The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
ReDieSu Of Ebents
IN Nexv York.

| baby VIII q pillow out ON the are escape.
there begins an sp4ieTir of acct9ents.
Many enisSren lose their lives. and more
| are MANNED for life But x 70 the es-
eaDes that are most miraculous One calld
fen four stories ca the fire escapes and
| landed On q Pile Of baskets. untniured.
| another. bog. fed OF q slx-ssosy reef.
and n has fight through the air ca1gaa
/ hold OF the branches OF a stant~j tree and
saved his life. OF the uaany ether Enirae-
ulous escapes there liz sgf brief mention:
Child feii from n thrss-sscry window.
| uninjgre5"
| Travelling on the elevated railway in The
| essy, waicn goes GA q level with the second
story or the houses. enc sees In The poor
districts. the people crowded at the win
| dowss or hanging cut for breath % air.
/ One large. st0as woman / saw bad child
| under saea arm. and was leaning cat 50
| far tia, the least Jar. a sudden excsauaa-
! Ton or a eaa fram the street belo. might
| have oye<balanced her.
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| Since the Kidnapping CT the little Clark
girl several children are reported miss
ing IL seems though she had ses the
! fashion. The lost children are ali those
| of poor people. which gives motive for
| ransom for their abduction. IL may be
| thar they were kidnapped simply from q
| love OF notorlety. for il is well known that
| when sensational crime has been conn
| mitted. perfectly innocent people often
| give themselves up and confess 10 having
done II, all Tor the sake Of notoriesy.
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| In London the dull. late-sUmfnsr months
/ are called among newspaper people the
silly season." on account Of the desperate
| Efforts made 10 supply reading matter 10
/ The public. This is the silly season in
New York. as the subject Of the hour Is
| the kissing bug" Every reporter who
| has nothing 10 write about exploits the
! terrible ravages OF this extraordinary cree
| alton. 1t is described as larger than the
| mosquito. aud It's bite Ia said to be very
| dangerous. II is new Ia this part Of tbs
! world, though IL Is well known In the die
| tionary and has q long Latin name
| Crowds arrive every day at Bellevue hos
/ pi,ai. suffering from the bite OF the ''kiss-
| ing bug" Some child is reported 10 have
| died from the effects Of its bite. Just how
/ much truth there Is In the kissing bag
| scare 1t il hard TO tell bat it Is safe 10
| say that the alarm will not oatlass the
| silly season
| The case is coming shortly OF Roland
| b. Moitneaux. accused OF poisoning Mrs.
/, Adams, BY sending bottle Of medicine
| through the mail. He has published let
/ ter In a prominent New York paper beg
| ging the public TO suspend judgment on
| his case until they hear the evidence. He
| accuses the district attorney. Mr. os-
| bourne. CT having a personal anirnus
| against him. and proves his case against
| that gentleman pretty well HIS letter is,
on the face OF II. very frank and manly.
| IL he Is a polsoner 1t VIII be sharp case,
/ for Mr. Moiineaux is an educated gentle
| man Of good society. belonging TO some OF
| the hest clubs In New York. and not In
| any way ones idea OF murderer That
1 Ehe mar hae al
| by a viruient article in an evening paper.
| calling the attention OF the public TO th<
| fact that in Mr. Moiineaux's letter he had
| opslttei the middle b. In signing his name.
| This seems matter Of small Importance.
| bat II was dweit upon In a manner 10
| prejudice the minds Of the public.
1. i. !.
/ Gen. Wood. whose fight against the yell
| low fever az Havana was as excellent and
| effectual as his work as a Rough Rider,
| has gone Ia Santiago 10 attack the san.-
| tary condition there For a short time
| there was some fear that DIR Wood was
| 10 resign from the government service 10
/ Join business Industry that would have
| brought him large Income. But at con-
| siderable sacrifice 30 hts personal ambition.
| he has accepted the work cut out for him
1t would be well fer the United States IL
| It were served by all public officials az
/ well and dls!nterestedly as by this brave
and brilliantly clever man.
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| DE Wolf Hopper is playing In London
| I'm SouSas opera of lei Captain" max
| Ing an ai-rouna American presentation
Needless to say II Ia a great success
/ Naw, when this cordial feeling OF friend
/ ship prevails between England and
1 America. II IL pleasant 10 hear that our
actors are doing US justice Ia the eyes 81
| our English cousins. Apropos of the
Anglo American alliance. a romantic
/ fact has come to light. Christ church
/ the old building that Was erected in
/ Philadelphia In the early colonial days
I had originally. over its front door n
1 large coat OF arms OF Great Britain
/ When the Declaration Of Independence
| wss signed this was removed and the
/ American arms substituted But now
| when the old friendly feeling toward the
| mother country Is resumed, the ancient
/ British coat Of arms has been brought
| out from some dusty garnet where II
| has lain all this century through and
| put above the door OF the old church.
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| England has prided herself from time
| ssnmensorial on being - lover Of fair play
| The following. from the English sporting
| paper the Field. hardly carries ont that
/ idea: THE contests ;or the America =
/ cup. persisteHtly nlisSamea the Queens
/ cup. arc regarded ny yaeh,smen So
! somewhat OF an 2es4viity. The yachts
/ are built fer the contest At a great cost,
| ard one of the stipu'atious Ia that she
! challenger must cross the Atlantic on
/; TIER own bottom. which means a strongly
/ constructed vessel. whereas the cup de-
/ fender can fse built az tire most f9irssy
! material IN America. jest sufficiently
/ strong for her 10 sail freK Rhode Island
/ to New York. and Their. ~ the risk o. a
/ breakdown. meet the British craft on
! What IL termed IN outside course from
/ Saedv Hook 90 tho Scotland iigIstzhiTl
! Thu conditions are most unfair 20 TIE
4 challenger. and were never eontsnpia FL
/ hv the original danors 81 the Royal
Yacht squadron cup. the principal. Mr.
! Stevens. being @Fa ae the finest sports
/ iran nf any generation. ard his letter *
( gift Is shs <ew York Yacht Cinb. which
/ has been 81 sadly msuied rs the surviv-
( !ng ssonor proves this When oar ship
( rs~st wen the cuo she crossed sfss A.
! sautfs On her ewa bottom 10 yet a.
/ when Mr. stevens gave n rs America Il
{ was agth fhe provsSn that she should
/ rraeet n8i-ccuaerz ana IRE Cue 70 Ks - TIE
/ fsssSs shfp. Ha surely al n@s expect us