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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-20

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-20

Lo~ss Governments Formed.

THE presidents atyiees report 90 him
that IN a number Of SStses within he
American Itsass Local governments say.
bsst. f0rass4. .htch ara slscharginE faer
functions completely and 10 the sssixfas-
asen nf shs people that the mass 0! the
geoEs~ desire peace and American freEes-
ssssl tnaf taey 40 longer Zee On tire ar
grnaeh OF CUR fro1ps bar heartily xessaue
them; tnat the population wstafn the
American ssnz. gvess larger. Land e1ht-
rSftnss arpNs steadily
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
A[GER WILL NOT GET OUT.
Announces Positively That He Will
Hold His Place.
NO INTENTION OF RESlGNING.

WASHINGTON, April Secretary
Alger has put an effective quietus on
the persistent reports that he contem-
plated retirement from the cabinet by
positive and equivocal statement
that the reports were absolutely with
out foundation; that unless some un-
foreseen and unlocked for contingency
arises he proposes to remain secre-
tary of war throughout this admins
tration. Secretary Alger had his
attention called to recent rumors
that he would resign after
the investigation into the conduct
of the war and incident matters cease,
and that his successor had already
been determined upon. He said all
statements of that character were
false; that he has not entertained any
such intention, and that they were
instigated with the evident purpose of
attempting to force him to leave the
cabinet. He said he purposed to pay
no attention whatever to these at
tacks
He authorized the Associated press
to make an absolute denial of the re-
ports of his contemplated resignation
and to announce once for all, in the
strongest terms possible, that he
would rather retain his present office
throughout his regular term of office.
OF course, he added if there should be
a great disaster in his private business
affairs or he should be stricken in
health, or some such wholly unex-
pected and sudden event occurred, it
might actuate him to resume his pri-
vate life as matter of course, but he
had not had any idea of resigning and
his determination to remain, despite
reports to the contrary, was fixed and
unalterable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
SHIPS GUNS STOLEN.
Though FllIpInos Are Accused, the Span
iards Are Suspected.

MANILA, April 14.-Francisco Reyes,
the man who recently purchased the
Spanish gunboats at Zamboango ISL
and of Minandoa, has received advices
that the fleet sailed for Manila
and returned few days later with
the vessels stripped of their guns
and ammunition. The purchasers
agents and native crews for the ves-
sells on board the American steamer
Butuan were conveyed to Zamboanga
by the United States cruiser Boston
and were instructed to wait for the ar
rival there of the United States gun
boat Petrol. Instead of doing so, after
the Boston sailed from Zamboanga the
Spaniards transferred the gunboats to
the agents of Senior Reyes and the
fleet left Zamboanga unescorted.
They soon returned and reported
having been boarded by rebels who
removed the gunboat's ornaments
Fam boanga is fortified and still garri-
soned by Spaniards and the affair is
regarded as suspicious.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
FLIGHT FROM THE BRUSH.
Lawton's Advance Is Opposed With
Guerrilla Warfare.
NORTH DAKOTANS LOSE S MEN

MANILA, April 15.-General Lawton
is marching north along the road be-
tween the hill and the lake, with the
gunboats Napidan and Laguna de Bay
abreast of his troops. The enemy is
retreating northward. On Wednesday
the troops crossed the Paghanjan and
concentrated at Lambun, at the
mouth of the river. After leaving two
companies of the Fourteenth regiment
to guard the entrance of the river, the
troops marched to Longas and found
it deserted. Furniture which had
been dropped in the fight of the ma
tives was scattered along the trails
leading into the hills
Major Weisenberger's sharpshoot-
ers were sent toward Pactos Ancon-
tenca in the afternoon. They ran up
on nest of rebels in some thick
bushes which afforded splendid
cover. Five men of the North Dakota
regiment were killed and two wound
ed, two of the former dying after hav-
ing been brought to Longas church,
where Father McKinnon administered
the sacrament to them.
The main body of the American
troops, while at dinner at Longas,
hear the firing and advanced to the
support of the sharpshooters. The
Laguna de Bay, at the beginning of
the fight, shelled the hills, making
them too hot for the enemy.
Il; a,tana6 Gny, Apfnnin
at sunset without meeting with any
resistance. Twenty unarmed prison
ers, bearing copies of the proclama-
ton of the United States Philippine
commission, which they had somehow
secured, were afterward released and
sent outside our lines with bundles of
proclamations to distribute.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
A MILLION FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
w. C. Andrews Left Ils Money to an
Industrial Training School

NEW YORK, April IA The will of
the late Wallace c. Andrews, who,
with his wife, persisted in fire at his
home Friday, was filed for probate
yesterday. After making requests of
$40, 900 to each of his sisters, the will
provides that the residue of the estate
shall be held In trust for the benefit
of his wife during her life. Upon her
death $3.50, 900 shall be divided among
six relatives named, among whom is
Mrs Gamaliel st. John, WHO persisted
in the fire.
All of the residue of the estate in
excess of $500, 900 shall go to the es-
tablishmcnt of an institution for the
education of girls. The institution
shall be located in Willoughby, Ohio,
a few miles east of Cleveland, on what
is known as the "Wiiliams farm. The
idea of the school is to furnish an ele-
mentary education to girls between
the ages of 10 and 16 years
and make them independent and self
supporting. One-tenth of the amount
is to be use for tho erection of suita-
bic buildings and the remainder for
running the school.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
COLONEL FUNSTON'S TRIBUTE.
Letter of Coincidence to the Widow of
Brave Captain Elliott

CoFFEYvILLE, Kan, April 15.-The
following letter has just been received
by Mrs. d. S. Elliott from Colonel
Fred Funston:
"MANILA, March 6, 1899. Mrs.
David S. Elliott, Coffeyville, Kan My
Dear Madam:-I know that nothing
that 1 can say in regard to the deplor-
able death of your husband, the late
Captain Elliott, can in any way lessen
your grief, but l wish to add this eX-
preston of sympathy to the ones that
you have doubtless, ere this, received
from friends all over Kansas. Captain
Elliott was not only brave, loyal and
efficient officer, but was to me a per-
sonal friend as well.
His death, so unexpected, was
great shock to everyone in the regi-
ment, and to the many friends he had
made here in other organizations. His
genialty and kindly nature had made
for him many friends, and he was uni
versally popular. Anything that l
can ever do for yourself and family 1
shall most gladly do, and 1 shall now
close this too short letter with the
hope that you may have strength to
bear your atfliction bravely.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
SILVER THE ISSUE AGAIN.
Bryan Declares 1t Must BE at q Mill
waukee Banquet

Whuhoo AbnhpuoG
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April, 15.-The
Jefferson Club of Milwaukee Observed
the natal day of the founder of De-
mocracy by banquet at the Plank
ington house, which was attended by
over 400 guests. Colonel William j.
Bryan of Nebraska was the guest Of
honor, and delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Colonel Bryan spoke on "Dem-
ocracy." He said in part:
1--WE are now near enough to the
next campaign to be able to form some
idea of the lines along which the con-
test will be fought, and am taking
no risk when say that those who in
1896 gave their allegiance to the Chi
cago platform are united to-day in the
determination that no step taken in
1896 shall be retraced.
Suggestions that we abandon the
money question sometimes come from
those who deserted the party in 1896,
but those suggestions are not support
ed by evidence tending to show that
the opposition in 1896 was wrong, but
was predicated upon the theory that
the issue upon which the party once
lost can never be revived, and-.what
seems most strange-this argument is
made by those who have followed
different course in the past
SIN 1858 Mr.. Cleveland was defeated
on the tariff issue, and yet the tariff
was made the main issue in 1892, and
Mr.. Cleveland was elected. In 1892
Mr.. Harrison was defeated largely on
account of the Mckinley bill, and
four years later the author of the bill
was nominated on platform reaffirm-
ing the belief in protection and was
successful. Thus it is seen that, in
two instances recently, losing issue
in one campaign became winning
issue in the campaign following"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
SAMOAN INSTRUCTIONS
Tho Three Interested Governments Have
Agreed Upon a Plan of Procedure.


Agreed Upon Plan of Procedure.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-After hear
inr from the British and German EN-.
bassies this morning the state depart
ment announced positively that the
three parties to the Berlin treaty had
agreed upon the instructions to be
given their Samoan commissioners
and that it was certain that the COM
mission would leave San Francisco
April 25 for Samoa on the badger
The instructions to the commission
crs are identical, the three govern
ments having accepted form which
compromises the differences which
have existed up to this point. The
commission will be empowered to deal
with the situation as 1t finds it in the
Samoan islands upon it's arrival. This
applies to acts necessary to place the
affairs of the island in peaceful and
satisfactory condition for the time
being. Whatever the commission
does in this direction is understood to
be of temporary character and sub
iect to the approval of the three
powers.
As to the merits of the controversy
between the representatives OF the
powers on the islands which led up to
the unfortunate outbreak of April J,
the commissioners are, of course, ex-
pected to make thorough and impair
tial investigation and report the re-
suits to their respective governments.
The latter will, by direct diplomatic
exchange, apply any corrections that
seem to be necessary.
The commissioners will have no
power to alter the treaty of Berlin.
They may make recommendation to
that end, and where they are unani-
nous it is probable that their recon-
mendations will be accepted for
changes in the treaty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Uncle Sam Obdurate,

New ORLEANS, La, April Is. The
ship that carried arms for the Kansas
City filibusters is now in trouble, and
the treasury department has refused
to remit the fine of $500 imposed upon
the Norwegian steamer Managua for
violation of section 4179 of the Revised
Statutes. This fine grows out of the
recent revolutionary movement in
Nicaragua. Thirty cases of guns and
ammunition intended for the revolu-
tionists were shipped from Mobile,
Ala, by this steomer, to Bluefelds, on
February 90, 1899. The consignment
was invoiced as thirty cases of cast
ings."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Volcano Bottom Drop, Out.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Is. -Passeng-
ers on the steamer City of Rio de ia
Metro from Honolulu state that, on
March %, the bottom of the great
volcano fell out, followed by great
clouds of dust and smoke. Some
alarm was felt by the guests of the
Volcano house, occasioned by the noise
and the frequent landslides which fol-
lowed, but some of the guests became
treasured and started to investigate
the phenomenon. A hole lao feet in
diameter showed the extent of the
cavern. All attempts to locate the
bottom of the crater were unavailing
and some authorities place it at 500
feet below the mouth of the crater.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Church Appoints a Road Agent"

TOPEKA, Kan, April 1j..-Thc Par
mer's Mutual Fire and Tornado In
surance company of Maryville has
applied for license to do business.
1t has 500, 600 of application for poll
cies and only awaits an examination
of its condition by the state supcrin-
tendent of insurance, who has APP
pointed w. G. Austin OF Cottonwood
Falls to be the special examiner for
that purpose, A special examiner"
Is what is known as a road agent"
during the campaign, and when Aus
tin received notice of his appointment
he took it to be hoax and wrote to
Superintendent Church for further in
formation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
RED BOOK TO GO IN.
Almost Certain to he Admitted as Evil
dence In Quay Case.

Almost Certain TO Be Aumitteu rs EVi-
dence In Quay Case
PHILADELPHIA, April 10 After con
siderable argument in the Quay case
by counsel for the defense and the
district attorney, Judge Biddle decided
that Witness Goldsmith, formerly
clerk in the Peoples bank, should be
permitted to testify as to entries in the
''red book" and their connection with
the regular bank books The decision
practically admits the famous red
book" as evidence against Senator
Quay.
After recess Goldsmith, in reply to
a question by the district attorney
whether the red book" was, in
his opinion, book of the bank,
said: 1T is undoubtedly a book
of the bank" Mr.. Shields brought
from the witness the admission that
apparently page is missing from the
''red book" which would seem to have
an important bearing upon the figures
and entries under discussion. Gold
smith was still on the stand when
court adjourned until tomorrow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
BY WAY OF SUEZ CANAL.
Editor HeIsier Wants TwontIoth Kansas

EuttOr hetsier wants lWohttotu hhnshh
TO Como by tho Eastern Route.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 14.-Editor Z.
f. Heisler of Kansas City, Kan,
called on Governor Stanley and enlist
ed his influence in an cndeavor to have
the Twentieth Kansas regiment sent
home by way of the Suez canal. Gov
ernor Stanley said he would do every
thing in his power to assist in the
movement. The members of the old
Sixth Kansas cavalry are the origina-
tors of the plan They have adopted
this resolution concerning the matter,
and sent it to Secretary of War Alger
and Secretary OF the Navy Long.
Resolved, That as n recognition of
the valuable services rendered by the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers, we be-
lieve that when the members of that
regiment are to be returned to their
homes those in authority should send
the regiment home by the way of the
Suez canal Gf the regiment so desires),
that these honored citizens may have
the distinction of being the first vol
unteer soldiers of the Western hemis-
phere to circumnavigate the globe,
and the pleasure of seeing moro of
the world-a pleasure which none
would appreciate more than true
KanSan."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
To Take the Dead omoer,. Places.

VALLEJO, Cal, April IA - Lieuteu-
ant James II. Hetherington of Mare
Island, and Ensign Schulze of Iowa
have been ordered detached from their
present duties and ordered to take the
steamer for Samoa Wednesday to re.
port to Admiral Kautz for duty on
.he Philadelphia They will fill va
cancies caused by the death of Lieu
tenant Philip L. Lansdale and Ensign
John r Monaghan. Lieutenant Com
mander Hughs will also go to Samoa
IS executive officer of the Philadel-
Dhia
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Nebraska Prairie Fires.

OaALLALA, Neb., April 15.-Prairie
fires continue to rage in this (Kieth)
county, and are spreading into Nc
Pherson county on the north, and
Lincoln, on the east. Twelve town
ships in this county, all that portion
north of the North Platte river, have
been swept clean of everything that
would burn. Every ranch building in
the path of the fire has been de-
stroyed, and many cattle have been
burned to death. The losses will run
away up into the thousands.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
No Indictments Arc Found.

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, April Is. Tho
grand jury, which has been investigat-
ing the recent street riot in Hot
Springs, in which Chief of Police To-
Ter, Sergeant Gosslee, Detective Hart,
Louis Hinkle and a son of Sheriff
Williams lost their lives, refused to
return indictments. Testimony Of
over hundred witnesses showed self
defense. The fight was the result of
political rivalry.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
From Society to the Stage.

CHICAGO, April l5.-Mrs. I. Benton
Letter has announced her intention of
going on the stage. Mrs, Letter is the
wife of Mr. Benton Letter, the nephew
and for twenty years the private Sec
rotary of Levi H. Letter. Her husband
is suffering from mental malady, and
Mrs. Letters reason for quitting So
ciety and devoting herself to the stage
is that she may the better care for her
husband.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Oklahomn,s ConvIots.

GUTHRIE, Okla, April 14.-D. Il.
Martin of the Kansas penitentiary.
was in the city yesterday, making The
regular quarterly settlement with the
territorial officials for the care of Ok
lahoma convicts at the big prison.
The territory phys Kansas at the rate
of IS cents per day for each prisoner.
Mr.. Martin says that there are now
about 74O convicts in the penitentiary.
OF this number, Oklahoma furnished
1870, or little less than one-fourth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
PLEASAN TON is EXCITED.
Another Rich Find In the Now Kansas
Lead and Zinc District

PLEAsANroN, Kan, April 13,-The
greatest excitement was created yes
terday when over 400 pounds of lead
ore was taken from one of the mines,
which will run nearly 90 per cent
pure. The ore was found at depth
of sixty feet and in drift only few
feet from the wall of the shaft. The
vein or deposit uncovered appears
to be large and the ore as fine as
ever seen. Other companies are push
ing work on new shafts and drills are
going fast Nearly all the land in the
field has been leased and prospectors
have to suitcase to get ground.
Every train brings strangers to town
who come to investigate or to pros
pect One of the miners says they can
easily take out Jumps of almost pure
lead that will weigh over 100 pounds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Catholics at wost Point.

WASHINGTON, April 15.--Acting Sec.
rotary Meikeljohn has issued license
granting the Catholic church author
ity to build church upon the West
Point military reservation. The
license, which will be delivered to
Archbishop Corrigan, was unauthor-
lied by legislation, the bill providing
for it causing considerable contention
in Congress before being passed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
The Fastest War Ship Afloat.

LONDON, April 10. The Albatross,
q new type of torpedo boat destroyer
just built at the yards of Thornycroft
& Co., at Chiswick, has attained a
speed of thirty-three knots an hour,
or thirty-eight miles, making this
record on her trial trip. with the adj
miralty officials on board. This is the
highest speed reached by any war
vessel The destroyer is 297 feet long
and 81 feet in the beam, with a
draught of eight and one-half feet.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Hawaii Cancels Gable Contract

HONOLULU, April 5. AT the meeting
of the cabinet April the contract
with the Scrymscr company
for a cable between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu was Cancelled
and the bonds, amounting to S25, 900,
filed by the concern last year, re-
turned. This action was taken on a
letter from the secretary of state at
Washington declining to consider the
matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
Missouri Had Pensloned Him.

LIBERTY, Mo-, April 14-Samuel
Tarwater, aged 90, the only man who
drew pension from the state, died
in Ray county, near Orrick, yes
terday. He was given the pension
Tor services in the Mormon war.
Once he was left for dead on the field.
His throat was cut and he bore many
scars. He was married five times, but
none of his wives is living. Forty
grandchildren are among his descend.
ants. He was a native of Teune sse e
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
THAT $40 BANQUET.
Judge Van Wyck Speak, Against Trusts
but Says Nothing OF Silver.

but Says Nothing of Silver.
New RoRK April 15.-Thc $40 din
ner of the Democratic club in honor
of the anniversary of the birth of
Thomas jefferson was held last night
at the Metropolitan opera house. This
is the dinner that w. j. Bryan refused
to attend.
There were fully 300 more guests
than the 1900 planned for, but all
found seats This is said to be the
largest number ever accommodated at
a banquet in the history of the city.
Perry Belmont began to speak at 10
o'clock. The uproar was so great that
he could not be heard 100 feet away.
Py degrees more quiet was obtained.
Mr. Belmont introduced Augustus
Van Wyck. He spoke at length il OPP
position to protection and trusts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21

JOPLIN, Mo-, April 14.-Zinc jumped
to $50 per ton yesterday, the highest
price ever paid for that ore in the dis
trict, and presumably the highest
price paid anywhere. Notwithstand-
ing the high prices and increased pro-
duction of zinc ore, it has been in
great demand for several weeks and
has been steadily advancing. With
zinc ore at $50, this districts mineral
output for the year would reach $780,
900, 900.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-04-21
santiago" MorphY YnnIshes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April Is. -"San-
tiago" Morphy, the alleged embezzler
of $40, OOO from the Mexican National
bank, is on his way back to the City
of Mexico United States Commits
sioner Nuclkols made an order yester-
day turning him over to the Mexican
authorities, and within a few minutes
Morphy was aboard the train that was
to bear him back to answer his ac-
cusers.