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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-29
STATE DA!RYMLN MEET.
SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF AS
ISOLATION AT NORTH YAKIMA.
Opened with Good Attendance From
All Parts Of state, and Enliven-
ed by Discussing Topics of Inter-
est-Commercial Clubs Banquet.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
NORTH YAKIMA, Dec. 2.-The sew
enth annual meeting of the State Dairy
mems Association convened at North
Yakima at 10 a. m. today. and Will con-
tinue tomorrow and Saturday. The as
ISOLATION was called to order by Presi-
dent H. L. Blanchard.
Addresses were delivered by Prof. c.
F. Curtis, director OF Iowa horticultural
college; John l.. Smith, of Spokane; A..
M. Stevens, Ellensburg; Prof. Spillman,
Pullman; d. M. Shanks and Mr.. Shannon.
North Yakima. and c. H. Slattenberg,
New Whatcom.
In the evening banquet was rendered
the members of the association by the
Commercial Club at the Hotel Yakima.
Mayor Fechter delivered an address Of
welcome. which was responded to by
President Blanchard, and these were fol-
lowed by toasts by leading dairymen
and business men.
There is very good attendance Of rep
resentative dairymen and creamerymen
of all parts of the state, and a number
from other states and British Columbia
and enlivened by vigorous discussion of
all topics relating to the industry.
It Is expected that the association will
inaugurate a movement for the. estab-
lishment of system of instruction by
members of the experiment station stan.
to be conducted in the leading dairy dis
tricts of the state. Dairymen of West
ern Washington desire dairy school es-
tablished at Puyallup.
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WILL NOT DOCUMENT THEM.
Government Sells Vessels But Re-
fuses American Registry.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 2S-The pur,
chase of foreign vessels by the United
States government for use as transports
during the Spanish-American war and their
SUBSEQUENT sale by the government to pri-
yate citizens. has resulted in complicating
matters for purchasers, from the fact that
after the purchase Of such vessels tn the Coy gov
mented in the United States as American
vessels.
A case in point Is the steamship Scipio.
which was recently sold by the navy de-
partment and afterwards refused docu-
mentation. The purchaser applied to the
secretary Of the treasury asking If he should
break the Scipio up whether the material of
which she was constructed would be sub
ject to duty, II sold In the United states.
Today Collector Huestis received circular
letter covering the above case from the
treasury department. In which Acting Sec
rotary Spauding says that, upon sale of
said vessel In a port of the United States,
material, or materials taken, therefrom
would not be regarded as an importation
within the meaning of customs laws and
would therefore be except from duty.
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WILL PROSECUTE THEM.
Case Against Sheriff waisman VIII
BE Pressed.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 28.-Gov. Rogers today
announced that, so far as the state was
concerned. Sheriff Waisman and Deputy
Griswold, of Ferry county, charged with
KIDNAPPING Martin 8. Everett in April last,
will be vigorously prosecuted. With this
idea in view, the governor has instructed
Assistant Attorney General Vance to as
sist in the prosecution OF the sheriff and
deputy when their trial comes on at Re-
public before Judge Neal.
bad feature Of the case against the
two officials charged with kidnapping, is
the allegation that they delivered Everett
to a Canadian sheriff for consideration.
1t will be the purpose Of the prosecution
to prove that Everett was taken by Wais-
man and Griswold from American terri
tory to Canada without the faintest sem
blance Of legality, and for the sum Of Sis,
given over by the Canadian sheriff
Whether the sheriff and his deputy be
convicted of the. crime Of kidnapping or
not. the result will be blow to existing
methods pursued by sheriffs and deputies
In the boundary counties.
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ROBBED a FUR STORE.


completes Work.
Special Dispatch to the Post-InteIligencer.
TACOMA, Dec. g. - About dusk this
evening q man went into the fur store Of
Fred Edwards, on "A street, and going to
the work room in the rear part OF the
store, asked for piece Of bear skin about
eighteen inches square to patch a robe.
Mrs. Edwards, who came forward to walt
on him, said they had no such piece, and
would not cut into whole skin for It. The
man continued talking, however. saying he
must have It, regardless of the cost and
at the. same time continuing to walk back
into the work room.
Meanwhile two other men came in the
door. took three capes valued at over 500,
and ran Just as they were going out of
the door Mrs. Edwards saw them and CALI
ing to her husband. gave chase. The
other man made a break for the door and
the three of them ran for the path lead
ing down into the railroad yards, but SO
dropped the stolen goods.
Mrs. Edwards telephoned to Capt. Brat
ton at the police station. who hurried to
the store. but by this time the thieves
had disappeared In the railroad yards A
close watch is being kept and the police
expect to catch the men.
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FIRE IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
DAYTON COurier-Press Suffers Loss
of Material.

DAYTON, Dec. 2s.---Last night fire in
the Courier Press office destroyed about
81 300 worth of type and material, be-
sides damaging the machinery to a con-
siderable extent. The fire had gained
Int the gravity water system of Dayton
being always in readiness saved the de-
struction Of any adjoining property.
The material and machinery were in
ing on the machinery, and the greatest
damage falling on the. material. The
Courier-Press will be Issued from the
Chronicle office until losses are adjusted
and the "pi'' Strengthened out.
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DIED OF SMALLPOX.


DAYTON, Dec. 2S.--Doc. Hunt, a prom
inent farmer Of Columbia county. died
at his home yesterday afternoon of small
pox. He contracted the disease while
In the Lewiston country. where the dis
months Hunt leaves a wife and four
children. Every. precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
Mr.. Hunts family was removed from
the residence as soon as the disease de-
veloped SO that its nature could be deter
mined by the attending physician Hunt
lived eight miles from Dayton and the
funeral occurred today. Sheriff Smith
appointed a deputy to ride in advance
OF the funeral cortege to warn everyone
OF the danger
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yDAsIn PRELIMINARY TRIAL.
u Charge Of Embessling $4,000
From HIS Firm.

gveclsl Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Dec, &.-The preliminary ex-
sm}ntion Of w. H. veazie, the lumberman,
y he charge Of embezzling 81, 400 belonging
b fne firm of Veazie q Yantis. began this
afternoon before justice Of the peace.
Ahout November Is Mr.. Veazie left the
heging camp on WILDLY island to go to
EveSett and Seattle to collect pay for logs
al and get money to pay the men. He
collected 200. and according to his story
wasfcbbed Of the money on the steamboat
whaff at Seattle. He at once wrote his
paftner Of the loss and then went up into
he woods to look at some timber. There
Ne ms taken sick and went to Hot Springs.
Nhefe be heard q warrant was out for his
aregt. He at once wrote Mr.. Yantis again
lhat he need not get out a warrant as he
M ready to meet any charges brought
agalnst him at any, time.
On the other hand, his partner. Alex. N.
Yautls. Of Bucoda, says he neversreceived
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NEWSPAPERS CHANGES HANDS.
Fairhaven WOrld-Herald to he Mads
Progressive Daily.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencef.
FAIRHAVEN, Dec. 2S-On February !.
the Fairhaven World Herald will pass into
the hands of new owners, who announce
that they will convert the paper into
lar Associated Press report every morning.
The World.Herald was owned by the
Fairhaven Publishing Company. the stock
holders Of which are the same 1 as nose
nany owned the Associated Press franchise
for rockingham Bay. both morning and
evening service This. franchise also goes
To the new owners, who are e. G. Earle,
now editor Of the Island County Times; ].
b. Hegg, formerly treasurer OF jefferson
county; and L. II. Stewart: of Iowa.
Mr.. Earle will be editor, Mr.. Hegg Dusi-
ness manager and Mr.. Stewart supertntend-
emf Of the mechanical department. The
new daily will be Republican in politics and
maintain offices in Fairhaven and New
WhafcOm.
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Tramp. Commit Burglary.

Special Dispatch to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ANACORTES, Dec. 28.-During Monday
night thieves broke into the caboose Of the
Spokane e. Northern logging tRin and
carried away a Spencer repeating shot
gun, Marlin rifle, Colt revolver, mackin-
tosh coat and small grip. The burglary
is believed to have been committed by
tramps for whose arrest 1t Is understood
reward has been offered.
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win Erect More warehouses.

Special Dispatch to the PoBt-Intelligencer
TACOMA, Dec. 2S-It Is announced to-
day by the Northern Pacific railway that
plans have been drawn for the erection Of
several, more wheat. warehouses on the
on the property recently purchased OF the
Tacoma Land Company. lying between the
Eureka dock and the Eleventh street
bridge. The warehouses will be 150 feet
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-29
sHIPBUILDING PLANT
For Construction of sound Vessels
and Boats.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ANACORTES; Dec. 2S.-Capt. James
Robertson and K. Hansen have established
a plant here for the construction Of steam
ers, piledrivers, scows and other craft Of
this nature. 1t being their intention to pay
particular attention to the needs Of the
fishing interests of the Sound.
Capt. Robertson is well-known naviga-
tor and Mr.. Hansen Is marine architect.
Both gentlemen have had wide experience
in the lines of construction of the class
to which they are devoting themselves.
and have already given employment to
quite a force of mechanics.
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SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS.


SPOKANE, Wash, Dec ga brief tele-
phone message received here tonight re-
ports that smallpox has broken out among
the Indians on the south half of the COL
vile reservation,
The message came from County Commits
sioner Percy, of Ferry county, and asked
officers here 10 inform Indian Agent An
derson and urge him to come at once. The
disease has appeared near the mining camp
of Keller
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TORPEDO BoAT's TRIAL TRIP.


PORTLAND Dec. 2s--The torpedo
boat destroyer Goldsborough, which the
Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works, of this
city, have practically completed, was
given her first contractors. trial today
on the Columbia river.
remarkable by the naval officers on
board. She steamed sixty miles at half
speed without the slightest accident to
her machinery. The Goldsborough, on
her official trip, will be required to make
thirty-one knots per hour.
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Large SHIPMENT of Oats.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
ANACORTES. Dec. 2s-The steamship
Jeanie arrived, In port yesterday aftern9cn
and will load 1000 sacks OF oats for San
Francisco This rs the largest that has
ever left this port. The steamship Queen
on Saturday loaded 11000 sacks OF oats
and the Umatilla last week loaded $500
sacks.
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BODY OF UNKNOWN NEGRO
Found ON the Flats Near the Town
of SnOhOmish.

Special Dispatch to the observation-disclosures:
this place today the dead body of a negro
man was found near floating bridge over
the fats. Several days ago a horse, with
and It is supposed they belonged to the
man found, who In some way fell off and
came to his death.
jury returned a verdict In accordance
with the facts above. The man was about
five feet eight inches tall and apparently
As years old.
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TACOMA, Dec. 2S-Two men held up
J. H. C. Goodan and relieved him Of SIS
and two watches tonight. The robbery
principai thoronghfare Of The city ana md
early in the evening, but the robbers
made their escape.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
HARTFORD, Dec. 2S.--Capt. Palmer. an
old resident Of this county, died at his
home east Of Hartford the night Of De-
cember ~. being found dead In bed by his
family the next morning.
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Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
VANCOUVER, b. c., Dec 2s.-The
steamer Aorangi, which sails from here
january s, will carry a shipment of four
teen moose. Some time ago the New Zea-
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queen victoria at Osborne.

LONDON. Dec. &.-Queen Victoria ar
rived at Osborne, Isle of Wight, this aft.
ernoon. The water was very rough en-
route.
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TWO more days. z. c.. Miles Co.'S fire
sale.
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FIRE sale winds up Saturday. 2
Miles Co.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

is heavily handicapped, so that she may
win if she chooses, and if she outrun
him he cannot propose again, says the
New York Herald.
OF course, she suffers herself to be
overcome if she cares for him, but the
consent of her parents must be obtained
before she can be married. The law of
the land is very strict on this point, and
in olden times the man was subject to
capital punishment if he married with
out the consent of the girls parents.
After Laplander has chosen bride
he sends her a present of a girdle, a
ring and a quantity of brandy. He
goes as far as the door of her hut, but
remains outside until invited to enter,
when bumper OF brandy is offered to
the girls father.
If he drinks it, it is sign he consents
to the marriage, and the young lover
then promises to give the girl some
clothes, and pays a sum of money, gen
orally 100 copper dollars, down on the
spot.
This, of course, is a remnant of mar
riage by purchase, which in primitive
times succeeded marriage by capture.
Her parents and her dowry are gem
orally reindeer, and she and her bride
groom remain with her parents for
year after marriage.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
OFFERS A LITTLE SQUEEZE.
EnElishman's Attentions on Ship
board Excites Chicago Woman's
Laughter.

They were speaking of the trivial
whimsicalities of life and what little
thing it requires to create mirth when
mirth is eminently unbecoming the
situation, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Il crossed the ocean once with an
Englishman for my next-door neighbor
ut dinner" began a lady in the group,
''or, rather, l started out with him as
dinner companion, but after the first
meal so disgraced myself with uncon-
trollable laughter that never ventured
near the dining-room all the rest of the
voyage"
What could it have been to merit
penance like that?" asked one of her
interested audience.
well, I'll tell you," began she, laugh
ing again at the recollection. He was
an awfully solemn, pompous-looking
man, with Britain stamped all over him.
We had noticed him and joked about
his checks and his accent when we first
got on board, and when | found him
next me at dinner was in dangerous
state of effervescence, anyway. And it
began with the very first course. | had
kept turned away from him as much as
possible after being seated, but when
looked at my oysters l discovered that
mine was the only plate that did not
contain the half of lemon. l was
looking about for a waiter when the
Englishman leaned over me with his
piece in his fingers and asked, politely:
Cant | give you little squeeze?'
Il snickered and laughed and gurgled
and choked and did everything else
that was digracefully i'll bred. But ]
couldn't have remained sober to save
my head. Do you wonder | stayed on
deck for the rest of the voyage?"
The Republican., 1899-03-23
Insect UndertakerS.

Persons who are fond of walks in the
country may have wondered why no
trace is ever found of the various small
animals, such as field mice, which die
by the dozens. The reason is that the
sexton beetle has taken care of the
tiny dead bodies. When a small animal
dies the beetles hurry to it. They do
not do good deeds solely through phil
anthrophy, for they get their reward
in food for themselves besides laying
up provender for their families. These
beetles are an inch long and some have
bright orange bands on the wing Gov
ers. After satisfying their hunger the
beetles proceed in a very laborious
manner to bury the remains. After
dragging the body to a spot of soft
earth the beetles, using their heads as
spades, dig tunnel around the body.
Inside this they dig another furrow and
keep on till the body sinks into the
hole. Then they throw in the earth
they have eXcavated.
The Republican., 1899-03-23

cial enterprise, when every great ma
ton has its trading fleet, as well as its
fighting ships, the risk run owing to
the necessities of obtaining supplies
abroad are enormous. The securing
of the seas by hostile feet, the sink
ing and capture of ships so diminish
the number of vessels on the seas that
no industry outside of that which pro-
vldes war materials is so active. The
dockyards in time of war are kept in
state of incessant activity, and every
shipbuilding yard in the land is in full
work, seeking to perform the almost
impossible task of keeping pace with
the wear and tear of war time among
the sea-going craft. Of course, there
is extra wear and tear with soldiers
clothing in an active campaign, and this
lends extra activity to the clothing in
dustries. But, all things considered,
shipbuilding undoubtedly is the in
dustry most benefited by war. Even
when the war is over long time elapses
before the shipbuilding trade assumes
its normal level of activity.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
Light from Sugar.

A phenomenon, the cause of which
has not yet been satisfactorily ex-
planned, was described at the last meet
ing of the British association. Disks
of loaf sugar were mounted on lathe
and rapidly rotated, while hammer
played lightly against them. An almost
continuous rotation of light was thus
produced from the sugar. 1t was
shown that the light did not arise from
heating of the sugar, and it is believed
to be caused by some change taking
place in the sugar crystals. The act
of crystallization is known to be some
times accompanied by flashes of light.
The practical bearing of these expert.
ments is on the question of the pos
sibility of obtaining artificial light by
methods as yet untried.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
FIRED BETWEEN ACTS.
Dry Chap Has His Engagement
Ring Returned for Co
ing Out,

1t did not take place in the city of
Washington, because no man in Wash
ington leaves lady alone while he
goes out between the acts at theater-
unless it be his wife, and, of course, that
doesn't count But it did occur, and the
site of its occurrence is not west of the
Alleghenies, where, according to some
eastern thinkers, all the peculiar occur
rences occur.
The man in the case was perhaps 80,
the girl 22, and the theater was one in
which the melodrama has its home.
The girl was pretty and there was that
kind of jaw hedging the lower part
of her rosy cheeks that ought to have
been hint to the young man. The
young man was a very fair sample Of
the average chap who makes $1,000 to
81, 500 year.
Between them and the aisle sat big
man of so and his wife and two daugh-
ters, and the big man had a voice big
ger than he was. When the curtain
went down on the first act there was
a slight scrap between the couple,
which ended in the young man not GO
ing out between the first and second
acts, because the wait was short and he
hadn't time to argue. The girls cheeks
were redder than before when the cur
tain went up and the set of her jaw
was frmer.
At the next fall of the curtain there
was a slight scrap again, which ended
this time in the young man dragging
himself over four people and leaving
tie girl to sit alone until he was ready
to come back to her. Two minutes later
the girl dragged herself after him, over
the same four people, but she stopped
in the aisle long enough to say some
thing to the big man with the two
daughters. Then she disappeared. 1t
was long wait and just as the curtain
started up the young man hurried
down the aisle, and was about to drag
himself over the four people when the
big man called his attention to the va
cancy which had occurred during his
absence. The young mans jaw
dropped, and he actually grew red in
'hN i''NN' liz pIS man ulul
a ring with a bright little diamond
glistening in it.
"She gave me that and told me to give
it to you," he said, with a menace in
his tone, as he looked over at his own
girls, "and she said if you ever came
to her house again or spoke to her her
father would thrash you as you de-
served" The young man was para.
lyzed.
"And I want to say" added the big
man, that if the old man amt able
to do it he can call on me-
Then he let the young man go, and
the way he went was a caution to
flying machine. 1t was a clear case
of ships that pass in the night, bat
with just little more interesting car
goes than usual.-Washingt Star.
The Republican., 1899-03-23
MIDGET WILLOW TREE.
1t Is Only an Inch and a Half TaIIana
Was Found on "A Western
Mountain

The New York botanical garden vii!
publish shortly the results of recent
expedition sent out under its auspices
to explore the fora of Yellowstone
park and the surrounding region. The
party of botanists was under the i'm
mendiate supervision of DR.. P. A. Ryd-
berg, and its expenses were paid by
William E. Dodge. After a search of
three months it brought back to New
York $4,000 specimens. Most of these
were specimens of flowers, shrubs,
trees and seeds already well known,
and classified by scientists, says the
New York Sun.
But there was one species found hith-
erto unknown TO botany. This was the
smallest willow tree extant anywhere
in the world. 1t is only an inch and a
half high, and was found by DR.. Ryd.
berg on the summit of the Bridger
mountains in Montana.
This Species" said Prof. n. L. Brit
ton, of Columbia university, and direct
or-in-chief of the New York botanical
garden, lis entirely new to us. 1t is
'HS 'eiy shlallesl Willow tree 10 De
found anywhere, and tiourishes to some
extent on the Bridger mountains. Its
pigmy height is due to the extreme ex-
posure of the mountain top. We can
not plant it here, as weather conditions
would quickly kill it off, but a number
of preserved specimens will be ex-
hibited in the botanical museum in the
Bronx, when that building is com
pleted next summer"