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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-19
G0EBEL MURDER TRIAL.
More Witnesses Called by the Prose-
cutfon I'm the Case Against
Powers

HECtGETOWN. Ky. July 1s-The trial
ton case was resumed today. and John
A Black, OF Barboursviil~, a banker OF
.hat place and a Republican of prom
said Powers told him in January he WAS
organizing an armed mob to go 10 Frank
tort Witness discouraged the project,
put powers insisted that the mob should
oe formed. saving II would intimidate the
legislature. Black. continuing, said:
saw Mr.. Powers later, and again
demonstrated against the formation Of
the mob Powers told me it was being
formed with the approval of Gov. Tay-
lot. Sharles Finley and other Repuba-
can leaders al Frankfort. Charles Fin
get me 70 cooperate with them I pro-
tested bitterly. Powers became Very
angry with me on account OF the posi-
tion. took tried to persuade them 10
send good citizens, people of Influence
IL any crowd was to be sent"
A check from Charles Finley to the
Louisville Nashville railroad for n on
for transportation OF men TO Frankfort
was produced by Black In response 10 a
question from the prosecution.
w. ~. Culton was NEXT called He
az accessories to the Goebei murder He
said he attended "A conference at Frank
fort In January. at which Powers and
others were present and that the matter
or bringing mountain men to the capital
was discussed
Hamp Howard and other mountain men
were then called and asked by Powers
how many men they could bring from
Harlan. Bell and other counties They
promised TO bring crowds ranging from
nifty to DO from each OF the counties rep
resented. Those In the meeting were to
take charge OF the men In their respective
counties and bring them TO Frankfort
armed. Powers said that when tho men
arrived at Frankfort they would give
the legislature thirty minutes In which to
settle the contests. and ~ they did not
settle them In that time they would XIII
every id one OF them"
Cuiton continued: f'The mountain men
arrived In Frankfort January Is They
numbered from go 10 l. 100. Capt. Billiard.
afscrward connected with the Williams
burg military camp. had charge OF the
men. After holding meeting in the
state house yard the larger part OF the
crowd was sent home"
Culton further said that Henry Youtsey
came TO him and told him he had found
a way In which Goebel could be killed
and no one ind out who did Il. Youtsey
said II could he done from the secretary
of states office. and he showed him
some steel bullets.
Witness told Youtsey such n thing
should not be done.
Ex-Gov. Bradley told what he had
heard. that Goebel was TO be killed.
and said Il must not be done. Witness
said he saw Youtsey again and the lat
ter said the idea had been abandoned.
Culton said Powers distributed the
money among the various captains who
fort Witness did not know who fur
nished II. Witness further said Coy.
TAYLOR furnished the money TO bring the
jackson county crowd Witness heard
w ". Johnson. OF Jackson county talk
ins about killing Gocbel with nitro-giy-
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BRICK MAKERS SIGN THE SCALE
All Differences Have Vow Been Adj
iusted at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 1s-The executive
boards OF the Illinois Brick Company.
representing practically all the brick
manufacturers in Cook county and the
Brickmakers' Alliance. have signed a
three years agreement The agreement
was compromise, as the terms give the
manufacturers the privilege OF hiring
whom they please. while the sympathetic
strike question remains about before.
The agreement goes into effect on July
%. 1t provides for the arbitration of all
differences by a board composed OF three
members OF the alliance and three man.
ufacturers, the six to choose a seventh.
II also provides that in case of differ
ences work will continue until tho arbi-
tration board gives It's decision. The
wage scale is practically the same as
that in the agreement OF 1899 Eight hours
constitutes n days work "a in the old
agreement. The signing OF the agreement
removed the danger of a strike. which
seemed imminent
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ing the record of the Episcopal clergy
man who accompanied James across the
ocean. Another consultation of ply
sicians has resulted in a reiteration of
the belief that James was drugged while
on shipboard on the way to claim his
fortune, and suspicion is directed
against his companion.
James companion represented himself
as having a church in California, but
word from the bishop of California re-
is rector there or has been in years
This lends further color to the claimed
bad record of the alleged clergyman.
James remains In an exhausted condi-
ton and his mind Is still cIouded as to
his movements abroad.
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AFTER THE bucket SHOPS.
Chicago hoard OF Trade Abandons
Telegraph service.

CHICAGO, july is-Beth the Postal and
Western Union Telegraph Companies have
decided To abandon their board OF trade
quotations after July a.. The deciS'on TO
abolish the service IL the result Of failure
20 arrive at an agreement with the beard
% directors regarding the terms which
the telegraph companies considered unjust
and as TO the restrictions the board 81
trade desired the telegraph companies TO
exercise IN the service OF the quotations
outside Of Chicago ia spite Of sundry de-
cfSicns OF courts
The telegraph comra nies say the quo
tation service Il the life of the beard ~
trade and predict much trouble " Il ~
discontinued The directors 81 the heard
say. however that the companies actisn
provides a solution % the bucket shop
problem.
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CHARTERS FoR STEAMSHIPS.
Twenty-Five Have Been Engaged by
America and Germany.

PHILADELPHIA. July iS-Twenty-two
steamships are said TO have been char
tered by the American and German gov
ernments to carry troops, stores and
other material TO China. seven we're
chartered by the United States and the
remaining fifteen by Germany. Tho
Athenian, California, Victor. PAX Ling,
Strathgyie, Belgian King and Thyra were
chartered by this government and the
German steamship Rhyme. VI. IL. Meter
Gera, Dresden. Halle, Aachan. Crefeld.
Batavia, Phoenicia. Bosnia and FIVE others
by the German government. number of
the German steamers. when they arrive
on this side will be ordered to tho Pa
cidc coast In ballast. whence they will
take supplies for the German army IN
China. The Germans according 10 reports
have purchased war supplies for their
army In the United States amounting 70
over 81 100, 900.
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Assth Dakota Mid-ROaders Decide
Against Fusiou.

FARGO, N. n. July IL The niadle.of.
ne road fnpulists met here and after a
reAsesence decided to place FUN Peoples
faNt ueket In the field and 70 decline
Faior 81 any sort
z {. Rohie Wells county. Ole q Burt.
ness. Grand Forks, and Hugh MeKusher
tsss
~. state ticket Will he headed by O,
- sNnr steele county, Tor governor
Y Williams Grand Forks. will be
snssfef the congregational nomination.
,s committee was directed he an out
~ uke, and set a place on the ballot
Mse' IN the field and fusion Will fan
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Tr,~phoa. Company p,..oiv-..

SAN FRANCISCO. july iS-Ths Pa.
cine Coast Telephone n FelfErsPh Com
p9ny hns itsincorpofafed and ~ prog
ertY has hseu Sold 20 another cnrp0Ta-
tom the Pacific States Telephone Com
panF. It's executive Offices W}N De- IN
Portland. or Five hundred employees -
the Old corporation. ROW IN the service
- ne rev ons. VIII remove 20 Port
Ihnd
assessments - the c0mpanys franchise
IN this city. II Is stated ihnt ths sunset
Telephone Company wlil for IKE reason
move - Eenrrai Offices 80 some etAer
county in the state
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NEW YORK July IA special 20 the
world from Se~post r.. says Mrs
Perry Helmont e. critically ga WHh an
pendicitis Ar operation uut b. per
formed tomorrow she was taken iN sud
denly This morning. ard grew worse rapid
ty. urfN he~ condition became alarming
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Warm In phtladctphia.

PHILADELPHIA. July lR-The excess
slve heat today caused tho death of six
persona IA this city. and two IN Cam
zen cen. ~. -. 20 ,sts norr ,oaisns
at various hospitals According - the
report Of the local forecastcr. this was
the hottest day % the summer The hui
mtdI'y was g. per cent. during the aay
bat decrea srd tonight 10 20 per cent az
o'clock az which hour tina thermometer
registered 81 degrees.
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Theatrical Manager Released.

LONDON, July S-Horace sedRer. the
theatrical manager, who. with his wife
Ethel. an actress. was charged In the
Row street uollcc court july - With fraud
uientiy obiainlng goods By means ofworth-
and discharged. the magistrate saving
u was reasonable 90 assume that Mr.
SedGsr's check WAS not met because the
theatrical association on which X was
drawn had 10 money IN tts eorers ~ the
time the check WIS presented, Mt Sedxer
had previously been discharged from Gus
tSay
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To shut out small Firms.

CLEVELAND. o. July is--The infor-
nation comes from trustworthy sources
that well-defned plan IL in operation
TO freeze out the small firms Of plate and
bar iron and steel who began business
during the recent boom In the iron mar
ket During the last seven weeks the
plate and bar prices have dropped from
s45 per ton TO 81 per ton Already
number OF small mills have been COM
PEELED to quit The plan IN TO restore
prices on September 70 the present basis
OF beams and channel iron. or 50 per
fAp
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SOLOMONVIIl.E Ar1x., July 1s-Two
men were killed and three are expected 10
die as result Of accidents at Clifton
yesterday. A hand car got away on the
narrow gauge railroad In Chase creek and
jumped the track. One Mexican was KILL
ed and two injured. Both Will die George
Stewart. Of Silver City, was thrown from
a wagon and viii die. A young saexicsn
boy, IL years 81 age. was caught in "a
belt In the power house and Instantly
kttsd
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Two Miners shot Dead.

soLOMONViLLE. Ariz.. july ri w
Wheeler and W ", Howe ~ the Detroit
Copper Company, ~ Morenci. left on a
fshinE expedition on Eagle creek two
weeks ago. After ten 8tNs elapsed saarch.
ing parties were sent out. The bodies
we're found covered with brush. nine
miles above the pumping station. on
Eagle creek. Both men had BEEN shot
through the head They had no money
Howe leAVes q wife and fwo children
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CHANGE THE HEADQUARTERS.
Mid-R0ad Pops VIII Locate in In
dtauapOlts.

INDIANAPOLIS. July is--Indianarolis
has been selected as headquarters of the
Middle-of- the Road Populist national
committee. Verbal assurances of this fact
have been received by officers Of the Pop
ulist state committee. AT the Populst
national convention. held I'm Cincinnati.
Chicago was selected as national head
quarters. but the national committee de-
cided that Indianapolis will he a better
vantage point from which 10 manage the
Popul!st forces. which are situated chief
" in the Southern states.
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MALTA 1aly IL TIE Hrltish steamer
RNrred. Capt. Grssor. from Calcutta FOR
London has arrived here ard aaa been
quarnufined a. fhs lsiAui - Comirn BE-
twocn Malta and Gore, On canse,l lenre q
Eve deaths from CHoiera having occurred
cn heard daring the voyage
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rerr,a wen,h~r in rarcp~

LONDON. July - Torrld wrather con
unu~s throughout Europe TIE mercury
Indicated eiehty.dvo degrees this morning
The hospitals are busy carinK FOR victims
% prcNtration. Stne fatal cases are 70.
ported today isAhorers Rre obliged IN
81 the aaY
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SAN FRANCISCO. July - LII ifed
States Commissioner Hsacock made an
order today directing that Wilbur =
Crftes BE- returned ~ Colorado TO stand
trial on a charge 81 forgery. The Young
man q accused % = gntug the name % his
fAfner 20 money order for sd auf
obtaining the money from q pawn broker
IN colorado CITY Criisa came here as a
private soldier. and was arrested al the
Frrsfgfa
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NEW YORK. duly Is. The therrnc5 me. ~
n noon today registered "a degrees sam
uel Meyers s years cd ard J + - NeH
axcf - years Fell from FIRE ESCAPES o-i
Which they we've sleeping and xer@ killed
score or more OF prostratioas mere 70
ported today and eighi persons dfes srlrn
TIA e5esis Ok sAs Asas s.xt-A "a .SAS.
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u.., pvo.,ra,ion. sa Ba.,on.

nCpSTDS. July }s-The hospital reyorii
tonight show that between thirty arl
Forty parsons ~ere pfntFNted - hear q
aie4
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NEW YORK. Juiy ia Syrian wognaa
% mo second class passengers - the
steamer Havana who HaE Gatafrea On
HnrmAn itfaui did suaaeuiy TO-DAY and
the body wHe removed ~ SWlubarre is-
land - an aNfarsV The Aut1psr show
a3 susuiclaue Indications that fhe woman
Sized - yell0w fewer
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PORT WORTH. Jpiy is-The ru~r,t beers
u tAs STATE gerard have tendsr~l fhss-
service 80 fhs government fr case they
are needed N tse ChiaFse wa
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OTTAWA ONT Iuiv ts- Parliament
was prarnsued a. @ clo~k this Afternoon
by Lord Mufa
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NEW ORLEANS. July II The seam
- Magician cleared fosiky fcr Case Tow
wi-h 10, mules for she British army.
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this year. Under the plan of organization
aIter this year nominations, platforms
ana amendments will be made by direct
xote az the primaries; all conventions to
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INVESTIGATING MS RECORD.
Suspicion ''-7rhes to CIcrgy nan
Who Mas NJ 18th Rev. Z. "a. james.

MCPHERSON. kss.. july Is Friends u
Rev T II James the Kansas minister
who returned from London last ~sek Ia
a daEsd condition, after wandering IN
England feE two months, ATa investixss-
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SHAH'S ASSAILANT.
May be Guillotlned-says if He Had
Escaped, he Would Have Killed
the Czar-Shah Not Concerned,

Z PARIS, August 3.---As. q result OF the
attempt on the shahs life the curious
crowd which surrounded the palace Of
sovereigns to-day was prevented from
approaching the palace when the shah
started for Yincennes. where military
.reyIewwas held In his honor. An es-
.cort OF dragons surrounded the royal
carriage. l.si4s a -
The shah seemed the least concerned
of all over the effort to take his life.
and he has not curtailed the pro-
sramme he had in view.
Salson was more communicative to-
day, and when an effort was made to
lintcrrogate! him he spoke freely OF yes
terday.s attempt, and ventilated his
anarchist idcas. but when asked II he
acted as the Instrument OF others, he
declined to answer. saying, however,
that had he killed the shah and es-
capped he would have killed the car.
What his punishment will be in is a
matter OF doubt. Probably 1t will be
a life sentence at hard labor, though 1t
is possible he viii be condemned to the
gulllotine.
II His full name is Francois Salson. He
is a Frenchman, and was born In 1876.
He was regarded as dangerous an
archist, and in October. 1898. was con-
demned to three months imprisonment
for preaching anarchy. In June, 1857.
he was condemned to eight months
Imprisonment for like offense.
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PRESIDENT LEAVES,
Number of Guards About Depot to
Look After His Safety.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-President
Mckinley left the city this evening on
his return to Canton. Ohio. 10 resume
his vacation. Accompanying him were
Hon. chas. G. Dawes. the comptroller OF
the currency and Secretary Cortelyou.
The party occupied the private car
Grassmere. which was attached to the
regular evening express on the Penn
sylvanla railroad. leaving here at 7:45
Secretaries Root and Wilson: Postmas-
ter General Emory Smith and General
Corbln were at the station to say good
bye. They were aboard the train with
the chief executive and remained until
1t started, each having to jump off while
the train was moving. The President
came to the station with Mr.. Dawes
There was the usual number OF persons
around and the usual guard OF police
officers and detectives were on hand 10
gee that nothing bcfell the President.
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HATE MAY FIGURE
In Ferreting Out the italian Conspir-
ators in Paterson,

ators in Paterson.
NEW YORK. Aug. 3.-Therc is a
chance that hate will reveal much TO
the authorities relative to the alleged
plotting Of the anarchists at Paterson
TO kill the crowned heads OF Europe.
Tonight in saloon In Straight street,
an italian whose name does not appear
to be known 10 the proprietor of the
place, although 1t may be and he will
not disclose 1t, said he knew of a meet
Ing held In the city carly In May, which
he intended to inform the authorities
OF. The story he told was:
The group OF anarchists held meet
ing about the first OF May and after the
others had departed, the leaders held u
long secret session. Those present were
Brpsci. Quintavalll. GraIsonl and Al
phonso Blanidies,. Est2ve and Widmar.
the editor of the paper issued by the
group. These men talked over trIp
which Brcsci. Quintavaiii Graisoni,
(Lannu) and some others were to take.
The meeting was held TO read n letter
from Count Malatcsta. There were
also letters from Genon and Paris.
Quintavalli left Paterson after the
meeting. which ended early In the
morning. Bresci also left but camt.
back on May Il and collected hTs money
ut the sIIk mill"
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LIES EYASIYE ANSWER
To Hays Peremptory Demand Leaves
the Diplomatic Field open-claim
They Will Deliver the Ministers
Safe to Tien Tsin.

the Diplomatic Field open-Claim
They Will Deliver the Ministers
Safe to Tien Tsin.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Another
move was made to-day In the diploma
tic situation by the return of an evasive
answer by Ii Hung Chang to Secretary
Hays peremptory demand Of August
TO be put in communication with the for
eign ministers at Pekin. LIS answer is
not final and leaves the matter open
automatically. But LIS actions as re-
ported by Consul General Goodnow, are
unquestlonably sinister and will amount
TO final rejection OF the American
proposition, II persisted In. Mr.. Good
now's. dispatch contains some further
Information bearing on the question of
responsibility for Pekin conditions IN
the statement that the commander OF
the Chinese troops, by inference, an
swerable to the Chinese government,
ordered the Paotins massacre. 1t is
learned here that Li-Ping-Hong, the
commander referred to- is u civil off,
cIal and well known to all the Chinese
officials abroad as one Of the most rabid
antI-foreign leaders In China. He Is
close friend OF Prince Tuan and the as
ISOLATION of these two In Pekin affairs
with power enough behind them to
cause the ignominious Of two high
officials, is regarded here as bad sign.
Message From Yuan Shih Kai.
simultaneously with Mr.. G00dRow's
dispatch came Enthusiastically di-
plomatIc message from Yuan shh Raj,
governor of Shan Tung, repeating the
story of two days ago that the Chinese
government was arrangingto to deliver the
ministers In safety at Tien Tsin. No
effort is made TO reconcile that state
ment with Earl LIS refusal to allow
communication with, the ministers.
General Chaffee's message as to the
unexpected resistance offered to the
japanese reconnaissance Is regarded by
military men here as forecasting n
grcatcrdcgree OF opposition to the inter-
national advance than had been antici-
patcd and they are now satisfied that
the Chinese troops will furnish material
Tor ut least one severe battle before the
way Is clear to Pekln.
The navy department to-day issued
nm order for the cooperation of Its off,
GERS abroad with the officers OF the
army in landing and transporting
troops destined for Chinese service.
rhls rcvives the situation that existed
Cuba when shaftcr's army corps was
inded largely through the efforts of
le navy.
Navy Can Lend Assistance.
II Is thought In the department that
C navy can lend considerable assist
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PRESIDE HOSPITAL
Will be One of the Best Equipped
Militaf:- Institutions in the Uni

mtittaf LhstitatiohS III tas oA1-
ted STATES.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-Exten-
slve sanitary Improvements at the Pre-
sidio general hospital Will be COM
pleted in Z few days, and will make 1t
one OF the best equipped military hos
pitfalls in the United States. a new
heating and power plant which has
been Installed will include a complete
system OF ventilating and steam heat
ing, an electric light plant. 4 fully APP
pointed laundry. n disinfecting appar-
atus md an ice-making machine aud
refrigerator.
Colonel Girard, who Is In charge Of
the hospital. says that the employment
OF this plant will save about $4,000 q
year, and will vastly increase the eiTi-
cheney OF the hospital service. The
medical division OF the district OF CALI
fcrpiai has begun prepara tIons for the
care OF sick and wounded in China, IN
itiating It's work by sending OUT twelve
ambulances and fifty hospital tents.
Acting Hospital Steward Weir, who
arrived from Manila on the Hancock,
and was ordered TO Angel Island. has
mysterlously disappeared.
Capt. John G!hts9n, jr., assistant
quartermaster. has been made quarter
master and acting commissary of sub
sistence on the Rosecrans. which will
start for China about August s. and
Lieut.. Hedakin has been appointed to
q similar position on the transport AZ
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viii Investigate Anarchists.

: NEW YORK. August 3.-Governor
Voorhees, admitted to-day at his home,
In Elizabeth, n. j.. that steps had been
taken to investigate the allegations
that the plot to kill King Hnmbcrt nnd
other monarchs had been matched In
New Jersey. II the evidence can be
procured and there are still some of
those concerned living in the state they
will be prosecuted. The investigation
IL not complete, and probably Will not
be until Information from Italy enables
II to be conducted minutely. The gov
crnor does not consider the situation at
either Paterson or lIobokcn m serious.
He does not think the anarchists Mt
either place would do anything locally
which would brlps them Into promi-
nencc,
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Ii Likes to Negotiate.

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Consul Cen
;eral Goodnow has cabled Secretary Hay
that he delivered to Il Hung Chang the
secre.ary's answer TO the formers sug-
gcstlon that the attack on Pekin be de-
ferred in consideration OF opening free
communication with the foreign minis.
ters. Ii Hung Chang made no positive
comment upon the answer but immc-
diately began to advance suggestions
looking to further negotiations on the
same point. e#a'