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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-18


q savage lion The men who perform this
foolhardy act are few and far between.
There are tens of thousands of men who
daily do much more rash and dangerous
deed. They are the men who overwork
and neglect their health. No man can do
this with impunity. The inevitable result
is serious illness and premature death.
One of the most common results of care
lessness in regard to health IS consump ption
There Is one, and only one, unfailing rem
edy for this dread disease. 1t IS DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t has record
of thirty years, during which time it has
cured cS per cent of all cases of bronchial
throat and lung affections. It acts directly
on the digestive and nutritive organism. 1t
creates a healthy appetite for food, faciii-
tates the flow OF digestive juices and pro-
notes the assimilation of the life giving ele-
meuts of the food II is the great blood-nak-
er, flesh builder and nerve-tonic In cases
of nervous prostratiou il builds up the nerve
ibres and gives sound, refreshing sleep
at took severe cold with sore throat. 4" writes
Mrs. A s Everhart, of Gard Spring, Scott Co.
IND Soon began to cough. My right side
became sore SO that when coughed It seemed as
though my side would burst The physician said
I had pleurisy I took his medicine for some
time and got no better. All through the spring
and summer used mustard plasters and fly bis
tiers on my side and over lungs. Finally began
to ache so badly between my shoulders that I
could hardly endure it and at times almost
sruotnered Nv breath was 50 short that could
sea rcely talk Several of my near relatives had
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. l took
two bottles Of IL and two of his Pleasant Pei
lets and am new person. I world not take
any money for the benefit received
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FRENCH NAVY WAS
UNPREPARED FOR WAR

PARIS. March lin the Chamber OF
IDENTITIES to-day, during the debate on the
naval estimates. NJ. Lockroy, Minister OF
Marine. sketched the Government pro-
rramme and gave a curious insight into
the unpreparedness of the navy during
the recent Anglo-French crisis. NJ.
T,oclrov said he regarded the defense of
the maritime frontier quite as important
as the defense of the Vosges frontier and
that while France desired peace and
would earnestly strive to preserve it, a
strong navy must be in readiness to repet
aggression
IN reveal a number Of startling facts re-
Iatfnr TO the condition of the French ar
senais at the critical juncture in the re-
iaffons between France and Great Britain
some months ago. He quoted from the
-taIked-of letter written by General
Desbordes last year. declaring that not
one of our naval bases is able to fulfill the
functions for which it was established
or capable of making a defense to save
the honor of French arms.
To-day, however" the Minister de-
clared. '.our coast defenses are so much
improved that we can speak of the condi-
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One Victim a Society Leader.

CINCINNATI, March 17.-Mrs- John
M. Gibson. one of the victims OF the
windsor Hotel fire in New York. was
we'll known here as a society leader.
Her husband belonged to a prominent
family that owns the Gibson House
and other valuable property here. They
lived in New York during the winter
and at the seashore during the summer.
Mrs. Gibson was a daughter of George
w. Goodhue and belonged 10 promi-
ueut family.
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TO CLOSE THE GAP"

SANTA BARBARA. March n.-The first
construction outfit, consisting of ten car
loads of graders, scrapers, portable houses
and tools. arrived here tonight and will
go 10 the front tomorrow. Work on the
gap between Elwood and Surf Will COM
mence next week The outfit that arrived
tonight was the property Of one contract
or. who will have ninety teams on Mon
day. Orders were given to hurry the
work
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THE MISSING.

tions OF nine months ago as Of the dis
tant past. The difficulty at that time was
an almost absolute lack of men. At our
principal ports only one-third of the bat
teries could be manned on the first day Of
the mobilization, and most of the shells
had no fuses
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SUES HER SOLDIER HUSBAND.
Ida l.. Roberts Asks Divorce From
m OreKoA Volunteer

Ida l.. Roberts yesterday brought suit In
the superior court for a divorce from Asa
l.. Roberts. who is now in the Phil. ppines
nShting for his country as corporal in
Company ID. Second Oregon volunteers
She charges her soldier husband with ex :
IRENE cruelty and asks divorce on that
ground She alleges thar she was married
10 Roberts in Portland, Or, November H.
1877. and that the only issue Ct the mar
Rage il one child, daughter. Ethel, 9
years ell. She asks the custody Of the
child.
AIRS. Roberts cites several instances Of
her husbands alleged cruelty. She alleges
that In November, 1885. he threatened TO
beat her and for the purpose OF Tightening
her broke her violin into fragments before
her face and threatened 10 destroy her
piano. On March - ISL she alleges he
assaulted her in rude and angry man.
ner and threw part Of a wagon called a
single tree NJ her head On ether occa-
ssons, she says he called her vile names
and accused her without cause OF un-
chastity. Al other times she says, he az
tempted TO compel the little girl. Ethel to
spss in her mothers face
Mrs. Roberts has been a resident Of Sc
attic for mare thar year since her sepa-
ration from her husband She alleges that
the latter cannot be served with SUNNI . Ms
personally and Judge Jacobs granted her
request 10 be allowed 20 serve process hy
puhsica ttor.
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FLOATING IN THE BAI.
BODY Of Ole l.. Benson Found Near
WashtngtOn Iron Works.

The body OF Ole l.. Benson. fisherman.
aged about ~ years wac found floating In
the bay just below the Washington iron
works. yesterday morning at O'Clock. BE
yond few scratches on the face that are
almost invariably noticed on noater..
ances Benson had fallen into the water
face down and drowned without struggle.
The matter was reported 10 Coroner spar
ling by Patrick Butler. South Seattle
merchant. BY the time the coroner arrtv
ed quite a crowd had gathered. When the
body was raised up several recognized II
as that Of Benson. fisherman. who lived
further down Grant street bridge.
At Bonney & Stewards morgue an ex-
determined that death had taken place
within ten or twelve hours OF the time OF
discovery. There were no papers in the
pockets OF the clothes. but 81 in cash was
found
Benson's cabin was neat and orderly and
well supplied with provisions. His neigh
bors said he was quiet. industrious man.
who attended strictly 10 his own affairs.
Once In a while ne drank little. a packet
the Swedish language. showed that Ben
son has relatives in Cottonwood. Lyons
county. Minnesota. His brother-in-l W.
Nels Nelson, or Nilsson HIVES there At one
time Benson was a member OF the Knights
OF Pythias. He had a withdrawal card
from Mordica Lodge, No 8.
Leo Glass. who knew Benson well, saw
him about . O'Clock Friday night In front
OF the Globe hotel. on First avenue south
drinking. II Is presumed that he walked
OF the blanks near the Washington iron
works while on his way home. An inuues;
VIII proba bly, be held tomorrow afternoon
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ANGLo-RUssIAN CONVENTION.
Agreement by Which They Refrain
From Interference.

LONDON. May "a parliamentary pa
per has been issued containing the fdentl-
cal notes exchanged between Great Prtf
ain ana Russia relative TO the spheres OF
influence In China. The preamble de-
cIafes fnat Great Britain and Russia. ami
mated by a sincere desire to avoid in
CHINA all cause Of conflict on the questions
where their interests meet. and taking
ineo consideration economic and geo.
graphical gravitafion TO certain parts OF
fnat empire. have agreed "a follows:
Ciause l--Great Britain engages not TO
seek, either for herself or in behalf NJ
others. railway concessions north OF the
great wall. and not TO obstruct Russian
applications for concessions in that region
In clause Russia makes similar
agreement toward Great Britain relative
ta the basin OF the Yangtse.
Clause saws that the contracting
parties having In nowise in view TO in
fringe in anyway the sovereign rights in
China or existing treaties, will NOT TAI, "a
communicate TO the Chinese government
the present arrangement which nv avert
ing ali catec OF complications between
them Is OF nature to conserve peace in
the far east. and serve the interests OF
China herself.
second note, forming an addenduun IA
the first. commences:
I'm order 10 complete the notes ex.
changed respecting partition OF spheres for
concessions for railways in China. and
then pro1eds 10 record an agreement, re-
xardinE the Shanghai. kuan New
Chwang railway. protecting rights acauir.
ed under the loan contract and providing
that the railway mus remain a Chinese
line, subject 70 the central governments
and canno. he mortEaged or alienztsd 20
a non Chinese company
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WRECKED BY HIGH WIND,
Terrific storm in Oklah0ma-Tnree
Towns Damaged md MANY
peOu1e Hurt.

WICHITA, Kan. May 6.-Meager reports
reach here OF a terrific wind storm that
caused grsa, destruction at several points
In Southern Oklahoma. The most serious
damage al Chickasaha, TonSawa ana An"
adarko. ,,ao
The storm struck Chickasaha at $3.50
O'Clock iii the afternoon and desiroyed
that half of the town north OF the Rock
Island railroad shops. Sixteen buiioinss
were blown down and the roof was torn
from the railroad round house. sixteen
injured persons had been taken from tne
one death had been reported, ); n. NUT
-ay a railroad man. was dead when taken
from the wreck OF a building.
Rumors OF greater loss or NE are ned!o
hut cannot be estimated. There is only
one telegraph wire out OF Chickasana ana
there IL little chance OF gesting hst Oh
the injured tonight.
The storm came from the southwest,
preceded by heavy hail and followed oy
= food OF rain The path OF the storm
was right down Chickasaha avenue. the
main street OF the town, and nearly every
building on the street was either wrecked
or unroofed and the contents exposed 10
the rain. 49,.
pawa says that In Cannon township. eigh.
teen miles west. great damage was done
nv n tornado The family OF j. II. ware
took refuge In q storm cave. whicn became
40 heavy from the constant rain fhat II
fell in. killing three members OF the lam
iIy. The houses Of j. F. Tounel and MI.
Saunders were blown to pieces ana MT
Tounel was badly hurt.
OF the damage at Anadarko nothing can
be definitely learned. The Rock Island ex-
tension up the Canadian valley 10 Ana
darko liz reported washed out In three
places and traffic blocked.
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se-'-7Fs-i- -----l-s<
MARINE NEW q.

HoNot.rLu-sailed. April e. Axaiea.
for Townsend. To sail. April -, schr A.
j. West, for Puget sound.
PORT LUnfOW-Sailed. May 6, Nor a,r
Tyr. for Pert Rlakeiev.
PORT BIAKELEY-Arrived. May &,
schr Peerless, San Francisco: Nor str Tyr.
for Port Ludlow.
NEAH BAY~~rassed May 6. Br str Wei
llngton. from Departure bay for San Fran
cisco.
PORT TowNsEND--Arrived May 8.
schr Ruby A. Cousins from kahului
EtrREk May q L 8 8 Rich
ard Rush. San Francisco fer Seattle. with
str Nunieak iva tow.
san Francisco Sailed. May 5. bk Levt q,
Burgess for San Francisco.
NEAH BAf~Passed, Nav :. hx Caron-
de,et fer San Francisco str Mackinaw, for
Tacoma.
ASTORIA May 5. str Column
b:a. San Francisco. sNi.ed str Alliance
for san Fraaes~o.
coos BAY-ssiisd. Nay S. str Arcata
for San francisco
FORT GAMaLF-Arrsved. May g. sch;
BowNAN@S LANDING Sailed May s
scnr Newark, fer san Francisco.
NASAIMo-Arfsv ed, Nav 3 Aus 81.
Siam. from Port Los Angeles Saied ST.
MIns's'ls- for San Francisco: schr J. NJ. Cote
man for Vancouver
SAN FRA>Cfss'o-Agr.yet Nav s. 81
wssh'eaaw. Tacoma. str nFts.cl. TIE
parsa-e hss Sailed. str Queen. Victoria
s'r Grace IAollar. Portland, hk wRlscoit
Sansirro. - powhesd Bristol eaw. sch.
Maggie . Russ. Grsvs Hsrhor schr En-
rax ts;-T. Syays Harhcr. seAr La Girnrge
ssravs uasisay. scsr North Send wllars
be rtscr sfr fstets Tailameak
YuK0HAMA-S aslea. May & Victoria
< Nippon MARI. San Francisco sss Hong
k1rg
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TO CLEAR CITY OF SMOKE.
Hoard Of Health Makes Recomme n.
aat1ons 60 the City Council.

Al the regular monthly meeting Of the
BOARD OF health yesterday afternoon I'm
President Newiands' office in the Pioneer
block, the smoke nuisance was discussed.
with the result that n conmunica ton will
be forwarded 20 the city council request
ING Immediate steps TO remedy the trou-
BILE. Some measure should be adopted"
said DIR Mckeehnis. TO do away with
the great clouds of smoke and SCOT which
descend over the business district Of the
city from n number az saokessacks'
President Newlapds said that business
men were complaining. and tina, II was
high time action was taken. He said that
SCOT collected III stores and offices. not
only making things disarreeahlr but do
Ing actual aamsge. He also called after,-
ton 10 the annoyance pedestrians expert
enced from falling particles of carbon
Smoke consumers. such as are used ia
Eastern cities. were spoken Of as the
remedy
Health officer MeKechmie said that
more effective means Of iispcsinx Of gar
nage should I've adopted than she method
now in vogue Garbage IL usually dumped
nj points ON the tide fats. designated BY
TIA hoard 1T public work. These dump
ting grounds. safd nr Mekeennie 'sare
always nuisance 10 persons who may he
compelled In work ar reside near them
The growth 81 the city desna nds that mod
ern methods OF sstspussng az garbage lie
adopted" Members ~ the board were in.
eilnsd 10 faver a cre,natery.
Owing "a complaints from residents OF
the city about "andrawn" poultry, All or
TO draw" poultry before I. was offered
FIR sale. The matter cama mp hefore the
hoard again yesterday in the shape 81
communications from large dealers In the
Fast and owners # refrigerator plants so
local dealers The substance OF shs let
terr was .o the effect that they did ret
handle drawn poultry u possshse IN
avoid Y Tfie RI decided to ASK the
council - revoke the ordinance ~ related
20 drawn" fowls aHa make II read that
the market trspSS ter has power 10 con.
denim fowls Killed stiis full crops The ia.
spet-tnr - supposed - use cord Judgment
In dscsdins on the necessity ~ Gender ana-
tier
Ths beard settled ~. sanitary Inspector
problem ny eiertirE Frank r. Cleveland
lie VAS Nominated by IBr Gibson re-
sssived the second - nr. Smith and ar
prevail 81 President NeWianas Ths~ is
she third eleSftun William Nctnsyre And
been rejected nv the council
- hAfr obtained tsssrSs she secretary a,
state" SAIL Health 0y5rsr NeKeehvfs
IA snpy q che iaw pasS<ss "a tie ga@s
legislature io psNx~n, shc spread q t9ltser.
eilos.s, This las gees into ey<se. rums
II provides that the ie,ai boards ~
health sAai suraisS patients. - beads a
families wherein tie disease exists wan
rft.sei INSTRUCTIONS for thss sseeyestts AZ. n,
THE communication - tse disease e other
persons Taese Instructions sheu1a hs
printed"
Asf*ntssn was eailsss - ths e.tsfss,r.. -;
sseasip.as in fhs eastern usrt - shss state
TAs AessSh wNSErT safe that YNe sseasr4s n
pnia}5c sNrAs Asa beer requested IA aavs
tsss pesss3oass k~Es "a order aaa - ssroetsf.
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cause Of all those arrangements q -
blood and nervous system peculiar -
spring. Other spring medicines may q.
uevc temporarily. but Pe-ru-na cures pQs.
manently by removing the cause.
Mr.. A. C.. Lockhart. w. Henrietta. N. +.
Box s., In a letter written to DIR. Hartman
says the following Of Pe-ru-na:
About fifteen years ago I commexcsd
to be atlinE. and consulted a physician
He pronounced my trouble a species e
dyspepsia. and advised me, after ne; nj
treated me about six months. to geA 8
leave Of absence from my business and -
into the country. did so and got ten.
porary relief. went back to work agaiA
but was taken with very distressing pain6
In my stomach
Il seldom had q passage Of the bowels
naturally. 1 consulted another physlciao
with no better results. The disease keD2
growing on me. until had exha listed 81
ability OF sixteen Of Rochester'a bed'
physicians. The last physician recon
mended mo to give up my work and r.
south. after he had treated me for -
year.
II was given a thorough oxam1naticn
with the x-ray. They could not even a..
termine what my trouble was Somo q
your testimonials In the Rochester papsFe
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07

Disagreement Anoag Owners Causes
. SusDension - Vegetables.

Negotiations that have been In progress
for two days past between the representa-
tives Of the ownenu Of I'VE Of the principal
street car lines in the city. ard which
have FOR their object . consolidation under
. blanket franchise. have been discontinued
for time. although not broken OF. The
fun scope OF the plans Of the men who
are fighting in the big deal was given In
the P0sf-Inteliigencer Of yesterday.
It leaked out yesterday that tho three
big combinations OF capital that are nxur-
Ing most prominently in the reorganixA-
ton scheme failed TO agree on an !mpor-
tant particular. just an the negotiations
were about to be closed. That these have
not been discontinued. but are simply held
in allegiance. indicates that there b .
prospect Of the consolidation being accom-
plished this week.
George Tourny left at 1870 last night
for Portland. where he vas called by .
telegram. His bank has large interests
there. His attorneys In this city. Strive.
Allen, Hughes 4 McMicken. are looking
out for his interests in the consolidation
movement In the meantime.
All parties TO the big deal insist that .
consolidation u the only practical solution
TO the railroad problem in Seattle, and
they unite in predicting m early agreement
between the owners Of the various lines
involved.
At the city hall. there has been more
or less sentiment that the First avenue
company, in asking for new franchise
through George f. Macomber was not act
ing in good faith. bat wished to secure
the privilege in order TO dispose OF the
road to the consolidation managers under
more favorable terms than might other
wise be secured. O. d. Colvin. manager
Of the line affirme the sincerity OF the
company. I'VE are here to do business.
he said I'VE are ready TO go into con-
solidation. But l wish emphaticaliy to say
,ha. II there Is no consolidation. and the
council grants the franchise for which
We have applied. Mr. Macomber and his
associates stand ready to advance all the
money needed and TO equip the line with
electricity with all possible dispatch. MT
Macomher Is fully empowered TO spend
this money and he will proceed on his
plans when the council acts favorabiy on
the Franchise"
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Strange HaIlacinatIon Of Ludovik
POD1eWokf.

Jan Niebrxydowski. who lives on War
rem avenue in North Seattle. yesterday
went to the probate court for relief from
the burden of his insane brother Ludovik
Popiewski He was accompanied by his
neighbor. Stephen Nowoeki, who sworc 10
complaint charging Popiewski with in
sanity. Deputy Probate Clerk Corcoran
made few Inquiries and was surprised
to find that third man who stood in
the background while the complaint was
being preferred was the alleged iunatic
Then Niehrxydowski explained his broth
er's presence,
II seems from the story Niebrzydowsk
told that Popiewski il afflicted with one OF
the strangest forms OF insanity the probate
court has ever had to deal with. He is
quiet and inofYensive. and has but one hall
1ucfnation. which IL that imaginary enc
mics are plotting to kill his brother Infiu-
enced by this Authorization. he has con-
stftuted himself Niebrxydowski's body
guard. and will not allow the latter to
stir without following close at his heels.
veritabie living shadow. The constant
presence OF the insane man has become
uncomfortable to Niebrzydowski and has
forced him 10 take steps to have him con
fined In an asylum.
Ntebrxydowski explained the difference
In his brothers name and his own by
saying that In Poland the same surname
In not necessarily adopted by brothers and
sisters having the same parents.
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Resldent japanese Give . BANQUET
In Honor Of the Crew Of HI YET.

Resiaent japanese Give . Banquet
In Honor Of the Crew Of HI YET.
Tho resident japanese Of Seattle gave
banquet al Jefferson theater last night
Of the cruiser Hi Yel. anS also 10 bid
come his SUCCESSOR. G. Marta.
Covers were laid for 80 and more than
that number were present. Q. famaoka
was the soastmaster Of the evening;
honor. Following an address Of welcome
and response, respectively, by the gentle
men named the guests arose and sang
the Japanese national anthem. The
Kimigayo.'' and then three cheers were
given for the emperor and the empress
OF Japan. three for President Mckinley.
three fer The Hi Vel and so on until the
men had shouted themselves hoarse.
Speeches by ex-Consul Someya and Con-
sui Martha followed, and then came the
banquet.
There was no lavish display. blu, a very
substantial repast furnished and it was
enjoyed. Following the banquet. Capt.
Nakayama. Lieut.. Okuda and Chief sur
geon Chtba. of the Hi YET responded 10
the toasts OF The Navy" and Our Duty
and Our Responsibilities"
Then came the war songs by the OFF,
GERS and midshipmen of the cruiser. and
they made the welkin ring in strong.
we.i-baianeed chorus Of tuneful voices.
After a half dozen songs OF war and love,
there was another speech or two. and
then came a curious national custom that
In Japan ends every feast Of honor and
welcome. A committee Of stalwart Japa-
nese citizens rallied a. a cry around the
captain of the Hi Yei and the next in
slant he was lifted up and tossed into
the air TO the shouts and cries OF his
crew and guests. Six times was ne
tossed up and caught in the hands OF the
men, and then was set upon his feet not
a whit the worse fer his tossing.
This ceremony concluded the banquet.
and the assembled guests followed the
crew of the cruiser TO the wharf with
last goodby On Wednesday next Capt:
Nakayama will, entertain the consul and
his friends aboard ship.
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WORK ON THE TUNNEL.
Great Northern u Making Progress
In the Cascades.

Five thousand six hundred feet Is the
total progress made In the boring OF the
Grea; Sorsneru's rasca 5e tunnel the big
gest work 81 the kind now in progress IL,
ire United States When cognp'st ed
through the mountains the tunnel will be
IL - feet tong. so the worsnsn have yet
10 bare 1Gs. feet II Is estimated ira. AT
the present rate az progress bat allowing
for tAe chance OF striking harder ma
teFial through which so work the tunnel
vii 70 completed in about eighteen
months saws the Spokesman Review, or
by November % asxt year
-Four hundred fifty men are working on
TIE tunnel Compressed mir furni ehes the
power s1r :As drills used ard the work u
otherwise wssa equipped with MACHINERY
There IL u little trouble DOW and them al
fhe east end ~ the tunnel eccastoned ~
fas rfessFce ~ wafer. nuf pumps remove
thas- Al tie west ems. there Artng a SLOPE
dow5 ~sr1 toward tas west. trouble with
water Is never encountered Tire 5 $50 feet
already bored are divided about equally
tes we.ft Tire east and ws~t ends