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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14
A MOB TAKES THE TOWN
Crowd of 1000 Men and Boys Resist
Converting school House
To Pest House.

P1TTSBURG. Pa, May IA mob of
1000 men and boys has had possession
of Turtle Creek, n small town eight miles
east of here, all evening and at midnight
the sheriff was called to aid the local
officials. The trouble was precipitated by
the board of health trying to take pos
session OF an abandoned school building
in the town for a pest house The citi-
zens objected to this and, when the board
made preparations to remove six cases
of smallpox to the building. they were
prevented by the mob. Special officers
sworn In could do nothing. and the voln-
teer fire department succeeded In dis
persing the rioters by turning the hose
on them. The crowd soon returned how
ever, and cutting the hose pelted the
fremen with stones and beat them with
clubs until the officers retreated. A num-
Der Of flremen were badly cut and
bruised
They then surrounded the schoolhouse
in which three of the members of the
health board had sought refuge. and bar
ricaded themselves.
The sheriff and posse arrived at 30
Monday morning and commanded the
crowd TO dispense The men withdrew
some distance, but IL Is reported their
numbers are being constantly augmented
and 1t is feared trouble will be renewed
later
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ly probate judge. conceded. that the act
OF 1898 repealed the act under which the
Indians were made citizens, so far as L
applied TO the question of the descent and
partition of estates; but Judge Williamson
holds that the direction IN the act of 1888
can only mean that the commission are To
determine who are heirs in the regular
way laid down by law, that Is through
the machinery OF the probate department Of
the court, and that all they have done,
arbitrarily and outside the probate court
is void.
In a large number OF cases the commits
sion have decided against alleged heirs
and have sold lands TO purchasers, sfter
procuring the consent and power Of at
torney OF the persons whom they decided
were heirs This leaves the titles veiy
badly shaded In great many cases.
As an instance, the probate court entered
a decree several years ago distributing TO
Mary Stanup. the mother Of Peter G..
Sianup. tract OF land patented 20 A
cousin Of Mrs, Stanup. later the commits
sion determined that other parties Rere
the heirs. and under a power Of attorney
from the heirs. as determined o. them,
sold she land to purchaser, VINO now
finds he has no title whatever, as the de-
cree o. the court is OF record.
The majority of purchasers OF these
lands understand that they are purchasing
from the government and that the govern
ment in some way guarantees thcir title.
whereas under the act, the commission Is
only authorized 10 act as selling agents
for the patentees. who own the land in fee.
In many cases however. titles have Keen
secured by getting the consent TO sell O.
all the possible heirs. many ~ whom nave
been induced TO sign for very small
sum. after they have been told trat they
had no interest IN the lands. These
heirs however will now bring suit 10
regain their inheritance, on tho s.Sund
that they were induced 20 sign the power
OF attorney by fraud and misrepyssants-
ton. Several such cases are now being
prapared bv locul attorneys. who are COX
ms, for A rich harvest out o. the Il isadon
sure to follow.
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been granted to the following residents of
the state OF Washington: Jerome s. Rog-
ers Redmond; Amandar p. Hartshorn,
Goldendale; John Harrington, Vancouver:
Barney McGirk, Battle Ground: Henry
Nesson, Blockhouse; Henry Wackter, Fri
day Harbor; Joseph e. Candy. Spokane;
William Foster Halfpenny, Tacoma:
Thomas Robinette. East Spokane; Arthur
J. Robinson. Moscow; Alfred s. Keller.
Richmond; and Peter Hansen. Tacoma
and William Hoepfel. Vancouver, Spanish
war.
The following have received pensions OF
$ month Philip Patton. Frances: John
Tompkfns. Soldiers Home. orting. and
Dethiff F. Dau, Ellensburg.
The few following have received s12 a,
month: James w. Gleason, Tacoma: Jo-
seph c. Adams. Orting; William Lane,
Carrollton; Lewis c. Kiilam.
Additional and increased pensions have
been granted to the following: Alexander
II. Keith. Gould City. s.: Francis NJ Els
worth, Spokane, $40; Abram Voorhees,,
James Defresco Wilbur, s. to $40; Marcel
Gagnon, Fern Hill; James o'Nell. Lyn-
den; James r. Maddox. Ellensburg, So:
Joseph Thomas, Holly, So to s.; William
II. Woollen, Tacoma, IS to sl2; Charles T.
Harris dead. Dungeness, s. to sl2: Elias
" Ruger. Seattle. so to s12; Joseph Fere-
ra, Richardson; Martin C. Hopkins. Sol
hiftS Iisnt oItlfE, 20 10 NlNs 1diemOn L.
Mills, Edmonds, $50 to s1i.25; George T.
Mayes. Mabton, IS to s.; Ephraim Ranck,
Hillhurst, So to s.; Charles NJ. Blxby Port
Angeles, $l2; Willard T. Boyles SPRING
dale; James f. De Pew, Republic, s.;
Alfred Young, Springdale. s.; John
Grant dead, Arlington: Edward
Burwitz. Vancouver. Lewis c. Kill
lam, Tacoma, sl2; James s. Foster. Spo-
kane Ephraim G. Wagley, Chehalis. SIT:
Thomas F'inney. Olympia, s.; Frederick w.
Becker, Colfax, s.; Charles p Russell.
Spanaway; Andrew F. Perkins. Colvllle.
IS; Thomas O'Roke. Spokane, ST. Robert
Saugherty, Spokane, $40; George w
Pierce, Goldendale; Alfred Phillips. New
Whatcom, IS; Frank Plat, Tacoma, s.,
and John =. Morley. Wahl, $i2
Widows special accrued pension: AL
media Gilkey, Medical Lake IS: while the
following have received widows pensions:
Henrietta H. Miller, Usk. 81: Hattie b.
Segur, Walla Walla SIP; Mary ii. Bixby,
Port Angeles, sI2; Angie Grant. Arlington;
Elizabeth w. Eldridge. Vancouver. so.
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for delivery in China were made So far 10
advance that importers were eble to lay
down their goods at prices which realized
handsome profits. Towards the close OF
the year higher prices tended 20 ,heck
business. and it is possible that importers
may have to face some delay In dlsnosiag
OF the importaticns which arrive II dearer
rates. The feature most worthy of note
was the continued advance Of American
and japanese goods. the latter especially
showing very RAPID development. TIE class
Of white shirtings now imported Is greatly
superior 10 what came formerly. the peo-
PIE demanding a better article
II is worth noticing. as evidence OF rros-
perity that what may be described ae cot
ton goods de luxe such as chiutzas, print
ed wills, cambrics. etc, and nEniker-
chiefs jumped from 3o5. Sl4 to SIS 5ss doze-s.
Cotton flannel showed a remarkably IN
crease, from Is. Ss5 to Sg7. $50 pieces. and
japanese cotton flannel. from rs ~ % f56.
90 pieces. English cotton yarn suffered 6
railing on, while Indian and Japanese in
creased, the latter having now n sen {,
Hs,In pfculs. 1t Is probable that the local
mills VIII gradually set the better Of their
foreign rivals. The yarn made & m Chi-
nese cotton is much whittier than the indian
yarn and obtains better prices, whica ex-
pIaihs why Japan imports raw cotton from
China TO mix with Indian.
'S1-NAt tseDN1t AhtNkn not showing Sntl
a promising progress as the cotton goods
made distinct advance camlets lostings.
long ellis. and blankets all having increased
Inc metal trade remains inelas.lc. and
the total value was slightly below that OF
the previous year.
The value Of the exports was tstimat-
ed at 1875, ,SSe haikwau taels, an Increase
or 56,i3,sS haikwan taels over the prev
ious years total, and. as In the case OF
imports, more than double the figures for
lss". In view Of the fact that railways
are now opening up districts previously cut
OF from communication with ports II Is
fairly safe to predict that In less than
another ten years the trade will have
again doubled. Exports are at Present
checked by price and inferior quality--he
former due to cost Of carriage and heavy
taxation, the latter to adulteration or faul-
~ methods of preparation for foieign
markets. Prices Will come down when rail-
ways bring the goods more cheaply TO the
ports and increase the supply"
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PUYAL[UP LAND TITLES.
RULING OF JUDGE WILLIAMSON
CAUSES MUCH UNCERTAINTY.
Hoids That Indian Commission Ex-
ceeded Its Authority in Assuming
Functions of Probate Court and
That Its Acts, Insofar, Are Void.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellige1cer
TACOMA, May 1S.-Parties VINO have
purchased lands in the PuyalaIp Indian
reservation through the Puyallup Indian
commission, are now in nucn uncertainty
about their titles since the decision Of
Judge Williamson, Of the superior court,
holding that the Puyallup Indian commis-
sion had no power to proceed as they have
done in the sale of the lands, and the de-
termination OF ownership OF estates where
the original patentee Is dead.
The law under which the Indians were
made citizens, expressly provides that the
laws of resent and partition of property,
In force in the state or territory wherein
the Indians live shall apply TO them. I'M
der which law estates Of Indians would
have to go through the probate depart
ment of the court. the same az estates
OF other citizens. The commission. how
ever, under the act OF 1898. which directed
them to ascertain who are heirs Of de-
ceased patentees, assumed the powers OF a
probate court and decided who We're heirs
and sold the lands of deceased patentees
after securing power of attorney frcm
those whom they decided were entitled 10
take the inheritance They claimed and
Judge Emmett n. Parker. who was former
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SEARCHING FOR ROBBERS.
Citizen. Hunting for Men Who Rob-
bed "a Rank and Killed Pursuing
omc~r-LynchinEP Probable.

KANSAS CITY. Mo May A Ti~es
spc-ial from r.nlpnria. Kan. says, Hur-
arsds OF men on foot on horseback. aud IN
all kinds cf vehicles. are securing Ne0sno
valley tonight fo- Two alleged Bunk rob
hcrs James Murphy and Z. Estel. who
last night added murder % their crime by
killing De-,uty Narshal Edward Roberts
az Dunlap a member Of a party THAI had
been pursuing tie rohl ars FOR several days.
ON Nav 8 Murphy and EstcN, tt = al
legged robbed a hank AZ NarysviNe kSn
ana since then "a posse of deputies has
pursued the robbers travelling a distnncc
81 over 80 miles About midnight last
night the robbers were run onto accidental
IT, In the dark by Roberts aul COM
panlou Who had become separated from the
pursuing uarty. Before they recognized
The robbers. one q the latter had cmptlsd
both barrels ~ his shotgun into Roberts.
killing him instantly. Roberts VAS hut
six feet from the robbers ard The shot
tore a bis hole in his chest The robbers
again r,d Later they stole eAMayOr
SARGENT horse and buggy and ST artei
south Roberts vas well known in EmpQr-
ia and the news OF his tragic death caused
great excitement. Numerous posses were
soon formed and began securing the couu-
try About O'Clock this EVEN the
robbers had been traced to within three
miles OF Emporia LyncAing will surely
follow their capture
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RAIsIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION.


FRESNO. Cal, May 1s-Harmony has
been restored In the ranks OF the Ralsn
Growers Association and plan his been
adopted to control the California ralsin
crop for the next three years The plan
adopted involves the formation of a com
mercial packers company to handle the
raisin crop, including the seeding OF raj
sins. coupled with an agreement that they
as an organization, would purchase and
pay. for the entire crop by January Is OF
each year.
The packers association IL to have a
capital stock OF 100000 FIVE per cent OF
which Is to be paid in Immediately. The
seeding OF the raisins is to be done at $40
per ton above actual cost. The packing
charges and bonus together. for all other
grades OF raisins. to be the same as pro-
vided for last season. the cash discount
and commission for sales 10 be the same
Prices OF raisins are to be forced by the
growers association and the packers
agree not to buy. pack, sell or handle any
raisins not under the control OF the grow
ers' association, without written consent
and no ratsins are to be sold at less than
association prices. The only condition
made by the packers is that 70 per cent
Of the ratsin acreage OF the state shall
DO secured before June l6 As g per cent
is already signed for, the rest is expected
TO lie obtained without difficulty
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Race. at vaiIsburg.

NEW YORK May l3-Five 'hou=and
persons attended the bicycle races al Nails-
burg y J. track to-day In The hAf mile
handicap Frank Kraerner and Hows-f o..
Freeman qualified far the final. hut John
r FISHER. ~ Chicago. won easily. Freeman
ana Kraemer iOafed on thc frs, lap IN
thls race. and the handicap men 0tolc a
march.
Tho Hve-rnile professional handicap was
a rather unsatisfactory race. Nay were
10, the nplnlon that the race had becr won
by Howard Freeman end there Ssre many
protests when q was announced t..ai Dan
Kraeguer. OF Chicago. was the winner
SUNNI aries.
siz7le handicap. half mile. profces' wal
anai heat. won by J T. Fisher - Krae-
rner. second. n. . Williams ,hlrd, p n
Waite fourth Time .0I -
Grand view handicap ave miles rrofes-
slonai won bv n. Kraener C7Fa yari.) :. G
williams CA YARDS second. J Eaton
scratch third. MscEachern 90 yaris}
fourth Time 1l:S3
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Their action. taken in connection with
the arrest of several natives for Carrying
concealed weapons and the dispersion OF
several suspicious gatherings. gave color
to the reports.
The officials have been active in the
matter, but are not inclined to think
an uprising will be attempted They be-
lieve the Fflipinos are lacking the necee-
sary courage,
paper found among the captured er-
fects OF Gen. PantAleon Garcia asserts
that the United States congress has done
nothing for the Filipinos, and that there
fore, all F'ilipinos who are working for
Americans must leave their employers
Immediately or suffer the penalty Of trea-
son.
one report Is that the Filipino iunta is
endeavoring to incite an outbreak In or
der to show the civil commission that
the instruction is stiil alive,
II does not seem probable that the peace
proposals which Senior Buencamino, at one
time a member Of the so-called FIliDiuo
government, has drawn up for submission
to AguinRldo and the other insurgent
leaders, will have much weight with the
FiIiptnos Buencamno's reputation. gained
In former wars, Is that OF A man who hDr-
ries to get on the winning side. lie was
In disfavor with the Ftliplnos even before
the Col,apse OF their government, owing
10 a Widespread suspicion OF dsloyalty to
his coiIeagues
Last week Gen. Macarthur received a
large number Of ofncials-consul officers
and representatives OF commercial bodies.
To Lieut. Col. Crowder, his military SOC
rotary. ne viii assign many duties hereto
fore devolving upon the aajutant general
This step Is taken In view Of the lncreas-
ing importance OF the post. Gov, Gen.
MacArthur's pOlicy appears 10 involve
considerable decentralization. He vii give
Ia his star authority IN matters Of detail
and will devote himself 10 questions %
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wINDsTORM At ST. PAUL.
Three Person. Killed md Two seri-
ously Injured.

at. PAUL MINI. May l3--Three per-
sons were killed and two were seriously
injured during a severe wind and rain
storm this evening The dead.
Fannie Mullen. killed In 81. Like's
church.
John NJ Land. struck by lightning
Patrick Sexton.
Injured Miss Mary Sexton. arm and
head cut and bruised; Patrick Sexton jr
aged 10. bruised and cut.
The wind played havoc with the tele-
phone wires between this city and Mime
apoiis The poles Of the company for two
blocks were strewn over the track Of the
interurhan trolley line, thus blocking traf-
nc for the night. Sidewalks we're dts.
placed and buildings suffered
Patrick Sexton. senior member 81 the
firm Of Sexton e. Co. Wholesale cigar deal
ers had been AZ Como park with hiR four
children, and they were driving home. on
Dale street the storm disiodgod the side
walk, which crashed into Mr. Sections
carriage, killing him almost Instantly and
more or less inJuring his daughter and 10
year-Gid son.
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KILLED ny FORMER MISTRESS.
Negro Man shot by woman lie Was
striking.

ANACONDA. Mont. MAY II -GeOrRe
Crockett. "a negro. was shot aud almost
instantly Killed BY Matte Jones. Ria for
rnsr mistress. this afternoon. The tragedy
was the elimination % many quarFeis
week ago the woman left Crockett b--
cause ~ his brutal treatment and the
shooting occurred at house where rhe
had taken refuge The fatal shot was
fred while Crockett was eudeaEOrinx to
strike the woman. Immediately after the
shooting the woman walked up to the
county fAli and surrendered herself 10
Sheriff Conley.
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DIED OF HEART FAILURE.
John Larson, n sailor. Found Dcnd
In His He'd.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencor
TACOMA. May l3i.--John f.arSoa, n
coast seaman, was found dead in room
in the Cleveland house this morning. He
had been drinking through the day yester-
day and last evening and latorNwent to his
room, In company with woman. This
morning the woman awakened and found
the man dead. The cause Of death was
heart failure.
Larson was about forty years OF rye. a
Swede or Norwegian. and has run on coast
ing vessels between Tacoma and san
Francisco for several years He IL ssid
to have a family somewhere on the Coiuni-
bia river, though no papers have been
found among his effects which show where
he was from or who his relatives are. Tn
10 the first OF May he had been st 5pplng
at the Halstead house where he has a
saIlor's kit and some other baggage. The
coroner viii male an investigation.
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F|L|P|NOS PLOTTING AGAIN.
OUTBREAK PLANNED IN MANILA,
BUT NOT CARRIED OUT.
Reported That the Junta Is melting
1t to show That Insurrection Has
Life-Buencnmino's Peace Offers
Gen. MacArthur's New Policy.

MANILA. May 13-The latest rumor OF
an outbreak in Manila among the natives,
wS-->1 was in circulation last week, was
seriously discussed by some OF the local
papers, and attracted more general at
tention than has usually been the case
with this sort of thing. AS a matter of
fact. many F'ilipinos did leave their Amer
lean employers, with the apparent inten-
ton of joining some such movement.
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Admiral D~vey's western Trim.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May I5.~-Ad.
mlral Dewey has definitely decided 70 in
clude Grand Rapids IN his Western tour
next month. and has set the day az
Tune III
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American. occupy two Towns.

MANILA. May 1.-THE towns % Hilon-
gos and Mahsn, ISLAND Of I@yte.
have been occupied by troops ~ the Forty
third volunteer infantry: The insurgents
opr.osed the landing ~ the Americans and
sustained heavy losses. The Americans
had three casualties.
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Golfers Batti. win Bo-.I.m.



Mr. Coler may never advance to fur
Their political promotion. because a man
OF his stamp Is the mortal enemy Of a
Boss. whatever his party. but IL he con-
tinues to lead. as he is leading. decent
citizenship in its revolt against Piatts
and Crockers and Quiggs and Carols, he
will smash the corrupt rings which are
fattening on the riches Of New York.
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PHILADELPHIA May "a Search FOR
bodies in the Baltimore 4 Ohio t1nnei
wreck near Falrnogut park is atm IN
progress Three bodies were taken out
today those 81 Fireman Hinrhman and
two tramrrs The bodies Of the latter have
not been Identified. The remains az Engf-
ueer TAubare ara Etili under the debris
The flames we're not extlng,lihheG tn TO-
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Hotel s,rathcona Destroyed.

NICTOKIA. II c. Nav l3-Fire thIs
morning completely destroyed the Just
completed Hotel Strathcona. a splendidly
equipped summer resort at ShawntEan
lake thirty miles from Victoria. which
was TO be opened Tuesday. The loss. with
furnishings approNimates S1S0oo
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CITY OF MEXICO May ls.--The haci-
enda de Japala de Rosales has been sold
TO Don f. S, Moss and Boston associates
for 81 co0.Nn A quarter OF million dol
lars will be expended on the property In
building factories for the manufacture OF
new substitute for india rubber.
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From ch.rch to shirt FACTORY.

The First Baptist church IN Dover. Pa.
has converted building formerly used
for social gatherings into a shirt factory
where members NJ the church are given
preference In employment. Five per cent.
OF the wages % the employees go into a
fund fer church work.
The oasis., 1900-04-07

Of Mexico, and on the return will take in Tlanepantla in the Federal Dis trict, just north of the city. The main article they want to produce is lupulo, or hops.
 TwoRepublics: A company recently organized in the state of Illinois, the charter of which has been duly rati- fled in the state of Chihuahua, Mex leo, is soon to begin work between the cities of Chihuahua and Parral, putting in an expensive power pro- ducing plant in what is known as the San Juan branch of the Concho river. The company is headed by R. M. Burke, former American consul at Chihuahua. and capitalized for one million dollars gold. MT. Burke comes from Chicago, where he was elected state senator of Illinois. The propO- sition of the new company is much the same as was put in at Duluth, Minn., and at Niagara Falls, and in the opinion of experts will rival the power producing ability of the latter place. Nj. D. Place of Chihuahua, says by April the machinery and cables will be in operation.