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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-26

flush in a good stiff game o. draw poker.
Then, he says, It's on'y question o. how
much the others has got to inspire their
confidence an how much they has 10 bet
with that fixes the amount to be gathered
in. on which a man can retire an be re-
spectacle fer the rest o. his natural life
''Just naturally his theory Of the game
interfered with his general success. Most
Is u does interfere, I've noticed. when a
man gets theories in his head an plays
the game different FIN the ordinary run
o. people. These here sharps that fig
gers out some particular thing In the
game as bein' a dead certainty, always
loses money on II. for you can say what
you like about the great American game,
but II certainly does beat anything else
for the preponderance Of uncertainty
that has to be calculated on, whenever
you have dead sure thing In your mind
ALI excepting a royal flush. as Pete used
to say with ondeniable wisdom.
"Pete's mind bein' fixed so TO speab
on that royal flush, you can see for your
self that 1t warped his judgmerk. on the
question o drawin' cards. Many time
I've seen him split pair of aces and
draw three cards to a ace an queen. or
ace an ten o the same suit Once I even
seen him split two pairs, aces an queens
an draw two cards TO the ace. queen an
jack o. diamonds. an Joe Hooker says he
seen the blamed Tilt split three kings to
draw to three hearts Just because they
was all court cards o. the same suit
An the first card ne picked up in the
draw was the fourth king. Shows how "A
man'll overlook the blessin's o. Provi-
dence right in his fist. reachin' out after
things he hain't no reason to hope for in
the natural course Of events. Stands to
reason manll lose money defyin' fate
with such monkey shines as them.
Twasn't no use to argue with Pete,
though He were as obstinate as mule
an stuck TO his notion o. gettin' a royal
flush Hike sick Niger sticks 10 the
Methodist church. You couldn't persuade
him. One day ! says to him: Look A.
here. Pete. royal flush is most onques-
rionahly good piece o. property but
what show hev you got o. gettin one
You put me out o. patience. Look at the
pots you might "a scoped with two pairs
an three of kind II you'd only drawed
like Christian, says I. instead o. put
tin your trust in strange gods. an sac
rifcin your good chips an the principles
O. the game In strange an foolish en-
deavor. It's hyin' In the face o. Provi-
dence,' says to him, an you'll go down
to your grave unhonored, unwept an
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HOW PETE KINNEY AT LAST '''' ,::: s .:;' 90.
1s-. ' s sun si s:s s. FILLED A ROYAL FLUSH.

says. Go 90 the ant you sluggers Con-
slider her ways and be wise Now, there
amt m ptnts about an ant that's worth
considerin' cept their almighty stick-tn-
N-ivoRcss Stands 70 reason. 1, means Ter
Us "a keep pcggin' away till sc git there.
v 81 Walker q only pesgea Ike the anita
does he mousht a been rich an ~.
spectsd
There was Pete kcnney that dropped
en'n a boat here some thirty wear aEo an
iust STAYED There dElnt seem 10 he no
reason Why ne should a come here IN the
after ne arrovc, bui he did Some said he
must a dropped onto the boat by acci-
dent sancwheres up tho river. an the
him NOT havtR the regulation fare in his
usalned. More'n that. he's we'll fixed row
an pays taxes
There wsrn't no reason fer Il. fur as
anybody coala see, 'ccp,in pe;e's aH-drea
psrSsstency. He was a bright enough sort
q mar. an might "a settled down In bus
mess Ter himself Ger ae got a tob a. bar
tender aown 70 the hotol an made moncy.
Thcy So SAY As Row q steady. Industrious
bartender N a hotel where there's a good
run O. business an a boss that drinks
some himself can have a saloon Of his own
IN a few years. an I reckon t's pretty
near true. kept bar IN hotel myself
when was young
THAT wasn't petcs lay. though. Pete
used 20 say that there was one way ~
establishin' yourself in life that laid over
any ether, an that was 70 hold raxsl
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die" between the rails, rubbing his eyes
and apparently for the first time fully
awake
Barrett had stepped directly in front of
the engine and the entire train had passed
over him, leaving him without a scratch.
The sleepy operator owed his life TO his
size. IL he had weighed ten pounds
more, perhaps, he would not have been
rubbing his eyes when his comrade found
him. Barrett was a small man, almost a
dwarf. He was not feet tail and did
not weigh more than 100 pounds.
The Barrett accident caused a great
deal of discussion among railroad men at
the time. many being of the opinion that
no person except. perhaps. small in
FAINT, tould escape death. or at least seri-
Gus injury. in this way. But the doubling
ones were forced to accept the facts as
Barrett. the operator who found him and
the engineer of the limited all agreed on
the details OF the accident
Another combination OF miraculous es-
cape and instant death occurred on the
Santa Fee A switch engine and crew had
been sent down the road to help a wreck
ing gang. When the work had been
finished the switch engine was started
back to the divisional headquarters. Those
In charge of the engine apparently were
anxious to see how fast the little yard
locomotive could go, and as soon as they
were out of sight of the officers In charge
of clearing up the wreck they opened the
throttle. In less time than II takes to
tell IL the six-wheeler was dashing over
none too smooth track at ut least forty
miles an hour But IL did not dash long:
at least. on the track. A higf, joint and a
slight curve sent the overworked little
machine into the ditch. The engineer,
fireman and two switchmen were Instant
~ killed. II this were all OF the story
there would be nothing peculiar But at
tached to the engine was an empty freight
car, on which sat the only other man on
the train. The car left the track with
the engine, and the fellow on top of Il
was shot through the air into field 200
feet from the track. AS he was not one
OF the crew. he had with him an UNI
breiia, for II had been raining and as
the car left the track his grip frightened
On his umbrella. for there was nothing
else TO grasp. The momentum acquired
by his sudden dash through the air
caused the umbrella TO open like a para
chute and Its owner gracefully and cas-.
lily descended to the ground unframed.
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Was as bahhiinss o. babes an stockings.
Oh, Pete was a polished article even u
we did size him up for deiuded ranaue
all them years
ar went on for n matter o. fifteen year
or more. an Pete's royal flush come 10
no . stans,r, Joke in town. Fellows would
laugh about IL every time he set into
game an IL were esteemed a great piece
o. Wit for some Teller TO say. III pet
thousand to one IN town lots that fete
won't get a royal flush tonight Course,
nobody ever took IL up, but everybody
laugh, an PETE would laugh Win en-
for he was good-natured. an he'd say
IN get it sometime. boys, II don't To-
night
Ar he did II ever man won success
by long-continued persistent struggiin
for It, Pete Kenney did, an things zen
out about as he'd always said they would.
1t was a pretty good game from thc
first. for there was a couple o cross
roads gamblers who had come to town
looxin' for blood an il happened that
there was two planters just back from
New Orleans with their crop money IN
their pockets, an they was lookfn Tor
excitement One OF 'em knowed Pete an
liked him an asked him to Join In tho
game that was started just about the time
they got off at Arkansas City here. an
Pete.ha a hundred in his clothes, just
.He played lucky from the start. II
happened fortunately that he didn't get
chance TO make one of hrs fool draws
more'n once in half an hour or SO, an as
his play outside o. that was fairly good
he managed to scoop In some rattlin' good
pots on Pushes an fulls, besides two or
three that he took In on deuces and nerve,
or some SIGH hand
Anyhow. he had near thousand In
front Of him when there come a big jack
pot with fifty in II before II was opened.
Pete sat next to the dealer an he passed,
havin' on'y a king, Jack an ten o clubs,
an, O. course, not bein' permitted to open
under the rules. The next man opened u
for fifty, .he next three come In, an Pete
raised 1t a hundred. That was his fool
play. Whenever he'd see show for
royal flush he used TO play as IL ne had IL.
for fear he wouldn't get the good of 1t
when II did come.
We'll. II worked pretty well. One Of the
crossroads professionals dropped out but
the other one had a seven full. pat an
after the two planters had come in he
raised Pete another hundred. Pete came
back at him with another and one of the
planters dropped. The other had four
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oor, TsA most sugnfisln' thgng." said
old man Grecnhul "a he set she
bottles away behind the bar,
that folks aen't seem 20 'pfe'
IL ciate the Importance " oNiu
persistent Now that there ~
walker 4 yus, come ~ here an took
drink an went out tho0t aeNin' word 90
nc enc u a bright an shinin' example
never dcin' nnthin worth while cause h
don't never stick 20 IL Glts discouraged
IKE. an sets down an thiuSs about %,
when u he'd cay spit on hts hands an
take a fresh grip no mought come out
faur~tine winner, WHY, I tell YOU that
man mtght a been Justice o. the peace
an married the widow Baker with fouf
hunred acres good sarm hand. nc end
O. stock an farmip' nteasstS ar money Ia
,he bank Gay fer that fatal haei, O MS
O. not Stiekin' % a Just give up. he dia
cause he got heat out IN ;wo 'lectlons an
wouldn't run Ter once no more, an wnen
the widow said no theoc W -four times he
lowed she alan't want him an 80, out o
the game, when the Nlame fcci'd epghtey
knowea that all she waited was a mar
with gnmption enough to keep on court
In"
The old man turned Ms back for mo-
uent while he slyiy poured a little water
into a whisky bottle in which the hQnor
wa. running low and then placing IL with
the other bottles he came cut 20 his ia
vSrlse seat BY the window ana sat smoS-
iag Tor some minutes
beats al, he said after a while. how
felix's lets so like that. Don't seem 90
have no sense o religion. Tho Good BOOK
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Deaths and Escapes ss ssssrs sass9ss MEN

DISPATCH from West Bend.
Wis, regarding an accident on
the Northwestern road. stated
that Bert Whitney. II brake
man. was killed by falling be-
tween the cars. but did
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-26
LOST A MILLION.
Battle Of Multi millionaire Gates;
and Barber T--s50,0OO Dropped
at Baccarat.

Paris. June 26.-Ill luck at gambling
has followed John w. Gates. the multi
miionaire ex-chairman of the Ameri-
can Stee and Wire Company, from
the United States. On top of his re-
ported losses OF nearly 81, 900 900 at po-
ker at the Waldorf-Astoria he dropped
$4,000 at baccarat in a club on the
Boulevard des Capucines a few nights
ago. The manner in which the cards go
against him is especially conspicuous
because OF his enormous success as a
speculator i'm Wall street.
Col. Barber, president of the Dia-
mond Match Company. was the man to
take Gates measure at baccarat. A
short time before the Steel and Wire
man had won $4,000 from the match
manufacturers. On strolling into the
club the evening In question Gates saw
Col Barber dealing the cards and de-
cided TO give him a chance for revenge,
of which the colonel did not hesitate TO
take very effective advantage. The
Steel and Wire man went TO Carlsbad
the next day TO recuperate.
Gates and COL Barber are the heav-
lest players now in Paris, and the sue
cess of each is well illustrated by the
incident in question. Gates usually
loses. and Barber as constantly wins.
In the clubs where these millionaire
plungers play the limit has been re-
moved from the games.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-26
DEATH ROLL WILL REACH 40.
Miny Bodies Of the Dead Remain al Under
takers UnidentIhsd.
ENTIRE GANG OF SECTION HANDS DEAD
CuIVsh Over Camp Creek, Whore lhs FalaIb
Occurred, Was inspected and Reported All
Right Thirty Minutes Before The Wreck

Atlanta, Ca, June 26.-Thirty-s
bodies have been recovered from the
wreckage OF the Southern train which
went into a washout one and one-half
miles from McDonough Saturday night.
Three bodies were found today. They
were:
ID. ". Griffith, supervisor.
w. l.. Morrissette, superintendent
pumping station.
j., III Euhnicutt,. freight conductor.
charred pieces of two other bodies
were found.
The injured who were sent TO Nc
Donough ana Macon and brought
here have left for their homes.
Many bodies of the dead have not yet
been identified and those remain at
the undertaking establishments watt
ing to be claimed by relatives or friends.
The latter are principally bodies OF
negro section hands who were killed.
The number in the gang. which was
making its way to do repair work on
the Georgia Midland and Gulf road, Is
not known. All OF them perished.
IL Is supposed to have numbered about
10, which will make the total casualties
about 40. 1t Is believed some bodies
still remain under the debris. which
Will be thoroughly cleared away today.
Trains from Macon TO Atlanta are now
operating over the Georgia Midland and
Gulf road.
During the recent heavy rains vigi-
lance has been exercised by railroad
officials in watching the roadbed. and
IL is said that the culvert over Camp
creek, where the wreck occurred, was
inspected and reported 20. X" 30
minutes before the train ran into the
gulch.
The culvert over Camp creek gave
way because .Se water rose TO height
sufficient 10 get I'm between the abut-
ment walls and the earthen embank-
ment.
II was constructed OF stone and brick.
The embankment is about so feet high
at this point and quite long.
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ST. JOHNS DAY.
Celebrated by 81. Johns Com
mandsry, K T., at DighIon
Rock Park.

The celebration OF st. Johns Day at
Dighton Rock park yesterday, by mem-
bers OF 81. Johns Commentary No. l,
X. t.. and guests. proved 10 be the
most successful in the history OF the
association.
Altogether about 800 persons. includ-
ing many of the fair sex. participated.
At Taunton the procession of eight
special electric cars from this city, con-
tanning the Sir Knights and their la
dies. was augmented by four from he
Spindle City and, after arrival, pa
rade was held.
The principal buildings were hand
somely decorated
AT Dighton Rock park. after lunch
con, there We're sports OF lively and
which was a creased pig race. The
dignihed Sir knights unbended them
selves and the pig was caught by Sirs
Roy s. Banker, Joseph T. Burlingame
j. Fred Parker. Henry A. Carpenter,
Walter &. Shurtieff and George Gran
ston.
AS a matter of fact Sir Knight Bar
ker caught the pig because Assistant
Secretary of the State Parker chased
the porker into his arms.
There was three-legged race, won
by Messrs. Barker and Shurtlen. after
which Eminent Sir Frank r. Pearce
showed what he knew about cake
walking. being ably assisted by Miss
Adelaide A. Esten. They defeated Wal
ter Pierce and Mrs. Edward N. Clarke.
The Taunton Yacht Club kept open
house" all the afternoon just below the
park and Commodore Sanders took
many OF the visitors out in his hand
some yacht. Idle Hour.
Frank T. Pcarce was chairman Of
the committee of arrangements and
was assisted as follows: Sir Clayton a.
Ballou. secretary. T.. Sir George III.
Rhodes Sir Andrew j. Ferguson. Sir
]. Fred Parker Sir Edwin G.. Penni-
man, Sir Benjamin Il. Peirce. Sir
George III. Holmes. T.. Sir Walter w.
Burnham, Sir Henry A. Carpenter, Sir
Edward III. Temple, Sir Joseph p.
Burllngame. Sir T.. Clarence Holt, Sir
James Warren. Jr.. Sir Frederic Hayes
ladies' reception committee-Mrs. Wal
ter w. Burnham. Mrs. George IL.
Rhodes Mrs. George ii. Holmes, Mrs.
Edward NJ. Clarke. Miss Clarke. Mrs.
Frank II. Pearce. Mrs. Clayton A Bal
lou, Mrs. George II. Niven. Miss Fergu-
son. Mrs. Henry A. Carpenter, Mrs.
Edward II. Temple, Miss Temple, Mrs.
J. Fred Parker. Mrs. Edwin @. Penni-
rndUs MITE. JOStpii -hAi -
James Warren, Miss Warren. Mrs.
Benjamin Il. Peirce Mrs. d. III. Rog-
ers. Mrs. II. NJ. Staples. Mrs. w. l..
Walker. Mrs. T. G. Baker, Mrs. +. A.
Dairy. Mrs. s. l.. Cushman. Mrs. III.
B. Leach. Mrs. @. r. Wilbur.
The subcommittee We're: Hotel COM
mirtee-Edward III. Temple. Walter w.
Burnham. Z. Clarence Holt; transport
ation-Henry A. Carpenter, Edwin @.
Penniman. Edward II. Temple; parade
George Fl. Rhodes, ]. Fred Parker,
Benjamin B. Peirce; dinner--E. Car
ence Holt, Henry A. Carpenter, B. II.
Peirce: printing. badges and souvenirs
Andrew ]. Ferguson, Clayton A.
Ballou. James Warren, Jr.; music
George III. Holmes. Frederic Hayes,
James Warren. Jr.: entertainment--
Edwin G. Penniman. Joseph +. Bur
lingame. Andrew J. Ferguson; athletic
sports-J. Fred Parker. Joseph T. Bur
lingame. Frederic Hayes: ladies' recep-
tion--wafter w. Burnham, George II.
Rhodes. George II. Holmes.
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TOOK MORPHINE.
Nat Goodwin Nearly Lost His
Life After a MerTymaklng
at Butte, Mont.

Butte. Mont. June 2s.-Nat Goodwin
came very near closing his season and
earthly career at the same time. last
Friday by an overdose OF morphine.
Mr.. Goodwin and his company played
ar, engagement OF two nights at the
opera house here, beginning Wednes-
day. After the performance on We'd
nesday night the comedian was the
guest OF the Silverbow club. A festive
time was indulged in. and 1t extended
so into Thursday that the curtain was
not rung up ON Thursday nights per-
formance till near 10 o'clock, due to
the absence OF the star. The perform
ance was finally given. after which
Goodwin was put on the ways for re-
pairs.
The Butte hotel, where Goodwin was
stopping. was put in a tumult by doc
tors and attendants who used their ef-
forts to save the actor from going
over the precipice into the mental bad
lands. After several hours of work he
was given an opiate containing NOR
phine and went to sleep.
The company was dle In Helena FRI
day night. where a s1400 house awaited
IL. About an hour before train time
Goodwin woke up. and feeling the kat
zenjammer strong on him, quietly got
hold of one of the powders o: op,ate,
swallowed. IL and wsat off 10 dream
land again. In a few moments Man
ager Appleton went to awaken his star.
but all efforts TO rouse him were in
vain. More doctors were called. who
treated the unconscious man TO all
sorts OF rough treatment. dousing him
I'm ice water, sticking pins i'm him. CIV
ing him electric shocks, but all TO no
avail. He could not be reused
Matters began to look serious, other
doctors were called and after several
hours work the actor showed signs OF
returning consciousness.
Appleton pleaded with him tc rouse
himself. Goodwin looked sleepily at
his manager and said: Cancel all
dates; I'm tired"
TRY to get up so we can get away
from here" said Appleton.
Goodwin seemed to have a glimpse OF
matters as they stood. and he said:
Order a special; We'll make Helena
quick"
The company had gone TO Helena
with tn exception of Miss Elliott. who
was at the comedians side, and one OF
the male members who was in the town
calaboose sleeping of the results OF his
entertaining.
Appleton hurried to the telephone
and succeeded in getting the Northern
Pacific officials to run a special to
Helena. which was ordered to the depot.
where It stood waiting the pleasure Of
Goodwin. but the effect of the drug he
had taken was too much for him and
he went to sleep again and could not
be reused. SO the special train was
sent back to the wards and the Helena
engagement was cancelled. Doctors
worked on Goodwin all night and he
was able to leave next. morning for
Winnipeg. ,<
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Bon
Ami
The Improved Cleaner.
Rrmovrs ONLY rHG oIsr DOTS NOT ,rJur
on DOGS NOT wrs- --''----
LEGAL NOTICES..
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PRO vIDENCE PLAN rATIONs.

BrONldences SC.
Sheriff's Office.
Providence, June 23 A. ID. 1900.
BY virtue and In pursuance of an FIX
ecution issued out OF the District Court
OF the Ninth Judicial District holden at
Smithiield within and for said District OF
the State OF Rhode Island. on the 18th
day of June, A. ID. 40, and returnable
to the said Court September ~, A. ID.
1900. upon a judgment rendered by said
Court on the 18th day of May. A. ID.
1900 I'm favor of John Maier. plaintiff, and
against John G.. Maier, defendant, | have
this day at IL o'clock m levied the said
Execution on all the rights. title and In
terest. which the said defendant had on
the 30th day OF March A. ID. 1890. at 80
against John @. Mailer. defendant. have
the attachment on the original WRIT in
and to the following: One COW, one lum-
ber wagon and fifty fowls.
Notice lis hereby given that | Will sell
the said attached and levied on estate
at Public Auction TO he held on the
premises now or formerly of John G..
Maier situated on the road leading from
Harmony To Chepachet In Glocester. i'm
said county of Providence, on the 9Th
day of July. A. D. 1900, at II o'clock n. M,
for the satisfaction Of said execution.
debt, interest on the same. costs of suit.
my own fees and all contingent expenses,
IL sufficient.
NATHAN COLVIN.
jc25-1ot Deputy Sheriff.
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H0SS and H0SS.
Sanger Thought He Had
French Beaten, But
Had He?

New York, June 26.--Usually the sue
cessful litigant in q $ss,ooo law suit has
reason to, feel elated. Not so with
Frank w. Sanger. former business
partner Of T. Henry French, az the lat
ter has entered a suit against him foS
$4,000 in the supreme court.
The case dates back to 1882 when
Messrs. French and Sanger joined
forces for the production of plays and
dealing in dramatic works generally.
When they secured Little Lord Faunt-
leroy" and produced it successfully, as
nearly every one will remember, the
eyes OF, theatrical folk were turned upon
them in admiration of tieir Judgment
Differences arose and the partnership
was dissolved. Mr. sangey brought suit
for half. the profits in "Fauntleroy,' -
and through the supreme court secured
judgment for t6S,000.
Dittenhoefer, Gerber e. James. coun.
sci for Mr. French. denied the partner
ship. but after eight years litigation
the money was paid to Mr. Sanger and
as soon as the case was cleared M.
French entered Q suit against his 70 e.
mer partner for $4,000. claiming that
IL a partnership in all transactions ac-
tually existed, as the court had decreed
Mr.. Sanger must be interested in the
losses rs well as the profits
This had not occurred to Mr.. Sanges
and his counsel, but they were forcibly
reminded by the suit which Mr.. French
has filed, embodying the same COM
plant in which Mr.. Sanger was the
successful plaintiff.
Some Of the plays named in the pres.
ent suit were; "Josephs Sweetheart, I"
Monte Cristo. Jr.. "''The Balloon" "Ths
Queens Lace Handkerchief" "The
Kaffir Diamond" "The Cavalier" and
others, which proved failures.