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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04

Oe ue0zeoee4 Uas Duseneus nop N
Csasaa1 Tea1ne oeespaassn-
4 htg gray cat dos ni9ht duty IN Z Main
eueef liquor store IN Kansas City. His
E1saness - 10 catch rats and mice that be-
come active after the business Of the day
ana fhs merchant and his clerks have gone
home
1hs window Of the store /. flied with
dasAs. bottles and demiyohns Of liquor and
vine placed there for ahow The men Ia
NE store have noticed each morning that
tn ccsks were out Of many Of the botsIes
- u window. and wondered thereas. Tho
cofks would Be found In the morning scat
Tered around the door and on them were
t0oeh MARKS and scratched How the corks
had been extYacted was the mystery. The
corhg projected m eighth OF an inch above
the neck Of the bottles and could be pulled
out BY the nngers. bat not easily. Mean
ssns II vs. found that the rats and mice
80 been busy IN the store and had eaten
their way into boxas Of crackeru and Other
articles. II was evident that the cat was
not attending to busine8.
One Of the CLERKS volunteered to watch
ana md out who was pulling the corika
He watched the window Tor several nixhts
until tt was time to catch the last car, ana
discovered nothing. but In the morning the
corAs would be found out Of the tasks a.
usual
One might be was passing the store and
eaw . email party Of men looking In the
window. He looked over their shoulders
and saw the cat balanced on three lee0 on
top Of the bottles, digging n one Of the
corks with teeth and claws. The cork Was
1oess and already half out. Too cat worked
with vtgor that would have exterminated
many rats. He tugged ~ the cork with
his teeth. got It out and threw II to the
door. where he sent II spinning IN play.
The cat va the cuiprit. and the next
morning wAA sent away In disGrAce and .
new cat took hie place.-KAnsas City Star.
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Strange story naek - . Divorce.
One Of the most peculiar divorce cases
that has ever attracted interest In North
Dakota came to . close recently when
Judge Fisk granted an absolute divorce
10 Oliver Simmons from his wife, Eleanor
Fulton simmons.
He claimed that Sept. 1s, ~. q Leb-
anon. Pa. he was forced to marry, much
against his will. the young lady being
Miss Eleanor Fulton. At that time he
was just % years Of age. while the wo.
man was past -. He was attending the
Lebanon business college, boarding the
while at pubic boarding houss with his
father. Upon returning home one evening
he was astounded to fnd the younx lady
sitting In his room When he asked what
brought her there she replied that she
Was there for the purpose OF compelling
him 10 marry her. and that II he refused
she would kill him and then commit SUI
eide herself He refused. whereupon she
got down on her knees before him. CO.
ercsng. threatening and demanding for
over two hours. Finally. from simple
fright. the youth consented and the cere-
mony was performed. The girl was from
Philadelphia. and TO that city she re-
turned Immediately. The plaintiff AYERS
that he never lived with her q single
hour. and shat he nfterward received .
letter from her In which she stated thar
she had acted crazy and was not In tho
possession OF her senses on that evsntful
day In hss life's history.
On the above complaint divorce was
granted and the boy departed for his
home in the EaHt--St- Paul Pioneer Press.
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IS Volcano dust carried by the winds from
the mountains q Puy. IN Auvergne. en-
riches the soil Of Limagne with phosphor-
- acid and potash. According TO n. Nivois.
inspector general Of mines In France, II
- owing to this natural fertilizer that the
coll In 20 rich. 4 neid at Gerxas, Cler
mont Ferrand. has yielded q nne crop Of
hemp eighteen years running without any
other manure.
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MAKE MONEY

y buyinl stock IN the EAST IAN
POIL GOLD MINING COMPANY. of
ONE CENT PEN SHARE II WI seen s.
worth two cents Per ahafs. and you WIN
then have made 10 Per cent. on your Is.
shares: Remit By draft OF money order.
Wa have q limited amount az Jun61na
stock a ~ cents per share.
Write Or wire ~ fer Quotations . 81
standard rtochn
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h.rAAn. hut. a seen as the Samoan trous
Mes the fact Of Brother Jonathan ana
John Hull hand In hand brought teafS
~ eyes that did not moisten at the thought
OF innocent people killed and defenseiess
Samoan houses DESTROYED.
The smaller subjects Of interest Just now
In New York are, nrst u ak the Clark
kidnaptr.sr case, that has kept the poice
0ena rfnent and the detectives on the rack
for eight days and not the tran OF q
clev vet discovered II Is strange saat
women should hire nurses Tor fheir cali
siren without demanding necessary relel-
Moor ana the girl, Carrie Jones. asked low
wages and seeraed a decent. respectable
person. But she went TO the park on sun
day and since then no trace OK either
nurse or child has been found. Our police
force h sadly In need OF Sherlock Holmes
10 unravel the mystery. Incidentally the
case has brought TO light the usual num-
Der OF cranks. who come forward with
trivial Information. man came rushing
Into the police station, stating that he had
seen the child: or, at least, upon interro-
cation. he had passed woman on the
street who was trying TO stop child from
crying! Also there has come TO light IN
odd unusual story u q young negro wo-
man with q white child. petty creature.
with blue eyes and yellow hair, which
she declared, and afterward proved. to be
her own!
The death OF an unfortunate creature In
Bellevue hospital Of tea drinking-his al
lowance being thirty-nve cups a day-has
set the topers all agox. They will have
q repartee now to last them long time.
I know . man who got drunk on tea. he
was visiting Chinatown. IN San Francisco.
with party Of tourists. and they all
drank quantities Of the beverage af the
various restaurants ana temples they In
speetei no, dreaming that II would AZ
feet them; but IL was the fragrant pure
article and the whole party became most
agreeably elevated TO suffer not only the
next day, bat FOR week to follow the
most horrible aches and pains
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EtGhs-Houp law.

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s .sS company. % the effect thar shs e-s-
w sesvstter =. paid hs the has,r
s $3.50 q iae Jay. sna that they WIN he
20 work raars thar esxht henrx
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+. .>.-s se~s snse effect june Is rsr,ss
- a. they demand the samc
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faas nu,,ns 2. sxssetssr swpsas-cs n t.sso-
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terest II there was any chance OF having
a game here this summer. He has q
brother in New Zealand and another IN
India. His father and mother. both Of adj
vanced age. reside In Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A new London paper has isS APPEARED.
called tie Anxfc-Saxan. and So recefvsng
sas sssayaEt 81 ssca nsen ~ Alfred Austin.
ira poet laureate Axeguon Charles SvaH-
aarnc. 1astsc~ Hawkiaa Anc CIR Evelyn
Weed LIT us hcre that this paper viii
olvoesse IL lightezaas,S ce The ersus r,aa's
The evening times., 1899-05-18
DESTRUCTION N 1gs PATH.
Storm Leaves Masses OF Wreckage
I'm Kent (nnfnv

\ -.
Storm Leaves Nasses OF wreckage
I'm Kent COutny.
Chestertown. Nd. May ia cyclone
struck sOme sections Of Kent county
Tuesday night. between Z and o'clock.
and did considerable damage. Its track
was about half mile wide. Rain fell in
torrents. and the lightning was severe. At
Wcrton Station trees were uprooted. wheat
beaten down. and fruit slashed from the
trees. Roofs were blown from farm
buildings. A barn at Biddle Hossinger's
home farm was completely wrecked. Will
liam d. Shinn and his family sought safe
ty in the cellar of their home. The fine
peach orchard Of Josiah Massey is almost
a total wreck. A large shed barn on the
farm OF Isaac Cleaver was demolished. A
roof was blown from building on Bedford
Ros's farm. and at the Howard Clendaniel
farm great damage was done to fruit trees
and wheat. Nathan Milbourne. living near
GodwiR's Mill. lost two horses from light
ming The fine windmill on the Joseph
Rasin farm was shattered.
The storm crossed Chester River and
carried destruction in its path. r. J. Hur-
lock. OF near Rolph's Wharf, reports that
he had 5000 baskets of peaches beaten
from the trees and one large orchard is a
total wreck. Fruit trees and growing
wheat In Double Creek are badly damaged.
1t is impossible to yet estimate the amount
of damage.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
Porto Rico.

The Commission appointed by President
Mckinley to investigate affairs in Porto
Rico is expected soon to submit its report.
The assumption is that the report will deal
chiefly with matters Of military admins
tration. as 1t is not believed that 1t will be
possible to substitute civil for military rule
for long time to come.
From all accounts the Porto Ricans are a
cowardly and corrupt lot II only trifie
OF what is said of them be true 1t is
clear that many years must elapse before
they will be able to conduct their affairs
in an honest and intelligent manner.
The present system of military control
is working well, and there does not appear
to be any necessity Of supplanting 1t by a
'carpet-bag' method of administration.
The Porto Ricans. like the Cubans. have
been SO long subjected to the abuses of
Spanish domination that they have no
adequate conception of the meaning of self
government. 1t would be absurd to give to
them charge of their own affairs unless
justice and tranquility we're assured to
them as it is under the direction of the
United States authorities. They need
long period OF schooling. and cannot OBJ
tain it better than under the administra-
tive system now in operation.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
A FOOT RACE WITH A TRAIN.
sheep Salesman Wagers His Abb
ity to Outrun Cara

A sheep Salesman Wagers His AbiI-
ity to Outrun Cars.
Chicago, May 18.-Charies L. Buel will
walk from Trevor. Wis. to Chicago to beat
the time made by a Wisconsin Central
stock train. He will do this to win a wa
ger Of $500. The race will take place Sat-
urday May 20. the start being made from
Trevor at 3 O'Clock in the morning. and
the finish to be at the big sheep pavilion
at the stockyards.
The distance is sixty miles. Mr.. Buel is
sheep salesman. few weeks ago he
had several cars of sheep in from Trevor,
and because they were so long on the road
several OF them died. On the day of their
arrival Charles A. Klemans and Mr.. Buel
were discussing the time made by the
railroad company.
Mr.. Buel bet $500 he could walk the dis
tance quicker than eighteen hours, the
time Of the train. Klemans took him up.
and $500 was placed In the National Live
Stock Bank. subject to the decision OF the
judges. The only articles Of agreement
were that the race should take place on
or before June 1. and that Buel should
walk or run from Trevor to Chicago on
any route as long as he went on foot. Since
the wager was made hundreds OF dollars
have been bet among the stock men. One
bet OF 500 to SO was made that Buel
would win.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
New York Police Administration.

Before the Mazet Committee yesterday
Jacob Hess, who is one OF the Republicans
On the New York Police Board. admitted
| that he accepted the place because he need.
ed the $1,000 salary. and that he voted tc
retire Chief McCuilagh and elevate Devsry
to the position because he was afraid oil
losing his job if he did not do so. Private
detectives testified to the existence Of a
number Of poorooms and other gambling
establishments. which were kept open with
the knowledge of the police.
There is nothing new in testimony of this
| character. Every well-intormed person is
| aware ths: New York today is practically
a 'wide-open" city. AS to gambling IL
will exist to more or less extent In every
community. but in the metropolis it ap-
pears to have been encouraged without any
respect for decency.
Nor will the admission of Mr.. Hess oc-
casion the slightest surprise. He saw
what had happened to Commissioners
Hamilton and Phillips. and naturally did
not want to share their fate. All of
which is an argument against the b.-
partisan system of police administration
No one but an idiot would suppose that
the commissioners would not play into
the hands of each ether when it suited
their interests to do so. The only argu-
ment for the system is that a bipartisan
board is essential for election purposes:
but that is a failacy, because elections
ought properly to be under the supervision
of body constituted for that special pur-
pose.
Some day New York will protest SO Wig
orously against the present method Of
police administration that it will have 10
be abolished and single commissioner,
in all probability. will be substituted for
the four-two Democrats and two Repub-
licans-who now conduct affairs for the
joint benefit of the party machines
The evening times., 1899-05-18
THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1899.
The Peace Conference.

All of the delegates to the International
Peace Conference have reached The Hague,
and today witnesses the opening of the
proceedings. Three Commissions are to
be appointed to arrange programmes for
discussion, the first dealing with restric-
tions of armament and military eXpendi-
ture: the second with laws governing civ
ilized warfare. and the third with media
tion and arbitration.
The one discordant note comes from Ger
many. While energetic support Of the Cars
plans is expected from England. Fran e. th ,
United States, and other great powers Ger
man sincerity is doubted. Emperor Will
liam is said 10 cherish the desire that the
proceedings be abortive and even rldicu-
ious. He might be excused for taking
that attitude on the assumption that if dis
armament be brought about it be on an
equal scale between the nations-which,
proportionately speaking. would leave Ger
many, considering her present equipment,
just as formidable as ever.
Whether tangible results are accom-
plished or not, the fact that the United
States is a participant in the conference
should be a source of profound satisfaction.
especially as We are now holding jubilees in
celebration of the conclusion of hostilities
with Spain. Some of the more important
propositions to be discussed are essentially
identified with American policy and prac-
tice, and the character and calibre of our
delegates are sufficient guarantee that they
will take creditable if not conspicuous
part in the proceedings.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
Roosevelt KnuckIes Down.

Governor RooSevelt's call for an extra
session of the New York Legislature with
in three weeks after its adjournment TO
consider the franchise tax bill can be con-
strued only as a concession to Mr.. Platt
and the corporations. The people DO not
want an extra session. They are decided
ly opposed to it not only on account of
its expense, but for the further reason that
they have no fault to find with the tax
bill in its present form. When the meas
ure passed the Legislature, the Governor
declared that it marked a step OF weight
lest Importance in the policy of seeing that
hereafter the corporations getting great
advantages from the public should bear
their share of the public burdens" "and, :"
he added, Il am pleased that that has been
done" II he thought it had been done
why has he changed his mind? The
amendments he insists upon would trans
fer the power of assessing franchises from
the local officials TO the State authorities,
and would require all taxes paid by corpo-
rations to be deducted from the new real
estate franchise taxes. Both of these
propositions are unnecessary. if indeed
they are not distinctly subversive CT the
spirit Of the proposed law. The transfer
of the assessing power from local to State
control is about as humiliating a conces-
sion to the Platt machine" as could well
be imagined.
Evidences are multiplying that the pop
u!ar impression of Mr.. Roosevelt as a
man of superb intellectual courage will
have to be revised.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
OBJECT To a eER1eAN YRIEsT.
81. Pntrick's Church In East St.
Louis Placed Under Guard.

81. Patrick's Church In East St.
Louis Placed Under Guard.
East 81. Louis. H.. May 1s.-Armed
guards are stationed In and around st.
Patrick's Church and rectory to prevent
Vicar General Cluse. appointed by Bishop
Jansen to the pasterate from taking pos
session of the property. The congregation
is composed exclusively Of Irish or Irish
Americans and they object to a German
priest being put over them. Recently
the pastor. an Irishman, died. and the
bishop was asked to appoint Father Down
ing. assistant rector, to the position, but
he refused and named Father Cluse.
Resolutions protesting against the ap-
pointment were adopted by the ccngrega-
ticn and committee appointed to lay tie
protest before Monsignor Martinelli who
was visiting Notre Dame, Ind. That COM
mittee returned on Monday and reported
that Monsignor Martineln had stated that
he would write to Bishop JANSEN re-
questing him to hold up the appointment
until both sides to the controversy could
be heard.
Late yesterday afternoon a report reach
ed this city from Belleville that Father
Cluse, accompanied by Bishop Jansen.
would arrive and demand possession Of the
church property. Meetings were held and
prompt action determined upon with the
result that guards were stationed. 1t is
alleged that out of eighty pastorates in
the Bclleville diocese seventy-hve are il.-
ed by German priests
The evening times., 1899-05-18
TOO BUSY TO BUILD CRUISERS,
Leading Shipyards Make an Effort to
POhtDOne the Reauesf for Ri.I.

| Leading Shipyards Make an Effort to
Postpone the Request for Bids.
Strong pressure is being exerted on the
Navy Department to postpone for the
present requests for bids on the six new
OF the programme of naval increase at the
last session of Congress.
All the leading shipyards of the country
which have heretofore entered the compe-
tition for constructing warships have now
such an enormous amount of work on
hand. both for the Government and the
merchant service. that their plants are
said to be practically incapable of UNDER
taking additional contracts and therefore
they are apprehensive that if the bids are
asked for the building of new vessels
some of the minor firms which have not
been considered as probable competitors
may submit proposals acceptable to the
Navy Department. and thus secure awards
although inexperienced in the science of
warship building.
While the failure of the Government to
secure terms for supplying armor within
the provision OF law limiting the price to
be paid for it practically prevents the ask
ing of bids for the battleship and armored
cruiser class. there is nothing of this
character to interfere with the building Of
the smaller ships when designs have been
completed. 1t is recognized by the naval
officials that only three shipya-ds in the
country have the plant. experience and
capacity for building larger vessels Of the
navy, but that there are number of
smaller firms competent to construct un-
protected vessels is not questioned
The war is in large measure responsible
Of -at;1
shipyards. The purchase by the Govern
ment CT practically all the high speed and
heavy displacement merchant ships for
auxiliary cruisers led at the conclusion of
peace to large orders for the construction
OF vessels to take their places. 4 majority
of the ships purchased have been retained
by the Government Commercial inter-
ests also have been interested in the es-
tablfshment Of new steamship lines be-
tween this country. Cuba. and Porto Rico,
and to supply the steamers for the vari-
Gus systems, many orders have been given
in the past six months for the building of
merchant ships to engage in this trade.
The evening times., 1899-05-18
TIE REINA MERcEpEs.
Plans of the Navy Department Re-
gardfnG Her Armament.

Plans of the Navy Department Re-
garding Her Armament.
AS result Of a report made on the
! armament of the Spanish cruiser Reina
Mercedes. now on her way to Newport
News from Santiago. the naval authorities
have decided to give that vessel battery
rapid-fire guns. The main battery pieces
Of the Reina Mercedes consist at present
Of 6.2-inch Hontoria breach loading guns.
Two of these pieces originally on the ves-
sci were mounted last summer In the de-
| fences Of La Sccapa battery. 1t was
shell frcm one Of the Spanish cruisers
guns which pierced the side Of the Texas
on June % last and disabled two guns
crews.
The Navy Department Is Of the opinion.
1t Is stated, that the vessel can be made
more efficient by substituting for the Hon.
toria guns six 4O-calibre 6-inch quick-fir-
ing guns. The Hontoria rifles weigh about
six tons. and the 6-inch American pieces
have about the same weight. The Reina
Mercedes. in addition to the 6.2-inch guns.
carries two 2.7-inch. three 2.2-inch, two
1.5-inch. and six 1.4-inch quick firing guns.
and two machine guns. All the smaller
Spanish calibres will be done away with,
and guns of 6-pounder and l-pounder
probable that the former pieces Of the
Spanish captive will be utilized in any way
In the American navy. The fact that Diff
ferent ammunition Is required ID In itself q
drawback.
The Reina Mercedes is regarded as q
much better ship than is commonly sup
posed. She resembles in size the cruiser
Raleigh. the difference in tonnage amount
ing to only 80 tons. The Spanish ship was
built at Cartagena as late as 1887 and 1t
is noteworthy that her construction was
carried out mostly by English workmen.
Her engines are capable Of developing
3,700 horsepower. affording a speed under
maximum conditions Of lis knots per
hour The material of the hull Is steel.
Bunker capacity is afforded for slowing GOO
tons of coal Under the Spanish allotment
the Reina Mercedes carried a crew of 375.
This number is about Is more than the
American service would allow on her gun
plan. From what the preliminary reports
disclose fully six months will be required
to put the Reina Mercedes in serviceable
condition. --D