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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13

man sold out for 500 to Lord Ernest Will
lam Hamilton. l went 10 England and
but Lord Hamilton appeared, disputed my
title and the deal fell through.
II left London four months ago AMI
went into me Atm country, making ,ns
especially to get this question of title
legally cleared up. The case was fought
out in Atlin last week before Justice Mar
reserved until the return OF the justice 10
Victoria and il will probably be rendered
within the next few days.
II will return home to London as rap
idly as possible, as ] am planning TO or
ganize big exploration company TO take
hold Of my Attn properties and determine
by active development next year what
their value really Is. / have now about
1000 acres of quartz lands in the Atlin
country. Most OF this is without develop
ment, but surface indications are good ana
work ought to bring out great showing.
l have with me several hundred pounds
Of rich samples. Most OF these are from
and which think win prove the richest
thing up there. The samples I have frt
the Lake View viii run from three TO
seven ounces IN gold and about 40 ounces
in silver.
been and is being done in the Atlin coun-
try, but most of II TO no great purpose.
Lord Hamiltons man. Featherstonehaugh
has bonded a lot OF properties and has
spent much money in work, hut has done
claims.
Next year some very profitable nv
draulic work VIII probably be done along
Magee creek. Conditions for this work
are favorable and there should he big
cleanup. was formerly largely inter-
ested in these hydraulic lands, but this
litigation so disgusted me that sold my
holdings last week 10 G. Christopher. rep
resentative of the White Pass & yukon
Company. The land included In this deal
extends from Discovery, on Magee creek.
TO Atlin lake"
Mr.. Partridge has son, W. J, Part
ridge. OF whom he is very proud. With
the Australian troops. now serving In
South Africa. Young Partridge was born
in Queensland in 1879 and enlisted at the
outbreak Of hostiiities with the Beers.
He has been n several Of the famous bat
ties OF the war and Is now with the troops
at the front.
His long association with Barney Bar
nato has been rlade much Of IA the many
stories about Mr.. Partridge. which have
been widely published IN both this coun-
try and England. The two. when boys.
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NAI LILLIAN J. PARTRIDGE. better
w known as Sailor BILL" wild Bill"
or Australian BILL and world wiae
known as a unique character, a man VIII,
was a playmate and business associate u
Barney Barnato. who spent several years
in the African diamond fields, who took
part in every great gold stampede during
Australian boom days, and whose boast 1t
IL that he has visited almost every remote
section OF the known world arrived In
Seattle yesterday from Atlin. where he has
extensive mining properties and where he
has Just been ,ontesting with Lord Ernest
Hamilton utterly fought lawsuit. Mr..
Partridge is accompanied by his wife and
Mrs. A. Burke. They came down on the
City of Seattle yesterday morning and
will leave tonight for Victoria. and, AS
soon as a decision is handed down In Mr..
Partridge's litigation, will continue on to
London, England.
Mr.. Partridge and Lord Hamilton, who
are now both legally and socially very
much at outs. went into the Atlir country
together In 1899 Their business interests
were divided and the competition soon
brought them at cross purposes. As a re-
suit Mr.. Partridge, when seen yesterday,
had not kind word for any of Lord Ham.
ilton's ventures and included In his crit
cism Commissioner Graham, OF the Atiln
district, who mas sided with the nobleman
in the present trouble.
The trouble between Lord Hamilton
and myself is over the Lake View ard
Lake View extension quartz claims" he
said. These properties were located May
8, 1899. and accorded the following day b.
James Brown. Two weeks later. May u,
identfcaily the same ground was staked by
a German. This later location was re-
corded May o. | gave Brown 81, $50 for an
option upon the properties, and the Ger
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PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP
Great Northern Trains Bump To-
gether Near skykomish-No
One IL Hurt.

East and west-bound passengers on the
Great Northern received a severe shock
about II O'Clock Tuesday evening Just
west OF Skykomish station. when trains
No. 3 and No. met in a head-end coll
lis;on. Both trains are said to have been
running slowly at the time. which is
taken to account for the fact that seri-
GUS disaster did not ensue, AS It hap
pened, the damage was limited to partial
wrecking OF both locomotives and the
smashing of a baggage car. The pes
senger coaches wero unintured. and no
one was hurt
Local officers of the road learned last
night that the collision resulted from
misrepresentation OF orders. but the bur-
den Of blame Is not yet exactly placed.
The east-bound train. No. 4, left Seattle
Tuesday evening at the regular hour Of
o'clock. The west-bound, No Q. due
here Mt p. m, was known to be several
hours behind time, and II was figured
out that the two trains should pass at
Skykomish No. 3 reached that point
first and was taking a siding when No
came along and ran into the same switch.
The engineers Of both trains. II is said,
had been going cautiously and slowly as
they pulled in toward Skykomish. but
when No. ran on 10 the siding already
occupied by No. there was no time to
come to fun stop. Both locomotives
and the baggage car OF No. were con-
siderably damaged. hut after a delay Of
few hours. the unframed passenger
coaches were taken In their opposite d.
rcctions by substitute engines
The westbound arrived in Seattle at
$50 yesterday morning. and the pas
sengers having had time to recover from
the nervous shock, we're inclined to laugh
at the danger through which they had
passed. None of them attempted to To-
cate the blame. and except for the an
noyance OF the delay. had no complaint
to make
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SALVATION ARMY LEADER.
Col. sowton VIII He Given Recep-
ton Tonight.

The local Salvation Army, augmented
by a few visiting officers. Will give Col.
Charles Sowton. of New York city. a
reception at their hall at the corner Of
South Second avenue and Yesler way.
tonight.
Col. Sowton IL national secretary for
the Scandinavian and German work OF
America, and Is at present making an ex-
tensive tour of the Pacific coast and
Middle West. opening new corps and
generally supervising the work OF his de-
partment
corps In Seattle has been under consider
alton, and 10 look over the ground, as
certain the needs and possibility OF doing
this Is the special purpose OF the colonel
visit at this time. Part OF the colonel 9
address will be in the Swedish language,
and all Scandinavians are urged to at
tend
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ADJUSTMENTS.


That pleasantly satirical farce-comedy,
Iioyts "A Texas Steer" will be given
at the Seattle theater for -four nights
commencing Sunday evening next by
what n promised as the best company
that has vet appeared In the play. fioyt
has faculty OF going from the sublime
Co the ridiculous, and moro truisms are
brought out by his works than by any
other writer for the stage In "a Texas
Steer" the story Of the life OF office
seekers. as told by coiored applicant
from the newly elected congressmans
district IL considered one Of tho clever
est things that has been seen on the
stage IN r~cont years The sale Of seats
opens on Saturday morning NJ 10 o'clock.
DIR FI4EIscHErl diseases OF men and
women.
90 90 Spinning for hicycle fapatrs
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CONTRACTORS TO BEGIN WORK.
Ask Permit for Constfuction OF View
High school.

Cawsey & Carney. who were recently
awarded the contract for the erection OF
the superstructure OF the new high school
building on Broadway. yesterday filed APP
plication for building permit with the
city engineer. Owing 10 the absence from
the city Of both Engineer Thomson and
the city building Inspector, permission for
the erection OF the structure was tenn
porariiy withheld.
The following permits were issued yes
terday: Mrs. Mary A. Dyer. two-story
frame dwelling at So Belmont avenue,
SsiDa: ID. Mccleliand. one-and-one- half
story frame dwelling at 20 Twenty-fourth
avenue, s., 100; Elliott a. stewart, two
story frame dwelling at 4il Fourteenth
avenue. s2.lco.
nm StIrrry ApApnEp ac,,ti.t rst~or
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work OF A scoRcHER.
Mrs. Forrest Handy and Her Son
Knocked Down nnd Injured.

Mrs. Forrest Handy and her five-year-
old son were run down by bicyclist on
Third avenue. near Columbia street yes
terday afternoon. The little boy was
painfully. though not seriously, injured.
the street when the wbselman hora dows
upon them at a rapid pace. He failed
70 sound his bell and the woman and
child were knocked down without warn
Ing. The wheelman was thrown from
hts mount and his clothing badly torn
An angry crowd. bent upon wreaking
vengeance upon the scorcher. soon gath
cred but he escaped In the confusion. His
name could not be learned
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played in the ri reefs of London together
and after Partridge went to Africa. In
1870, he was associated more or less IN
diamond enterprises with his old play
mate. The career of Sailor Bill has,
IL anything been even more varied than
that OF Barnato. The scene OF his greatest
budget Of experiences is Australia. whei e
he was during all the days OF the great
gold excitement.
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DIR sHELLABARGER, ocuiist. Hinck-
ley block. has returned.
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Mr.. ana Mrs. j. Hopkins Bereaved.
Fern Hopkins. the four-year-old daugh-
ter OF MT and Mrs, John Hopkins. OF 55s
Aloha street. died suddenly at Portland
Tuesday night. The little girl was with
her parents, who were visiting the Ore
gon metropolis. The remains were
brought to the family residence last night
for burial this afternoon.
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90 70 splnelns for oicyel. repairs.
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THE BRAVERY OF WOMAN

Was srandly shown By hr- John Downing Of But
Ter. Pa. IN thrre pears struggle xith malignant
stomach trouble that caused distressing attacks Of
nausez and Indigestion An remedies failed TO re-
Here her Until shs tried Electric Bitfsrs. After
taxing Il two mcnths she wrote: i am nov wholly
cured. and can eat srything. IL Is truly grand
tonic for the whole system. as gained In weight
and feei much stronger since szins IT. II aids d.
geshon. crrs Dyspepsia improves appetite. gives new
hfe Only or Guaranteed. Mt
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
A POWDER MILL EXPLOSION
Removes everything IN sight; 90 do drastic min
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70 dynamite Tour boa.s when DR. Kings New Life
Pills do the work easily and perfectly. Cures
Headache. Constipation. Only sc at
STEWART & HOLMES DRUG co.
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SAILOR BILL PARTRIDGE
Character of World Wide Fame
Arrives in Seattle.
ASSOCIATE OF BARNEY sARNATO

Now Heavily Interested fn Atiin
Mining Properties ana Engaged
I'm Litigation With Lord Ernest
HamiIton-Going to London to
Form Syndicate for Develop
ment of the Northern Mines.
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DESPERATE PRISONERS FRUSTRATED
IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.

THE watchfulness OF, Sheriff Van De
Vanter's deputies frustrated an at
tempt to break jail made yesterday
by four prisoners in tho south
tank" Late in the afternoon il was no
ticed that the heavy wire screen which
protects the window at the south end of
the Jail, near the rear. had been forced
loose from the frame, and a man was
employed to replace II. While engaged
In this work. II was discovered that one
OF the inch steel bars which guard the
window had been completely severed.
and the broken screen made Il certain
that the work had been done from In.
side the Jail Jailer Finn at once com
menced a systematic search. and in the
end cell, In the southwest corner OF the
tank. he discovered where tho prisoners
haf en- working.
Three men were confined in this coll.
and another In cell just across the
corridor was also implicated The men
are Jack Shea. accused Of burglary;
Charles Softly. serving sixty days 70
larceny. Harry Kelly. committed from
Judge Aus,in's eour, to stand trial for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06
DEWEY SPOILED THE PLANS.

DEWEY SPOILED THE PLANS
Washington. April 6.-All the
arrangements for making Dewey
a presidential candidate said
Palmer and Buckner gold demo
Gratis today. was made in New
York at dinner giver by Will
liam C. Whitney, at which only
prominent gold democrats were
present. Dewey was selected as
the best man to defeat Bryan S
nomination after Morgan, Olney
aud Van Wyck had been rejected
as undesirable.
1t was intended 10 keep the
matter very quiet and spring
Dewey's name at the convention
and carry it by storm.
Dewey spoiled the whole thing
by his recent interview.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06
bOtR5 ALL PRESSING pOB[RT5
But Home Events Attract the Eng
Iish Public From the Transyaal
War-Plotting to Bottle Lord
Roberts.

London, April with the
Queen capturing Ireland's heart
and the Prince of Wales escaping
an assassin S bullet on the CONT
nent, little opportunity is left
for croakers to exploit their
views of the situation at the
front. Indeed, the Transvaal
war has sunk out of sight for
the nonce in the presence of
highly interesting events nearer
home.
And perhaps it is better so for
the patience of England. Had
not the interest of London been
attracted in other directions a
howl of anger would have gone
up from the pessimists' camp
over the announcement that
Gems. Colville and French had
fallen back on the main army at
Bloemfontein. Aud, worse still
for the nerves of the optimists,
comes the queer intelligence that
Gen. Gatacre at Springfontein
finds it necessary to make vigor
GUS preparations for the defence
of Gen. Roberts line of cOmuni-
cation.
Altogether, there is every in
dication that the Boer forces are
crowding in on the British army.
Whether this burgher agSress-
iveness will contribute TO the
fruition of Gen. Roberts plans
or whether the Britishcommand-
er-in-chief is indeed confronted
by unexpected difficulties re-
mains to be seen.
The war office remains cheer
full, however, and processes that,
with the exception of Col. Broad
wood 5 mishap, all is going well
at the front.
The British garrison at Spring
fontein was aroused at mid
night on Monday by the lntima
ton that the Beers, in force
we're about to make an attack,
but not a bureher appeared.
A further list of the casualties
sustained by the British officers
at Koon Spruit, on March 81
adds eleven missing and one
wounded, making the total thus
far thirty-two.
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CAPTURES GENERAL VILLEBOP ;
BAND OF BOERS.
QOb[RT5 REPORTS qvtQ[ DIVERSE
Within Five Miles of BIoemfonteIn-
Gatacre In a FIRht-A Boer Report
From Brandfort tells of Ambush.
BY Scripps-McRae Press Association.
ROBERTS MEETS REVERSE.

ROBERTS MEETS REVERSE.
London, April 6.-General Rob
erts has met with reverse and
the report adds he has lost five
companies of troops, captured
within five miles of Bloemfon-
tein.
A dispatch from Roberts dated
Bloemfontein, April 5, says:
Another unfortunate occur
renee, resulting, 1 fear, in the
capture of three companies of
Irish rifles and two companies of
the Ninth mounted infantry, oc-
Cured near Reddersberg.
"They were surrounded by a
strong force of the enemy with
several guns.
THE detachments was engag-
ed frOom noon of the third until
9 o'clock on the morning Of the
fourth, when they were appar-
emily surrounded and no doubt
all taken prisoners
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No Two Thumbs Alike.

1t Is not alone on questions of hand
writing that handwriting experts are
called upon to testify. Thumb impress
sions, around which Mark Twain in
"Puddin'bead Wilson" built his ingen-
ious story, have sometimes formed
the basis of very convincing testimony.
Conan Doyle said that Carvalho's de-
ductions in the case of the robbery OF
$4,000 from n package of the Ameri.
can Express company. for nicely OF
reasoning and extraordinary cOinci
dence. eclipsed anything any one ever
dared put into fiction.
In 1894 Asa Guy Gurney was tried
on the charge of stealing 4 large sum
of money from the express company.
1t was proved that Gurney had opened
the safe where the package had been
placed, taken it out and deposited 1t in
another safe. 1t was found that q
large sum was missing.
The evidence was purely circumstan
tial. The envelope containing the mon
ey bore upon 1t. however. n thumb i'm
preston. Mr.. Carvalho testified thai
the impression on the envelope anC
several impressions of Gurney':
thumb correspOnded exactly and con
tended that there were no two thumbs
In the world alike. But such evidenc,
was too subtle for the rural jury which
tried the case, and the prisoner wa:
acquitted.
1t is to be recorded as n tribute t.
the accuracy OF Carvalho's testimony
that Gurney soon after confessed
Chambers Journal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06
IN BEckAAM's $ FAVOR.

Frankfort, April 6.-The court
of appeals this afternoon rem
dered a decision affirming the de-
cision of Judge Field in favor OF
Beckham for governor.
Adjutant General Collier was
asked, sis there any probability
that Taylor viii give up the office
and quit the fight if the KsNtuc'
XIV court decides adversely to
him.
'No, Sir; he will not quit, said
Collier, emphatically. "He vii
wait until the United States sup
RENE court passes on the case
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06
General Gordon's Illness.

Helena, Ark. April 5.-Gen.
John b. Gordon, who is lecturing
in this state on the First Days OF
the Confederaey," is sick at the
home of Major John X. Homer in
this city. Gen. Gordon lectured
here Tuesday evening to a crowded
house, and although he was sick,
went to Mariana the following
evening. He returned here, how.
ever, cancelling his engagement
at Binkley and is under the care
of a physician. His condition i:
not at all dangerous. it is thought
but he may have to remain herr
several DAYS.
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\ BOER REPORT.

London, April GA dispatch
fGom Boer headquarters at
Brandfort describing the ambush
of Broadwood's convoy says that
Commandant DeWet called to
two British officers of wagons as
they were entering the trap to
throw up their arms. One did
so, whereupon his companion
shot him dead. The survivor,
refusing to surrender, was shot
Immediately. The number OF
British prisoners taken were
$50.
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Severe PunIshment.

Sterling is derived from the name by
which the dwellers in eastern Germany
were known in the twelfth and thir-
teenth centuries. They were called
Easterlings. The purity not only of
their money was very famous. but that
OF their silver specially so, and coiners
and silversmiths were fetched from
those parts to improve the quality of
our own manufactures.
So far back as 1897 two counterfeit
ers, who sold spurious silver articles
bearing a simulated royal lion and the
goldsmiths' marks, were sentenced TO
stand in pillory at Westminster, with
their ears nailed thereto and with pa
pers above their heads setting forth
the nature of the offense for which
they were so disgraced. After this
degradation they were publicly march
ed TO Cheapside. put in the pillory
there, and had each one ear cut OF
finally being conducted back to the
Fleet prison and having to pay a fine
of 10 marks each.
1t seems that i'm recent times the rec
ord price for Elizabethan silver was
fI0 los. per ounce. For old articles il
this metal the sum usually obtainabl'
ranges from IS TO f17 per ounce. &C
cording to the artistic Workmanship
displayed on them.-London Telegraph
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06
COURT Or APPEALS AFFIRMS
JUDGE FIELDS DECISION.
DtWtr SPRUNG TRIdd[R TOO QUICK
The Gold Democrats Had Scheme Fixed
But. Kansas City Must Decide by
the TweIfth-Mssked Robbers
Commit Murder In AIsbsma.
BY scrlpps-1cRae Press Association.
KANSAS C1rY's LAST CHANCE.

KANSAS CITY'S LAST CHANCE.
St. Louis, Mo, April 6. Chair
man Stone Of the subcommittee
on arrangements for the demo
cratic convention, has issued a
call for a meeting of the sub-com-
mittee on April II at Kansas
City. The object OF the meet
ing will be to determine finally
the prospect Cf Kansas City be-
ing able to provide a place for
the holding of the National Con
vention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-06

London, Thursday, April .
Gen. Roberts is concentrating
his troops around Bloemfontein.
Big naval guns have been mount
ed upon llopjes commanding the
approaches TO the Free State
capital.
These are the tidings which
this mornings news bring, and
there appears to be but one in
terpretation to be placed upon it,
namely, that the Beers are ad-
vancing with the idea of making
good President Kruger state
ment that he would retake
Bloemfonoein before many weeks
elapsed.
With the exception of the Sew
enth Division, which holds karee
Siding and the kopjas near there,
and of the troops along the rail
way to the south, Roberts aud
all of his divisions are close to
BloemfOntein.
The Beers seem 10 have adopt
ed the plan of assailing the Brl-
tish communications. a COM
mando is reported to be opera
ting in the neighborhood oi
Springfontein with this inten
ton. But this isonly an isolated
movement. The real and signi-
ficant Boer plan is to bottle
Roberts up in Bloemfontein.
Gen. Gatacre, who has a com
paratively small force, is looked
to check the Boer operations a
Springfontein, failing which, th'
, Commander-in- Chief Will find hl'
communications gone.
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GATACRE ATTACKS BoERS.

London, April GA dispatch
from Bloemfontein dated April
t, says artillery firing was heard
south of here today.
1t is believed the firing was be-
tween Gatacre's forces and the
Boer mmander who was re,
Gently reported to have marched
to the southeast of Bloemfon-
tein. 1t was said at that time
that Gatacre would attempt to
drive off their command.
Detailed bodies of BOer horse.
numbering from 500 to l 900 each,
have appeared at several places
to the south and eastward OF
Bloemfontein, threatening the
railroad, but communication by
wire and rail is not in the least
affected. One of these forces is
near East Springfontein, on the
BlOemf0ntei railroad and Gata
cre's forces are reported to be
about to engage it. Roberts, ex
cept to safeguard the railroad
seemingly declines to send col
umns chasing the Beers. He is
reserving his cavalry and trans
port animals for the forward
move.