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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

Martin Field and Ed Erickson. the two
men who were arrested the other day
charged with bessing George Brims and
robbing him of sii. were brought Yesterday
before Judge Cam. Roth men pleaded no,
guilty and their cash tail was fixed at
xss0 Late IN tho evening bath men secured
bail and went Free. Erickson Is said at the
police station - b. the rerson known az
''konnemara XIX" and 10 have served time
at MrNssfS island
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

A @. Clarke has commenced suit FOR
divorce from Jenny Clarke in the superior
court on the ground OF deserfion He
thinks taat she went hack 10 Luling
Texas where she has home which be-
came hers when she was married 20 an
other man. II was In this same city tha,
Mr.. Clarke married her May Ia 1855
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BREvITIEs.

Leroy Thrynton soa q J W Thorn,cn ~ Seat
lie. arrive: ct San Frssctsco Yesterday 90 the
Phisassph4s His sister Mr.. AA,y Miller ne.
hirn ant Immediately informed his father tv wire
vie hsd ngs heard a the ypaas nan sss many
mathis
Arwsss Ncf.sr~~s, clerk s. fhs s-rriey ~ the
wsshinxtor Il ALASKA Se~aFzsAsc Casrrsny VIII.
walssns essa he sssps 81 tie Northern Pseta~
trkrt ctr< yesterday sft.rn~sr fell hy,ssssay ~.
erns q hts right ssS severely hat she as.erSirs
physician tAinAs the Patient VII se iaA No . w.ek
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

The city engineer yesterday issued a
hais dozen building permits for various
purposes ali bat one being for small
sums. The exception was permit given
20 the Ststson A Post Mil Company 10
erect refuse burner brick lined with
spark Rrrestsr on lots and ~ Of the
tide lands addition, The cost Is 10 be
46sa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23
LIONS AT MADISON PARK

They viii he free To every body eo-y.-
snenciug Sunday afternoon next ar Ga
O'clock Madame psanka and her six lions
viii give "A performance every afternoon
and evening a. Madison park Wagner :
big hand will also BE- there on SUNDAY and
"Wednesday usual Ladies and chill
drsr NAV avoid the crush nv coming on,
week day afternoons Performances
az % The hig open cage ~;l be placed
near hand stand
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

'rsailcr BsGr Partridge who returned
from, Alaska Wednesday. departed tae
same afternoon over tire Great Northern
for New York where he Will embark for
I.sntnr TIE purpose ~ his European
visit is said 20 Ge 80 bend some OF hts min
tag properties
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

Steamer Ms~x = rsri~v feaxr~ foot ~
Washington ~ree. fer IRE T. srvfa~k
daily al = ~ n n arrives back a. % ?
m allowing I'VE heuvs "a sfsss the battle
sAsr
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

Ma James Y Allison. cornrnts<arv ~
Subsistence ard chief 81 the corn.n.sSary
department arrived in the city from Van
couver Barracks yesterday 20 inspect the
stores for the government Copper river
exploring expedition
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

NJ t0Ar 1evsrs -siiser 81 fhe rvesx.
Aathen- la, ssSs Z have ux.d Cham
s@F2sta's Cslfc- cholera ard fniArrsae~a
Renee sr nsr family Ter rfseen years
have recommended ts 20 hundreds OF
others. a7s have never kaewH IL IL fan
ta 4 siuS4 Instance" Fst sale By al
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

BUYS q fne home by the lake. on electric
car line. over IL acres OF good land; all
cleared and in grass and garden: no
stump: good s-room plastered house chat
alone COST s. SO 10 build). overlooking Lake
Washington. II you want a place OF this
kind do not fail to look this UP.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

EXCURSION TOMORROW
Excursion East Sand tomorrow, City
dock, q m Round trip a.
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4 sum user Vacation,

TIE xrsS, Shasta Heu.A offers errsr-
u0nSl advantages TO those desiring % vsG,
Sa- Francisco or other California points
shis snrFr~r. Low rates Quick tlr-
tirsnd ~ceoery. Dining ears IN ali trains
FIRST lass Els n tourist Including Serth
81 either Pullman aF fcurtsS ear from Port
lard Ecr tickets ar. se-shx sppfy % & ]
Sf.<ple l. p d T. A SSsl herr Parssr
Co SIS First AVENUE. Seattle
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RIGHT 70 DEFEND HIMSELF
Treasury Department Cannot De-
port Jsps ct WILL
yAMAsAkA GIVEN LIBERTY.

Judge HanfoFA Holds That m In
migrant Cannot he seat hack -
. PaspeR Except After . Judicial
lnQ1iry-Act Of 1SOl Contains No
Provision fer IN Exaninatt0n-
Case Likely - BE Appealed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. women's dis.
eases. - Nlncklcy.
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THINKS DOCK Is Ill RIGHT.
Capt. Terry, Of the Iowa, Salts
fed With Naval Station.
4 M,s,mTeRPaeTeo REMARK.

New Finds He Was MisinforneA -
to the Necessity 81 IN Extra High
Tide to Dock the Battleship-Two
or Three Feet to Spare-JudGe
versations With the ConDanaer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

THE Chicago Milwaukee 81 Paul
railways fSmags~ Pioneer Limited" IN tie
En~ee .rsin In ire wogi5
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

may be mistaken is shown
IN the experience narrated hv DIR. Joseph
Fike. Of Lost Springs. Marion Co. Kan
Ten wears ago" he says "Ahere was An
emigration from RusIand ID this coun
try and there was a lady in the COMPANY
who was badly affected sh that dreadful
disease scrofula- Her mouth and throat
were IN an awful condition, and there were
Jumps On the outside below the laws the
size OF hens egg. Other doctors had
been called and they said il was fatal case
was called and made my diagnosis 7
fei confident that none Of ray remedies
would do her any permanent good ncame
10 my mind that Dr.. Piercc's Golden Medi
Cal discovery was recommended for il. so I
wen; TO the drug store and bought one bot,
tie and gave II TO her to use as directed
Eve bottles cured her and she - well to-
day She - married row and has three
healthy children
this IL q credit 20 YOU. medicine"
adds Dr Fike IN a communication 70 rY
PIERCE you can use IL. I am using a rood
many of your medicines in my practice {"
In bis own profession Or. r i. Pierce
Of Buffalo. n. Y. 10 honored a. anonr the
foremost Of living specialists IN 6iseases
Of the blood and aervous sysseu. M vouY
health 10 pOor write - him In pesfect con
ddenee fsS god advice II win be cent
You IN plain sealed envelope, without
charge.
For the most obstinate forms of eon..i.
patton, use Dr. Pierce's Piea.an, Pellets
Their &ctiou Is prompt yet comforsa Die:
thsifR0ecs = eexNnpeut. Iueiss thaa a.
'Au93tA doeD2st MY 1Ddn4su1sis1
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23

CLOSING cut ga. q, 6oraes Bros, gro
eerA - Second AveAaeA
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
PROCLAMATION.
Admiral Kautz Gives Notice to Mataafa
That He Is No Longer Chief.

To High Chief Mataafa with
him. particular, people Samoa foreign
native, in general.
l. Whereas meeting held this boad the United
States flagship Philadelphia anchor in the harbor of Ap
which the consular
of the Berlin
officers of the
vsonal government High
chiefs treaty,
tive hereby
chiefs aforesaid quietly their respective
laws of Samoa, and respect the srln treaty
g. It is further
who have been elected
different points
said homes without molestation.
The guarantee protection far lies within the
of the naval force in this harbor given all
obey this order On the other hand will
disregard the rights
The treaty Berlin recognizes of Samoa
the highest officer existing as
the e
Trusting that all residents will
proclamation
in
foreign NAV be no oc
cason military to enforce it. respectfully
ALBERT KAUTZ
Rear Admiral United States Navy Commander Naval
Force Pacific Station
March IL, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
JAMAICANS THREATEN
TO SEEK ANNEXATION
Demand the Dismissal Of the Present
British Officials, and Burn Them
in Effigy.

= toy leaving the
~ iona
and
andef o
Mr.
whit andy
nooer but
the
fledn edsenous ustrouIe enayde
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

and soon earned his promotion to ma
jorty. He is in poor health and came
off the transport this morning while
she was in quarantine.
Among the sixty-five men on board
there were no sick nor was there any
sickness reported during the voyage.
Two privates convalescing from gun
shot wounds made up the surgeons
sick list. r. K Alcott, Ernest Stans-
bury and w. r. White of the First Cal
ifornia were all returned on favored
discharges. The trio were among the
hundred enlistments from Stanford
University and report the rest of the
boys on the other side as we'll and fight
ing like wildcats when the opportunity
offers
a big delegation from the Olympic
Club was on hand to receive one of the
prominent members of the club who
went out with the Fourteenth Infantry
as a private-George Grant of this city
who enlisted in June last.
Grant served all through the seven
teen-hour engagement which began on
the night of February and is en-
thusiastic in his praise of the men who
fought with him and of the California
boys particularly.
Beginning on the night of the 5th. :"
he said, 1--WE had seventeen hours of
solid fighting in an effort to take the
Filipino trenches. Our boys went into
it cheering and yelling like Indians 1t
was what they had been living in hope
of for weeks and when it came they
showed what they were made Of We
had to fight our way through thickets
of brush that had thorns couple of
inches long, and they cut us like knives.
but no one seemed to mind it, not even
when we got into the rice fields, where
the difficulties were even greater. 1t
was in these rice fields that our first
calamity came upon us. Lieutenant
Mitchell was leading M Company
across the fields on the trenches when
they struck bog and sank into the
stiff mud up to their middles. They
could neither go on nor get out; many
of their guns were filed with the ooze
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

they were stopped by an armed Ma
taafa party. Their business was de-
manded. and when the native leader
was informed they wished to see Ma
taafa he curtly replied that no one
could see Mataafa, but if the officers
had any letter for him it would be de-
livered and the officers could wait
where they were for an answer. Lieu
tenant Miller handed the ultimatum to
the chief and told him this letter re-
quired no answer
In Apia a force of fifty men had taken
up a position in the center of the town
next the courthouse, which was for the
time being turned into a war office and
hospital These. were Porpoise men un-
der Lieutenant Cave. Twenty British
bluejackets under Lieutenant Gaunt
were installed at the British consulate
Each party had a quick-fring machine
gun and a pound field piece. To the
west of Mulnuu and along the main
road was posted a force of fifty Ameri-
cans under Lieutenant Landslide. With
the guard at Mulinuu neck was
twelve FOUNDER and a Colt machine
gun. A party of Americans protected
the United States consulate under Lieu
tenant Perkins. They also had a ma
chine gun and field piece. British Con-
sui Maxse and Lieutenant Miller on
horseback reconnoitered the back roads
of Apia. They met armed posts, but
were not interfered with in any way
except once, when a rebel covered Lieu
tenant Miller with his rifle. The lieu
tenant was unarmed, but owing to the
- H.
Gaunt, who accompanied them, the
small party of natives broke and fled
The report was quickly in town that
the Consuls party had been captured,
and bluejackets under Cave hastened
to the rescue. The report was untrue
and the Consul and lieutenant were met
riding home in safety.
Early next morning notice was spread
that if no answer were received from
Mataafa by o'clock the admiraI's flag
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and exploded when they tried to fire
them The Filipinos saw their difficulty
and centered their fire on them. Lien
tenant Mitchell was literally riddled
with Mauser bullets. and there was not
much OF the company left when aid
came and stopped the Filipino fire.
our colonel, now general, Ovenshine.
certainly won his promotion. He was
always in front of the firing line show
ing us boys just where to shoot and he
soon got to be the pet target of the
sharpshooters. He would point them
out to us as little puffs of smoke
showed where they were stationed and
a half dozen guns pumped into the tree
or shed would soon make good Filininos
of them.
do not think the reports of the
Filipino dead have been exaggerated
1 have seen them lying in heaps in their
trenches and piled in heaps of fiftv
and hundred outside, and most of
them shot in the head, too. Their
trenches were splendidly built. IF 10
600 of our men should take them thew
could hold them against an army of
1O0, ,000."
The list of those who returned on the
Scandia is as follows:
First California-Lieutenant W. N. swa-
sey; Privates w. r. White B. K. A1cott
Company K; A E. D. Lance. CaIifornis
Heavy Artillery.
First Colorado-Privates j. H. Dean. Com
pany G; J. Med. Hoyt. A; Corporal Guv
Mcintosh K.
First Nebraska-Private Charles wilson.
Company A; E. G. Harwood, G; d q
Cochran. B: John Williams, C.
Thirteenth Minnesota-Privates r T.
Moore, Company C; C. ]. Rustod. F: T NJ
Hoyes. B; D. F. Gubesing, G; ]. W. Short
G. F. Fenny, L.
First Montana-Hosptal Steward r. II
Paxon.
Second oregon-Privates E. w. Becker
Company K; G. F. Jennings, l.; serreant
Major. James Rintoul Jr. ]. D. New. n.
E. Stansbury, l..
Signal Corps-Private David Culkins
Hospital Corps-Prvates U. c. Hamilton
Raphael Long. Albert Silverstein. w. IT,
Stillman, Steward Peterson.
Volunteer Engineers-C. A. Love
Fourteenth Infantry = Privates G. A.
Continued Second Page
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effort to take the Filipino trenches.
His body is accompanied by his son,
Sergeant Major Smith, who will take
it through to his Tennessee home. An
effort is being made by the Masonic
fraternity of this city TO prevail upor
the quartermaster's department TO al
low the body to be held over here for
three days that the Masons may pay
fit tribute to their dead brother.
Major McConnville's body was ac-
companied by his son, Private McConn-
vile of the First Idahos, who was hon
orably discharged by the department
that he might accompany his fathers
body to Idaho Major McConnVille was
a veteran of the Indian battles of the
Northwest and a gallant soldier. He
fell before Caloocan while leading his
men in brilliant charge.
Captain Elliots body is also accom-
panied by his sons, Sergeant John B.
Elliot and Corporal James, Elliot who
have been honorably discharged be-
cause of their fathers death Captain
Elliot was picked off by Tagallo sharp
shooters while his regiment was in
front of Caloocan. Lieutenant French
had neither kith nor kin with him on
the battlefield, but died as bravely as
did his fellow officers in the charge on
the trenches at Caloocan.
There was some little trouble occa-
stoned when Sergeant Major Smith de-
sired to remove his fathers body from
the transport. The health authorities
would not permit of its landing unless
the necessary papers from the officials
in Manila accompanied it, 1t developed
that the documents were nailed in the
wooden boxes that enclosed the her
metically sealed caskets and the quar-
termaster's department had to be called
on for permission to open them.
The officers on board were Captain
Murphy of the Fourteenth Infantry,
Lieutenant Sweasy of the First Cali
fornia, who has rendered his resigna-
+ion because of i'll health, and Major
Cloman. Major Cloman left this city
for Manila as captain of commissary
on Brigadier General Andersons staff
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
DRIVEN AWAY BY
A MIGHTY ICEBERG
Dangers Attending the Work of the
Belgian South Pole Ex-
padi+ioy
neditinn-

Special Gable to The Call and the New york
Herald Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
MONTEVIDEO. April THE British
steamer Oravia brings report from the
Belgian Antarctic expedition. The ex-
petition sailed from Punta Arenas on
December a. 1897, and first explored
Hughes Bay. Captain de Garlache having
noted the great discrepancy between the
British and German admiralty maps re-
solved 10 study the whole coast thor
oughly. he advanced to the sixty-fourth
degree and afterward sailed toward the
obliged the expedition to change its di9
rection and sail southeast. 1t passed the
winter Of 1898 amid a pack Of ice at II
degrees So minutes latitude south. The
explorers made many excursions in C;ra-
mainland and gathered valuable coilec-
tions.
Letters received at Punta Arenas an
nounce that a German called Dryarskv is
preparing a new expedition
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08


PARIS. April THE Figaro gets
back at the -Dreyfus papers, which
maliciously announced that several
clubs intended to boycott it to-day. It
states that a committee Of the Cercle
de TUnion ArtistiQue, generally known
as IEpatant, one of the very clubs in
question. is about TO meet TO vote on
tLa eNpuGsion of Major Esterhazy, who
has been member for twenty-five
years.
The papers are full of denials and ex-
plantations from the various individuals
accused by General Roget, and Exam
lining Magistrate Bortulus demands to
be confronted with the general before
the Court of Cessation. In the mean
while he has written officially to NJ.
Mazeau, the president of the Court Of
Cessation, and TO NJ. Manu-, the prose-
cutor general, demanding an Inquiry
into his private life and the manner in
which he fills his position as a magis-
trate. He also promises to produce be-
fore the Court of Cessation witnesses
to corroborate his evidence in regard
to the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry
and others and declares General Ro-
gets allegations against himself are
absolutely false.
VI. Reinach has written a similar let
ter to NJ Mazeau, demanding to be
confronted with General Roget.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
SERIOUS EXPLOSION OF
A SHELL AT A CITADEL
Soldiers Killed and Manned While
Being Taught How to Load

Special Gable 10 The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
BRUSSELS. April There was a bomb
explosion at Puy Citadel this afternoon
and it was "a first thought it was due to
crime. but it proved 10 have been caused
by the accidental bursting of a shell while
q lieutenant was teaching ten soldiers
how 10 load a cannon
The violence of the shock hurled the
eleven men some distance. Two We're
killed on the spot, and two are in hope
less condition The others. including the
lieutenant were seriously wounded
The ground on which the barracks stand
partially collapsed.
An evening paper suggests that they lay
before the disarmament conference sta
tjstics Of the Toulon, Bourges, Puy and
similar disasters. showing that even in
peace time the present perfected weapons
are self-destroying for all nations
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
PIERCE WANTS A PLACE.
Assemblyman Would Be Commits
sioner of Public Works.

WOODLAND, April Tt is current ru-
NOR that Assemblyman Pierce is a candi-
date for Commissioner of Public Works
ana that Governor Gage is disposed IN
look upon his aspirations with favor,
John Reith, also of this county has been
ar. avowed candidate for some time, and
Il had been taken for granted that Mr..
Pierce was supporting him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

ship would fire one of her large guns.
followed by three minute guns No an
swer was sent. Mataafa, buoyed up by
German talk and vague hints of sup
port, defled the admiral The natives
were fully persuaded that the German
proclamation would have the effect of
deterring the admiral from opening fire
on them.
AT the request of Admiral Kautz
Captain Sturdee assumed command of
the combined forces on shore. Flag
Lieutenant Miller of the Philadelphia
assisting. Dr.. Lung was at MuIinuu
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
SCANDIA BRINGS THE
BODIES OF HEROES

x ARRIVING sixty-five discharged
and time-expired men and the
bodies of four of the heroes who
~ died before the trenches of the
Filipinos, the transport Scandia
sailed into the bay at noon yesterday,
and after touching at quarantine tied
up at section , of the seawall. She
was twenty eight days out from Ma
Mia, via Nagasaki, and had a pleasant
and uneventful trip. She came out in
command of Captain G. w. Hart and
was in charge of Major Cloman of the
Quartermaster's department.
In the hold were the bodies of Colonel
James F. Smith Of the First Tennessees,
Major McConnville of the First Idahos,
Captain Elliot of the Twentieth Kan
sas and Lieutenant French of the First
North Dakotas.
Colonel Smith died of apoplexy on the
firing line while leading his men in an
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
PROCLAMATION.
Piece Of Folly of the
German Consul That
Is Causing War.

By the proclamation of the
Admiral of the United States.
dated the 18th of March, was
made known that the three
Consuls OIL the signatory pow
ers of the Berlin treaty, as
well as the three commanders
of the men of war, had been
unanimous to no more recog-
nize the provisional govern
ment composed of Mataafa
and the thirteen chiefs.
1 therefore make known to
you that this proclamation
was not at all correct. I, the
German Consul General, con-
tlnue to recognize the pro-
visional government of Samoa
until I have received contrary
instructions from nv Gov
ernment. ROSE.
German Consul General.
March 13, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08


ROME, April DIR. Lapponi con-,
firms Professor Mazzoni's opinion re-
garding the satisfactory condition #
his Holiness health. He says the Pope
is about to resume his walks in the
Vatican gardens, and will preside at
the ceremonies on the anniversary of
his coronation, to be held on April 16
at st. Peters.
NEW YORK, April IA cable to the
Journal from Rome says: Archbishop
Ireland said to the Journal correspond
ent to-day that at his parting audi
ence with the Pope he found his Holi-
ness in excellent health.
The Pope talked for a long time on
American affairs with astonishing lu-
cidity' said the Archbishop He dis
played a wide knowledge of things in
the United States.
His illness has not left any visible
results, and his feebleness has nearly
disappeared"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

YANKEES AND BRlTONS SIDE BY SIDE.

f h Samoa b tt marked pr S
A n lie group Tgh
pr1nyd u he king races When mo t had dAen bue
the trenches efnoaous ssmoan During o thu
ewheE
nte stand Prpd rsmanar
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
ONE CLUB
WILL EXPEL
ESTERHAZY
The Figaro Gets Back at the
Anti-Dreyfus Papers
of Paris.

Special Cable TO The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1893, by James Cor
don Rennett
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08
THE POPE'S
CONDITION IS
SATISFACTORY
His Physicians Agree That
His Holiness Is Greatly
Improved.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

Continued on Second Page.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-08

4 PA, Samoa, March 24.-King Ia
~ numafili Malietoa, accompanied
~ by High Chief Tamasese (who
L 4 will occupy the position of Vice