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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05
The Big American Liner While
Crossing From Southampton to
One Engine. the other Being De-
rnolished Through sudden Lib
Grafton of Enormous Power
starboard Propeller Said 20 Have
struck Derelfct or Been Thrown
on by Violent Revolutions.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4--The steamship
st. Paul. OF the American line. Capt
Roberts in command. arrived in port to-
day, twenty-four hours late. with her
starboard propeller gone and her engine
room badly damaged Statements of diff
ferent officials vary as to the cause of
the accident. but the damages sustained
by the steamship will probably amount
to several hundred thousand dollars
The st. Paul left Southampton and
Cherbourg on October "a, with a full
cargo. 3i6 cabin passengers and 2iS In
the steerage.
About S o'clock last Wednesday even
Ing. while some of the saloon passen-
gers were stll at dinner and others were
promenading, a sudden shock was felt
all over the ship. although 1t was not
sufficiently severe to cause a panic.
The engines were stopped In few min
utes, but II is said that. during that
brief time the whirling machinery. free
OF the weight of the propeller, wrought
havoc In the engine room.
The officials OF the steamship refused
to allow anyone to enter the engine room.
James A. Wright. second vice president
Of the International Navigation Com
pany, which controls the American line.
was a passenger on the steamship, hav-
ing gone abroad in October TO bring back
his family. He said:
The shock Was slight.
'T was smoking in my stateroom when
felt slight tremor throughout the
shin. thought that probably her head
had fallen away few points and that
she had in consequence shipped a big
sea The shock was 80 slight that the
average messenger did not apprehend
that anything unusual had occurred. /
went below to find out what was the
matter found that the ship, had lost
her starboard propeller. together with
part Of her tail shaft, and had otherwise
damaged her machinery.
Captain Roberts and Chief Engineer
Hunter are under the impression. that
we struck a derelict. We were running
at full speed. at the time. but were not
over-taxing her engines or driving her
Chief Engineer Hunter. at the moment
of the accident, happened to be passing
through the pantry. and Immediately
turned the emergency valve, thus shut
ting on the steam. About the same time
the assistant engineer happened TO ha
in the vicinity of the tail shaft when
the propeller struck something and drop
ped of. carrying with Il a portion OF the
tail shaft which broke just inside the
stern OF the ship. The governing ma
ChtneFy MothtQ spttHulbiSs anu ine en-
gines were brought to a fun stop in ten
seconds.
"rhe St. Paul will leave Tuesday for
the cramrs shipyard. where the neces-
sary repairs will be made. Meantime tho
Friesland which sails on Wednesday for
Antwerp. will take the St. Paufs pass
engers. mali and freight 10 Southamp-
ton"
Samuel BEETLE. acting manager OF the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05

One Of the engineers Of the 81 PAM
made the following statement tonignt ~
viii take five monShs to reDair the aaIn- m
age. which viii cost from $4,000 20 WV
0oN The starhoard engine is wreck.
The ship did not strike a ferelict. hut
an unusually big sea struck her, throw
ing the stern out OF the water. ana tne
propeilers. having no resistance. maue
frightfuliy rapid revolutions wh'cn
caused the starboard engine 10 race, ana
the starboard tail shaft broke IN TWO anu' m
with the wheel. fell into the water Inc
amount of damage done is not SURPRISING
when you take into consideration ,ne
sudden liberation of lo,es-horse-power
engine.
-Four OF the six cylinders are compete
~ wrecked. two piston rods are bent one
connecting rod Is bent and the starnoarn
engine shaft is sprung six inches. The
starboard engine is wrecked beyond re-
pair"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05

Towel Rollers. wood, each. ....12c
Towel Rollers. steel each ..3Gc
Enameled fgranite) Washboards.
will not chip or crack. nor af-
fected by hot or cold water; and
cannot corrode: each, Soc.
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dren, remember the poverty. misery and
despair which surrounded their lives In
the black years previous TO Mckinleys
inauguration. and they remember with
gratitude the relief which has come 70
them since. With abundant employment
and increased wages
srhey listen now 10 Rryan's invitations
to throw away their advantages. but they
respectfully decline them
s.-rhe business rnan of the United States
remember what happened to them In those
aaue dark days and they know what
the practical result ns the ciection of
isas has bnen. IN reference to the rehab-
ilitatien and prosperity of all lines cf
commercial enterprises during tho past
foiir years They correctly regard the
proposition 10 indorse Hrysn and his free
silver and free trade theories az nothing
short Of insanity.
'sThe farmers arc not likely 10 forget
tho evil days when they were reduced to
bankruptcy and almost 20 beggsry and.
with their mortgages lifted. their farm
products bringing greatly increased prices
and their homes nilnd with comfort and
iov. they DO no, propose 10 change their
conditions at thu hehess ~ the false
prophet of 1895 and the anarehial agitation
az 1900
"An who have remunerstive work IN
do. all who have wages psie them and
who have 2 business 10 protect and de-
velap all WIN have n9nsy deposited n
savings banks or invested ~ homes ~
their own. have heeu confronted with
threat 70 reduce the value of their prns-
peflty ~ nnc-hslf and have b"en sskrf
70 ra,ify the suicidal proposition by their
votes
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05
REPUBLICANS WILL
SWEEP TBE STATE.
Results of the Final Poll Are
Made Public.
1T WILL BE A LANDSLIDE.
King County Is in line and the
Axn Entire Ticket Is Safe.
1T WILL BE A LANDSLIDE.

B INN schiveIy Says the ChoOs-
4 of McKinIey Electors Is SO
certain That Presidential Con-
test Has Ceased to he stnte
Ixsuc-EIectors VIII Run Ahead
OF AIl-Pou Indicates state Nomi-
nees will win by Fully s,OOO-
Chairman Morris Warns King
County Republicans to Vote Early
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05
Republican Committee Predicts
More Votes Than in 1896.
Headquarters of Both Parties De-
serted in Chicago on Yesterday
Chairmen Jones and Hanna Make
Brief Statements Prophesyin9
victory = RcpubiicRw National
Committee In New York Gives
Out n statement Announcing 2sa
Electoral Votes for the President
-Forecasts From All sections.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-The Republican
committee gave out today the following
official statement;
.'On the eve Of election the Republican
national committees forecast Of the re-
suit, based on absolutely authentic and
unimpeachahie figures and facts, differs
from It's previous forecasts only In In
creasinr the magnitude of the triumph
which Tuesday will bring to the cause
of national honor and prosperity. All the
sources OF the committees information.
including many who are unwilling Wit
nessos. concur is the conclusions that
Tuesdays election viii prove landslide
for Mckinley and seal the doom of Bryan
and Bryanism forever.
''rhe prime cause Of this irresistible and
overwhelming popular revolt against the
Bryan popuiist ticket is perfectly obvi-
ous. II consists In tho desire OF the
people 70 nainfatin tho prosperity which
they have enjoyed and now enjoy under
the policies of McKinley's administration.
and Il is their weii-grounded fear of pub
lie calamity in ease Bryan we're TO be
elected.
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given out by either party, and their pub
iioation indicates how complete Is the
confidence of the Republicans In the re-
suit and how we'll this confidence Is
backed UP by the sentiment of the voters
Of the state.
Heretofore tho Republicans have been
estimating majorities from the results OF
this poll and from the careful polls fur
nished by the county committees, while
the Democrats have been claiming every
thing in sight. and not stating the
sources from which their figures were
obtained They have had much "pri-
vata Information" that the state was
safe for Bryan by is.ooo. but have given
out nothing that would compare with
the convincing announcement OF the re-
suit of the Republican poll
Tho poll Of the state committee has been
uiira-conservstive. Those making the
poll were instructed not 10 count any
man as a Republican unless absolutely
sure that they were right; To he reason
ably liberal In placing the names I'm the
Democratic column and 10 include 10 the
doubtful Hsi not only persons of un-
known notifies hut all ProhihItionists. So
clailsts. and even those who could not
b, found In the precinct. In preparing
an estimate upon any county the doubt
fuI are added 20 Democrats and the re-
suit compared with the Republican
strength such a comparison is mani
feativ Unfair hut n - a safeguard
against Republicans becoming over-san-
etiine
There are manv reasons for believing
that the vote ~ the state viii he even
more overwhelmingly Republican than ~
Indicated hy the incomplete poll One of
these h. the SHAPE in which tho Ning
county poll hiss been included in these
figures The TOLL NJ Hlnr county divided
the voters into bat two classes. Renuhli-
cans and Democrats Tho doubtful the
members - the ninnr parties ard thnsr
who we're oui OF the city we're an piaced
with the Democrats ffiiiy i.f0o - th1ss
listed as DcFaoc~ats in thesr totals would
have boon placed i' tho doubtful rolumr
had the poll ~ KinE cnuntv Been made
IN tho same manner ne the remainder Of
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05

The foregoing figures are the result OF
a careful poll OF 55i precincts out OF luSl
in this state The number Of voters IN
ciuded il 6I,lc3. or more than 80 per cent.
or the state registration. All the strong
Iy Democratic counties of the state are
included in this poll. either complete or
nearly so. while several of the banner
Republican districts are represented ny
but two or three precincts. 1t does not
show the fun strength OF the Republican
ticket in many respects, but is sufficient
to Indicate how overwhelming viii be the
Democratic defeat tomorrow.
The figures are the results obtained up
to last night from the poll by the Repub-
Iican state central committee. A care
ful. conservative poll of every precinct
In the state was attempted. the figures
being gathered Independently of coun-
ty organizations Returns have been slow
In coming In, the delay being especially
vexatious in Snohomish and some Of tho
southwestern counties. Last night. how
ever. as a majority Of the state pre-
cincts had been received. the figures were
carefully chcckd up with the results
given.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05

Seems TO taste better than tea
prepared IN tin or granite vessels
may he imagination. but lots OF
folks think so. Various styles. 30c,
&c, 40c, 45c and SIC.
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Continued On Page six
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The greatest iabor-savcr for over
worked women who do the family
washing; various styles and sizes
from $3.50 TO $50 each.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-05
Patent
Medicines.

We carry over 100 OF the standard
"a hest Patent Medicines. In or
- 20 show you what saving we
- help you make, we have taken
70 items from our Price Current
81 November:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11

Chicago, June Cattle : Receipts 1000
steady; good to prime steers, 5C0@5.65
poor to medium. 44O@49O; stockers and feed
ers, S.75@5.Co; cows and heifers, S0o@4.75 !;
Texas fed steers, 4.aO@5.2S. Hogs Receipts
strong to lower; mixed and butchers, 495
@5.O5; good to choice heavy, 4.95@5.17A; ;
rough heavy, 4.95@505; light. 4.95@5.17; bulk
of sales, 5.1O@515. Sheep = Receipts, $4,000;
higher; sheep, 425@5.50 lambs, 5.OO@7 10.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

William E. Hoyt, a brother-in-law OF
ex-President Cleveland, died at Beat
rice, Neb., at the age of II.
At Odebolt. Iowa. Charles D.. Rein
hard, wealthy land owner. shot and
killed his wife and then shot himself
fatally.
Democrats of Missouri, West Vir-
ginia, Idaho, North Dakota, Wyoming
and South Dakota endorsed Bryan for
president.
Three hundred and sixty motormen
and conductors left Philadelphia for st.
Louis, where they will take the places
of strikers.
The boer ENJOYS spent day in sight
seeing in Chicago. Wolmarans and
White left at night for Grand Haven,
Mich, the others for st. Paul.
Robert Fitzsimmons, the pugilist, is
suffering from an abscess on the left
knuckle. His hand was injured in the
recent bout with Dunkhorst. His
physician says he cannot box Rubin
on the 18th.
The japanese cabinet presided over
by Marquis Yamagata has resigned and
the emperor invited the minister of fl
nance, Count Matsukafa Masayoshi, to
form new cabinet He declined and
Marquis Ito is now endeavoring to form
a coalition ministry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11

London, June Military operations
in south Africa are apparently at
standstill. For a day or two the tired
troops of Lord Roberts are resting. and
he is filing his magazines and ware
houses at his new base. Pretoria. pre-
firing beers in the direction of Lyden-
burg His cavalry is probably seeking
to intercept Commandment General
Botha. The Lydenburg district into
which provisions originally destined
for Pretoria have been diverted and
where the cartridge factory has been
erected is volcanic region with fertile
valleys enclosed by great ramparts OF
precipitous rock, penetrated by narrow
winding passes. There are herds of
cattle in the valleys and much native
labor available for fortifying. The
beers used both heavy and light artil-
lery at Pretoria. What is supposed to
have been the last train out of Pretoria
arrived at LourenZO Marques Sunday
evening. The passengers included a
number of foreign volunteers who are
leaving the beers, also wives and chill
dren of Hollanders. They described
Pretoria as destitute of food and cloth
ing. What the boer officials could not
take the natives and townspeople
did. Probably the most important
boer army is at Laings Mex, where
both sides are passive. Gen. Baden
Powell has extended martial law to
the Marico and North Lichtenberg dis
tricts. Part of the forces lately at Pre-
toria is reported to have gone westward
to meet Baden-Powell and make a
show of holding the country through
Daily Telegraph's correspondent de-
scribed the beers there as an morgan
lied rabble, without flour, meat or SUI
gar. Their surrender is only ques-
ton of time Nevertheless, they hold
strong positions with prospect of
safe retreat toward Lydenburg. 1t is
understood at New Castle that the
British government approached the
Natal government with proposition
that Natal should voluntarily renounce
local self-government for time in
order that a general system of crown
government may be instituted for all
south Africa, leading in the course of
time to a federation and subsequent
autonomy of the various states stimuli
taneously. There is strong feeling
throughout the country that striking
honors should be conferred immediate
ly upon Lord Roberts, without waiting
until he returns to England.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
SENATE.

Inability to reach an agreement upon
the naval appropriation bill forced the
senate to abandon the adoption of the
house resolution for final adjournment
The armor plate question upset the
calculations of the senate leaders.
Early in the day the conferees on the
naval bill reported disagreement
The senate was told plainly that the
house would not consent to an amend
ment providing for an armor plate fac
tory operated by the government. A
compromise proposition was presented
by Senator Penrose (Pa.) and after
long debate finally adopted 80 to 80.
The discussion of the proposition de-
velOped unusual bitterness Of feeling
and charges of robbery and political
corruption were hurled about the
chamber. The evening session pre-
sented a brilliant scene, the galleries
being thronged with fashionable as
semblage. Senators Carter (Mont.)
Mason Qll), Turner (Wash.) and
Money miss. } kept the senate on edge
with rafting political speeches.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
KERSTEN is PRESIDENT.
German Catholic Societies at Fond du
Lac Elect Officers.

Fond du Lac, Wis, June THE con-
vention of the German Catholic Ben
evolent societies closed here yesterday
afternoon after three days session and
decided to hold their next convention
two years from now at Oshkosh. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Theodore Kersten of Chiffon;
first vice president, Fred. Romer of APP
pleton; second vice president, Joseph
Herrie of Oshkosh; secretary, Anton
Bickel of Milwaukee; treasurer, Anton
Gemeiner of Milwaukee. At the con-
clusion Of the morning session a hand
somely engraved gold watch charm was
presented to President Theodore Ker-
stem by officers and delegates, the pres
entation speech being made by Anton
Bickel of Milwaukee. In the afternoon
the delegates and officers were given
an excursion to Columbia park on a
steamer accompanied by the military
band.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11

Washington, June 7.-When the
house last night at 10:30 took recess
until 10 today the two chambers of the
national legislature were in a desper-
ate struggle over the item in the naval
bill relating to ocean surveys. The
final adjournment of congress will be
postponed until it is over The pro-
ceedings during the day were tame.
This is partly due to the fact that the
firm position taken by the house on
the armor plate provision transferred
the fight to the floor of the senate and
to the obstinate refusal of Mr.. Lentz
(dem., Ohio) to permit any unanimous
consent as to legislation until the re-
publican leaders agreed to allow the
testimony in the Occur D'Alene inVes
tigation to be printed. But last night
the house got it's dander up over the
failure of it's conferees to abide by
their instructions on the ocean survey
item and after lively debate in which
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee, made some
startling disclosures concerning Com
mander Todd, photographer of the
navy Mr.. Cannon told how members
had been bombarded by letters and
kilograms in the interest of this hydro
graphic work. He had suspected they
were prompted from the navy
department and had called
on the secretary for all
Io4+ hn n
ject. The secretary had replied none
were sent. Mr.. Cannon then related
how subsequently Secretary Long had
ascertained that Commander Todd had
sent out circular letter without his
(Long's) knowledge, and for that act
has been suspended. He read circu-
lar letter which had gone to CONNER
cial bodies. boards of trade and mari
time exchanges, appealing for influence
and aid in forcing the appropriation
back into the naval appropriation bill
He had kept all these facts secret bnt
had been compelled to disclose them,
he said, in the interest of the public
service and to vindicate the honor and
manhood of the house. He asked the
house to send the bill back to confer
ence with three conferees in sympathy
with the sentiment Of the hous. Tie
house rejected the conference report by
an overwhelming majority and the
speaker took the almost unprecedented
course of appointing new conferees on
the part of the house who rare not mem
bers of the naval committee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
"IKEY'' KAREL FOR SERGEANT.
Popular Young Man to Have Charge of
State Convention.

Milwaukee, June 1.-THE democratic
state convention to elect delegates to
the national convention will meet at
noon Tuesday in the Alhambra theater.
Chairman Peck has appointed John c.
Karel sergeant-at-arms and Col.
Thomas P. Dever will be in charge of
the arrangements for the convention.
These gentlemen will appoint their as
sistants from among the yS;,ng demo-
Gratis Of the city and state.
The only strife apparent is as to the
choice of delegate-at-large, one of the
four being likely to be awarded to Mil
waukee, though to be chosen by the
whole convention Two candidates
have been put into the race, Mayor
David S. Rose and T. J. Fleming.
The fourth district congressional
convention will be held Monday even
ing in the Plankinton arcade. No OPP
position to the nomination of ex Gov.
George W. Peck has appeared and he
will be nominated by reclamation.
Among the names of candidates sug-
gested outside Milwaukee county for
delegates-at-large are those of C. L.
Hood, Lacrosse; George B. Hilton
Oshkosh; Louis B. Bohmrich, Keno
sha; D. l.. Pllmer, Wausau and
George w. Bird, Madison. AS the
state delegation will select the mem.
Der of the national committee from the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
METEOR SEEN AT BARABOO.

Baraboo, Wis, June IA meteor Of
rare brilliancy broke over this city
early yesterday morning. 1t was seen
to flash for thirty degrees across the
sky. Then, like a rocket, it broke into
many parts, exhibiting all the colors
of the spectrum.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11

state, considerable interest is mani
tested in the choice of delegates. E. c.
Wall Of Milwaukee, the present mem
br, and T. E. Ryan Of Waukesha are
the candidates.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
MEETS AGAIN TODAY
HOUSE UNABLE TO CONCLUDE
BUSINESS LAST EVENING.
SENSATION BY Mr.. CANNON

Startling Disclosures Made Concerning
photographer of the Navy-Senate
Wrangles Over Armor Plate Cues
ton and Bitter Political Speeches
Entertain Listeners Present.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The following table shows the open
ing, highest, lowest and closing prices
of produce yesterday at Chicago:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-06-11
ROBERTS RESTING
PREPARING FOR HIS LONG CHASE
TO LYDENBURG.
VOLCANIC DISTRICT

Many Stores and Flocks Gathered
Here Pretoria Reported AS Desti-
tute-Natal Asked to Renounce Sell
Government Preparatory to Organ
izing a Crown System.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-18

Crocker,s shoe store, 9S9 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, Is a popular place with
the Christmas shoppers these days. This
store, which has established a reputation
for substantial goods at reasonable prices
is maintaining the record through the holt
day season. The establishment laid In a
large and well-selected stock of merchan-
disc pertaining to this line early In the
year. in anticipation of doing a business
upon an expansion basis this winter. The
trade thus far has justified the wise pro-
vision made and promises greater returns
for the future.
While CrQcker's has shoes for all the
year round. naturally attention is directed
at this particular time to bargains for
Christmas. very large line Of slippers.
which make useful presents, Is displayed
for the benefit of shoppers. There are all
kinds of slippers. in all shapes. all feathers
and for all prices. The purchaser is en-
abled readily to cut his coat according to
his cloth, as the old proverb says. only In
this case 1t Is leather instead OF wool.
Crocker's Ii also making a special price on
russell '.Hamanic" shoes. which Is one of
the popular shapes OF the season. A COM
Portable. well-furnished store and polite
clerks, with the constant supervision OF the
proprietor, add to the attractiveness OF this
business establishment.