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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-19

Seven residents OF Pacific county. living
in the immediate vicinity Of South Bend
and in the district over which the United
States land office at Olympia exercises
Jurisdiction, now lie in the county jail
in this city because of bench warrants
which were issued for their apprehension
by Judge Hanford as a result OF indict-
ments returned by the recent federal
grand jury. All Of the prisoners will be
compelled to face the charge OF perjury
in that they are accused OF wholesale
frauds against the government in obtain
ing patents for homesteads by represent
ing that the land which they proved up
on contained improvements amounting in
value to thousands of dollars, when in
reality, government special agents say.
the Improvements were of nominal value.
and in some cases did not, In fact. exist
at all.
Among the prisoners is Benjamin Arm
strong. a prominent resident OF Pacific
county. who conducts extensive logging
interests throughout the distric, and Is
reputed to be comparatively wealthy.
Following are the names Of the prisoners:
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Long Favored by Hanna.

Another point Roosevelt and his friends
have 10 consider is that u they antagon-
ize Platt now. and prevent Rooseveit's
nomination for the vice presidency, II may
not be all plain sailing when II comes
10 the nomination for governor. and may
then epdanger the success of the party
at the polls in that state. Al national
committee headquarters Rn0sovelt'S state
ment Is professedly accepted as putting
him wholly out of the race Senator
Hanna said tonight.
since GOV. Roosevelt has so positively
declined the honor. Secretary Long seems
20 be the strongest candidate whose name
will be presented"
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Quay WIN Pres. Roosevelt.

Even II Roosevelt through HIS friends
on the delegation. prevents the presenta-
ton Of hts name by New York, Penn
sylvania viii certainly name him. one
OF the features of the parade tonight was
the large number Of iransparencics de-
claring Roosevelt TO he Pennsylvania
choice
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RooaeveIt'a Fool Friends.

Some foot friends of Roosevelt are go
ing around hotel lobaies and asking dele
gates what they think OF Roosevelt
for Hrst place on the ticket. II Is do
ing more to injure the Now York man
than all his opponents have done. Platt
still persists In his efforts 10 secure
Roosevelt's nomination tnagestionahy
his sole desire is 20 remove Roosevelt
from New YORK prlfticG
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should Roosevelt be- nominated viii
not the people say q is victory Of Ilait
and QUAY over Hanna - WAS asked II
Representative Charles Dick. secretary
81 the national committee.
1t would he sufficient answer to
that" said Cot Dick. TO cau to the at
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BATTLESHIP OREGON
rs ORDERD TO TAKU.
Anxiety Felt as to safety OF Minister
ConEer aud Government viii
Adopt No Halfway Course.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer
WASHINGTON, June 1s-The battle
ship Oregon, the most noted warship Of
the new navy. was ordered TO proceed i'm
mediately 10 Taku for such service as
might be required. Rear Admiral Kempf.
commanding the division of the American
feet in North Chinese waters, was given
instructions by telegraph for guidance in
international complications which have
come from the engagement between Chi
nese forts and foreign ships at Taku.
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j. 5. GOV II CAUSES
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
Seven South Bend Men in
Tolls on Perjury Charges.
WORK OF INTERIOR DEPT.
Glaring Fraud Is Charged in
Final Homestead Proofs.
WORK OF INTERIOR DEPT.

Prisoners Arrested Upon Bench War
rants Issued by Judge Hanford as
aResuIt of indictments Found by
the Grand Jury-said to Have
ed improvements valued nt
Were Nominal. and In some In
stances Had No Existence ut All.
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Hanna Abnndons Miss.

Hanna has abandoned Bliss. realizing
the impossibility Of bringing about his
nomination IN opposition 10 the New YORK
leaders. He now urges Long or Fair
banks and an active canvass OF DELEGATES
by the friends OF these two is being made
Dolliver is much talked OF by Western
delegates. but not by party leaders. Roose-
welt is still the idol OF n great majority
of delegates for vice president, but al
day long efforts have been made to un-
dermine his strength.
Whether Hanna believed RooEeyelts
statement that he viii give more strength
to the ticket as governor than vice presi-
dent. or not. he Is helping In every way
to keep Roosevelt's name from being pre-
sented TO the convention. This effort
will be futile.
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All for the Nominee.

Washington and Idaho delegations are
standing aisof. waiting Ter Developments.
Neither will make any positive deciars-
tlan for vice president before entering sha
convention. probably not before the time
fn nominate canvass ~ beth dele-
cations shosa that every man personally
believes Roosevelt w0uld ha ihr strongest
man ~ all those mentioned. bat, as asn-
ator shogp cRpFvsHed y todsy. we ara
for tho nominee 81 the eonsenEiDn,'
The Alaska deiegs'icu. consisting of
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James Harry.
w. d. Rugsley.
Albert Hihdeli.
Henry Parsell.
Edgar Parscli.
Dcnin min Armstrong q.
Eugene Riddcll.

Not one OF the men who now occupy
cells I'm county jail knew ten minutes
before he was placed und~r arrest that
he was In any danger. so quietly were the
plans looking toward their apprehension
perfected
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Special Dispatch 20 the Post-ln,eiligeneer.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June lS-Roose-
Welt has not declined the nomination
for vice president. lie has simply said
ne preferred 10 ~ governor Of New YORK
another term. While he asks the delega-
tions who call upon him not 70 vote for
him, he has told quay and senator Lodge
that he Is no more than human and must
accept II nominated.
Lodge told him previously he might as
well go and cut hts throat as to refuse
70 accept the decision Of the convention.
Roosevelt has no better friend that Lodge.
and with Long out Of the field Massachu-
setts would certainly cast her vote for
Roosevelt.
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More Troop. Ordered.

Under directions from the president ar
rsngements are being made for quick
transportation Of additional forces from
the Philippines TO China. Should the
situation require more ships, more men
will be sent to the mouth Of the Peiho
river. II is safe 10 say two more war
vessels. not counting the four at Taku
and bound thither. will be ordered TO
Join Kempff. II Geographic communica-
tion between Taku and the outside world
has been re-established. the Yorktown
will remain there. lnsuring a squadron
Of five American vessels, the flagship
Newark and battleship oregon and gun
boats Yorktown and Nashville and cruiser
New Orleans. with two armed supply
ships, Solace and Iris.
Auxiety for Minister Conger.
The governments greatest concern Is
over the fate Of Minister Conger. mem
bers Of the legation and the American
contingent of the International relief col
umn. which started for Peking under
British Admiral Seymour. The meagar
statement i'm Tausssg dispatch that \
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Interest Now (enteIS on the Running Mate for
President Mckinley.
The Idtter's Nomination fore9Oe Conclusion - Stampede
towards Roosevelt Meets With Check. But
His Name Is Still Pressed

tention that Mr. Mckinley made Mr..
Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy
in opposition to piatt's wishes and. fur
ther. that many weeks ago the president
called Roosevelt 70 the White House and
assured him be would he glad TO have
him on tho ticket"
IL Mr. Hanna has anything against
Roosevelt Z, is only a slight resentment
because his positive declinAtion TO tho
president has not resulted In putting hts
name upon the shelf. and. IN consequences.
has upset Some of the plans for party
success that have since been made. At
midnight there seems 10 he no reason 20
change yesterdays opinion that Roosevelt
win be nominated for vice president.
The Washington Delegation.
Representative Cushman came over
from Washington this evening. and Rep
resentatiVe Jones is expected tomorrow
Mr. Cushman said tonight he thought the
present situation looked very favorable
10 MIR. Roosevelt. Personally, however,
he would ike to see Dolliver nominated
He believes pollver would he a much
stronger man in the Yves; than Long or
Bliss or any othor OF the candidates men
toned. except Roosevelt
Tho~as II. Cavanaush Is here and may
ha seen most Of the time az Washington's
headquarters.
Platform ON Oriental Trade.
Senator Foster ard Delegate Ankeny
called upon senator Foraker this after
noon ana secured promise from the lat
ter that plank regarding Oriental trade
would be inserted In the national plat
form. similar 60 that adopted by tho siaia
convention at Erenshurg. IL has been
submitted generally 10 party leaders and
everywhere meets with approval. Its
adoption by the committee on resolutions
is regarded certain.
Among those In consultation with
Roosevelt today was Gen. j. NJ Ashton.
committeeman from the state OF Washing
ton. Cen. Ashton bespoke the good
wishes cf the Rough Rider for his candidate
and IN doing 50 stated. II u was the In
tention of Roosevelt TO accept the nomna-
tion. the delegates from tho Northwest
would gladly turn in for him.
DECLARING for Roos~vels.
Roosevelt declared again he had not
changed his original intentions and With
out stating he would accept tho nomins-
iiun would not say he intended TO decline
H.
Senator Baker said this evening:
Roosevelt only says hc prefers 60 hs
governor of New York. Well. we @ii
make hirn vice president, then. That's
what our people want Mckinley and
Roosevelt is tho ticket that will catrh
votes"
Another member of the delegation said.
'lf lt is not Roosevelt. twill not he
Bilss. but some Western man. probably
Dol,iver."
All for the Nomtae~.
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All Nations, Including United States, Now Hurry
Ing Troops to the Orient.
Forts at TdkM Fire on Ships at Midnight but Are Slened and
Captured, With the Destruction Of TW-NO
Definite News Of Events in Pekn9.

with orders to proceed to Malmathln. a
Chinese town contiguous to Kiachta.
and thence TO advance along the telegraph
route TO the Mongol town of Urga. 300
miles south Of Kiachta and $50 miles
northwest Of Peking"
The Battle of Tnku.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times. under yesterdays date. gives the
following description. said to be from Of
ficial sources, Of the action at Taku;
on the afternoon Of June II. in view
OF large bodies of Chinese troops assem-
bling at the forts and OF the fact that
torpedoes had been laid in the river ard
that all communications were interrupted.
the naval commanders held a council and
decided 10 send an utimatum calling for
the disbandment OF the troops and an
complied with before a. m. OF the follow
stroy the forts.
Opened Fire mt Midnight.
shortly after midnight the forts opened
fire. The British French. Russian. Ger
man and japanese warships replied, Two
Of the forts were blown up, and the rest
were carried by assault
Two British. one American and five
Chinese warships are in Chefoo harbor" !"
The morning papers consider that n
state of war practically exists. The Times
says that the latest news indefinitely in
creases u situation already sufficiently
serious
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History of Alleged Frauds.

The history of the government investi-
cations which eliminated in the arrest
OF the seven men is an exhaustive though
interesting one. For over six months the
department at Washington City has had
its brightes, secret service agents in
pursuit Of evidence with which to bring
to a head the wholesale allegations of
fraud In obtaining homesteads which have
come 10 it's ears for over "A year past. Al
first the rumors were general In their
nature, and the interior department was
inclined TO look upon them as exagserat-
ed. Finally, at the urgent solicitation
of men whose names the officials VIII not
divulge. secret service agents. among
them Special Land Agent r. W. Dixon.
we're detailed so 20 into the district oc-
cupied by the olympia land Office and be-
gin the accumulation ot positive evidence
upon which 20 base prosecutions. For
weeks the inspectors. who kept the Oh
tect of their presence carefully con
oyaled remained in the district. and tinal-
IS. when the grand Jury which convened
I'm this city on June 7 was assembled. the
representatives of the Govorument We're
Instructed to lay the accumulated evil
dence before the body.
II is claimed that the testimony which
tho agents themselves. including that fur
nisbcd by Register Deckalaugh. of the
OLYMPIA otice laid before the jury. tended
70 show thar the men who were yesterday
landed IN jail had secured their patents
IA homeueads filed upon Wttsout having
lp any instance fa.nled the requirements
~ tne United States land laws Sovefn-
.ue improvements. though some of 'hen
raaae afndaylt 90 the effect that thousands
Of dollars IN improvements were standing
upqn the property.
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Continued on Pase Three.
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Defendant. aui.uy Arrested.

Continued o. Page Three
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
GROTON.

Arthur Teller visited in town last
Tuesday.
Bert Kicker rel lrned home from
Rhode Island Tuesday.
Mrs. @. G. Davis was In st. Johns
bury on business Wednesday.
Miss Florence Chalmers has com.
menced work IN the Times office.
The snow that fell New Years night
started all the logging teams out.
Arthur Knight returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit in Boston and
vicinity.
DIR. S. V. Eastman attended PEN
sion meeting at Wells River last Wed.
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Booth spent
Sunday and New Years with James
Booth in Barre.
b. f. Kicker and wife spent Now
Years with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eastman in Topsham.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
WELLS RIVER.

The week of prayer is being observ.
ed this week.
DIR. Munsell returned from Harwich.
Mass. and has begun the new year
at work in his home office:
There have been necessary changes
made in the Wells River lecture
course. Chaplain Harry Jones, who
was to have lectured January II, has
been obliged on account Of sickness to
postpone coming until the last num-
Der in the course, February II. Mr..
Dudley's engagement here for that
date is Cancelled. "The Stephenson
Ladies' Quartette' will give the
fourth entertainment in the course
January 81. These two will complete
the lecture course which SO far has
given much pleasure to all who have
attended.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
BROOKF1ELD.

Mrs. Rachel Hixson and Mrs. w.
H. Sprague are i'll.
G. E. Boards oldest son is sick
with pneumonia.
Installation of officers of the
Grange will be held Friday, Jan. s..
An oyster supper will follow.
Mrs. A. B. Smith of Mortified has
come to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. W. II. Sprague.
Officers elected at the East Brook
field Sunday school were: superin-
tendant, E. j. Trask; assistant super
intendant, F. II. Wilcox; treasurer,
W. W. Sprague; secretary, W. w.
Sprague; librarian, Mrs. Frances
Goodwin.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
WEST TOPSHAM.

Mrs. N. d. Wood and little daugh-
ter Gertrude are visiting friends and
relatives in Barre.
Hale White went to Montpelier
Monday where he will attend scnool
at the Seminary.
Maurice Mcknight who has been
employed by O. S. Sanborn for sew
eral months in his blacksmith shop
has finished working for him and gone
away taking with him the best wishes
ofall that know him. He is a quiet
steady young man and wherever he
finds employment will be sure to
gain friends.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
CHELSEA.

The annual meeting Of the Orange
County Creamery Co. was held Tues
day, Jan. 2, at the town clerks office
The old board Of directors was re-
elected and it was voted to pay ne
dividends the coming year, but to ap.
ply the money on the indebtedness.
All those who attended the New
Years ball report very good time.
Mrs. +. H. Titus has gone to Clare.
mont, N. H., for a visit to relatives
and friends.
Mr.. John johnson and wife of Barre
attended the New Years ball.
Sheriff G. S. Smith of West Tops
ham and H. NJ. Dufur of Waterbury
are at the Orange County hotel for a
few days.
Sleighing fair, weather cold.
Mr.. H. H. Taylor former resident,
made short visit to friends and old
last week. Mr.. Tay-
lor once owned the So. Royalton
stage route. He now resides in Wake
field, Mass.
Among those called to Woodstock
to court in the case of Benedict
against the agricultural society were,
States Attorney II. X. Darling, Hon.
J. k.Darling, presidentof the society,
w. II. Hill, w. H. Dearborn and r.
D. Barnes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04

1t has been demonstrated repeat
edly in every state in the Union and
in many foreign countries that Cham.
oerlaln's Cough Remedy is a certain
preventive and cure for Group. 1t has
become the universal remedy for that
disease. M. V. Fisher of Liberty w.
va, only repeats what has been said
around the globe when he writes: ~
nave used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
cay in my family for several years and
always with perfect success. We be-
live that it is not only the best cough
remedy, but that it is a sure cure for
Group. 1t has saved the lives of our
number of times" This
remedy is for sale by Kendrick & Go.
DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
The PENNSYLVANIA road inaugurated

The Pennsylvania road inaugurated
a system of pensions which went into
effect Jan. 1st. About IT'S men were
benefited by it. All over IS, who had
been 80 yesrs in the employ Of the
company, or those over 10 were retired
on SO per month. This is as it should
be. The railroads ought not to turn
men off who have served them long
and faithfully when old age renders
them unfit for further labor. The
public will not begrudge helping pay
these men, and the stockholders GER
tainly ought not to.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04

Waterbury is one Of the enterpris-
ing, prosperous villages of the state,
and the past year has witnessed re-
markable growth. 1t was one of the
first villages to go in for improve
mants and it has continued to grow
ever since. 1t has one of the best
school buildings in the state, long
strip of permanent highway, besides
many new houses all built in 1899, and
the prospects for 1900 are even better.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
Farm and Grange Notes.

MORR1svILLE.-Lamoille Grange
met Dee. % and elected officers for
the coming year. There was a large
number present. Two applications
for membership were received. La.
noble Grange has about ninety men,
bers in good standing. Three of our
young men are attending the dairy
school in Burlington. Our next
meeting will be I"r. II. Dinner
will be served at = o'clock, public
installation at zoe ock.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
His Wife Saved Him.

MY wife's good advice saved my life
writes +. M. Ross of Winfield, Tenn.
Tor l had such bad cough could
hardly breathe, ! steadily grew worse
under doctors treatment, but my wife
urged me to use DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for Consumption, which com.
plotely cured me-" Coughs, Colds.
Bronchitis, LaGrippe, Pneumonia, Asth.
ma, Hay Fever and all maladies of Chest.
Throat and Lungs are positively cured
by this marvellous medicine soc. and
s1'oo. Every bottle guaranteed. Trial
bottles free at Parlor Drug Store,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
WORCESTER.

Mrs. George Hersey is very sick
with pneumonia.
Geo. H. Ellis, a former resident
died in Barre Dec. 20, and was buried
here Dec. 30.
E. H. Stickney has an Angora cat
that was caught back in the wilds of
Maine and presented to him by his
son Will.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04
THE BIBLE
o.,,,,od from First Page.


The authority Of this book Is that IL
was written by men who sough. ~
know Gods will to whom the ho'y
Shirt made that will known 50 'l'a'
we have Gods Word. Paul says
"Let God be true but every man d
liar" ,.,,,s
If we accept Captain Phlliips
creed:-"Men, l believe in Almighuy
God" we shall have no difficulty WIFI
what is miraculous in the Bible.
Here are a few important points TO
remember.
The Bible is the most interesting
hook in the world; 2, 1t can be undef-
stood without commentaries; 3, IL
cannot be understood without the
mind Of the Spirit; 4, 1t must be ac-
cepted in it's true entirety. True ana
honest criticism is good, but ne VINO
takes away from the book loses MS
spirited power; 5, 1t is inspired OF
Cod"
The audience in the evening was
the largest of the week in spite OF the
attraction of the entertainment al
the Opera House.
During the preliminary exercises
Miss Hall and Mr.. Gale, sang beautl'
full song entitled "Tell Mother III BE
There" based upon the message sent
by Pres. Mckinley at the time OF his
mothers death. Rev. Mr.. Atwater
read John 11:2O-39, which formed the
foundation for Mr.. Gales sermon.
Miss Hall sang "Will There BE ANY
Stars In My Crown?"
Mr.. Gale said: The incident related
in our lesson finds parallel in every
true revival. There are always a few
who are ready to attend the services
from the first. Martha went out to
meet Jesus as soon as she heard that
He had come. But Mary sat still in
the house. She was discouraged and
disheartened and cold because of the
death Of her brother, and would not
90 out to meet the Lord. Now there
are in every church those who do not
believe IN revival meetings, and whose
attitude towards their Lord, who is
among them to raise those dead in sin,
is that of GOODNESS. 1t remains for
those whose hearts are warmed by con-
tract with Christ in these meetings to
20 and call those who, though they
love the Lord, remain at home and do
not out to meet him-the Marys who
sit still in the house. You are now
in the spirit to 60 to them and say,
"The Master is come and calleth for
thee"
Mr.. Gale asked for this personal SER
vice from each Christian present.
Miss Hall sang very sweetly the
Conservation Hymn.
!, This afternoon Mr.. Gale speaks on
How to use the Bible in Christian
Work" and in the evening will pre-
sent the most important subject of
all the series thus far; in fact the
meeting this evening is considered
likely to mark the crisis point.
Rarely, if ever, has it been Barrels
good fortune to have preacher come
to the community who SO simply, cam
didly and clearly presented heavens
message to men, appealing only to the
manly intelligence and heart. And
concerning Miss Halls rare gifts as a
singer, too much can hardly be said.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. Gale will
begin a series of talks upon The
Deeper Christian Life.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-01-04

Franklin county towns have found
the experiment of combining and car
ing for the poor together to work well,
and the association will be continued.
1t costs but little more to hire a COM
petent superintendent to look after
the poor of five towns than one.