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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

An interesting case involving freight
rates on canned goods from the Pacific
coast will be brought up for hearing In
the United States court at Sioux Falls,
8. D., next Monday. The matter will have
an Indirect bearing on the interstate COM
merce hearing OF the fight between the
Middle West and Coast jobbers for the
trade Of this territory. which will be
heard in San Francisco In March.
The present case is an application for q
nermanent injunction applied for by Jew
EFT Bros. & Jewett. tobbers. OF Aberdeen,
8 D., restraining the Northern lines from
puttirg In new freight rate ON Coast
canned goods which, it is alleged, is a
discrimination In favor OF the jobbing
houses OF Chicago, st. Paul ana sioux
City.
Aaron s. Bradshaw, an attorney for the
Jewett Bros, was In the city yesterday
gathering data to be used at the hearing.
He has been to Portland and San Fran
cisco. and is satisfied that he has secured
sufficient evidence to show that a combs
nation has been made between the East
ern jobbsng houses and the railroads
against the South Dakota jobbers.
"The Northwestern lines recently issued
a circular notice." said Mr. Bradshaw at
the Butler, announcing that January 2s
they would raise the rate on canned goods
to South Dakota from the Pacific coast.
The advance practically put the South Da-
kota J0bberS out OF the canned goods DuSi-
ness, and permitted the Eastern jobbers to
do business in our territory on a better ba-
sis than our home houses could 1t Is all
legged in our application for a restraining
order against the lines that the Eastern
jobbing houses threatened to boycott the
lines involved IL they did not increase the
rate ON this class of goods. made last
August. A protest was formally made by
the South Dakota iobbers against paying
vastly increased rate for freight for a
short haul over what Is paid by Eastern
jobbers for long haul from the Coast.
Our protest was without avail, and the
rates were announced to be increased ac-
cording to the dictates of the Eastern
jobbers. Here the Eastern houses have
not yet been able to put their designs into
operation, but are making q tremendous
effort to do so. We have secured much
evidence OF how the matter il worked by
Eastern jobbinB houses, and expect to
make q sufficiently strong showing to
prevent the rates being put in.
THE time Is arriving when the jobblng
houses Of the Middle West can control the
business Of the Pacific coast. They real
lie this. and are making a tremendous eff
fort to retain 1t. Boycott Is their favor
lite weapon used against any railroad. II
their desires are not acceded to they agree
to form combine and refuse freight to
any particular line until IL Is whipped into
doing what is desired.
These moves must be checkmated, else
they will be fatal to the interests Of the
Coast. All the West should now stand to-
gether and defeat the greed Of the Mid
die West"
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was to have been . twenty-five-roun
Smith forced the pace from the opening,
playing for the stomach, but Mcconnell
Gent his left to the wind and head neatly.
Smith countered with q right on the face.
bleeding Macs nose, and at close quarters
ne pounded the Western man In the kid
Smith staggered Mcconnell in the fifth
with right swing on the side OF the
head. 1t was Smiths fight from the sew
enth on, occasionally Mcconnell electro
Tying the spectators with some clever
work with both hands, but none OF his
blows, although they landed on the face
and wind, seemed to hurt Smith.
Toward the end of the fight Smiths bull
dog PUSHES were too much for the West
ern man. but at the close OF the twenty
first round i was odds on Mcconnell stay
ing the limit.
However. the end came in the twenty
second After some sparring Smith fore
= ed Mcconnell into the latter's corner.
There he Tented with his left for the
body. drawing McConnclps attention to
the preservation of his lower parts, and
this was Just what Smith had been laying
for, as the moment the Californian drop
ped his guard from the protection OF the
jaw, Smith. with a half-swinging hook,
landed his right on the mark, and McCon-
nell fell with his head striking the floor
within q few inches of his anxious hand
lers, who threw a towel into the ring and
jumped in to look after their men.
Mcconnell lay for several minutes nat
on his back, but the clubs physician re-
vived him within six minutes, 20 that he
was able to walk out of the ring with the
assistance OF his seconds The time OF
the last round was thirty-seven seconds.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
LouIsIAxA's MnANrsr MAN.


BemevOnent Looking Creature who
Took Advantage of . Newsboy.
IT think have discovered the champion
mean man of New Orleans" said a law
curiosities. II located him in restaurant
the other day, but must confess that I
would never have done SO at first glance.
The truth Is, he concealed his accom-
plishments under q rather bland and
benevolent exterior and looked like an
ordinary, good-natured, middle-aged per-
son in some minor line of business, with
nothing especially to distinguish him
from thousands of others.
while he was leisurely eating his din
ner and was leisurely ordering mine, a
newsboy came in with q bundle Of pa
pers. The benevolent-looking gent beck
oned him over, took a paper and began
to peruse 1t. He went about the reading
with care and elaboration and OCCASION
ally he laid down the sheet and took a
few mouthfuls Of dinner Meanwhile the
newsboy was fidgeting from one leg to
another and shooting anxious chances
at possible customers around the room,
but the bland gentleman read on regard
less. I was watching the pair out of
the tail Of my eye and kept track Of the
time by clock that hung overhead. Five
minutes elapsed. then ten. then fifteen.
and the newsboy. who had collapsed
wretchedly into a chair, began to drum
the floor with his feet. What's the
matter with your said the bland man,
looking up, you're the most nervous child
I ever saw in my life. But I'VE found
what wanted he added. and TIL just
cut 1t out: 1t won't hurt your paper, for
it's down here in one corner where no.
body will notice It, With that he pro-
duced u penknife. cut out a paragraph,
folded the paper and handed 1t back.
Here you are he said. take It and run
along!'
THE newsboy made a sort of inarticu-
late noise, took the sheet and shufiied out.
He seemed to be supplied by the mans
transcendental gall, and. the fact is, I
felt little that way myself. When last
saw him he was putting the clipping in
his pocketbook. am willing to back
him at even money against any other
mean man in Louisiana. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
UNIVERSITY ATHLETES CONTEST.
Third Annual Handicap Meet Held in
the College Arm0ry.

The athletes of the University of Wash
fhEton held their third annual handicap
meet yesterday afternoon in the college
armory. The results in the different events
show that the university has much prom
Using athletic material The galleries of,
the armory were well filled with collegians
and number of high school students.
The first event was a thirty-yard dash,
in which a large number of contestants
were entered. 1t was won by Thayer, the
University OF Washington athlete who
took a prominent place in the meets of
last summer. The pole vault followed,
Caches taking first place with height Of
nine feet. The next event, the standing
high jump, was won by Caulkins, the star
long distance Jumper of the university.
Next came the shot put, which was won by
Thayer. The mile run followed. Morford.
a well-known sprinter, taking first place.
The last event was a basket ball game
between a team from the Seattle high
SCHOOL and one composed OF university men.
The high school outclassed the college from
the beginning, winning by a score of 70
to2
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saving tho Wante Force. oil Nature

Saving the Waste Forces of Nature.
The evanescent mechanical energy Of
flowing water is irrevocably lost with
every quantity OF water which flows past
unused. The same is true for various
peat and Ignite beds lying near the sur
face and exposed to the air. Their heat
producing qualities are so low that 1t is
impractible to transport them. and they
certainly gain nothing through the infiu-
ence, of the; atmosphere. Because Of their
diminishing value these stores of energy
must also be considered as temporary, and
their application for useful work, from a
politico-econom.cal standpoint. should be
estimated accordingly
At the present time, however, we have
the means to bring into collected and por-
table form these benefits constantly COM
ing to us from the sum, even though they
can be seized only at the moment when,
and the place where, they reach us. At
the moment when Werner Won Semens
created electro-technology by the inven-
ton Of a practical dynamo-electric genera
tor he also created the field for the devel-
opment of the electro-chemical industry
The true function Of the electro-chemical
industry is to give concentrated and
highly potential form to the fleeting pro-
cesses of the forces of acknowledgement
ing Magazine.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
CUSTOM HOUSE RED TAPE.
Peculiar situation of bark 0oss at
Port Townsend.

Port Townsend.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 26.-Inability
to get communication with an available
tug today resulted IN an endless amount
Of red tape for Capt. Mallet. commanding
the bark Guy c. Goss, lumber laden from
Chemainus for Philadelphia The Goss
loaded cargo, consisting of selected lum-
Der, for Cramps shipyard, in Philadel-
phia, at Chemainus, and then came here
fofr a crew.
Under treasury regulations a vessel
must enter after lying in port forty-eight
hours Goss' time was up at noon
today, but owning to interrupted telegraph
ic Communication, 1t was impossible to
get a tug here to take her out, and In
preference to paying a fine Capt Mallet
was compelled to enter his Philadelphia
cargo here. As a result the vessel will
have to pay her charges at Port Towns
end, instead of at the Phlladelphia custom
house, and will proceed from here, under
enrolment and license. instead OF reg
istry as would ordinarily be the case.
The red tape necessary to make the
change will prevent the 0oss from getting
away before midnight. This is the first
time In the history Of this district that
such an emergency has occurred, and the
matter has been the subject Of much dis
cussion In shipping circles all day.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

The definition Of the word 'snitch" was
definitely settled under oath today in the
circuit court by J. C. Chastine, negro.
formerly politician. Chastine was a
witness for the plaintiff in a suit against
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany. Frank p. Walsh, attorney for the
road, asked him:
Joshua, what Is your business?'
I'm connected with the legal depart
ment of the firm of Jamison & Mcvey,"
replied Chastine.
what are you? One of those ambu-
lance chasers who rush after a man who
is hurt and offer the services of q lawyer
to bring suit for damages? Is that your
business?"
mo. I'm no 'snitch.''
whats that?"
II say I'm no snitch."
"Snitch?"
Yes, snitch."
spell snitch."
"S-n-i-t-c-h, snitch."
what is a snitchf''
why, all the damage suit lawyers have
SWITCHES. A snitch Is fellow that watch
es for people to get hurt, and gets 'em
as soon as he can and makes a contract
to sue the company for damages."-Kan-
sas City Star.
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Made Him a Foreigner.

When was on the bench" says Judge
]. J. Du Bose, 1--WE were once making up a
special jury for murder trial. The law
yers were examining the venire, and
wasn't paying much attention to what was
going On TILL one of the lawyers attracted
my attention by saying:
Your honor, this man is incompetent
for jury service. He is a foreigner
~ looked at the man under examina-
ton and didn't think he looked like for
eigner. He looked anyway, like he was
acclimated. So asked him:
Have YOU ever been naturalized?'
No. SIR he answered.
And you say you're a foreigner and
not naturalized? What country are you
a native Of"
Arkansas
well, everybody in the court room
laughed. told the man he could go. He
v--nt much of a foreigner, but too much
to h., jury in NV eourt-"-Memphis
Ecimitar.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Certificates Issued, and Address by
Governor Rogers.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. 26.-The fall
school closed today. Five students fin
ished the course of study and were grant
ed diplomas as follows: Florence C. Wild
n aIt # Gaas 81 LINDSEY Is a
tie; Mary Clark, of Hayes, Clarke coun-
ty;. H. a. Gibbon. Of Ellensburg.
These received elementary certificates:
Caroline Anderson, of Ellensburg; Geor-
gia Blake, of Wtnlock; Ina Bowman, Of
Alderton; Fannie Carter, of Spokane; Ma
bel Carscadden, Of Ellensburg; Lena
Douglas, of ZilIah; Edith Mckenzie, Of
Olympia; Josephine Phil, of Puyallup;
Lena Warloth, of Puyallup; Clara Warne,
of Winlock. Gov Rogers delivered an adj
a large audience
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Detailed to Quarantine Duty.

PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 26-Dr. Har-
old Fox. of the United States marine
home service. arrived yesterday and will
take charge of the station and assist DIR.
Foster in the multitudinous details which
have been augmented materially by the
Hawaiian Islands. DR.. seavey. who has
been temporarily there, will also remain,
there being sufficient work for both at
present. DR.. Fox came from the Reedy
island quarantine, near Philadelphia
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
Oakland Races.

SAN FRANCISCO. jan H--weather nne at Oak
land; track fast. Results:
Five and a half furlongs- -F1amero won. Tim Too
lin second Col. Root third Time, o8
Six furlongs- Cormorant won. st. Cathbert second,
Momentum third. Time, 1:l3t.
Mile -Persus won. Stuttgart second, Alaria third
Time, ~
Five firlonssMid won. Lady Heloise second.
Tburon third Time, :00a
Mile and sixteenth Scotch Plaid won, Merops
second. Opponent third Time, la6l.
Six furonss Sly won, Afamada second, Ben Ledi
third. Time, l3
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NEW ORLEANS. Jan. @.-Results:
Seven furlongs-Dr. Walmsley won. Corvallis Sec
ond J. f. Cline third. Time. 1:2s
Mile--Dcponon won, Joe Wheeler second, Harry
I.ucascot third. Time. l:i31
Mile and an eghth-Moncreith won. King Elk
wood second. Tonic third Time, ] Sc.
Nile. handicap-Lva Rice won. Andes second. Los-
liar third. Time, 1t0a.
Mile, selling -Acushla won, Geor9e B. Coz second.
Domestic third. Time, l2t.
9ix and half fuflongs, sellins-Ben Chance won,
F1euron second Diana Fonso third. Time ~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27
Torpedo Boat Virago.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligcncer
fsh torpedo boat Virago, attached to the
navy service at Esquimalt drydock, came
in at noon today. The Virago is said to
ton ever put into salt water, it being pos
sible under full steam, to make thirty
knots an hour with her. Her mission Is
unknown, as no one came ashore, nor has
anyone been permitted aboard.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

Tarantulas are being raised in Australia
for the sake of their webs, the flaments
of which are made into thread for balloons.
They are lighter than silk, and when WOW
en- lighter than canvas. Each tarantula
yields from twenty to forty yards of fla
ment, of which eight twisted together form
a single thread.
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BREvITIEs.

A license to wed issued yesterday for George
w. Armstrong (2S) and Effie ]. L. F1ux (2S), both
of Seattle
Articles Of incorporation were filed yesterday with
the county auditor Of the New Republic Gold Mining
Company, capital stock $4,000, divided into 5000
shares of cent each trustees, George A. traitor,
August bunker and John I. voigt
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MCCONNELL KNOCKED OUT.
Mysterious Billy smith Settles His
.'r Pretensicns With q Left Hook
D. on the jaw.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-At the Broadway
Athletic Club tonight Mysterious Billy
Smith knocked out Frank Mcconnell of
San Francisco. with a right hook on the
Jaw in the twenty-second round of what
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WILL BE ORDERED BACK.

Passing Quarantine Station.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
PORT TOWNSEND, Jan. 26-The Ger
man tramp steamship Milos, Capt. Hilos
chartered for a load Of flour from Seat
tie for Vladivostok, arrived this morning
from Kobe, and proceeded up Sound with
out reporting at quarantine. She will not
be permitted to enter, and will be put to
the additional expense Of returning here.
and will then be ordered to Diamond
point, for additional detention while the
rats aboard are being sulphurized. There
is, also q fine attached to such dereliction,
but it will not be assessed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-27

HAVE you smoked the new zarina Gig.
nrettes7 II not. try them.
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l0f EVIDENCE OF GREED.
South Dakota Begins q War on
Middle West Jobbers.
ATTORNEY IS AFTER EVIDENCE.

Chsrrs~ - Discrimination I'm
Freight Rates ON, Pacific Coast
Canned Goods win he Heard I'm
the United states Court-Attempt
IL said TO he similar to That
Against Pacific Coast Jobbers.
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A. sooTHER Of disturbed feelings
Zarina cigarettes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-19
Had Forty Homsa.

voIlon, the painter. was n unique per-
sonage even among the old characters
OF Paris. While he was essentially a
Bohemian there were times when even
his patience was taxed to the utmost,
and to Obviate the necessity of meet
ing unwelcome people he conceived the
idea Of multiplying nis lodging places.
At the time of his death he owned no
less than 40 homes all In apartment
houses, situated In all the out of the
way corners of Paris. plainly furnished
and with just enough accommodation
for himself. He changed from one to
the another all the time. in order to es-
cape importunate acquaintances and to
take refuge from his friends. 1t was
in order to throw them all on the
scent that he engaged rooms all over
the city.
He finally died In the Rue de Dun
kerque. where he had as many as three
different apartments. all within q
stones throw of one another.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-19
our Wttlr WASHINGTON ITT[R
CONSIDERABLE TROUBLE OVER
TIMBER REGULATIONS.
Can the Federal CONGRESS Authorize the
Cutting Of Timber Upon Tribal Lsnds7
The Choetaw Nation Seeks an In
lunctIoa TO Prevent.
Special to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, d. c., Nov. IT,
Considerable trouble has arisen
over the enforcement of the timber
in the Choctaw nation
in the Indian Territory as issued
by the secretary of the interior in
accordance with an act of con-
gress. The law directs the secre-
tary of the interior, in cases
where timber is needed for the
construction of buildings or other
public or private improvements, to
enter into contracts for the cutting
of sufficient timber to enable the
parties to complete the proposed
improvements. Provision is made
for the disposition of all monies
derived from the sale of timber,
the object being to secure to each
allottee the amount of money OBJ
tanned from the sale of timber
which will be paid over to him at
the time the final allotment of all
the land is completed. The ques-
ton which has arisen relates to
the authority of the federal con-
gress to authorize the cutting OF
timber upon tribal lands. Where
individual allotments have been
taken it is not believed the govern
ment can be estopped from the
sale Of timber thereon, but in cases
where no allotments have beer
taken and the title of the land il
vested in the nation itself, the ma
ton will seek injunction prevent
ing the federal officials from carry.
ing out the law upon the theory
that the federal government has III
right TO dispose of the property o.
an Indian nation without its con
sent. They hold that this is il
violation of the terms of the Choc
taw agreement with the govern
msnt, which guaranteed a continu
ance of the Chocraw tribal form o
government for a period of eigh
years from 1895.
Should the Choctaw nation carr,
out the now proposed plan it i
doubtful whether it would serious
ly interfere with the procurement
Of constructive timber in the ma
ton. A good portion of the Choc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-19
CHANCES IN PARAGUAY.

EMhRb1taMts Invite Northern Capital
ists to Invest In Railway Building.
John N. Ruffin, United States con-
sui In Paraguay, is staying at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York. When
seen the other day by a New York
Tribune reporter. he said he lad come
to New York to tell American manu-
facturers and capitalists about the op-
portunities for trade and good invest.
ment which are open In that South
American republic. He said:
Paraguay imports nearly $4,000. 600
OF ordinary cotton goods from Germa-
ny and England. Not yard OF cotton
goods comes from the United States.
Paraguay also imports agricultural i'm
plements. and those manufactured In
the United States are preferred. Much
fence wire is imported, as all the
ranches have to be fenced in. The
country has been getting most of its
wire from Germany and England and
some indirectly from the United States.
All of the kerosene oil used there
comes from America. A good deal of
knit underwear goods Is imported by
Paraguay. In fact, the country imports
nearly everything in the manufacture
ing line. There Ia much timber I'm the
country, but nevertheless toothpicks
are imported. Paraguay has many re-
sources with which to pay for its Inn
portatlons and in which American cap
ital could be invested with a chance of
large returns. 1t Is one of the finest
grazing countries in the world. Much
beef. hides and tallow are exported.
Its forests supply nearly all the south
ern part of South America with build
ing timber. 1t also exports fruit. 1t
ships a native tea to 100000 people.
'It is proposed to run q railway
through the cattle, lumber, fruit and
tea region, which will be one of the
best paying railways, it is thought, in
South America, and the inhabitants
are exceedingly anxious to interest
American capital in this railroad. The
climate is healthful, like that of south
ern California. While 1t is the paradise
of South America, it Is no country for a
poor man, but it is a fine field for
American trade and capital. The peo-
pie are very friendly to the United
States. / would be glad to give fur
ther information about Paraguay to
any manufacturer or capitalist"