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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-16
John Davis & Co.
100 Secoud Avenue.
BANQUET TO MAI. ROBINSON
Leading Mon Of the City VIII DO
Honor to the Departing Quar-
termaster.

Upwards Of eighty of the representative
business and professional men Of Seattle
will assemble about the banquet table at
the Rainier-Grand hotel this evening to
do parting honor to Mai. w. w. Robin
son, IT., who has so long been In charge
of the quartermaster's agency In Seattle.
and il now about to depart for his new
post as depot quartermaster for the army
at Honolulu.
The occasion ana gathering will be no.
table In the course Of long associate n
Maj. Robinson has endeared himself per-
sonally to the people OF Seattle, and in
his honor tonight will be assembled the
most prominent men In the city. J. w.
elise, president Of the Chamber of Com
merce. will preside at the table, and Judge
Thomas Burke will act as toastmastcr
No set programme Of speeches has been
arranged. but several gentlemen have
been notified that they will be expected
to respond to toasts.- Among those who
VIII speak are Hon. John Barrett. former
United States minister to Slam; Judge
Thomas Burke F.. O. Graves former
president OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
and others.
Only a limited number Of tickets have
been issued, and admission will be by
card. The menu will be elaborate.
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xEwsn0Ys ANNUAL BALL.


The prizes which will be awarded at the
newsboys' annual masquerade ball. to DO
given this year at Armory hall. Saturday
evening. November ~. are the best that
have ever been offered on similar oc-
casicn. They are now all arransed and
tabulaepd. and several OF the best, In
Guiding the prize cake for the cakewaik.
will BE- placed on exhibition Ia some store
window next week.
The tickets are already on sale. and
the committee in charge reports a good
demand for them. All indications point
60 an unusually large attendance. The
secretary OF the Nswsboys' Union an
nounced today that With the sanction
OF tho union. all money left over after
the expenses OF the Thanksgiving feast
are paid will be added 20 the sick benefit
fund
Great interest Il being taken In the
cakewaik contest for the evening. Three
handsome prizes will be given to the con-
testants. All entries must be In by
Thursday. November q. so that a list
can be published In the newspapers. All
parttctpauts must be In fun dress
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MRS. LAuRlt's STATEMENT.

HNHE Post : Intelligencer has
heretofore In its news coll
umns referred TO the sudden
death OF Miss Mabel l. Ingalls, at
Ballard. under alleged suspicious
circumstances. The parents Of the
dead girl suspect that her death
was not due TO natural causes, and
have requested an investigation OF
the matter by the authorities. This
investigation is still in progress.
A certain woman whose home is
at Ballard Is the object Of the
suspicion entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ingalls,. The Observation-Disclosures
has published the fact that the
sheriff's Office has this woman I'M
der surveillance. but owing to the
fact that no criminal charge has
been filed and no arrest made, has
RETAINED from mentioning her
name.
Tho woman under suspicion is
Mrs Laura NJ. Laurie. who runs an
employment office at Ballard. and
who is a near neighbor OF the In
gals family. Yesterday Mrs. Lau-
RE made full statement of her
side Of the case for publication In
the Post-Intelligencer She de-
clares that there is absolutely no
foundation for the charge which
has been made against her In con-
nection with Miss Ingalls, death.
She says that the dead girl and
herself were near and dear friends,
and that the statement that there
was any jealousy between them is
wholly unwarranted. In conclusion
she states that she is ready to
abide by the result OF the investi-
cation and is satisfied that she will
be INDICATED.
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CEDAR RIVER ESTIMATES.
city Engineer's once Sends in Fig.
ures IN work Done to Novembcr
2O-Amount, e072, 1AO,07.

City Engineer Thomson has completed
estimates on the work done by the con-
tenn uD to and including November 20
The total amount Is 1912, 1867 The estl-
mates are divided among the four sub
divisions OF the work as follows:
On subdivision No l. including the head
works at Cedar river and the main con-
duit TO the city. Sis. 1887: subdivisions
Nos. 2. and 4 including the two reser-
vClrs and the Queen Anne hill standp.pe
with connecting MAINS s253,s41 AS 20
per cent of the estimates on work done ia
retained by the city until the completion
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JUDGES DIVIDE DUTIES.
Aifot Their work Tor the Coming
Four-Near Term.

The newly elected superior Judges. Boyd
TaitmAn. A =. Grifin aud W. r. Bell.
yesterday prepared a schedule for their
work during the coming four years.
Judge Grifsia will have the criminal and
ciyii departments tive years each. Judge
Beu VIII have the equity and criminal
departments one year each, and the civil
department two years, Judge TA'ima n
will have the equity department three
years ana the criminal department one
YEAR.
In all probability the courts will be
held as at present. The equity depart
ment viii keep the room at the southwest
corner az the building. the criminal work
will be carried on ts the south court
room. and the civil cases will be heard
IA the north courtroom. II Is possible
however that the criminal business
which draws larse crowds, may be trans
acted IN the north courtroom. ard the
civil business transferred TO what Is
now tho criminal court.
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against whom no formal charge has been
made. yesterday determined not TO awal,
the result OF the pogt-mortem exanuina-
ton now In progress under the direction
OF Coroner Sparkling before breaking her
silence. and voluntarily consented 10 tho
use or her name In connection with the
case by making a fun statement for pub
hcation In the Post-IntelIigenoer.
IL was al the home OF Mrs Laurie that
Miss ingalls few hours before her DEAN
drank the glass Of wine In which n a.
now believed by Mr.. and Mrs. ingalls, the
poison that caused her fatal illness was
contained. Miss Ingalls, was accompanied
10 Mrs. l~agrte's home by a girl friend az
about her own age Statements made hy
this girl after the death OF Miss InraIls
aroused the FIRST suspicion on the part Of
the istters parents.
Is an Employment Agent
Mrs Laurie conducts an employment
ONCE al Ballard. where she has resided
for number % years, She denies thai
she In any way caused the death OF The
unfortunate giri. she declares that she
and Miss ingalls, were intimate friends TO
The last, and that with the consent OF The
latter's family she nursed the girl while
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Of the contract, the amount actually paid
November 20 will be te7a.ool
Tho Pacific Bridge Company has the
contract on the hendworks and the main
pipe .ue to the city reservoir Smyth.
Wakefield q David are the contractors on
the remainder of the work. IL II praha-
Bile that Cedar river water viii be turned
into the city mains some time next month.
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SUDDEN DEATH AT LEARy.
Coroner Notided OF Demise OF Yoang
Woman of That 1awa.

A telegram was received here yesterday
from Leary announcing the sudden death
Of Miss Robinson OF that place, DIT
Gueria Of Leary, sent the message. which
wAA addressed 10 the c0r0ners Office No
particulars we're given. but as the death
II supposed to be due 20 natural causes
the coroner did not send anyone TO In
Nestigata the matter.
Hannay 4 stewart received a telegram
later In the day giving an order for a
eAsket. but this message also failed to
asve auy particulars. The easket was
shipped last evening.
DIR SI.islsCHEh. diseases % men and
women.
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George }. Dan. Resigns.

George J. Dana, well known railroad
man. for thirteen and a hAlf years con-
nected with the Great Northern In 81.
Paul and Seattle has resigned his posi-
ton 10 engage in private business In this
city. Mr. barr WAS for many years chief
clerk 70 the general freight agent and
the general trafnc manager az 81. Paul,
and has Allied the same position with
Western Traffic Manager Biahon Ia Sc
attic ever since Mr.. Bl2oon came here.
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DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. gynecoiogist.
returned. "a Hinckley.
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RALLY OF CHRISTIAN woRKERs.
To BE Held This Evening In First
Rauffat -

A grand rally of the local union Of
Christian Endeavor Societies and Ep-
worth Leagues will be held this evening
Of the societies will be related by leading
members OF each. the general theme Of
the evening being along the line OF cty
missionary work in Seattle.
This will be the first Joint rally of the
Christian Endeavor and Epworth League
members in this city, and will also be I r Q
first meeting under the supervision OF the
new president, Prof. Thomas w. Tough.
Rev. Hugh w. Gilchrist will be the prIn-
cipal speaker OF the evening.
THE best running watch IL the Louis
klodt Special" No S24 Second avenue
DIR. ANNIE RUSSELL. gynecologist.
returued "a IIinckiey.
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oTToHE woman suspected by the parents
of the dead girl OF having caused
the death of Miss Mabel l.. Ingalls,
at Ballard two weeks ago. is Mrs. I.aura
M. Laurie. OF that town. Mrs Laurie
VINO has for several days been under sur
veillance by the sherifY's Office. hut
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Monday ard Friday evenings. Private les
sons dAiiy. wfiisoE's Academy, Ranka
bleSk. Hke street. ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-21
CONSULS WIRE THAT
F0REIGNERSARE SAFE

Washington, July 2O.-The state de-
partment has issued the following bull
letin: The secretary of state received
this morning a dispatch from Consu.
Fowler at Che Foo dated midnight
July 10, saying Shanghai paper Of the
18th said all foreigners murdered. Fow-
Ter wired the governor demanding the
truth. The governor replied that his
courier left Pekin on the 18th and al
then were safe, but Pekin east city had
been carried by rebels with the intent
to kill"
The secretary of state received a tel
eSram today from Consul Fowler at
Che Foo. dated on the afternoon of the
10th, saying he had received the fol-
lowing telegram from the governor OF
Shan Tung, dated 10 O'Clock:
Received flying express from the
Tsung Ii Yamen forwarding cipher
telegram, dated July is, from American
minister Pekin, which / have trans
mitted, and by which you will see that
the newspaper accounts are entirely
rumors."
The state department alsC has re-
ceived a dispatch from Consul Fowler
dated night July 20. in which he COM
municates the following message tele-
graphed to him that date BIZ the gov
ernor of Shan Tung:
Il have just received definite infor-
nation that the various ministers in
Pekin are well and that the proper Chi
nese officials are devising measures fol-
their rescue and protection
This message from General Yuan
Shin Kai governor Of Shan Tung prov
ince not only confirms the theory of
the state department that the position
of the Chinese government is correct
but it is assumed to Indicate that Yuan
Shih kai has thrown the weight of his
| influence on the side of the government
Yuan is considered one of the ablest
if not the ablest general in China. He
has under his command, according to a
statement made by Lord Charles
Beresford TO a prominent state depart
ment official, when he was here last
fall. the best drilled and equipped army
in China
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-21
UNITED STATES NOT
TO DECLARE WAR

\ Chicago, July 2O.-A special to
%the Times Herald. the ad1ninistra- :
= ton organ, from Washington, :
, says: AS a result of the cabinet I
meetings held Tuesday and Thurs (
y day, the policy of the United I
y States concerning the great world I
= crisis in China is fully and def 4
\ nitely decided upon. The sub I
= stance of this policy is as follows: (
The United States will under 4
= no circumstances join in the porti- I
= ton of China among the powers. I
2-The United States will use all I
= its influence, to the utmost extent. I
= short of war, with European ma I
4 tions. to prevent the dismember- I
y ment of the Chinese empire.
3-The United States proposes to 4
= have settlement of the Chinese 4
= trouble, and its voice will ever be 4
y raised against spoliation and in I
= favor of preservation of China's I
= territorial and governmental en- 4
= tity, along the lines set forth fin 4
= Secretary Hays note to the pow
= ers, dated July 3. 1
4 4-The United States will not 1
= declare war upon China on the (
+ present showing Of facts. no mat 1
y ter what other powers may do.
5-The United States, acting in I
4 dependently for itself. viii Coop 1
= crate with the other powers in re- (
y storing order in China. in punish I
, ing ali officials. high or low. found
y guilty of crimes against human
= life, in setting up a stable govern
4 ment that may give guarantees of
y security of life and property and I
y freedom of trade.
= = 4 = I
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secretary to prepare copies of the mes
sage he had received, accompanying
them with an explanatory statement,
and these copies we've given to the
newspaper men, who, by this time,
seeming the fact that news of the
greatest Importance had come, began
crowding the broad corridor before the
secretary's Office.
Triumph For United States
I'VE are all very happy over the good
tidings," said Secretary Long. Il have
hardly had time TO think of the exact
effect of the news on the situation, but
ii removes one of the great elements
Of doubt and leaves us free to hope for
the rescue Of the foreigners in Pekin-
1t is a greet victory for the state de-
partment officials Every country in
Christendom was employing every
agency in it's possession to obtain
authentic news of the besieged min
istels and the United States is the first
to give to the world authentic and abso-
lutely reliable word direct from the
place in which the beleaguered min
listers are garrisOned. There is now
good reason to believe that the min
listers will be able to hold out until d
relieving force reaches them. If they
have been able to stand the siege for
almost a month after the outside world
had given up hope, there seems no
reason to fear that they will not be
able TO hold out little longer
DO you regard the fact that the
message is in the state department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-21
BRYAN GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON CHINA

+ Lincoln .Neb., July 2O.--Mr. I
= Bryan today gave out the follow I
= ing interview in regard to the I
+ situation in China:
y Every one deplores the destruc-
= ton of life in China and is horri-
ned at the barbarities practiced. :
Every one believes tn [ it is the :
y duty of our government to protect :
the lives and property of Ameri- :
can citizens residing. IA se1pa and Z
= l have no DOUBT tlat ~. aaminis
y tratiOn viii do So
I also take it for granted that
= all American citizens viii with :
= draw from China temporarily or
take refuge in some seaport where
they can be protected by American
ships until the excitement is over.
If the Chinese government has
= tried in good faith to protect our
= citizens, suitable punishment for
' the guilty and reparatiOn and in
= demnity for those who have suf-
= Tered can doubtless be secured
If upon investigation it is found
that the Chinese government has
not acted in good faith. congress :
has power to deal with the matter.
Il VI SCk q ctl carr european nd.
= tionS have been threatening TO dis
= member China and it is not
= strange that their ambitious de-
p signs should arouse a feeling of
= hostility toward foreigners. That
= feeling, however, ought not to be
= directed against American citizens
= and will not be if our nation makes
= it known that it has no desire to
y grab land or to trespass upon the
. rights of China.
= "A firm adherence to the Ameri-
= can policy Of justice and fair deal
= ing will not only set an example
Z to other nations, but will give our
= citizens residing in China the best
, promise of security. 1t will be
= better for our merchants TO have
y it known that they seek trade only
+ when trade is actually advantage
y Gus, it viii be better for our mis-
= siOnaries to have it known that
= they are preaching the gospel of :
y love and are not the fore-runners
Z of fleets and armies
Z Z y = 4 y z y 4 4 y 4
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Washington July 2oThe following statement
y1tcie
department communicated
undertook
Fueal
Ie bal
Shanghai saying: The
he
1Sh'
later Minister
telegram from Toa Tai sheng dated the Goth of July which
Minister WI $50 o'clock this
Your telegram forwarded and
HYam-n follows:
telegram of the 18th july
department telegram has
with Minister Congers department.
the
impossible"
20 ADMIRAL
i n Brit
every possible med relief
a similar notification
Eel a
BE- % { I'D Facts:
ago.
rom Ar.
In the
movement
consequently the itular
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-21

code as conclusive evidence that it
emanated from Minister Conger?" he
was asked. Might it not be possible
that, having massacred the people in
the American legation the code fell into
the hands of the leaders of the Boxer
movement and if such were the fact.
they might have framed the reply in
the state departments code and at
tached Minister Conger's signature to
it?"
Il regard such a suggestion as deal
ing with possibility too remote to be
seriously considered" replied the sec
rotary. 4 am of the opinion that out
siders could not have made use of our
code, and besides the nature Of the re-
ply, with its strong appeal for immedi-
ate relief is such as would not have
been sent by any one seeking to con-
oeai d catastrophe 20 the foreigners in
Pekin.'
No Change in Policy.
Does this message in any way
change the situation or the policy of
this government"
Il do not see that it does or will re
suit in a change Of policy. The allies
are organizing a column for the relief
of the foreigners at Pekin and now it
is known that they are alive the news
can only result IN pressing forward the
column at the earliest possible mo-
ment''
Secretary Hay was perfectly salts
fed of the authenticity of the message.
Supposing that the Chinese government
had obtained possession of the state
department secret code, he said, it
could not be conceived what purpose it
would serve to represent the urgency of
pushing relief forces toward Pekin.
The state department officials feel
that Mr.. COnger, in using the term
Chinese troops, meant troops in re-
bellion against the imperial govern
ment,' those under Prince Tuan's di-
rectiOn. Furthermore the officials can
not accept it as probable that if the
Chinese government was attacking the
legation itself, it would permit Mr..
COnger to advise his own government
of that fact.
1t is further pointed out that the
bOmbardment of which he speaks did
not begin, according to all accounts IN
til July 6, although the legations had
been besieged and attacked prior to
that time, but not with artillery.
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July I the ministers were attacked and
the legations burned, but the foreigners
succeeded in crossing the. city to Prince
Ching's palace, which was then barri-
caded, and the Europeans were holding
their own up to the time the news left
July 9.
Safety Confirmed in England.
London, July q, 3 a. m.-Sir Halliday
MacArtey, counsel for the English
secretary to the Chinese legation in
London, who vas interviewed yester-
day admitted that the legation was in
receipt of news which it was not able
to disclose. He added:
You may take it that on July Is, the
date of the Conger message, all the
legations and Europeans in Pekin were
safe.
Il cannot say why the other ministers
are not able to communicate with their
governments, but there is no reason
why they should not use the same
channel as Mr.. Conger has employed
Perhaps a supreme effort was made
for Mr.. Conger's message and possibly
the Chinese do not realize the anxiety
existing in Europe"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-21
WI HASTENS TO TELL
HAY IN AUTOMOBILE

Washington. July 20.-The Chinese
minister. WI Ting Fang, is today a
center of official and personal con-
gFa,U.alon over the service he has
performed for the American govern
manl and the American people in open
ing un cammunication between United
states Minister COnger and Washing
,'h- and i'm sweeping aside a mass Of
horrible reports as TO wholesale mas
l-''- "t American officials and other
foreigners.
Minister WI break fasts early in the
laF. after the Chinese custom. and
.hs morning he breakfasted even
earlier than usual Just before he sat
.'"1. a. messenger boy came up to
-- legation office and passed in a dis
l~''a. This is not unusual. so the
LaS" was taken in hand by a sec
."t'F While the minister proceeded
VIII his breakfast.
.He dispatch proved to be long and
..-a1le part of il was an unin-
,.. -I..' cipher code. But it was not
--a. the eye fell upon the name Con
s. written in English. that the full
t..l'.l .t the message became evil
I..n There was a stir throughout the
establishment
-a- minister was entirely in the dark
TOD .H- meaning Of the strange
9-'a,S OBJ. Arabic figures. but it swept
'.. That this was a reply direct
~ ... Minister COnger to Secretary
-''s cipher cablegram of July II.
Calls For an Automobile.
A- VIII went upstairs to his private
... Where he was Joined by his sec
o. Er. Chang Word was sent for
....a.-.rr.S automobile to take him
81. .-. state department. A few min
.. ..T He appeared with Mr.. Chang
=, TO- stone balcony Of the legation
.~ 1and he carried a document
,gg--.i..E wrapped up in a piece of
,. AMEN. His face was Wreathed in
~ He stepped into the vehicle
a. MS man attendant turned the lever
~ .-"F sped down Connecticut ave-
toward the state department..
nile the state department had
Co.,, '.I a message from Consul Gen
r... F'.ar"W at Shanghai. which gave
b.. mat Minister Conger had at last
-...-r ".7il from directly. and that his
r.,.. were on the way TO the state de-
~s..l -.y had the cheering news
fa. ,.l Secretary Hay before Minis
SIM" came tearing down the asphalt
r1.t.,S nom his legation in his auto
r,-.- bearing in his hands the pre-
rL. message f,Om Mr.. Conger.
mos. ,' lHini ster was perspiring and al
cf-. Hl'ecnle71 with Dleasureable ex-
,s.'-'A-' and even the swift new ele-
s.. lh the state department could
rag..N meet mis- demand for haste in
's Secretar-- Hay.
R.st.-,. AIRY Hay at once called for As
distt--lL Secretary Adee. and the two
trarsI77..l lShed officials set to work
Tbis '.dling the cipher into English.
M occupied nearly half an hour
VIII IISl movement Of Secretary Hay
sr5 ggecIphering was to make, a copy
hssta QiSpatch this by messenger in
oues, 10 the White House with a re-
Ward 3; 70 NE telegraphers there to for
id-nt D, az the earliest moment to Pres
IbeD sAckinley for his Information.
Ielary Hay caused his private