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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25

robbery % the dry goc1s store Of Henry
H2lzsnzehsia
George Harvard. th< D~nocratic poll-
jury, which II made Ep 81 seventeen rep
rs$~ntatfve men. fnrfssdlng prosnsrsen.
ossasssss men from the city ard good
L. has charge TO the sury Judge Kean
Every individaaG is equal before the
ras s ln o. os s,,1 n,xh or low ne should
prominent business man. or professional
Esssn* o. Influence IN the community has
ssfu guilty Of crime, as fearIessly bring
f1irn 20 the bar OF Justice as ans other
person essEgss yog 70 ief no guilty man
sseaps Apw 30 she linz. lef the chips
Ish where they will Let Is be said IN
camel 20 pass through the eye Of a
needle thar for guilty person 60 escape
Investigation because Of hts prominence
or social standing
Certain grave fnfracssoys OF the Law
have been committed within a few
months Last past and ft does sol appear
fnai TIE perpetrators have been brought
yossr attention especially
~ EiohsnschsEd burglary Is the matter
rsserrsa 10 by the judge. The store was
u dollars warsh Of goods being taken
The las; robbery was IN December, when
according 20 the story in circulation zoe
itunsaps dope ferd and cheap burglar
ia company with reputed preachers. law
ssrs. druggists. shoemsn, wa paper
merchants. aassioneers. sseond-han
Teaiers. detectives. newspaper men livery
stable KEEPERS and others went TO the
store. opened the door. and. while SEN
tries watched. carried away e. aDe worth
OF goods. which were put into an express
wagon and driven away
AftTfward these interested in the deal
stole the goods from one another sew
srai times over. one box Of silks being
sold Ia skaEways and when Il arrived
there Nas found 10 ke fffad NTH -x,tf.sxk
he story IL looked upon as extremely
fshY, Yet IL II current. and liz the main
reason for the calling up OF the grand
jury.
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sAsaxh Aesa II Tire ssszfk. haa 1fsx az less r0s-
srs1 ssixxssrs- The Tsrense ce2ssn.ion q ls1
Bad 10 eusev<z Delegates, yAsie the frsstAnasn-
rs convsntsan bad h~f~rgn - ard lnA ID 80
At CAsts.neexa the snsssse4 reeSae Asd hss ere
Representative 60 the Fsexys-nsas. walle ~ tszs
ssassEtsSa thsT had sse< fxensss Acs.aer ass-
ts1rtise xzsrk II szsrsezs IN the last ysx- q he
week zsrong sAe enser~a p~erse IL the zdnqtiCn
u tA< Es2xa< b. the cusg=sz Meshaslssf Egssscu~
pal s:zzseh. iaxs hsznsA 81 6istsarstTssy esl-
ur~d Aeshs2sssx - tie >asEsh- Thsxs tia kg~
worth League Is doing practical wcrk in tie
snsszstoa u she rees p<csAesa fs building Cars
siss character and snssslEtnS acss aad fsith IA
thsse gzzyae .ss Him vita Is more thaa al
sh~y sto s1 asxiEss thsas-
three DAYS.
The afternoon session of the board was
devoted To committee work. The hoard
until tomorrow morning.
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MOUNT RAINIER RESERVE.
superintendent shelter Maktng Z
Thorough crulse Of IL.

Special Dispatch 90 the Post-Tnt4lEigencer
TACOMA. July I'D. II. Shelter. Unit
80 states forest superintendent, made a
hurried trip TO the city 10 fouk up some
matters requiring attention, and returns
asain to the wtIds OF Lewis county this
evening.
lie started fn at Ashford. In Pierce
county. on the western edge OF the Mount
Rainier reserve. 0nd will work south to
The extreme limits Of the mountain eoun-
try, examining the country thoroughly In
order 10 make report TO the depart
ment ct Washington for proper re-
arrangement Of the southwest boundary
Of the reserve.
The several forest supervisors are do
ing VET In their respective fields. and
thus far there has been little chance for
ferest fires. The rangers are working
on trails and have posted warning no.
tiess about fires. which campers and
hunters seem 10 heed
Mr, Shelter expects To complete the In
specfion OF the country where he Is now
al work In about two weeks
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WIND RIVER HATCHERY.
Lumber Ia Hatld II Beisg Taken In
ON High Water

Special Dispatch tn the Post InteIsigencer
TACOMA. July "A c. Little. state
fish commissioner. came in from Wind
river Ia consult with officials at OLYMPIA
regarding a site for the Wind river hatch
cry, aud this evening returned 10 ska
mania county to finish the work OF get
ting In the Lumber for the hatchery
The lumber IN taken tn on scows on the
high water. which Is eighteen feet above
the Ordinary water for this time OF the
year In the Columbia. making II possible
70 20 np the Wind river as far as the
hatchery site, About half the lumber is
already on the ground
Superintendent Mayhail il over on the
Skokomssh getting the lumber on the
ground. ready 10 commence work on the
hatchery there this week
From Wind river Mr.. little will ca to
Wenatchee. where tire hatchery is nearly
completed.
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TIC LAUNCHED AT EVERETT.
The independent Leaves thc Ways
af the Rice lamb~r COMPANY

Special I3xrateh 20 the ro@t~IntgS}tgeneer
EVERETT taEv zt-Tshe Indege nGent
the largest taEAoas ever bnft, an fhs Sno~
haFAfSh ever Nss launched th.s sxats rig
sreaA the XaFsfs 81 the Rsca Lumber ( IA
PAM Robert H8sSfoa sA& the h13laer
and capt SEsFagsgg tia owHeF There were
So present, snA fhc launching WAS = sac
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The nary department proposes 80 ARA hezvlx
fowr auxiliary Yachts for in Central American
Friends 81 Sir WiffSd Lssriee are raising a r,s,..
q siso as fer hirs a which So ~ IL to enable
hina ~ psy his ietks
Daring thusdes storm toxty rersons leaning
sssHs. sire railing az fharipttsntarrx hfryxse
traek. Germany. ssr-ssS ~ lightning Thrs.
we're killed snd twenty severity injured
\ number n rew railroad snr-pariss hare sees
Incorporated IN Canada, lg1sswasrr the Elny4sitr
Mines Railroad Company. which proposes - sFiiS
Hines - railwas The sasassis CREEKS the Ksax.
dixie.
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>ELkIRk STRIKES 4 ROC *.
Columbia River steamer Damaged
Near Wenafchcs

Special nissateh 10 the t-iatcllleencsr
tsSAT1,IsEE. jobs at~The steamer
Fsikirk. owned ~ capt GrisgR. and p}t ln =
0u the t'altSnahts river. faa tnsa a big rock.
known as Rocky Beach. aao4s ten mites
from WcBAtEhse on her saSt down river
asH. BSst atAHNs water marx The pss-
sarsess an8 crew had Enos scare and
also a good shaking Gp. Two days suslcei
- repair her.
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lie wfshed Z" Assist IN building HE
Own <ca6oid.

Special Dispatch 10 the I'as.-Inteiligence
SPOKANE. July ss~sfeorge Webster
condemned Ga Ike executed next Friday for
the murder % Mrs .sspiund made the
uausnai request uf the sserim today for
psFfnlsS on 10 assist ne woskmen in com
stsuctinz the seaffoid from which he Ii
"a IN hung. Sheriff Specs denied The re-
quest, hui cansprotn sed rs changing The
csIl OF the doomed nan So that re could
watch II nsfag constructed
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COOPERATIVE CANNERY.
uwaco Fishermen organIxing
New ConspRny

Special Dispatch To the Eost-inteiligencer
SOUTH BEND. July .i.-~Tlwaco Asher
tnen are organizing company 90 operate
cooperative ranncfS. The capital
each, and no one person 10 hold more
than twenty shares. Three Thousand
dollars IL already subscribed, and the old
fsimore cannery building at Ilwaco Is
said 10 have bern purchased. Since tho
Aberdeen Packing Company cannery
burned down over n year age most of
the Bakers bay fish nave gone TO As
torta.
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Report on German branch.

Rev. Nagler. Cincinnati German assta,
ant secretary ~ the league. urexepta.
the report 81 the German branch nj
report In part fellows
fas Gefrasa hrsnSA e the rrwcrsh Iaasss
fesncteF< sH he tserasr-s7 seaafuy s.7rsfs~efes.
~ fA@ Astssnsi.st kgslsceysi stggseh q the f-,.
81 ss@fes. f.sTfasaY and Switzerland shir.s,ss.
~ nssrstay snsa is ~sI erEsnsrt stuslev f,ress-
cent. 4 F1ss rreal.isrt ias eseh annual sss.gfee.
sDces AID AZ executive cognnlftc@ vhirA swee,e
e7ce gsss. generals C'Eneaans.i A "a.
tseHs} seEsTashsn l. 6slt aTsrs twa or ,As~a
ySsrx Tss isss held Ia fs3e a. s,ssess
nsa asss sss - IA iAc tsneses xssAsrsax e
tsTsress NssAessasts :bss taak riae.
Anrnsl esss~rgass asslsass srsf hal ersr.xse.
tsaez are hssd IL All parts of tins sszsffgv sn<,
asse tB sfesgssng ard Switzerland Srsza@ ~
tAese are gssiia large sad s1fAesisssAr ira
iasxHst sss sAse < sAs tsassatssti sssffS- sa,.e
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OLYMPIA tuiy 9f-Twa ehisdrca be-
iogsxsnx ~ l.. ~ ssraefes. sw ire Wsst
side have heea attached svfEa dipht h~rtA.
sTAere ara several Other children 81 the
family asss9 the attending physicians ara
ufsAsa yNFtag te prevent their catching Tire
conlagion ~ the use 81 aast~toxin.-
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SPECIAL Dispatch - .fs< pgrss iuteit xgvsesr
WEN ATfsFaF.E Juis Ss~-over 4 GO ss@sp
wSrs sssspn~A frresa here yesterday ~ I'd
wsge swIff - s-1srsga- AneSs~r FRns -
SIS $50 ~ safppsa aexs. w~*k ~ MI
Sw.ff 20 sss safne tsasrase agEn-
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EpUORIH LEAGUE REPORTS.
ORDER STEADILY GROWS, WITH 4
MEMBERSHIP OF i.7so.o0o.
Hss Bees EstahitsAed In Liberia.
Hawaii. Alaska and Russia aaa
NJ the Earliest Opportunity Win

INDIANAPOLIS, July 24-The board
Of control Of the Epworsh League met
az 10 O'Clock to-day 10 hear reports and
consider matters pertaining 20 the
hague Bishop Nin6e. president of the
board, presided
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ANXIOUS TO. MEET THE VICTOR.
Peter Jackson VIII Challenge Win.
n~r af J~Trl~s-sharL~y FtEkf.

VICTORIA n. g Tssiv 2t,~Fe,er jack
sgn TIE. TsszaSssss. wao - hsTe tyurg San
F~are1sea. SAYS he VII ssssse Challenge -
fce v.eseT Ia slss JefTsiex-SssarSsg Eahs sa4
is c0aN3eGs - @E8n.7g. S}axsD, ais ajE.-
stTss apTsor@wf, AFRO = Hssax heEs, SAYS
jackson i tea gs3 20 fare rssa like d~f-
-.
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Stpelas Tteuatess g. tns FsesSt-IEsg 81 yersser
StBt Til Band Igiy - ~'ThA knappsan
80 ~ rssF1t - so have rev TIA 20 take the
sslare sc sh< Wsn1rA. the fsTsSens ere.
she Ugii ha larger a1AS have greater
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F-af Ft3fFT
WILLIAM c. MAYBURY, Mayor. !"

Hon. W, c. Mayhury Mayor Of Detroit
Detroit Mich: ! am deeply touched by
your telegram notifying me nf the welcome
by nay fellow citizens which awaits me on
my Homecoming. Were | 20 consult nv
own feelings in the matter. Mrs Alger ana
mysslf would go quietly 10 our home and
there receive the friends who might homo,
as by calling for surely the fond aniici-
patton OF being back in old Michigan
ecipses an other thoughts We expect "a
arrive home Wednesday afternoon Aug
uSt 8 s'R A AIGER -
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GRAND JURY IN SESSION.


Special Dispatch To the Post-Intsiligeur.r
TACOMA. JaIy 24-The grand jury met
this morning. and after receiving tn
sfrueftnns from Judge hean. In charge
Of the criminal department Of the xu-
periar court, began the work of clearing
M the stories afsnat connected with the
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VICTORIA 3 - fasv q TIRE Sees ssser
ksrha arrived seaiEbs cTcM'ssesf 1fSA Pas
s..s1xaes A. wNFe 1Tss8 IAsw Sasl A.
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The report 80 tire Esae7se-x arsrk among
rss}0gesf F<ssp3e wss presented bs- ssala~e.s
Secretary Perm. ~ Atlanta. ga Yhe -.
port Ia part - SIS follows
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WARM WELCOME FOR ALGER.
Detroit Promiaes q Great Demon.
stration when He Returns.

WASHINGTON. July A.-The following
telegraphic correspondence has passed tie
tween Secretary Alger and Mayor May
bury. Of Detroit:
Gen. Russell A. Alger. Thoruiaie. ia.
Public meeting Of citizens cheer to the
range To give you and your family the
most royal welcome ever accorded n eFti-
zen of this community All creeds in pol
tiles and religion viii unite In aceiaisrinr
their soy at veur return
WILLIAM c. MAYRIfRY Msvorv
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Secretary xehelrs R~pore.

The report Of General Secretary ScheIl.
Of the EpwoTth League. was submitted
as follows.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
PAGE ONE
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:

The I4awton Funeral
British Anxiety Increased by Lack Of
Stories OF bravery in Tugela River
BATTLE.
Complaint Against Advance in Rates.
Further Declines in Wall Street.
West 70 Control Legislation.
The Senatorial Puzzie.
pAei.i'sy
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Woods w-elesns lly cubans.
Brooks Far aeii Proclamation.
Labor Fesie 81 ton Meeting Ends.
General Ne J Of the Day.
l'lGE Ia.ss.a
IOWA NEWS
Speculation as to Larrabee's sue
cessor.
Towner May Succeed woolson.
Brakeman Killed at Tama.
Short Iowa Specials.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIAL:
Grandpa 1Ioar's Little Joker.
Smallpox and Vaccination
Municipal VICTORIES for Socialism.
Rirdseye on Preachers Prize Fights.
Tories and Press Comment.
Iowa Items and Newspapers
The Demand for Horses.
PAGES SIN AND SEVEN.
CITY NEWS:
a Proposition to Tama.
Weddings are Numerous.
Mr.. Carney Plea for Cummins.
Local NIisceilany.
PAGE FlGHr
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Iowa Central General Managership.
| Military Expert on African War.
| Thursdays Markets by Wire.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
MAcRUM BRINGS A MESSAGE.
Attempt to Account for Consul,s
Flight From Pretoria.

Attempt to Account Ior Sousui
Flight From Pretoria.
Washington. Dec. 21.-It is limited in
Diplomatic circles that Macrum. the
American consul who has been at Pre-
toria and is now on his way home. IS
the bearer of message from President
Kruger to this government. MIR. Ma
crum was u favorite with the Beers.
and he is said 10 be in sympathy with
them. When he was instructed TO look
after British Interests in the. Transvaal
he did not reply to the instructions
from the state department. Then he
asked leave to come home. and when
this request was denied he informed the
department that he must come home,
and he is coming.
AT one time he informed the depart
ment that he had matters to communi-
cate which could not be cabled. The
department processes not to know why
he is coming home. His friends do not
know But they say that he must have
some good reason for his action. for ne
is not lacking in nerve to serve the gov
ernnent at such place If President
Kruger has taken this means TO get
| an urgent message to this government
lit may have an important bearing or
| the Situa ton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
WIDOW ADVERTISE. fora Man.

New York Dec. 2l.-NIrs. Louisa Cas-
sdy, $40 Market street, Newark. has
advertised for a husband. He must be
a respectable bachelor, at least 80 years
old and with a little money. Mrs. Cas-
sidy, who is a widow, says she is in
earnest and. wants no tritiers to answer
her advertisement. She obtained her
first husband through a newspaper ,ad-
yertisement, she says. That was seven
years ago, when she was only is years
old. and they lived happily untail three
years ago, when he was killed in troll
ley accident in Philadelphia. The sue
cess Of her first venture has led her to
TRY the same method q second time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
COMPLAIN OF RATES
Interstate Commerce Commission Be-
gins Hearing Of Complaints
Against Rates.
A Representative of the Railroads
Makes Statement and Predicts
Further Advances.
New York Stock Market Takes An
other Tumble and Closes With
out Recovering.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The interstate
commerce commission today began a
hearing under complaints alleging that
discriminating changes in freight clas-
sitication by railroads have been agreed
on to take place January next. c. E.
Gill, chairman of the classification
committee, representing the roads,
maintained that the proposed advances
Of railroad plants and maintenance and
had been applied TO classes of freight
Which could afford to pay them. He
intinated that further advances were
lpropable. Recess.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
SILENCE CAUSES FE!{
''-1'''1 e-'oo.0
Absence of News From South Africa
Increases Apprehension Of the
British Public.
Belated Reports of Buffers Battle
at Tugela River Tell of Great
Bravery.
March Undaunted Through Hail OF
Bullets Operations Suspended
Awaiting Reinforcements.

London, Dec. 21.-There was no
news from South Africa up to 3 p.
m. today other than fragments and
disconnected stories of past events.
This silence is having the natural
effect Of creating forebodlngs.
London, Dec. 21. Belated stories from
chieveiery camp, Natal. all concur in
saying the British did marvels in an
impossible situation. The Oldest war
say they never saw any
thing comparable with the bravery of
the men and officers. The naval contin-
gent cre8ted an immense furere. ensag-
ing the Beers single -haaded and hailing
shrapnell and lyditie shells at the forti-
Ifications north Of the town in a vain ef-
fort to silence the murGerous fire OF the
Boers while the British forced the pas
sage Of the river. The advance of the
second brigade along the road leading
10 the bridge in the face of a deadly
fusnlade, is described as magnificent
THE British forced their way across the
fire zone under u perfect storm Of bull
lets from the Invisible Beers. The pat
tar of the bullets on the dry plain raise[
the dust like heavy drops Of water. This
/ heat throughout was intense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
is also provided with a berth on the for

,aigp affairs
cen tJull is chairman the com [
mittea on military affairs and is also On
,be attiliated committee an rnilitia !
lacey is chairman Of the public lands |
con, ,,itta.,s yvbicb 'is s:ssociated with he
deyelopment ofthe west. and also has a |
scat in tie 3comrnittet rooms on Indian
affairs and civil service. OF the five
ne1v members Lane is on banking and
currency ands,erritories. Hau.en an
agriculture and war claims: Hedge on
coinage. mississippi river Improvement.
ana ncnsions. Thomas on elections and
claims. and Mcpherson on postofiice
and the special committee on the Rob
erts case.
Illinois has the chairnen of eight
committees with only fourteen repub-
lican conpress1ns. n.
Ont of the nine Michigan men re-
elected four lead committees The state
is deeply interested in mining, so it is
natural (,rump should be chairman of
| railroads. Mesick is at the. head of one
of the election committees and mem
ber of war claims. corliss, of Michigan.
is given the craftsmanship of a little
| committee, that on the election of pres
\, t,1utnl. VICE president anu Representa-
5ltiyes. but also has ii place on the COM
/ lmittees OF interstate commerce and
1 patents. William Alden smith. OF
IGrand Rapids. is Il member of the com
lmittee on foreign affairs, has a seat in
1.-the committee on Pacific railroads and
i gets special clerk by virtue of his
chairmanship of the committee on ex-
lpenses in the state department.
4 Wisconsin Was the first state outside
4 of his own TO declare for Speaker Hen
derson. 1t has not been particularly
favored in the way OF chairniansnips.
having only two. but It's representation
on the different committees IS extraor-
dinarily good.
Indiana has been changing its reps
resentatives of late. and out OF its
thirteen members has only nine repub-
llicans. and of these Two are new men.
Faris. of Terre Haute, is the only
chairman. being at the head of the
committee on manufactures, With
places on elections and Pacific rail
lroads. Steele, one Of the old members
has a seat in the ways and means com
. mittee, which is equivalent TO chair
manship. and also a post on militia
while Overstre-t is on judiciary anc
banking and currency Lands repre-
sents the state on foreign affairs. th'
Roberts case, elections and eivll serv'