aug
mented by at least 10000 more. In
addition to this immense host, prob
ably 10000 or 25,GO0 strangers will be
in ST. Louis to witness the parade and
other festivities Of the week. The city
is decorated from end to end with the
purple and white bunting, and Old
Glory flutters from innumerable flag
staffs. Tonight the, streets are crowd
ed with marching delegations. headed
by bands playing inspiring airs. Big
crowds line the sidewalks cheering the
herds of Eaks as they go marching by.
The sessions Of the Grand Lodge will
be secret. Several matters will come
up for action, the most important be-
ing the constitution that was favora bly,
acted upon at the last meeting in New
Orleans but rejected by the subordi-
nate lodges. 1t will be presented again
to the Grand Lodge and if favorably
acted on will be re-submitted to the
subordinate lodges.
Grand Exalted Ruler John Calvin Of
Cincinnati will not stand for reelection.
There are two active candidates for
his position, Judge B. M. Allen OF
Birmingham, Ala, and George A.
Peare of Cumberland. Md. For the po-
sition of Grand Secretary the contest
will be between George A. Reynolds of
Saginaw, Mich, the incumbent, and
Herbert Lyons of ST. Louis.
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FRENCH CABINET.
Senator waldeck-Rosseau Hopes to
Form One.

Form One.
PARIS, June 19-Senator Waldeck-
Rosseau has informed President Lou
bet that he hopes to complete the list
of the new Cabinet this evening.
1t is thought Senator Waldeck- Ros-
seau's Cabinet will be composed as roll
lows:
M. Waldeck- Rosseau, Premier and
Minister of War
Senator Monis, Minister Of Justice.
M. De La Nessena, Minister of Ma
rine.
M. Del Casse, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs
M. Millerand, Minister of Public
Works.
M. Cailleaux, Minister of Finance.
n. De Lombre. Minister of Commerce.
M. Leymues, Minister of Public In
struction.
M. Guillain, Minister of the Colonies
M. Lepine, Minister of. the Interior.
Possibly Senator Waldeck- Rosseau
may take the portfolio of the Interior
and give General Brugere the portfolio
of War.
MN. Poincaire and Guillaine made
their acceptance of office dependent up
on the inclusion of NJ Krantz. The lat
ter, beside refusing the portfolio Of
Public Works, expressed his disap-
proval of certain measures which M.
Waldeck- -Rosseau proposed to take
against the Generals and Colonels who
recently inspired a newspaper propa-
ganda in favor of the-army.
After formal conferences tomorrow
1t Is expected that NJ. Loubet will again
summon M. Poincaire.
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SACRAMENTO TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 1sseE1eHr PAGES

peared for the State. Waldron & Wat
erman for the trust and T. M. Patter-
son representing the State Federation
Of Labor appeared as amicus curiae.
Mr.. Patterson protested against the
trial Of the cases on the ground that
they were not bona fide and that the
desire of the. trust was to secure a de-
cision under which the men should be
allowed to work more than eight hours
under contract Finally the attorneys
for the smelter company agreed to
withdraw all objections to the validity
Of the law except regarding it's consti-
tutionality and with this understanding
the board named June 29th as the day
for hearing oral arguments on the
question.
Thomas NJ Patterson, representing
the State Federation of Labor, will be
permitted to appear in the case as a
friend of the court Attorneys Wald-
ron and Waterman, representing the
smelter trust will attack the constitu-
tionality of the law. Calvin Erde, As
sistant Attorney General, will repre-
sent the State.
The committee from the Snelter
Mems Union, which was in conference
on Sunday with Smeter Manager Grant
and the citizens advisory committee,
reported to the union to-day that the
trust management was not disposed to
recognize the union in the settlement
proceedings nor concede higher scale
Of wages for laborers than was pre-
scribed in the 10 per cent. raise. La
borers in the union desire more than
this, for the eight-hour day. Settlement
of this question, it was said, must be
deferred until the arrival of President
Nash of the American Smelling and Re-
fining Company, who is expected here
on Wednesday.
The local officials of the trust smelt-
ers are preparing a new schedule OF
wages to apply to all plants of the new
company in the State, which will be
presented to President E. w. Nash or
the trust for his approval on his ar
rival in Denver Wednesday. II IS
hoped that the new scale will be salts
factory to the men If approved by Pres
ident Nash.
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WILL OPERATE THE MINES.
United States Marshals Will Arrest
STRIKERS IL They Interfere.

FORT SCOTT (Kans.), June 19.-JJn-
der the directions of Colonel j. H. Rich.
ards, attorney for the Missouri Coal
and Mining Company, a carload Of
Fort Scott negroes left here to-day for
the Yale mines, in charge of the mine
foreman. This train was followed i'm
meddately by a special train bearing
Deputy United States Marshals, who
will arrest any of the strikers that may
interfere with the landing of the new
men under Federal Court inquisdtions.
We will operate our mines.' said
Colonel Richards, ''at whtever cost, We
will have lot of other Southern min
efs here and will put them to work
and protect them. If the men we sent
down to-day are not molested, we shall
consider the backbone of our strike
broken. If they are the strikers will
be taught lesson in the Federal
Court
Three hundred West Virginia miners
arrived here to-day and were taken
south over the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas. They are probably bound for
the Indian Territory mines, but did not
know where they were going or what
they were to do.
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Molineux,. Case Resubmittted.

NEW YORK, June 19.-Justice Furs-
man, in the Criminal Term Of the Su-
preme Court, to-day signed the order
resubmitting the case of Roland B.
Molineux accused of the poisoning OF
Mrs. Kate j. Adams, to the Grand
Jury
Colonel Church. foreman OF the Grand
Jury that failed to indfct MDlineux,
handed down an affidavit to-day in an
swer to charges preferred by District
Attorney Osborne few days ago. os-
borne in his charges said that the
Grand Jury asked questions OF wit
nesses which tended to exonerate the
accused instead Of convicting the guilty
person. The substance Of Colonel
church's answer Is complete denial
of Mr.. Osborne's ci1argeA
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THE DISPATCH DENIED.
Officials Of the Colonial Office Saw a
Modus Vivendi Was Reached.

LONDON, June 19.-The officials Of
the Colonial Office to-day were shown
the dispatch from Washington saving
that Canada had served notice on Great
Britain that she must choose between
the United States and her Northern
American dominion in the settlement
of the Alaskan boundary dispute.
They declared that the story is wrong
both in substance and fact and that it
can be further reaffirmed that a modus
vivendi was reached early last week as
cabled to the Associated Press at the
time. The arrangement. which is
verbal one, deals with the question on
broad lines. One or two minor detaf. s
are still under discussion and when they
are settled a final arrangement will be
entered into.
1t may be further said that the
boundary agreed upon follows the sum-
mits of the White and Chilcoot Passes.
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For the Work Of Sub Commissions DnrIng
the Summar.
Revoked It's Orders for Appoint
ment Of Special Commissions to
Investigate the Elevator Trust
and Mining Industry-James
Barrett Gives Gloomy Picture
Of Agricultural Prospects in the
South and Attacks the National
Bank Act.

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The In
dustrial Commission has somewhat
changed its plan for the work of the
sum commissions during the summer
months, revoking it's order for the ap-
pointment of special commissions to in
vestigate the elevator trust and the
mining industry west Of the Mississippi
River and instead, authorizing all the
regular sub-commissions to sit during
July and August. Under this arrange
ment the Agricultural Commission will
take up the elevator question, going to
the northwestern States for this pur-
pose, and the Mining Commission will
go West for the purpose of looking into
the conditions affecting mining in that
region. The latter commission will hold
its first meeting in Denver on the 18th
of July. The sub-commission on man.
ufactures will make a tour of New En-
gland during the summer
James Barrett, President of the
Georgia State Agricultural Society. was
the only witness before the commission
to-day. He spoke upon the agricult-
ural conditions in the South, saying
they were worse to-day than they had
ever been in the history of the country
He said the cotton interest was especi-
ally depressed, prices last year amount
ing to little over cents a pound.
At this price a man could not save
himself if he paid wages amounting to
more than SO month. Planters gem
orally pay about S6 month for wages,
and at such prices they could not pre-
vent loss if they received less than s
cents per pound. MIR. Barrett said that
nine-tenths of the cotton grown was
mortgaged before it matured Rates of
interest and commission were high and
the merchants were gradually coming
into possession of the land.
The banks charge 10 per cent. for
money for three months time He ad-
vanced the idea that the National Bank
Act had done vast damage in outlaw
ing real estate as security for money
loaned to these banks, and that, all
told, this Act was thought the most
damaging legislation that had ever
been enacted
The witness said that nearly all the
plantation labor was done by negroes
and that there was practically no i'm
migration because of the cheap labor
and social condition. Railroad rates
were such as to make watermelon
growing improbable and the same was
true of the other garden products,
The railroads are both the daddy
and the nanny of the trusts" he as
serted
Mr.. Barrett said the census of 1890
mad shown that Augusta, where he
lived, was the most illiterate place in
the United States and he thought this
fact due to the presence of too much
politics in the schools.