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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
BIDS FOR THE
ARM0R PLATE
For tho New BsttIcships to
be Called for.

WARRINGTON. April II -- Al
ntral OsSeill. chief Of the ordinance
bureau Of the Navy department.. has
prepared she specification Tor st.oeo
tons % armor. costing approximate
~ t9.ed0 600 Tor the six battirshlps
authorised BY congress AZ ths last
two sessions. and vii invite bids
for furnishing a. There are only
two establishments In the Uaifei
States which are competent q un-
4rFtake 50 great a contract. the Car
ueEtcs and the Bethlehem company.
and both have heretofore refused O.
furnish arruor for less than fl0a a
ton. That IL the limit placed by
congress upon the coat for the first
three battieships. and for the other
three the limit of tsno a ton. II IL.
therefore. the opinion 81 the depart
nnent that no bids viii he offered
within these limits. bat the offieisis
consider it 20 be their duty 10 40
ahead and call for proposals jus, ne
n Il was reasonable to expect them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
OYSTERS ON
THE BRUTUS
Covered With Hivaiyes While
Lying at Manila.

WASHINGTON. April 17.-when
the collier Bruius Of the navy reach
Cd Mare Island navy yard the other
day after a long voyage To Manila
her bottom was found covered with
mature oysters. and the command
ant Of the navy yard has forwarded
10 the bureau OF construction and
repair n box containing samples OF
the shells. The paint upon the plate
below the water line was in good
condition and there was no unsual
corrosion. but from stem 10 stern she
was covered with these oysters.
which became attached to her while
lying In Manila bay. On one oeca-
SION. when all the coal in her hold
had been removed and a large part
% her bottom was exposed above
water. the plates were cleaned by
the natives without expense on con-
dliion that they be allowed 20 keep
the oysters. which they consider a
great deiicary,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

A leading citizen In a ialie tewn
ln the nnrth - Scotland waa asked
- take the pgnea - elder IN the kirk.
he seemed reluctant 70 accept the
hanar until a wax. who knew his
weakness, whispered to him that IL
Be became elder h. would set C.
and pair ef trousers ~ the end Of
ne year.
The year passed away and when
the promised garment did not APP
psar. fhs elder went 80 the minister
= haven't Fut my brssks yet"
What hreeksF. said the mlniH-
ter.
The elder explained and the min
ieter smlied. and declared that the
promise Wan only a silly Joke,
The elder expresred great dlsap-
paausfnent aboat the trousers. and
WAS turning away. whsu the niniH-
sae said You seem - care mgrs
abess the hreeks than sssauf the
mons 80"
~0h. aY' the q pan" replied the
elder; "a lust hslrt mAsef to that
fea the plate fit. filfs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
RESULT OF
A FEUD
One Man Dead and the
Other Dying.

uoPKfNaV1LLE. Ky. April H.
a double tragedy occurred near La
fayette. twenty miles south OF this
place. last night IN which one man
was instantly killed and another
mortaily wounded II Was a shoot
Ing affnir the result OF family
foud. with William Freeman and his
son. Tom. on one side. and W. A.
tslia ana II. r. Dilla. brothers. on
the other.
Hccontiy the FroemanH won law
suit over the Dllis boys. ana there
has been much hard feeling since.
Much talk has hren INDUCED IN. and
the Freemann have found threaten
ing notices posted on their doors.
warning them Go leave the county.
one % those had a picture OF II man
hanging by tho neck. Old man Free-
man aot Wind n a probable attack
un him last night. lie lives three
miles south Of Lafayette. over the
Tennessee line. and Tom lives IA
Lafayette. The father sent FOR his
son.
THE bills boys appeared and were
given a warm reception. Both were
shot with Buekahot az the first hos
tie movement. one is dead and the
other IL Ia dylng condition this
morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

controlling and stimulating The mua-
alaa when eHnsgtNusurHa igaelf had
huau completely hhfogated tt Ia re-
5nftel .hsi at the battle 81 tho Nile,
aHld - feae ef cannon and The fan
.uf NfeekAHe, aonc nf the evar-fa-
tirued teya arrNins the runs with
powder flu aaicep On the deck. nr
Carpenter wives another Instance az
alued kind Ia the course Of the
hfrmfae war the captain ~ frlW-
Hte actively engaged Ia Combat fell
saieen from sheer exhaustion. and
dent aauntiy Tor two hours with.
ln a yast 81 one &c the hiegasl gums
which VAS hsmE actively worked
iurleA hH plumbers. Il iaa matter
~ common medical knowledge that
cSffema eXhauatian tn face &c the
savercHt pain viii induce sleep Here
the Imperative demand of the body
"a demand Implanted. as we have
aets. in the constitution - our
framea asserts it's influences and
even pRin. the ordinary eenauerof
of rvuose. has 20 is turn 10 SUE,
rumh Ons * the most oxtraordin.
ary eases IN whiea the overriding
naWor ~ sleep Was ever eNompils
aed was that 81 Damlens. condemn
ed for treasen Ia Faria In iitf, lie
was hsrbaruuelY tortured bat re-
marked THAI the deprivation % his
sieep had been the greatest torture
81 an, ft WAS reported that he
slept aoundig even la the short In
teFsaia hleh elapsed between his
Periods ~ torture. Among the Chi
ucsa 8 form 20 puniHhmenl Tor some
crlfnra CONSISTS ln keeping the pris
ouet continually awake 0F Ia aroua-
lne hlm ineesaantly After short peri
osia af acraar After the eisath day
- sneh aieerleaaneHa one criminal
braansht his cantorn 70 put him -
teeth hy any means they could
choose % invent. 20 great was his
pain and torment due 70 tie alb
asuce 20 natures safe nurse Per
sens enraEtd On mechanical labor,
such az attending a machine In a
factory. have often faiien asleep de-
spite the PLATA record % pains and
penalties attending such derellrtieu
IS auty t. asy nothing % the sense
of personal danger which was piain-
81 before their eyta.e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
THE PREACHER
KISSED HER
Another Sister Wanted Him
to Treat All the Same.

LOWELL. Mass. April lin the
suit Of Daniel u. Leclair VS.. Rev.
Isaac n. Lekier in the superior court
today for 5000 for alleged alienation
Of the affections of Mrs. LeCiair. two
daughters OF the plaintiff. Dora and
Eliza. testified To seeing the defend
ant kiss their mother with his arms
about her.
Mrs. Mary Perron said she once
reproved the minister for his famil-
iarity with Mrs. LeClair. and told
him he ought 10 trest all hts par
ishioneTs alike. She also told him
that Mrs. LeClair was not prepared
for baptism. but that the minister
replied that he had cast the devils
out of her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

Especially are the professors Of foot
reading loud ln their grumbiing.
II NAV he that people fight shy
at pnydnE for having the solea Of
their feet tiekied. Anyhow. pedo-
nancy. whatever the cause. II not
making the strides that might be
expected II has limit in It's pro-
rress. 30 to speak: but other an
clesa and Biographies" are doing
better.
Reading the character by moles
has not yet reached the dignity OF
n name, hut that does not prevent
an aatroioser from inviting custom
ora 10 have their future depicted
and their traits exposed by means
II what the professor terms marks
Of the sign Of the planet which gov
erncd the time Of your nativity"
Everybody. whether he suspects II
or not has nj least one mole, and
this fact Is promising for the new
science. Some persons have two
molcs. some more; but the professor
makes no extra charge II you have a
hundred.
is surprising what even one lit
tie rnoie can do. Why. II can even
tell YOU what your future mother
ln-lnw viii be like. That is what
II ala for a married man on the edi-
torial btaff Of the London Mail; and
he went home and informed his wife
that he was deatined To become a
widower. and that his next mother
fn-iaw was ~ pleasant homcly
person, with corkscrew rlnEiets and
n banking account" Wonderful lit
tie molcl
The professor. for the purposes OF
publication. would only give gen
eral sort of outline as 10 what the
molea signify. said he:
'1f a mole appear on the right side
OF the upper lip. Just pencils
breadth above the mouth. II signi-
acs 10 either sex extraordinary good
fortune. II It is possessed by a wo-
man. then she viii be pretty or
beautiful. graceful, healthy in body.
discreet and tactful Nine chances
out Of ten she viii marry well and
live happily. FOR she 10 sure to make
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
The Necessity for sIeen.

In the April Harper's DIT Andrew
Wilson discusses IN hpff-n0puiar
vein the phenomenon Of sleep. uu-
der the title ''The Ape or Death 3"
He explains how It is that our or
Rans rest while wee are asleep. Even
breathing becomes an Intermittent
action. and there o. a paura between
breatha. With the heart the ungso
~ still more plain, and Dr.. wilson
shows that. distinguished Bhysfieia-
Rist as he was. Dr. Holmes was not
altogether accurate whom ne de-
scribed the heart AZ forever duiV
ering Ger rs task !" The most re-
markable part % Dr. Wilson's arr
ticie n that which tells ~ the nf-
feet Of losing sleep. when ne Illus
trates the absolute necessity 10 tho
human system Of giving tho vital
organs absolute rest which sleep
brings.
"One ~ the most remarkable facts
10 be found In the history ~ sleep
consists In the utter inability 70 roe
sist It's onset iu casen ~ extreme fa-
flgue. Several remark Die Inatan-
ces are given iu which persons HEe
continued to walk onward while
sleep has overcome them. the auto
matte centtrs Of the brain evidently
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

eabails,lc symbols asnoting the resi-
isure Of Some particular devil At
The hack % the main temple n series
n aieave-lise pens contained the sa-
cred animals 10 be sacrificed during
the ceremony. The animals are
forced 20 drink potent drugs eoneoci-
a by the witch doctors from the
roats Of various sacred trees and
plants The frequent ehastisemsnt
and the drugs reduce the animals.
usually dogs and cattle. TO eompsr-
htisely Wild state. and their con-
slant cries serve TO attract the devils
from the forest to the temple homes
which have been provided for them
when By various subtle eonversa-
ti0ua and magical Vaccinations the
priests are convinced that this OBJ
isct has been attained. word lie sent
70 the different villages Of the tribe.
appointing a night for all TO gather
la the sacred valley 10 take part
In the great annual celebration. As
aoon a. u ts dark the priests who
have charge of the sacred animals
omen the door Of the pen AMI allow
them TO escape into the forest. ht
the same time raising a Wild hula
halo and calling upon the assembled
wornhlpera to Join in the pursuit
This Is the signal for the commence
rnent ~ the celebration. and In an
instant torches are lit, and. with Wild
tumult. the worahipcrs Join 10 the
pursuit II f. continued for sew
rral DAYS until the unfortunate
beasts are captured and returned TO
the sacred pen.
All IL now ready for the second and
more important part Of the great
function. The large temple. where
this takes place. Is really a huge sub
tcrranean vault. originally n natural
cave.
The entrance end o. the Eubter-
ranean temple was occupied by the
slsoaka." bearing the torches, which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
TO PRETENT
SEA COLLISIONS
Government Makes a Test OF
the Eophone.

BOSTON. Mass. April fT.-An
Official test was given to-day on the
government tug Daniel 4. Lamont.
OF the eophone AZ Instrument de-
signed 70 prevent collisions at SEA.
The eophOne Was snHle tins aEu
adopted by the government revenue
cutter service. and IL about t. b. In
froduced generally. The INSTRUMENT
consists OF a ware. shaped like e
block % steel rail-. On ihR pilot hoBaa
OF vessel. which IL connected with
a dial wheel In The cabin by a hraHs
rod. The operator places receivers
no, unlike those used on tsie-
phone 10 the ears. When. durlng
q fog. a ship whistle - beard. 9r a
reef whistle. the vans catches the
sound on the aide on which It oceura.
transmits II through tunnels 60 the
receivers. and the operators. b turn
ing this dial until the maximum vol
ume OF sound l. reached. can deter
rhine 20 the fraction % a point where
the ship on reef r. a whistle can
be heard many miles away. Tha
Instruments never tan 10 accuracy.
During the tests the exhaust 81
tug In the harbor was heard and ia-
Gated when the beat vas 6ut a dot
on the horizon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

a FILIPINOS SAVAGE RITES e


shei n nifui light over the assem-
bly,. At the other end was a square,
stone altar. immerred In gloomy
shadows In this II was the devil
spirits were 90 manifest themselves
20 the awe-Etricken worHhlperH. who
at a signal from one OF the priests
Frustrated themselves on the ground.
chanting and repeatedly shaping
their nearby neighbors on the back.
Meanwh lille several Of the priests left
the group and entered the dark re-
eessea In the rear Of the altar. for
the purpose Of impioring the devils
to manifest themselves. In a few
moments. with startling abruptness
and accompanied by most blood
curdilng yeils. n strange fiEure leap
ed into the uncertain gloom OF the
altar. The worshipers leaped to
their feet In frenxled fury and lash
ed themselves with knives and
sticks until the blood flowed. The
dcvii spirit then retired 10 the shade
Of darkness. while a more uncanny
figure appeared. running around on
all fourp and covered with the skin
Of n wild beast He was followed by
other "Khosily'' visitors. each one Of
them known 20 the worshipers by
name. whose appearance was the
signal for repeated prayers, enunci-
ated with such frenEied zeal that
the din was deafening.
The last of the devils having dis
appeared. the sacred animals were
brought in and slaughtered and the
bodies placed on top OF n huge flu
neral pyre. The flames leapcd out.
the smoke fiilsd the dingy cave and
with frtghtfui howls the worshipers
reascended from the temple. ming
ling In groups gathered before the
small coffin-iske structures where the
devils would gather after feaEting
on the animals. after which they
were boxed up and buried.--John i.
Stevenson.
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our Filipino brothers. not content
with the eaunibaiism they are bring
ing ia %. viii 30 able e. initiate uH
in many wonderful religious e~rc-
monies. There are strange seets
on the islands. aui one ~ tho most
mysterious t. the pavataai NvEias
small race. numbering several
thousands u the most fanatieai Mo-
hsmmrdanH ~ the island e Min
fanao. Although numerically tn
feYior 20 the great tribes surround
tus them. their hoid and WarHsr ma
furr has preserved thrm from ags
erosion. ana Tor hundreds ~ years
they have maintained unique
faith. differing entirely from nat
Of the other savaHe tfites e the isi-
ands. Their chief village Is steiha.
In Southern Mindamaa. Few Euro
psana have ever entered this uafH.
terloua place. and tcwsr san have
witnessed TIE strange rites perform
81 there
During my explorations ia the phil
ippinea ! fortunately reached this
strange city just before the yearly
celebration waa tn take place. The
Yazlaa. although fauatleaily brave
when thetr religion IL assailcd. arc
mild ard pcareahio race q aEti-
suiturImsa. aud vs. wefe Invited To
View she subsequent ceremonies.
on the third day after cur arrival
vgs we're taken % a small viiiaEe'
The hiuslaes and dcelivltics werr
well wooded. and beyond stretched
the dark. lmpenetrahie forests which
the devils were supposed % habit
ate. IN the middle u the glen was
. large. matched temple, surround /.
81 On all sides fer several hundred
feet by numerous coffin shaped
rtruetnren followed ont ~ tree
trunks They had been placed IN
the ground with a email all down
one side and covered With numerous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Sons men 20 when duty cams-but
IN the Opposite direction.
A man seeks his IDEAL: woman
seeks the IDEAL Of another.
What a lawyer doesn't think he
knows isn't worth lying about.
One way to got anything on tick
Is TO put your watch under e.
The msn who knows be In bored
and acts accordingly can make him
self agreeable.
Too many cushions at the bottom
may account for The room on top.
The may who fails into a subway
knows what underground rapid
transit Is.
The golden rule IL frequently used
In drawing a line o. conduct for 9TH
ers.
Love Is all right as an Illusion. but
az a fact matrlmouy is the real
thing.
when a woman can wash fiaunai8
20 they won't shrink she knows sur
ncient 70 get married.
Some men spend hair their tims N
making promises and the other half
in making excuses.
The wise man who profits by his
mistakes invests his profits IN some
other line Of business.
The first time a man goes 20 a
race track he ininsines that he has
discovered n new wny 20 make
money.
The Wonderful - the SLOGAN has
advanced 10 - cents in consequence
of the strike.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17

track into the ditch. nearly Is feet
from the rail. The track was not
injured. The couplings at both ends
Of the car were automatic. and the
car slipped out without breaking
those on the tow cars next 70 the
deraiied car.
The two sections OF the dlsunited
train came together again and au-
tomaticaily coupled. The air con-
nectlon was broken but, although
the train stopped and the air was
again connected, the tralnmsn did
not miss the car. and II was not
missed until the conductor looked
over his train at Roodhouse. The
car was found In the ditch the next
morning by the roadmaster.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
THE ITALIAN
WENT INSANE
And Was Killed After an Ex-
citing Chase.

MooDUS. Conn. April iT.-An
italian visiting here today went in
sane and procuringa shotgun pro-
ceeded 20 hold up all who crossed
his path. a posse was organized,
and after an exciting chase Of two
miles he was brought To bay. having
wall. For nearly an hour he resist
ed all attempts TO approach him.
At last a shot from n rifle In the
hands OF Tod Gelson killed him
instantly. During the pursuit John
Gelston. a farmer was seriously in
jured in the head Ind Detective
Bughee received a severe wound in
the right hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
MAYOR KINSLEY
UNDER ARREST
Charged With Shooting With
intent to Kill.

HARTFORD CITY. Ind. April II.
Mayor Kinsiey. chairman % the Re-
publican county central committee.
was arrcsted today. charged with
shooting with intent 20 kin Last
night Carney carper. Kai Hedwell
and Elmer Mustard. all about - or
20 years OF aEe. followed the mayor.
who went 10 call on n neiRhhor. The
boys say he climbed over his neigh
boris fence and entered an outbuild-
ing. Young Capper SHE'D n brick
against a building. and eli three ran.
whosvcr was in the building came
out into the alley and fired at the
fleeing spies The bullet struck Cap
per in the left shoulder Cnpper says
positively that 1t was the mayor who
shot him. and the officer denies all
knowledge Of the affair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
Tramp Murders Woman

srRtSdFfEfsD. O.. April i7.-Mrz.
James Hustler. wife Of a highly re-
speeted and wealthy farmer living
near South Charleston. WAS muir.
tered this morning by a tramp nam
Il Carl Lecknef. who shay her four
times. one ball taking effect IN her
asked for a drink 81 water. an1 al
.tfn Hutaier turned t. get him
second glass be fired the fatal shots
before the eyes ~ four small chill
dreu. Then be beeams frightened
and ran. u Il supposed he iutsud
"a to ROB the house. lis has not
been captured Yet by the shrriff'a
pasas who are after him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
air-Wsve TeIegrsphy.

LONDON. April 1.-THE formation
of a commercial syndicate Is moot
81 here. with the object Of ecquir-
ing the sole Eight to establish COM
municafi0n between Great Britain
and the United States under the sys-
TEN OF Signor Marooni- The scheme
lie yet IN nsbuious FORM The French
government has commanded Slgnor
Marconi TO install his apparatus ex-
perimentaliy on a cruiser. II the ex-
pertinent proves a success. several
French warxhIps will be provided
with the apparatus.
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=ssa-=-------a---7---
GOMEZ Is OUR
WORST ENEMY
So Says Inspector General
Breckenridge.

WASHINGTON. April f7.--Gnspcc-
tor General Breckenridge. OF the
army. who has returned from a three
months inspection Of annirB In Gu
ba. does not share the popular nd
miratlOn for Gomez. Cen. lircckln-
ridge has had a long interview with
the President, and gave the results
of his observation ana experience.
He Insists that Gomez Il the worst
enemy the United states has In Gu
bn, and that the government made
q mistake IN taking up with one man
na against the forty or nftY gem
erals who composed the Cuban as
H"mbly. particularly as Gomez Ia "a
foreigner and the rest of them are
genuine Cubans. He says Wc might
have got the good will OF all Of them
by using a little diplomacy. whore
aa we have incurred their hostility
by ignoring them and cultlvating a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
Supposed Spies Only Actors

LONDON. April II Tho two sup
posed gpieH who were arrested at
1'harneyerofts yard "a ChisWick on
Sunday morning while apparently
attempting Ia photograph the cup
challenger Shamrock with a camera
which they had IA their poaHeHsi0n.
prove 90 be two actors. Raymond
aud deiue. They were out rowing
for pleasure and hnd no thought Of
the Shamrock Tho plans which
were found upon them were not
those 81 yacht. as AZ lrat report
"a. but 81 "a new ballet scene.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
To Discourage Slang.

LoUTsVfLI.E. Ky. AprIl iT.--rhe
Council ~ Presidents of Weman'a
clubs af tho Falls cities. has matt
aaratsd crusade against slang
TIE ee-apeFaiIan % teachers has
been asked cheap theaters have
been condemned So thr most potent
factor Ia coFgupssas Language. A
mass meeting will be held in Js'ysr-
annyiie - aiaeuss ths movement.
> htch resembles the famous jug
zeuhelaser anti swearing campaign.
The ladies' believe that slang and
sss caring arr close akin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
PROMPTED To
HIS SUICIDE
After Reading That He Is
Dead. tie Kills Himself.

OMAHA. Nch. April IA J.
Smith. Or salt Lake. Ciah. after
reading yesterday that his friends at
home believed that ne had commit
tel suicide, drank chl6rofprm and
arsenic and died when the body
was found the clipping referring TO
hlB supposed suicide ~ three days
ago was found in hia room.
Smith WIS q man % means. but
spent his time ioafirE around the
h1tei IN apparent deep despair.
a Wiii had been drawn up. in
witch his body was hequeathed 20
the Omaha Medical society. Smith
assigned no cause FOR his act. but
after Saturday. when he naw the
newspaper reference 90 fears OF Salt
Lake ffIeadH that he would commit
suicide. the man appeared much
more Iarulndnut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-17
FIRST ROBBED,
THEN FIRED
Bold Work of Burglars in an
Ohio Town.

CmLLtCOTHE. ohio. April IL
Tho residents Of Adclphi and the
northeastern part Of Ross county are
on the tract of gang of burglars
Wh5 lfEt night committed the gold
esi outrage known in that locality
Str. Frank Davis conduct a general
store About midnight gang Of
robbers forced an entrance into the
store. and after lDadlnr ne much
~ itr contents into tWohorae wagon
as tho wagon would hold broke
open come kereOaeuc tanks, and. al
lowing the kerosene 10 run al over
The store. aet fire To lt and made
zand their escape. 4 few moments
later aauCl burst into the rooms
whore abe Davis family were sleep
Iue ThoY managed 70 escape with
their lives. some of them badly burn
"a. A. soon ag 10 was discovered
5uat the outrage was the work Of
burglars, O search was organized for
them. but has, 50 FAR. been unBuc-
cca8ful.