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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

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waare anxious TO secure 1000 subscribers of Homo o
school, and We make this exceedingly liberal oHsf 10 hep
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-28
YOUNG CHURCH|Ll'S ESCAPE
EvADED VIGILANCE OF sENTRIEs
AT PRETORIA STATE PRISON.
After Many vicissitudes ana Hard
ships, He Succeeded In Reachins
DeIagoa nay Urges Uncom-
promising Prosecution OF War.

LONDON, Dec N.-winston Spencer
Churchill has cabled and the Morning
Post publishes today an account Of his
escape from captivity with the Beers after
having been made prisoner in the recon-
ncissance Of an armored train at Estcourt.
The dispatch, which IL dated Lourenzo
Marquee. December u, says: I'm the af-
ternoon OF December IL the Transvaaps
secretary of war informed me that there
was little chance of my release there
fore resolved to escape, and the same night
left the state prison in Pretoria by
climbing wall when the sentrfes backs
were turned nomentarily.
IT walked through the streets Of the
town without disguise, meeting many
burghers, but was not challenged in the
crowd. I got through the pickets of the
town guard and struck the Deagoa Bay
railroad. / walked along 1t. evading watch
ers at bridges and culverts, and waited
for a train beyond the first station.
THE lilo goods train from Pretoria had
arrived before reached the place and was
moving at full speed. boarded it with
great difficulty and hid under some coal
sacks.
II jumped from the train before dawn
small wood in Company With huge vui-
ture. who displayed a lively interest In me.
I walked on at dusk. There were no more
trains that night. Danger Of ,,t meeting
obliged to follow it, as had no compass
or map. had to make wire detours to
avoid bridges, stations and huts, and 80
my progress was very slow.
Chocolate is not satisfying food, The
outlook was gloomy, but persevered. with
Gods help, for Ave days. My food supply
was very precarious. was lying up by
daylight and walking by. night. Meanwhile,
my escape had been discovered, and my
description telegraphed everywhere. All
the trains were searched and every eye
was on watch for me.
-Four times wrong people were arrest
ed. The sixth day managed to board
train beyond Midway, whence there was
direct service to Delagoa- In the evening
concealed myself in a railroad truck un-
der q great pile of sacks l had a small
store Of good water. I remained hidden
so, CHANGING discovery. The Beers
searched the train at Komatipoort, but did
not search deep enough.
after some sixty hours Of misery, I
came safely here. am very weak, but
am free. have lost many pounds in
weight. but am light in heart. shall avail
myself Of every opportunity. hencefor-
ward, to urge earnest, unfiinching and I'M
compromising prosecution of the war;"
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=
from the center of the field. One kick
went wild and hit Samin, who was but
a few feet away, behind the knees with
dire results. A small boy wrought great
destruction by getting in the way of the
opposition.
A feature of the practice was the teams
mascot. a dog, which during the present
season has never missed a match or prac-
tice. In solitary grandeur he occupied
a box in the grand stand. and gravely
surveyed the wild scrambles of his
friends. the Seattle players.
Fast all-around practice followed the
kicking, and then the men adjourned to
the. dressing room. Here the worst ex-
perience of the day awaited them. There
was no hot water. Nothing daunted,
they took their much-needed baths in
cold water, and afterward declared that.
after all. hot water was only an artifi-
cial luxury
Last night at 1880 o'clock, at the Seattle
Athletic Club, the team assembled and
went through a signal drill. Many play
ers were present.
There will be another practice today
at 2:30 p. m. at the Y. M. G. A. park and
at the Athletic club in the evening.
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who had great difficulty at times in not
falling over on the ball when it rolled
his way. r. Wise, a member of the ia
nous Butte team Of 1896, was also pres
ent. He has consented to coach the
team.
Falling on the ball was the thing that
first occupied the attention OF the foot
ball men. BY tacit consent a nice. soft,
for this exercise. A few minutes prac-
tice showed that no proficiency In this
branch of play had been lost. The play
ers began to feel more at home as their
garments became covered with mud, and
soon all went merry as a wedding bell.
"Gee!" murmured Sheafe to himself as
he washed his face in the waters of the
limpid brook; this is like old times"
O'Donnell looked on enviously, and
sighed deep sigh of regret.
Then the team lined up, and the ends
were practiced in running down the field.
Several men played opposition, and some
pretty tackling was done. Allen was
in better kicking form than ever. and
several times sent the ball over the goal
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SEALING QUESTION AGAIN.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--Attention to
the Boring sea controversy between the
United States and Great Britain has been
renewed by the report Of Mr.. John Nor
ton, the United States agent on the Seal
islands, who has come on to submit his
report and confer with the authorities.
The essential point of the report Is that
the seal herds have diminished q per cent
within the last year. When the Bering
sea negotiations were on last year the
main contention of the American authors
ties was that the herds were being so
diminished by poaching and pelagic seal
ing that the animal would become ex-
tinct at an early day. Mr.. Morton's re-
port OF diminution Of 20 per cent. is re-
garded as fully bearing out the conten-
ton, and 1t is taken also as an indica-
ton of the urgent need of renewed nego-
tiations for the prevention of pelagic seal
ing.
The sealing question was one of those
under negotiation before the Anglo-Amer-
lean joint commission. and an adjustment
was in sight until the Alaskan boundary
presented an obstruction which finally
broke off all negotiations and left the Ber-
ing sea question in allegiance. There have
been no negotiations since.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-28
LOCAL ASSEMBLY REDUCED.
Letter Carriers Withdraw From
knights OF Labor.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--By the unanimous
action of Local Assembly No. l,460
knights of Labor, the ranks of that or
ganization were reduced nearly 500 last
night At meeting the members of
the assembly. which is composed of letter
carriers, decided to withdraw from the
national organization, in accordance with
man E. ]. Lindholm on December 15 when
he suspended the local body because it
attempted to repudiate the action OF the
national assembly in Boston recently
adopting resolutions against the admin
istration of President Mckinley. Last
night the resolutions were repudiated,
ly to withdraw from the national body.
Not only did they agree to withdraw,
but they also decided to surrender their
charter. thus dissolving the local Or
ganization. The decision was reached
by ballot, and not one voted against
the dissolution of the local assembly.
Charles ID. Dpffx. who presided at the
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kindled a fire in the stove. Another vol
unteered to ascend to the wind-swept
heights Of the grand stand and keep a
lookout for the teamster. Shortly after
he appeared, and the players gave q
great shout Of Joy.
The men dressed hurriediy, being anx-
ious to get to work, and selected the
first suits they laid hands on. Some
queer fits resulted. Jess Drinkers
trousers were "Reminiscences Of the bloom
ers Of bygone age. jay Humes was
Respondent In a sweater that suggested
ballroom dress. 1t Is an old adage
that clothes make the man. This proved
untrue, however. in the case of the ALI
Seattle football team yesterday. They
plunged into the practice with d vim and
abandon that awed the small boys into
q respectful silence.
The players looked to be in fairly good
condition, and with a weeks hard train
ing will no doubt be able to give STAN
ford hard rub. A number of old play
ers who will turn out today, witnessed
the practice from the side lines. Promi-
nent among them was Jim O'Donnell,
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FREE SILVER sIDE-TRACKED.


NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Elliott Danforth.
chairman Of the Democratic state COM
mittee, returned to New York today after
a trip through the South. during which
he talked with Senator James X. Jones,
chairman of the national committee, and
most Of the chairmen of the Democratic
state committees. Mr.. Danforth said:
'In my trip through the South OBJ
served one thing which will be considered
of particular interest In New York,
namely, that none of the leaders seemed
disposed to insist on free silver as the
main Issue of the campaign next year.
They did not say that they had abandon
ed the 16 to idea, but they acknowledged
that the situation had changed since 1895
and that the dominant issues next year
were trusts and imperialisms That Is to
say, they are unwilling to repudiate the
Chicago platform, but they see that new
issues of far-reaching importance have
come up lately and that their choice
should be recognized. Even In states like
North Carolina found that the anti
trust and anti-imperialism ideas engaged
the attention of the people more than
the free silver issues. In fact, might
sum UP my observations by saying that
the sentiment of Democracy in the South
is such that am confident there will be
little trouble in bringing about a union
Of the Democracy of the whole country
next year."
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FOOTBALL MEN PRACIICE.
ALL-sEATrLE TEAM PREPARING
TO MEET STANFORD.
Wise, Of the Famous Bate AssreEa-
tioA OF 1896. VIII Coach Them
Players VIII Drill Twice Each
Day Until the Came II Played.

The All-seattle football team met yes
terday afternoon at Y. NJ. c. A. park for
its first regular practice. The day was
cold ana the sridiron. to the intense dis
gust OF the players, was not at all mud
dy. But a limpid brook babbled its way
across the field. and In this the canvas
clad giants rolled around at every OPP
portunity.
The time scheduled for the beginning
OF the practice was $3.50 o'clock. Destiny
IN the shape of a tardy teamster, who
was bringing the suits of the team out,
delayed proceedings for nearly an hour.
In the meantime the players, who had
already arrived. stood about the gate
chatting with each other. while their
teeth Chartered with cold. They felt
blue and looked It.
Then the small boys began to put in
an appearance. One Of them. wishing
to stand In with the football gladiators,
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CAPT. wARING UNDER ARREST.
He 10 Wanted to Explain Certain
Financial Transactlons,

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Capt. John X.
who has been missing since last October,
when ne left his regiment in Cuba on
nck leave and for whom an order of ar
stsl was issued in November, reported
q governors island on Tuesday and was
HIT. '0'
capt Warning has been wanted in order
explain certain financial transactions
WHICH he had while in Matanzas last
suInmer with Capt. Van Lew, Of the
saine regiment. who was found guilty
upon trial by court-martial of misapDro-
grating several hundred dollars and was
", ns,n from the service. Capt. War
,nss iriends believe he can explain salts
tactoriiy, although some of them think
az Is mentally unbalanced.
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WOMAN DIES ON sCAFFOLD.
Hanged for Murder of Her Mattress,
in Manitoba.

BRANDON, Man., Dec. 81 - Emily
IIilda Blake. domestic. was hanged here
this morning for murder. The execution
was private, only few persons witness
ing it. Miss Blake, who was only ~ years
of age. walked firmly to the scaffold with
out assistance, and was the coolest of the
party. with the exception of Hangman
Radcliffe She made no statement
Tho crime for which she was hanged
was the murder of her mistress, Mrs.
Robert Lane, of Brandon, on July 5 last.
Mrs. Lane was found dying with bullet
hole in her breast, and the Blake girl gave
the alarm, saying a tramp had murdered
her, Later she was charged with and con-
fessed the crime. saying she did 1t because
she loved Mrs. Lanes children and was
jealous of the mothers love. Her tria;
was brief, as she refused all offers of coun-
sci and pleaded guilty.
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COURTS TO BE INVOKED.
Papers in the Railroad Freight Rate
Casc to Go to Attorney General.

WASHINGTON, Dec: T.-The inter-
state commerce commission decided to
day to comply with the request of ship
pers of freight to transmit to the attor-
rey general of the United States tran
script of the evidence taken before the
commission last week on the increase in
the classification of freight by the off,
cial classification commission.
The shippers in their petition urged
that the testimony showed a violation Of
the Sherman antitrust law Their desire
is that the attorney general shall take
action by injunction or otherwise to re-
strain the roads from putting the classi-
fication into effect January !.
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-
EXPORT TAX ABOLISHED
Mexico Will Try and Get Coffee Into
the American Markets.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--Word has been
received here recently that the Mexican
government has abolished the export tax on
coffee. This is expected to have considera-
BILE effect In the United States by increasing
the receipts of Mexican coffee.
At present most OF the Central American
coffee growing countries raise a part of
their government revenues by taxing coffse
EXPORTS. But with the prosperity Mexico
has enjoyed Of late, it has been determined
to reduce the revenue taxes, and coffee has
been one of the articles selected for an
abolition Of tax.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-28
LIVELY ALABAMA FIGHT.
Two Dead and One Seriously
Wounded ms a Result.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, Dec. ga serl.-
Gus fight occurred at Deposit a small
town near here. in which two men were
killed and third is probably fatally
wounded.
James Harden's throat was cut from
ear to ear by his nephew, Jesse Harden.
The former is dead. John c. Harden,
a brother of the dead man, was seriously
cut by Jesse Harden. and as the fight
was drawing to a close Mac Russell dis
charged a load of buckshot into the alb
domen of Jesse Harden, causing death
instantly.
All the parties are we'll known and
prominent In politics. Russell has not
been arrested. The cause of the fight
is not known.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-28
REPORT ON BRANDING SEALS.
Observation Shows That the Pro-
cess Is Inhuman.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2.-The branding
of seals by the United States government
Is the subject Of special report by Col
ment of marine and fisheries. in which he
says:
ers in regard to the appearance of seals
taken and which had survived the brand
ing operations were that the wounds
made by the brand were most inhuman,
the sores presenting a most offensive ap-
Dearance."
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Physician's sudden Death.

o! NEW YORK, Dec. N.-Dr. Thomas
y.Sallaghan, well-known physician Of
s ssasy City. died suddenly today while
making professional call. After the
e ! entered the sick room he asked for
rs spoon, An attendant went for one, and
mnen ne returned the doctor was living
~ ~ the ioor unconscious, and died before
ala could be summoned.
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Plague In New Caledonia.

SYDNEY, N. s. W., Dec. N.-The Brit.
ish consul at Noumea confirms the report
that the plague in a severe type is raging,
and many deaths from that cause have
occurred in New Caledonia. The govern
ment of Australia has taken stringent pre-
cautions for quarantining arrivals from
Noumea.
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botpt ln ~ AND. Or. Dec. 2T-Sheriff Alb
icr ' M 2, payis county, Utah. left tonight
was SAT- sr Lake with N. F. Haywood, Who
charge , ~ ,, n this city yesterday on
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One Memorial Offering.

Among the contributions to the fund
received by Adjt. Gen. Corbn today was
one of $500 from Mr.. Lewis Case Ledyard.
of New York, which contribution he said
was made "in memory of my nephew.
Lieut.. A. C. Ledyard, killed in action in
Negroes, December 8. 1885,"
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Killed His wife and Himself.

co oasnriNGFlELD, o., Dec. N.-Frank B..
shot I h,0 and killed his wife today, then
sida NWmseif. They We're found side by
H ~ mn mrs, Coe dead. but Coe still living.
~ was taken to the hospital.
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election held in this city today It was de-
cided to bond the city of San Francisco in
the sum of s4,5500O0 for public park pur-
poses. About $1,000 votes were cast and the
proposition carried by vote of to ].
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schIey mt Buenos Ayres.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.--Admiral
Schley's flagship Chicago has arrived at
Buenos Ayres and will remain there until
further orders.
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Lawton subscription Fund.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has received in actual money and
checks S17,32345 toward the Lawton home
fund and has received notices of sub
scriptions from individuals and others in
lief of Gen. Lawton's family sufficient to
bring the total up to $31, 40f45.
nj In
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CHICAGO, Dec. N.-The planning mills,
office, building and lumber yards of the
Paepecke-Leicht Lumber Company at Illi-
nos and Seneca streets, were destroyed by
fire tonight, entailing loss of $4,000, COW
cred by insurance.
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OId New.pnper Man Dead.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Dec. 27.--S. Il.
Truesdeli, one of the oldest newspaper
men in the Northwest. died here tonight.
For many years he was connected in
various capacities with the Pioneer Press
in ST. Paul.
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meeting, is president of the Chicago As
sociation Of Letter Carriers and vice pres
ident of the National Carriers.
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w rhVfT WHITE, Fla, Dec. 27.--Tom
w, xas snot and killed by the town marshal
NAY The negroes are excited and are
HIRING lie ~ threats to burn the town and kill
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millions of Indian Famine Sufferers.

LONDON, Dec. 27.--The yiceroy of In
dia, Lord Curzon of Keddleston, tee-
graphs from Calcutta that there has
been no increase of rain. and that 22,451,-
800 natives suffering from famine are
now receiving relief.
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HEATERS, half price. 2. c. Miles Co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-03
Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans, June 2-Secretary Hester 8
statement of the worlds visible supply of
cotton, made up from special cable and
telesraphic advices, compares the figures of
this week, last year and in 1895, the latter
the 1901 900 crop year 1t shows a decrease
for the week just closed of 150,76O bales
against an increase of 131 ,722 bales last year
and a decrease of 8,145 bales in 1895.
The total visible is 1891 ,410 bales against
1872, 40 bales last week, 2,S69111 bales last
year and 1926, 40S bales in 1895. OF this the
total of American cotton is 1924 bales
against 1850, 40 bales last week, 1854 Ill
bales last year and 3,200,20S bales in 1895;
and including all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, $4,000 bales
against $4,000 bales last week, 275,00O bales
last year and 1926, 900 bales in 1895.
The total worlds visible of cotton shows
a decrease compared with last week of $780,
$50 bales, an increase compared with last
year of 652 ,299 bales and a decrease COM
pared with 1895 of 10i, 1893 bales.
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Birmingham, June 2.-Trader reports are
encouraging. A Chicago manufacturing
concern employing $1,000 men has advanced
wages per cent, and there appears to be
nothing IN the way of higher prices
throughout the list. High prices for coal
are predicted for the autumn, and the sig
nificance of this fact can be appreciated
when it is figured that such rise should
be equivalent to about per cent in d. l..
W. and to a substantial dividend on Read
ing 81 Jersey and o. & Q. will show large
Increase this year, the latter moving over
100000 tons more than last year. London
was steady and higher. 1t does not APP
pear consistent to US that prices should
suffer materially from present quotations
for London, approaching the nervousness
of our timid spectators, and the utility
of gold shipments a bear card has been
a heavy purchaser of the International on
recessions. Adverse crop reports are usual
in the spring. and these reports tend to in
jure values. Russian crop news tended to
serve the bulls today.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, June 2.-Cotton spot good bus
mess done; prices steady; American mid
ding, 1892 d. 1.-THE sales of the day were
1900, of which 1000 for speculation
ard export, and included 1880 American.
Receipts, none. Futures opened quiet but
steady with a moderate demand and closed
quiet but steady. American middling,
1 m. c.. June, 1922 s.; June, July, 9.E2s !;
July, August 3.22d3.23 s.; August, Septem-
Der. 3.22d923 s.. September, October, 1922 s.
value; October November, 32ld322 S.;
November, December, 3.20a3.H b.; Decem-
Der, January, 3.204321 b.; January, Feb
ruary, 3.21 s.; February, March, 3.2la3.22 S.
value; March, April, 3.22dl32S s.; April,
May 3.23 b.