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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-11

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1o.--The week
does not promise to be busy one in the
senate. the indications being for routine
business and short sessions inside the
chamber. with much preparation for fu-
ture work In the committee rooms. Sen
ator Mason will open the week with a
speech son his resolution declaring the
sympathy Of this country with the Beers
In their war with Great Britain. There
may be other brief speeches upon this
and other questions. though there Is a
general disposition on the part of the
senators to postpone speech making un-
til after the holidays.
The Republican senator's. generally,
feel that the most Important work for the
the committees, and especially the
finance committee, as preliminary to
other work. An effort will be made to
complete the reorganization during the
present week.
Work OF Committees.
The finance committee may meet on
Tuesday for preliminary consideration OF
the finance BILL but this is not yet de-
cided upon. The expectation now Is that
this bill will not be taken up In the senate
until after the Christmas holidays. The
committee on foreign relations will take
up the reciprocity treaties on Wednes-
day.
The committee on privileges and cleo
lions will consider the tests over sena-
torlal seats in a desultory way, but the
real work on these will not begin until
Saturday, when opposing counsel will be
heard in the Quay case.
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SENATOR FRYE'S POSITION.
WOULD NEVER SURRENDER SOW
EREIGNTY OF PHILIPPINES.
why IL Was Necessary for the Unit
ed states TO Assume Control OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. q Powerfui
Argument in Favor Of Action.

NEW YORK, Dec 10.-The World to-
morrow will publish an interview with
Senator william p Frye, president pro
tenn. of the United States senate. In
reply to the question why it was neces-
sary to take over the sovereignty OF the
whole Philippine archipelago, he stated:
Commercially they were Of the utmost
Importance to our country. located as
they were at the very threshold OF the
Orient, with an importation last year
amounting to $500. 900 900, with an ad-
vancing civilization which will in few
years, by increasing their necessities, dou-
BILE it.
islands afforded a powerful argument in
favor of our action. Asuinaido, WITH MS
seventeen chieftains, then exiles In Singa-
vent s to H for TO H sa having
already sailed, they were taken over IN
one of our revenue cutters. received arms
from the admiral, raised an army. fougnt
successfully the common enemy, were OF
assistance to us, and while no promises
were made them, orally or in writing,
they were practically our allies. Could
we desert them to the tender mercies OF
Spain? Surely no American citizen would
have justified us In such an action"
what do the Republicans propose to
do with the Philippines?" he was asked.
First restore peace there. Then give
them a good government, decent wages,
arouse in the people an ambition to become
good citizens supply them with modern
agricultural implements, construct rail-
roads and highways, making access to the
sea easy. build schoolhouses, supply teach
ers, educate them so as to fit them for
the governmental functions, and then trust
them with the control of local and NUM-
cipal affairs.
siPossibly in time they may become fit to
establish a republic, stable and strong
enough to preserve order and peace. to
protect life and property, to make treaties.
observe their obligations under them ana
compel others to do likewise.
Possibly. when that time arrives. we
being the sole Judge. might surrender to
them the sovereignty, reserving to our
selves naval stations necessary for cur ma
val and merchant marine. AS far as l am
personally concerned. I would never sur
render the sovereignty to any people with
in the islands or to any nation without"
He was asked what constitutional rights
in these new possessions were, as to civil
rights, tariff, emigration. ETC.. and re-
piled:
THAT question is one of great imports
ance. undoubtedly SO to be discussed I'M
congress, and at an early date settled.
Therefore, 1 do not wish now, with only
partial preparation. to deal with 1t.
believe however, that congress has full
power to enact for them such laws as
may seem to be wise and just: that the
constitutional limitation as to the United
States, so often referred to. does not APP
ply to territories.
IT am confident that in the near future
three regiments of white men, with pos
sibly twice as many natives, will be am
pie to preserve the peace"
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KILLED A MAN BEFORE.
Rosser Believed to he Man Once
Tried in San FranciscO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1o.--It is general
~ believed here that Walter Rosser. who
shot and fatally wounded Frederick s. Sa-
ter. last night, in Madison Square Garden,
is the same person who, without cause, kill
ed Henry Hildebrand one year ago, last
September. In the Spreekels market. this
city. At his trial he pleaded temporary In
sanity. caused by overlndulgence In liquor.
The jury disagreed in the first trial, Sec
ond trial resulted in Rosser's acquttal. The
verdict caused considerable indignation ana
much of the subsequent law.essness of SOL
diers In this city was attributed to its
effect.
A few weeks after Rosser's acquittal his
father, a prominent Southerner, died from
the nervous strain attendant on the trial
Of his son.
Rosser was born in Stevenson, Ala. His
parents moved to Nashville. Tenn, when
ne was quite young. He graduated from
the Vanderbilt university in that CITY.
When the war began he enlisted in the
Tennessee regiment. His fathers influence
could have secured him a commission, but
he preferred the hospital service, where
he could continue his medical studies.
While in this city he claimed to be q
years of age.
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TOLD IN ANOTHER WAY.
Tvs Men Taken Out Alive After
~ Hours in the Mine.

M-S< Man Taken Ont Alive After
ugour. IN the Mine.
cx1poNAno Dsc. 1o--stunned by the
.,,aaarress ~ ,ns nine horror. the people
49, saa,, 10 dazea for any expression OF
.-r,.f :, !. aaynanstrat,ve nature.
Tn,r,,-, = 1. -,he numher ~ dead. Az by
,s,rac,., tr,a nan were rescued at
-,,s,,rr nj. ,,,orrire after suffering an
sr,v,,, .,rh. antouhaa IN tba dark cav-
srrs,,. Ahs.shsrs 81 horrors.
Aiyro.t r,ocring the doleful situation.
one-of these men. Peter Merx. proudly
slapped himself on the breast as he was
emerged from the mouth OF the main tun-
mel. calculating. .'Peter's all right. How's
my dogs?''
In painful contrast to HIM was the other
fortunate named Michael Knish, Pole.
So sickened had he been with the bad air.
laden with its blackdamp that he could
hardly find his voice. and what utter
ances he did giyen vent to were born OF
deffrfum. g
UncOnsciOGs Eighteen Hours.
Later IN the day Knish said: II was
working on the fourth crosscut when It
came. After that L went to sleep and
somebody came and woke me up and took
me out OF there.
That was the teIl-taie measure of his
period Of consciousness. All he knew was
that an explosion had happened, and then
he fell asleep. until rescued. He had lain
IN the cool depths over e'sn.een nours,
anu nao ~. inc leas. oo,'eep . ~"
.sns ~ = 49, =" 'e 49, 90 n a.. 49,.
tug rlenonna,'. naa 80 v.'Au's s.o I..
a.ounu - .ne % - .Ao .. .,s. y s sao
ns = ~ ".s ''as -N -
so1's avenue " eseape
sfx Were injured.
Save these two men the death list re-
mains the same.
The injured, In addition to Knish, num-
Der Eve They are Andrew Kichihko. M
chAel J. Kichinko, Hungarians; Abraham
Kalunki. a Finn, and James Conway, the
first man to leave the mine Of Foreman
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NATIONAL ISSUE SHIFTED.
Prominent Democrats Views on RE-
publican Monetary Bills.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.--J. G. Johnson, of
the Democratic executive committee, to-
publican monetary bill shifts the issue
before the country. The discussion will
be for or against the single gold standard,
instead of for or against silver, as 1t was
in 1896. =,
"rrhe Democratic party will maintain
it's stand in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio
of l6 to l, independent of the consent of
any foreign nation--n short, independent
bimetalism. The discussion In congress
over the Republican caucus gold stand
ard measures will be the beginning of the
discussion which will he carried through
the campaign"
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Tsed&Sy Sdsaaihi ! z . G aBsvisS = Hssysss
lyp mines, and Robert Dunsmuir. the coal
king OF Victoria. and others. To all he re-
Piled that Asslstance II unnecessary. Thir-
ty coal miners arrived this afternoon from
wikeson and voluntarily entered the mine
to assist In the rescue work.
w. c. p. Adams arrived today from
oiySfDia. sc
DAVID w. Davis. one OF the most promi-
nenSfyTeish miners here. recently elected
. tzxstee Of the Renton Cooperative Coal
Company. was called to Henton Saturday
and thereby escaped the explosion. Had
he been here he would have been work.
Ing Saturday. according to his contract In
the lower levels of No. I.
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Think He In ROsser,

STEVENSON. Ala, Dec. 10.-No such
man as Rafters Is known In this city
Walter Rosser .s in New York taking
post graduate course in medicine. and 1t
Is generally believed here that the party
Walter Rosser, who, while attached to the
hospital corps of the First Tennessee reg
iment. shot a man n San Francisco, and
from which charge he was released on a
plea of insanity.
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ENGLISH AND FRENCH NAvIEs.
NJ. LockrOy Says John Bull Is Pre-
pared to Meet the World.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-The Figaro publishes an
interview today with NJ. Lockroy, former
minister of marine, In the course Of which
he says:
"The British navy is twice as strong as
ours 1t Is able TO oppose simultaneously
the navies of France and the triple ALI
ance. Where French fleets are. stationed
strength.
France must have cables. Great Brit
isns bases of supplies are all connected
and the British are ready for war tomor-
row, IL necessary, with every nation on the
ploha
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NEW WAGE SCHEDULE.
New England Mil Workers Get Ten
Per Cent. Advance.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 10-The new
wage schedule, giving 5000 cotton mill en-
ployes in this and other New England CT
les a 10 per cent. increase in wages will
go into effect tomorrow. On December IS
an additional 10000 mill employees win be-
gin to receive like advance in wages,
and before the fret of the year 1850 others
VIII have received the increase. Thus by
January / fully $4,000 New England mill
employees VIII be receiving an average rate
of pay equal to the previous high rate of
1892, when they were paid the highest rate
OF wages since the inception OF the cotton
industry,
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REaUEsT INCREASED PAY.


OMAHA, Dec 1O.--committees from the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and
Locomotive Firemen OF the Union Pacific
came here to lay before the proper officials
pay The chief grievance Is made by the
firemen on account of the new big engines
that have recently been put in use on the
pay for fremen has been 81 rs per 100 miles.
The company has Increased this 10 S2.75
for firemen. on the new : 500 class engines
and to $2.35 on the 1,700 class. This scale
has not yet been accepted by the freuen
and they ask for more. If not granted a
strike may result. The engineers ask an in
crease on similar grounds
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DETAINED COFFEE STEAMERS.
Still Under Surveillance of New
York Health OHicers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.--The coffee steam
ers at quarantine made no move today. The
Roman Prince and Pagusa are still held
by DR.. Doty. The Lassell continues to dis
charge her damaged coffee into lighters.
Two loaded lighters are anchored off Cliff
ton, s. l.. in charge Of quaranune police,
awaiting the eight days detention.
The seven lighters. with coffee from the
Doty, last Wednesday, are locked at
Stapleton. s. l. The police boat patrol
Is moored alongside watching them No
other steamer has arrived from Santos
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MEANT TO BRIGHTEN THEM.
Raffers' Explanation as to Why lie
Shot slater.

NEW YORK, Dec l0.-Wiliam Raffers,
who originally gave his name to the police
as Willis Rosser, a student at the POST
Graduate hospital. who shot Fred F. Slater
at Madison Square Garden last night, was
arraigned in police court today.
The wounded mans condition was re-
ported as favorable and on the request OF
RafferS counsel, the prisoner was held In
81 900 bail for examination on Tuesday He
was. however, unable to furnish bali and
was locked up.
Raffers declared today that he had no
intention OF shooting Slater, that he had
been drinking and met two or three stu
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HOME FOR CONSERVATIVES.
Formal Dedication of Charitable In
stitutiOn BuiIt by Jewish Order.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 10.-The national
Jewish home for consumptives, located
In this city. was formally dedicated today.
Rabbi Friedman, of Denver, delivered the
principal addresses. The home was built
by the Jewish order of B'nai Birth. but
of that order or race alone. Any one suf-
fering from consumption who is unable 10
pay for treatment and care in any other
institution, is admissible into this one. 1t
was constructed with the one idea of pro-
viding a home for the penniless consump-
tive.
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Anti-Trust Conferences.

CHICAGO Dec 10.-A meeting Of tn
executive committee of the national anti
trust league will be held tom0rs
rS~ ant, Wn,sn e se ass rafe
fixed. 1t has already been dec.d-s
ed that the meeting will be held In Chi.l
cago. President Lockwood, of the League,
who Is chairman of the executive commits
tee, arrived in Chicago today and opened
headquarters. He anticipates a iarp
gathering.
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WILL VOTE FOR IT.
Two Tammnny Democrats VIII Sup
port Financial bill.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-two Tammany
Democrats will vote for the house currency
bill. which was introduced last week, ac-
cording to a report at the Democratic club
tonight They are Jefferson M. Levy of
the Thirteenth district, and Jacob Rup-
pert. jr., OF the Fifteenth district Mr.
Levy, in speaking of the matter, said: 81
want to deny that the Democratic con-
gressmen from New York county received
Instructions from Mr.. Croker to vote one
way or another Mr.. Croker told us to
exercise our own Judgment
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Irish rifles behaved as II on review day. I
fear our losses are heavy. One OF our
guns we had to abandon"
Bridge Thought Destroyed.
FREEZE CAMP. Natal, Dec 10, 8 p. m.
photographic communication with Lady,
smith continues daily. Gen. schalkenber-
ger and Commandment Botha are in COM
mand Of the Boer forces investing Lady
smith. Their horses are said to be in
poor condition.
A heavy report was heard In the direc-
ton Of Colenso today. The sound was fol-
lowed by big cloud Of smoke. The sup
position IS that the enemy had blown up
the highway bridge.
The Transvaal government has decided
to consider Winston Churchill who was
captured November Is near Estcourt, as
a combatant officer and to retain him as
prisoner. Mr.. Churchill has applied to
Gen. Butler. with. a view, Of getting an
exchange. - -sa-gss. i ~..s.s
This has been quiet day here. The
health Of the troops is excellent.
Another British Loss.
LONDON, Dec. 11.--A special dispatch
from Ladysmith by way of Freere, adj
dressed to the war Office. gives an ac-
count Of the capture of the Boer guns
near Pepworth hill. 1t says:
Gen. Brocklehurst, with cavalry and
artillery, reconnoitered in the direction
Of Pepworth hill with view of cutting
off the Boer retreat. but he found the
position still strongly held. The Eight
esnth hussars, pushing forward. drew
a furious fire and suffered heavily, los
ing four killed and seventeen wounded.
1.-THE Beers fired necessarily as the
British slowly retired. At special pa
rade afterwards Gen. White thanked Gen.
Hunter and all engaged, especially Maj.
Henderson, for brilliant work.
Canadians Go to the Front.
ORANGE RIVER. Dec. 9-Haif the
men OF the Canadian contingent have
gone forward. Like the Australian con-
tingent, they have been put to stiff work
since their arrival, and have been build
ing sidings erecting platform and rem
dering the usual routine service. They
are in excellent condition and very zeal
Gus.
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NITROGLYCERIN EXPLOSION.
Magazine Blown Up and Great DAM
age Done.

BRADFORD. Pa, Dec. 10.--The nitro
glycerin magazine of the Pennsylvania
Torpedo Company, located in Bolivar
hollow, one and half miles from this
city, blew up today with report that
was heard for thirty miles.
The magazine was blown to atoms and
hole. was made In the. earth fifteen feet
deep by thirty feet in circumference
Trees were torn into splinters at the
scene of the explosion, and the brick
OF which the magazine walls were con-
structed We're reduced to reddish powder,
which covered the snow over a wide area
Much damage was done In this city.
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Two Mexicans Killed.

ROCKDALE. Tex, Dec. t0--A difficulty
occurred at the Black Diamond coal mines,
twenty miles east of here, today. in which
fifteen or twenty shots were fired two
Mexicans being killed and one Mexican and
a white hoy wounded
Thomas Johnson, a negro, acknowledged
killing the Mexicans, and surrendered to
the officers
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EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.
Safe Open. Much Money Gone and
Agent Under Surveillance.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
CHEYENNE, Wyo, Dec 10.--The office
of the Pacific Express Company in this
city was robbed last night of several thou
sand dollars. When Agent G. C. Brownlee
entered the office this morning he found the
safe open and the money gone. The rob-
berry has been kept quiet and only became
public late tonight.
Express company officials refuse to state
the amount of money taken. which Is re-
ported at from $4,000 to s25 900. Agent
Brownlee and the entire office force Is un-
der surveillance pending the result OF an
investigation now t. progress.
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RepubIicnn. solidly Arrayed.
WILL PROTEST WHEELER.
Congressman Bailey VIII Renew l
II the General Returns.

NEW YORK. Dec. 10.--A, special to the
world from Washington says:
Representative Bailey, of Texas, Is ready
to protest against Gen. Joe Wheelers ad-
mission to congress should he return from
Manila and present himself to assume his
position as representative from Alabama.
Mr. Bailey will contend that Mr.. Wheeler
cannot hold two positfons-maJor general
If volunteers and member of congress-at
the same time,
Mr. Bailey has made canvass of the
Democratic side and received promises OF
suppc t from nearly one hundred members.
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IN THE ! HOUSE.
Financial Debate Will Begin and
Cover Wide Range.

Financial Debate Will Begin ana
Cover Wide Range.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-The house
will devote the week entirely to the
financial debate on the currency bill. I'M
der the terms Of the special order adopt
ed on Friday the general debate will open
tomorrow, Immediately after the reading
of the journal. and continue daily from
noon until o'clock Friday. On Satur-
day the bill viii be read. paragraph by
paragraph, for amendment under the five
minutes rule. The vote will not be taken
until the following Monday. The debate
will probably cover AZ wide range. Inc
Guiding a general refreshing of the
campaign issue of 1896. and there may be
some stormy incidents.
Republicans Solidly Arrayed.
The Republicans are arrayed solidly for
the bill, but many of them who have
never advocated the gold standard doubt
less will have to take the floor to explain
their change of position. On the Demo-
cratic side some of the members are re-
ported as favoring the bill. but there has
been no canvass made as yet and It re-
mains to be seen how many OF them Will
ioin the Republicans upon this measure.
REPRESENTATIVE Overstreet, of Indiana,
who will have charge of the bill on the
floor will make the opening argument In
its support tomorrow.
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dents who were guying him and bIufhne
him about betting on the Llcycle CONTEST
and that finally they made an attack upoH
him. He drew his revolver. he says Sn4
fired one shot simply for the purpose n
frightening them away and did not aim 4
Slater or intend to shoot him. pa.
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Enormous Log Contracts.

DULUTH Mimi. Dec. 10.-Contracts for
logs to mills in this section by railroads
have been closed recently OF those con-
tracts the Wisconsin division of the North
250. 900 feet, part Of which will be de-
livered In this city and part at Ashland
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec No. NJ. We'll
been acquitted of charges of embezzle-
ment. This was his third trial. While
under Indictment Welburn fed. enlisted
as a private In the army. going to Cuba
When on his way to the Philip mes he
was recognized in this city and arrested.
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MACRUM IS RETURNING.
said to Have Information Too Inn
pOrtant to Cable,

CHICAGO, Dec 10.--A special to the
Chronicle from East Liverpool, Ohio. saws:
''f'riends in this city Of Charles e. Ma
crur,. until recently United States consul
a, Pretoria. say he is returning to this
country Win important information for the
state department which he was unwilling
prove that not only was Macrun not per-
son non grata to the Transvaal govern
ment. but that he was on the best possible
terms with President Kruger. Cabling could
Cnly be done over a line controlled In part
by England It Is believed the information
brought by Macrum is from President Kru-
ger. and the purpose is to initiate measures
to bring the war to a close on honorable
terms to the Dutch republic. v>.a
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shipbufIdinr PInnt.

HALIFAX, NJ s., Dec. 10.--H. M. WHIT
general manager of the projected 'ir68s
works at Sydney. c. B., are said to ~
making arrangements for locating ste0l
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BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE.
Says He Is Not Looking for the Ne
hrnaka SenntOrAhIp.

GALVESTON, Tex. Dec. 1o.--w. ].
Bryan, who passed through Galveston to-
day en- route 10 Austin. when asked If
he would be n candidate for the vacant
senatorship in Nebraska, alphabetically
replied mo, will not" and positively
declined to further discuss Nebraska
politics-
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BARTENDERs' UNION PRESENT.
Desires Membership i'm Americe
Federation of Labor.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 10.-Nearly an sof
the $50 delegates to the American FederaI
tici OF Labor convention had tonieht nrs-
scented their credentials at headquar{en
Many unofficial visitors have arrived.
among them representatives of the bar
tenders union and others who desire to o.
tain full membership.