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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
THEATRICAL NOTES.

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" T. sothern vi .,ns,,oas her Intention
ana Maude Aaaifis ahnou"ee7 "N
or acting hosanha'
rgnace Paderewsxi. the ions,natr, - ),
apostle OF the panoforte, VIII pay IN San
Francisco the latter part OF 'a's''
James A. Herne in his latest success,
monfbs run al the Park theater, Boston.
.,,..~ $50 al vaudeville
fauiine Han al, nv a., s' Ern,eis Wilson. who
tAies anu WI Joi's ~ roat ~ tho sea-
rcs'Ves Hf"'i'''s ~" wy
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Telsscos new play Naugnty Aht tDt,.
IN which Blanche Bates plays me hos ns',,,
York despite the critics
Frank Daniels. the comedian. has said
f,re~ait ~ Nav York and for the next two
vars viii play the Middle states and the
West visiting the Pacific coast
,.u",' aon ,i,,sa, and IT, today the leading
tlan :" I'M, ~ graaf teeitinoote ron has
a,ans, - ~ Avon !. rom hls repertoire.
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ksnsrh,e piay on We" ~ cr,tic re-
ore thsatsis, 49, .,c,ta naa.narat.a.
l"Frihs 70 i-"hsiS :"
De Wolr Hopper was nnfortnnn,te enough
70 have bad case of tonsilltis when
flade him almost inaudibie wnen ne nane
is srst appearances at '"s ~
ioh'o"
James Kyrle NacCurdy, young actor
who won his first recognition on this soast'
has made fine impression In New YORK,
where no played at the star theater lest
week, assuming the leading role IN "A
Guilty Mother"
The Gunner's Mate is the most solid
mciodramatic success OF the prese~' thea
tricsl season In New York. The new play
has just closed a run at the Grand opera
house In that city where i drew the larg-
.st audience ever known In that Dig play
house,
James shesgreen, advance agent for the
James Kidder- Hanford combination. was
in the city last week. Mr.. Shesgreen
i one OF the Youngest and at the same
ums handsomcst ana most enterprising
theatrical men now on ne ROAD ne
has been In advance or Mr.. James for
several years.
In tho comedy parts OF An,olycus In THE
Winters Tale Louis James has attained
n signal success The New York press pro.
claimed n the finest creation In low comedy
seen there In many years. This actor mas
added another portralturc TO his long list
OF notable characters
II Is remarkable hut nevertheless. true
mat The calehrateI r,,r,i drama ,.'rbe IA
unmestead . has bear Stvsn NEARLY no
times in Now YORK civ aiana Denman
Thompson a himself anpenriny in Inc
niaca this ...aso,, n,1 ,.r,,ss - ~ a r.clac
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- ushfab t5eN, v,erc dockcd
N ufaettahihk we auai roie ot tetmione
anu Iredita N ~ WINTERS Iaic kath-
tNh hiuusf ms lha we encouraging eApet-
renee OF MARY NhhstHen 20 guide her Ihe
twg parts - Mise hldder lhtetpFets tnnih,
afford lnsl thlt ahouht oi physical Ike
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
sEuEsTs.


Plymouth church choir viii present Mr.
Clarence Eady. the distinguished ofRanlst
30 an organ recital on February r. az
Plymouth church Admission cards TO
hear Mr. Eddy csn be procured at the
music stores by subscription There viii
he no tickets sold AZ the church ard per
sons desiring 60 attend VIII be Obliged 10
arrange fer aam1ttsnce before the date
OF the concert
MIR. E3ay has a world aide reputation
AZ an artist and his recital VIII De rare
traat % the masleM luhle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

mine for his money. have killed lots OF
buck Indians and never cared about them.
but am superstitious and should be afraid
to use the money this head would bring.
after all: so l shall not sell It. unless l get
broke and need money bad"
Four years later, the article concludes,
this man was killed in a snowslide and Mr.,
Sheard bought the head from his partner.
The horns measured 1Sls inches in circum-
ference and 5sIa inches in length, around
the outside OF the curve.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

A man at election tlf4e tried 10 Sell sov,e
k.iiens Fah h'ae Tory ribbons On. ana
failed TIE next Gay he tried 70 sell taem
with yellow Liberal ribbons ol why p
said some one, taey we're Tories yester-
DAY." yes he said. "h4f their eyes Are
opened since ther. ara ihfF have beeome
Liberals S.E Als-rnoa WEEKS "R1eore
aozA~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
DEAD NUMBER eIaHreeM
Terrible Result oia Gas Explosion In a Mine
Near Brownsville, Pa.

Over thirty men were entombed alive
in the Braznell mine near Brownsville,
Pa, Saturday morning, by terrific gas
explosion. The mine is operated by the
Stockdale Coal Company, and is situ-
ated on the Redstone branch of the
Pittsbprg, Virginia and Charleston rail-
road.
Fifteen dead bodies have been taken
from the mines. All have been identi-
fed The names are as follows:
Henry Hagar, stable boss; Samuel
Meese, stable boss; William Thomas,
eager, leaves wife and four children;
Peter Aros, digger, single; Michael Ro-
bat, digger; Martin Martsic; Albert
Meese, trapper boy; George Kovash;
Joseph Botshat, married, wife in Eu-
rope; Joseph Magyar; Andy Rapship;
John PalSelca; Michael Perabeck An
drew Perabeck; George Vosylko.
The search for the cntombed miners
continued through all Saturday night,
one set Of men after another taking
turns at the difficult work. The force OF
the explosion, il was found was so great
that heavy timbers, IS or 20 loaded coal
wagons and other material were driven
into the lower end of the shaft till the
debris was 10 feet deep This had all to
be cleared away before the cage could
be lowered to the bottom.
Sunday IS persons were drawn up
alive by bucket and rope. The first one
was Albert Mecse. I3-ycarold, but af-
ter giving one or two gasps he was
dead. The other ID were deathly sick
and several had to be carried to their
homes.
Notwithstanding the assertions OF
mine officials that the examination Of,
the mine Saturday morning showed n
to be almost clear from gas and in theiq
Judgment safe, the fact develops THAI
there was gas in the mine OF such VOL
Tune as to be dangerous. One miner
says the mine was not safe to be entered
with an open lamp. Another reports
that some weeks ago fall occurred in
one OF the entries. 1t was timbered up,
but gas accumulated above the timbers
to such a degree as TO make ii danger
ous and was not driven out, as the fan
was a small one, not sufficient to do the
necessary work Arrangements were
made, it is said, to place larger fan
at the top of the main shaft, but this
work had not yet been done. 1t was
the intention OF the company to this
week commence the work of construct
ing a slope in order to get more air into
| the mine and provide means OF escape.
Three dead bodies were removed from
the mine on Tuesday, making the loss
of life thus far eighteen. The searchers
say that there are half-dozen corpses
in sight in the pit.
The bath tub combine, with a capi-
tai of s., 100000 is ready for business.
Capt Jacob ]. Vandergrift, wealthy
resident of Pittsburg, died last Wednes-
day.
| Another body was taken from the
mine last Wednesday, make total OF
10 dead recovered thus far.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Gen. OTIS INTRODUCES REFORMS.
BRIBING STOPPED.
He insists on Civil Marriages Which PermI,
Protestan,s and Non. christians 10 Wed
Americans Win a Battle.

The adjutant- general at Washington
has received copy of an order, recent
ly issued by Gen. Otis, aiming at the
suppression of bribery. which, it is re-
ported, has been extensively practiced in
the Philippines. Gen. Otis says the
persistence OF these reports, touching
both the military and civil service in the
islands, has forced him to the conclu-
sion that there may be some foundation
for the general charge. He cautions
all commanding officers, heads OF de-
partments and others in authority to
probe to the bottom any such reports
that may reach them and announces
that all offences OF this nature will be
suppressed with a strong hand.
Otis has issued a decree authorizing
the celebration OF civil marriages in the
Philippines. He cabled Secretary Root
to that effect to-day and the Secretary
promptly approved the action. Here
toiore all marriages were celebrated by
the Catholic Church so that Protestants
and non-C Christians were prohibited
from marrying. The decree does not
interfere with the Catholics, who may
be married ACCORDING to their own rites.
Col. Lockett, with force OF $500,
including artillery. attacked Thursday
morning a strong force of insurgents
entrcnched in the mountains near Mon
talban, about five miles northeast OF
San Mateo. The enemy were complete
ly routed, the Americans pursuing them
through the hills, amid which they fed
in everv direction.
Four Americans were wounded
The Filipino loss was large, resulting
from a heavy infantry and artillery fire
| for three hours into the trenches.
1t is supposed tn the insurgents
were those who were driven out of Sar
| Mateo on the day Gen. Lawton was
killed. They numbered probably 1000
A dozen lines OF insurgent trenche:
covered the steep trail THROUGH the hill:
and likewise the valley below, along
which the Americans passed.
The main attacking party consisted o
the Forty-sixth volunteer infantry, ;
troop of cavalry and artillery. Col
| Lockett commanding in person. The
rest OF the command operated from re
mote points in an endeavor to carr,
out Col. Lockett's plan OF throwing hi
lines around the enemy and thus cut
ting off retreat. The nature OF th'
mountainous country made it impracti
cable to execute this movement success
| fully
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
JOINING THE BOERS.
Many Applications Received at The Orange
Free State Consulate.

The Offices OF the Orange Free State
consulate in New York are visited every
day by large number Of men. who want
to go to the Transvaal and join the
Boer army. By Charles d. Pierce, the
Consul of the Free State, they are refer
red to DIR. Hendrix Muller, the Orange
Free State Minister at The Haoue. Be-
fore starting for Holland, however,
many of them visited George w. Van
Sicklen at his office in Broadway.
Most of the men who apply to Mr.
Pierce. to judge by appearances, are
rough men, with little or no money,
BELONGING to the laboring class. But
there are not few that are educated
Mr. Pierce said frankly that he was
referring these men to DR.. Muller, who,
he added, saw that they arrived in the
Transvaal. When asked how it was pos
sible to get the men into the Transvaal
at the present time, he said they were
taken into the country by way OF Della
goa Bay.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
YEARS. WORK OFA pH|lAMTHROpIST.
CARNEGlE'S GIFTS.
More Than s5,oooooo Expended by the Iron
King In Advancing Wages, Establishing
Libraries, and Endowine Colleges.

Within a year Andrew Carnegie has
given, or pledged himself TO give, up
wards of $5,ooo,ooo A considerable
part Of this wealth has gone out in the
shape OF voluntary advances in wages
to the workingmcn OF his great COM
pany. The advances to the common.
day, and tonnage laborers made last
April aggregates for the year nearly
SI,5oo,ooo 10 the thousands OF men con
cerned. This was an advance OF I2.4
per cent. On last Friday notices went
up in the mills announcing another ad-
vance, which will dispense close TO ST.
100000 to the men. This advance was
over 7 per cent.
Personal charities OF Mr.. Carnegie
within the year just closing amount to
about 100000. The great wealth oil
the steel king is being, TO a considerable
extent, diverted to the benefit OF public
institutions of learning and to public
and private charity at rate, showing
the full intent of the philanthropists OF
fulfilling his pledge, made a great while
ago, to leave little OF his riches to be
dispensed by will The year closing has
been one OF tremendous benefactions by
Mr.. Carnegie, who is known to have
given away more than S5,ooo,ooo in the
twelve months, and il the full sums OF
his gifts were known this amount would
be increased TO a considerable amount.
The wage advances, dispensing about
Sc, 100000 for year, are regarded with
the most general favor Among his
other gifts were the following:
Library and art galleries, Pittsburg,
$I,7so,ooo; public library, Washington,
d. c., $25o,ooo; Buckingham, Ala, Uni
versity, $25o,ooo; Polytechnic library,
Louisville, KY, $I25ooo; Dunfcrmline,
Scotland, 100000; Public library, At
lanta, Ga, 100000; State college, Belle
ionte, Pa, 100000; Public library, Lin
coin, Neb., $4,000; Public library, Fort
Worth, Tex, $4,000; Public library,
Oakland, Cal, $4,000; Stevens institute,
Hoboken, N. J.. $4,000; X.X.L. Wom-
ems club, Denison, Tex, $1,000; Zoo
logical gardens, New York, $1,000. Oi
these gifts the conditional ones are quite
sure to be fulfilled, and there are a num-
Der of other offers, amounting TO per
haps another $I,oooooo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
A BLIND MURDERER.
Civil War Veteran Siransles His Vile 10 Death

+. B. Livingston, blind man, aged
So years, chokcd his wife. Rosie Liv-
ingston, to death the other morning at
their home in Baltimore. The first
knowledge the police had OF the crime
was when Livingston walked into the
Southwestern police station. Livings-
ton gave his name and address and told
a very circumstantial story of the kill
ing. Livingston claimed that his wife
tried to smother him with feather bed
but that he succeeded in choking her
and put her body in the bathtub.
Livingston was locked up and the no
lice went to the house, where they found
the nude body of the woman in the
bathtub as Livingston had said. Both
rooms gave evidence OF struggle.
Jealousy is thought to have been the
motive for the crime. The man is a
Civil War veteran, having lost his eye
sight bv a shell in the battle OF Fair
Oaks. He had a pension OF $72 a
month
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
A GRATEFUL PEOPLE.
Already Fund Of $4,000 Has Been col!ec..
ed for Gen. lawlon's Widow.

The total subscription to the Lawton
fund up to noon OF Christmas day was
$I432oss. 1t is not at all improbable
that the fund will eventually reach the
proportion of $4,000. The original in
tention was to raise only a fund suf-
ficient to pay off the mortgage of about
5000 on the Lawton homestead at
Rcdlands, Cal, but the generous re-
sponse to the appeal encourages the
committee to believe enough money will
be subscribed beyond that sum TO place
Mrs. Lawton and her children above
want for the rest OF their lives.
Secretary Root and Adjutant- General
Corbin sent personal appeals to about
$50 bankers and business men in New
York, with the result OF a large increase
in the fund.
Among those who have promised
subscriptions are: William X. Wander
bilt, $1,000; ]. Pierpont Morgan, ST.
900; c. p. Huntington, $1,000; Thomas
F. Ryan, OF New York, $1,000, and
Miss Helen Gould, $500. The commit
tee expects to receive at least ten sub
scriptions of $1,000 each.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
GOVERNMENT HAS NO REMEDY.
The Greed for Wealth Causes the Siringency
in the Money Market

Mr.. Roberts. director of the mint, was
asked recently as to whether the pres
ent momentary stringency, in his opin-
ion, signifies an actual scarcity of money
to meet the present requirements OF
trade. He said:
mo possible supply OF money can
prevent stock exchange panics or peri
DDS of momentary stringency, because
speculation and rising prices will alb
sorb any possible increase until the
pressure for ready cash is just as great
upon the new plane as it was upon the
old. The cry for more money is as un-
appeasable as the demand for more
wealth. A new supply, instead of salts
flying the demand, stimulates it. Men
want money to buy things witli-good
things that they think are going higher.
Given easy money in the banks, and
have bankers encouraging borrowers.
AS a result, stocks go up, and as they
go up more people want to buy and
so the demand for money increases.
You can't furnish money fast enough
to meet the demand of all who would
like to borrow while prices are going
up, nor could all the gold and silver
mines in the world together keep prices
going up forever.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
MADE IDLE BY STRIKES.
A Hundred thousand French Workers Affect.
ed by the Demands Of Coal Miners.

At a meeting OF 1880 miners held
Tuesday in St. Etienne, near Paris, a
resolution was adopted in favor of de-
claring a general strike in the coal basin
of the Loire. A sympathy movement
involving 10000 men is feared. The
prosperity OF the coal trade led the min
ers to demand an increase OF wages,
shorter hours and formal recognition
of the Miners Federation by the COM
pany. The latter made an offer of S
per cent. increase, but this was refused.
Twelve thousand five hundred lace
workers are on strike in St. Etienne for
higher wages Their idleness involves
that of $4,000 other dependent work.
men, making with the miners, If the coal
strike spreads, as is expected, nearly
100000 Moreover, a number OF fac
tories and works will soon be compell-
cd to close, owing to the coal shortage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
IRISHMEN STIRRED.
Members Of the Clan.na.Gae Talk Of Invading
Canada.

There is general movement among
the Irish citizens in Phladclohia to aid
the Beers in Il -ir war with England.
A call was sent out for special assess
ment on every member OF the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians of which there are
2s, 900 in the city A return of $3.50
general fund OF 81 600, 900, which Irish
organizations throughout the country
seek to raise.
Relative to the attitude OF the Irish
revolutionary societies toward Great
Britain, the Eevening Post, of New
York, quotes an officer OF the Clanna-
Gael as saying;
England can only be made to feel
by physical force, and we're now going
to give her some Boer treatment. We
first expedition from Canada to South
Africa, but thought it better to wait a
little. We can mobilize our men with
out much difficulty for an attack upon
Canada, and we are fairly well armed
the Spanish war. We have lots OF
Springfield rifles and are handy with the
bayonet.
mo decision has been arrived at yet.
Everything will depend on the immedi-
ate future. We have either regiments
or companies all over the United States,
and are fairly well drilled, and great
many OF our men are in the militia
THE Ancient Order OF Hibernans
has really nothing to do with this. 1t
numbers about 100000 and a majority
OF its members belong to our organiza-
ton. All its officers do, and so, OF
course, it will act with us. We have
lots OF men in the regular army-camps
or clubs in every post-and even il they
were sent against us to stop us on the
border, they would either march across
with us or give us blank cartridges.
''Ii il is decided to attack Canada we
shall do all in our power to keep mat
| ters so secret as not to embarrass the
government until we are actually on the
border. The French population in Can
ada would be with us, and there are
numbers OF our own countrymen ready
to welcome us. Canada would be an
easy mark. We would have the Canad-
an loyalists on the run in week"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
SAD NEWS AWAITS HER.
Girl on the Way to Manila to Meet Her Lover
Who Is Dead.

In the list of dead forwarded by Gen
Otis Monday is the name of henry c.
Merriam, of Company G, Sixth Imam
try, of typhoid fever. This is the Young
man to whom Miss Bessie Ray OF Fari-
bault, Mimi. was to have been married.
She left with her mother for Manila in
November and is now on her way.
Merriam was a graduate OF the class
of 81 at Shattuck and was very popu-
lar. When the war was declared
against Spain he enlisted in Battery H,
Sixth artillery. For high executive
ability displayed in Manila Gen. Otis
recommended him for promotion. He
was the son OF Capt. Merriam. a re-
tired army officer residing in Washing
ton. Miss Ray will not arrive Ii. Ma
Mia for more than week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
SHARED IN THE EARNINGS.
Central Trust Company Adds 40 Per Cen, to
Its Employees Wages.

OF the Christmas gifts bestowed by
employers to employees in New York,
those given by the Central Trust Com
pary we're the largest ever known. They
were presented with an extra 40 per
cent. of their respective annual salaries.
One OF the officers OF the company
whose salary is $1,000 a year received
as his gift $4,000. Another whose sal
ary is 5000 a wear got $1,000. Oh
fice boys on the 20 per cent basis drew
as much as $ioo.
There are IS attaches to the Central
Trust Company's Office; their annual
salaries aggregating $46. 100, and 40 per
cent. OF this represents the total amount
Of $I8,4So. The plan Of paying its men
a certain percentage on their salaries
each year has been practced by the
company for several years, beginning
with 10 per cent and increasing as earn
ings OF the company became larger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Earthquake Damages a City.

A severe earthquake shock was felt
over large portion Of Southern Cali
fornia Tuesday morning, the undula-
tons lasting about twelve seconds. The
entire center OF the shock appeared to
have been at San Jacinto, small town
in Riverside county. The business por-
tion OF San Jacinto consists Of two
blocks of two-story buildings, some OF
which are built OF brick. Ten or IS
buildings were damaged, chimneys be-
ing topplcd over and walls cracked and
shaken Tie total damage at San ia
cinto and Hemit, small town nearby,
is estimated at $4,000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
Son Kills His Father.

Charles Hefner, aged 40, butcher,
was killed at his home in New York
tenement Tuesday by his son, Harry, I8
years old. Mrs. Hefner gave her son
an album and a writing desk as Christ
mas gifts. The father, who, it is said,
had been drinking heavily lately. was
displeased when he saw the presents
and he proceeded to tear up the album
and smash the desk. The son intcrfered
and a fight ensued. The boy finally
picked up carving knife and stabbed
his father in the neck, severing the Jug
lar vein. Hefner fell dead and his son
placed under arrest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
CABLE FLASHES.

Lord Salisbury, the English premier,
will resign at the close of the Transvaal
war.
The British war office has accepted
the offer of squadron OF Canadian
rough riders.
Twenty-Five million natives in India
are suffering from famine. An absence
of rain is the cause.
King Carlos, of Portugal, Thursday,
gave ain audience to the new United
States minister, John N, Irwin.
Prof. Benjamin ID. Woodward, as
sistant United States commissioner gen.
eral to the Paris exposition, has taken
official possession OF the spaces allot-
ted to the United States.
Scholars in Switzerland are agitated
concerning the date OF the end OF the
nineteenth century. Some contend that
it will begin with 1900, while the author
tiles OF the Cantonal Protestant church
have decided that 1901 starts the cen
tury.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-01-03
REPuLSED THE REBELS.
FiIipinos Attack a Garrison But Are Routed by
Americans.

Gen. Santa Ana, with a force of in
surgents estimated at 900, attacked the
American garrison at Subig, Philippine
Islands, last Wednesday. A body OF
marines were sent from Olongapo to
reinforce the garrison and the Filipinos
were driven back, several being Killed.
There were no casualties on the Ameri-
can side. A company of the Forty
sixth volunteers infantry. together with
a contingent OF marines, has been sent
from Manila to reinforce the Subig gar
rison still further.
Col. ]. Franklin Bell, OF the Thirty
sixth Infantry, encountered $50 Filipi-
nos Thursday, near Alaminos, province
OF Zambales, and killed. wounded or
captured twenty-eight of them. Our
troops also obtained possession of a
number OF rifles and a quantity OF am
munition. One American was wounded.