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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
SPECIAL
For the Next Seven Days.
8 Large Sheets Poison
Fly Paper for Sc.
.....wiii Kin Millions


from sales OF beer AMI light wines have
peen less than one-thif6 of the gross re-
ceipts. being in 1893 ye-seventeenths, and
IN lsg9 six-seventeepths.
Taking the amount OF the gross re-
cefpts on account Of the sale of beer and
dividing II by the total number of Off
GERS and men. shows that each officer and
on account OF beer only % cents a month,
equivalent TO four glasses OF beer per
month, or less than one glass week
apiece for each officer and man In the
military service. In 1899 the expenditure
on the part Of each officer and man
reached an average Of So cents per month.
These facts make IL clear that In COM
parison with all other countries the army
today is the most abstinent body I'm our
country. There IL no community OF which
we have any report or knowledge that
will show 70 small consumption of drink
per capita This average should in fact,
appear mach lower, for the reason that
no account, have the privilege OF pur-
chasing from the canteen. The number
OF clerks, mechanics and teamsfers en-
pioyed with the army In the field is as
you know very large. This number, how
ever. Is not obtainable. but would very
materially reduce the average OF 20 and
81 cents a month.
The anxiety of the temperance people
outside the service about the army Is tin-
warranted. As compared with conditions
existing twenty and thirty years ago. or
with any community az the present time
anywhere In civil life, the army Is a mod
ell temperance society--a practical one:
rule, ana where excesses are the excep-
tion; a society where precepts no less
than It's example could be followed by all
people, In safety and sobriety"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HEAD.
snid II VIII Re offered To n Promi-
nent Eastern Man Now NJ the
Head of Railroad.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.--A dispatch TO
the Herald from London says
Coils p. Huntington's successor as
president OF the Southern Pacific railway
viii not be any man now Identified with
clfc. NcY that the great railroad builder
IL dead. the interests which for several
years controlled the majority OF the
stock OF the Southern Pacific propose to
take more active part In the operations
of the system. The first step TO be taken
IL the injection of new blood into the
management. This news comes from an
authoritative source.
Charles II. Tweed. who was the conf
Dental adviser of Mr. Huntington. and
who now holds the position OF second
vice. president, is mentioned In New York
as the probable successor to Mr.. Hunting
ton. Mr.. Tweed II can be stated, will
not be made president of the Southern
Pacific. While his worth is appreciated
that the road viii be be-. greatly benefited
by the infusion of new methods. MIR.
Tweed will have, however. a prominent
place in the management.
THE presidency OF the Southern Pa
cific will be offered. within day or two.
to one OF the ablest railroad men in
America. man who is now the presi-
dent of one OF the greatest roads in the
East Although he has very comfort
able berth where his IL. 1t Is believed he
will be glad to round on his railroad ca
reer by taking the more important post
left vacant by the death of Coils T..
When Mr.. Huntington was pinched In
1898, he was forced to let go large part
OF his securities to raise ready money.
Messrs Speyers advanced him large
sums. The Southern Pacific stock which
they then obtained. together with their
recent purchases. gave these bankers a
controlling Interest In the road While
Mr.. Huntington was alive Messrs Spey-
ers were content to have him keep the
presidency. although they believed a
change In the management of the South
ern Pacific was advisable
While James Speyer was in Europe,
news came of Mr.. Huntington's death
The question of naming his successor was
at once discussed. Mr.. Speyer and his
brother. Edgar. after considering the
qualifications of several railway men,
none OF them now with the Southern Pa
citc, hit upon an Eastern man.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
REVISION OF THEIR CREED.
Pr~.byterians Are Asked To Accord
Their views on Pour specific
Propositions

PITT~BrRG. Pa. Aug 1i.--The com
naittse on creed division appointed At the
last meeting ~ the Presbyterian General
Assembly has issued a circular 70 the
nfashyteFies % tho church, reciiinE the
authority for the sDgointmsnt % the COM
nrittre to ascertain TIE general FEELING n
yogwrd 10 the proposed revision 81 the
creaa and requesting the rrcshYieries 20
eanslSpf ard answer the following In
qulries.
fession ~ fafihf or
10 you desire a supplemental ex-
pianhtcrY statement %
10 You desire 20 supplement- oar
present ductrinai standards witn brlefef
Statement ~ the doctrines most surely
believed amprr vs., expressing N eimHic
language thr faiih ~ ne chnrrh in JOS 81 y
Ia the system ~ doctrine contained ~
Tsiy Scriptures, and held hy The reformed
church, or
vxhofe subject an thar our d0etftnM
standards shall remain as they ARE. with
owt any change whatever. whether re-
vfslaral supplemental or sutstitationaif
The Circular 81 SIGNED ~ hftFen mem
hers - the committee The pfrshy tsFies
are requested &C. accora The Affirmative
and negative votes.
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GOVERNMENT WILL ACT.
To Send Provisions and Clothing to
Needy mt Cape Nome.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3l--The trans
portation companies. II IN claimed. refuse
20 aid the unfortunates at Cape Nome
Winter will come by the end'of September
and the transport. In order to effect re-
lief. much 20 at once.
Gen. Randall estimates that there are
loco persons In Nome I'm danger of starva-
tion. Information received from several
official and unofficial sources shows that
the Alaskan Indians along the coast from
Cape Nome, are In serious condition
The miners. II Is rumored. have gathered.
for their own use. nearly all of the drift
wood. which the Indians have been ac-
customed to depend upon for their win
ter fuel. and In some instances the cabins
OF Indians have been torn down by the
miners, and the wood used By them, re-
gariless OF the suffering Indians In ad-
dition to these Affections. II IL said that
the grip, Ia most virulent form. has
broken out among the Indians and that
altogether their case Is one which calls
Tor immediate succor. The government
has taken hold OF tho matter. and no
doubt provisions clothing and medical
attention, through the marine hospital
service. viii he forthcoming
At the cabinet meeting today n was de-
cided that the war department should send
a ship 10 Cape Nome 20 bring back <uch
OF the miners as are ponniloss and liable
60 endanger the public welfare there this
winter, hy reason OF their destitute CON
ditien. II Is believed A large proportion
OF those who nocked to Nome early IN
the spring hoping TO strike 1, rich" are
Rfranlea
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HE UTTERED NO COMPLAINT.
Father of Cnpt. Crepshaw Denies
Rum0rs of Ill-Treatment.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3i.-Adtutant Gen
Corbin has received the following:
"Cartersville. Ga, Aug. 30.
Gen. III. G. Corbin, Adjutant General,
Washington: Please say TO Surgeon Gen
Sternberg. concerning the reports OF III
treatment of my son. Capt Frank +.
Crenshaw, that he made no complaints of
Entertainment to the newspaper reporters.
He reached Atlanta with smile on has
face. with his heart fun of JOY 10 meet
again his loved ones and those near and
dear to him. / am satisfied that 1t was his
own desire to leave the Preside at san
Francisco and come to Atlanta. The in
forma ton as to ill-treatment came from
a passenger on the same transport that
brought my son from Manila. | Will write
s. letter more fully concerning the state
ment OF this passenger. The statements
Of iil-treatment. attributed to my son,
were made by another to newspaper re-
porter after my sons lips were closed by
the icy hand of death. Like true sol
der he bore his sufferirgs without COM
plant. 1T. c. CRENSHAW."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

SARATOGA. y. y. Aus. 81. The AMER
lean raf Association concluded rs twenty
third annual convention With a brief SEA
aiAn today The reports - tho committees
nr uuifsrfm law aud law reporting and IA
costs were Submitted and adopted Public
Acknowledgement VAS made ~ the coNr-
tesirs e. the American bar AZ the hana net
given In London early in the summer
The following officers were elected
President Edward Nstmnre. View torE
vrer Franrts RaWle Philadelphl eN-
esufive committee the president. secretary
aud treasurer and Y. NJ Rose iAtue
sp,iis. Henry 81 George Tucker. licking
ton. Va, Rodney 4 Mercur. Tovaut3,
Pa and Charles =, Libby. Portland Ne.
The association held It's annual banquet
nj the Great Union hotel tonight. Covers
varo laid for 1re The association viii
meet IN Denver next year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
SONS or VETERANS ENTERPRISE.
Ready tn Begin work On National
College, with Assets of aSoO.OoO.

CHICAGO. Aug. sl.-with assets and
pledges amounting to upward OF t50o.ooO.
the Sons of Veterans are making active
preparations to begin work on a national
college which IL TO be dedicated 10 the
Grand Army OF the Republic and In com
memoration OF the men and women of the
civil war. The collections and pledges
were assured after one years actual work.
but four years OF planning preceded the
vigorous campaign. resulting In the coll
lection.
While the money has been raised for the
erection OF buildings. the endowment
OF the institution has not been selected.
William T. Church. membe. OF the COM
mittee. said tina. the movement had out
stripped the intention of the founders to
such an extent that the college idea was
20 be abandoned and u university founded
instead
''The university will be unique among
educational Institutions" said Mr.. Church.
I'm addition 10 the regular scientific and
classical courses. We have n chair espe-
cinily for the teaching OF American hts
tory. another for patriotic courses and a
third for military instruction"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
STAR ROUTE NAIL SERVICE.
Posfomcc Department Preparing q
Checkmate straw nidder.,

' WASHINGTON, Aus, Si--The office Of
the second assistant postmaster general
IL preparing the second annual advertise
ment, which viii be given out Septrmbsr
Is next, for the carriage % mails on star
routes This advertisement VITA be- - un-
usual Importance, ma ~ 81 designed te
check allexed combinations Of atAr.rcut q
bidders. and Tor the first time viii require
az guarantee of satisfactory perform
anea ~ service that every accented bid
der. whatever may ~ hts residence al the
time % bidding, agree 20 live on OF cGn-
tiEuoWS 20 the rnuie and personally super-
intend the performance 20 service
This general letting viii occur IN the
New England states. New York PennsVl-
NRnia. New Jersey. Delaware, MARYLAND
Virginia and West Virginia
II recently has come 60 the notice OF
the department. that certain sfaecula i've
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

Government Has Complaint Against
Captnfa of Puerto Rico.

NEW YORK. Aug M-~Capt William
smith, OF the steamship Puerto Rico be-
longing 70 the New York 4 Puerto Rico
Steamabin Company, WAS served with n
summons from Deputy Collector Phelps
10 appear and show cause why he should
20, suffer forfeiture OF his vessel and her
cargo.
The Puerto Rico left Perth Amhoy
August n last, laden with coal for the
United states government, and bound for
san Juan From there she went 30
Sanchez. SautN Domingo, where she took
ON a Load % bananas and returned
The ofgsnse charged against Capt Smith
II that he failed 20 make anX change
~ enrolment or license as r. required
when i vessel engages in a foreign trade
ANY statement that Capt. Smith has Go
MAXI Will h. forwarded 20 the secre-
tary az the treasury at Washington for
netfAts
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Great Northern. Northern Pacific end
Union Pacfhc said fo lie Parties.

CHICAGO. Aus. Si--Ths Record iomoF-
row vii SAY,
II d runored that the Great Nortn Bern,
tho Northern PaciGc and Union Paeiac
railroads have entered into an aETgerne NJ
a. cease Improbable competition for
trauFcoutluentN business and q return
rates 20 the normal figure The three
lines hope so force she Sauta Fc. wsich
lately has become one u the strongest
competitors for transcontiEental tfatic,
70 be a Party 10 TIE argazxsInsll
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

WASHINGTON, Aug. M.-Maj Gen. Otis
arrived in Washington and called upon
Secretary Root and Adjutant Gen. Corhn
at the war department and preferred q
formal request for assignment 10 active
duty. The request is now under consider
alton. He has been on waiting orders at
his home In Rochester, or near by. ever
since his return from the Philippines. In
the early summer. The retirement next
Monday of Gen. Wheeler az commanding
officer OF the, department of the lakes.
with headquarters at Chicago, is the first
available opening for an officer of Gen.
Otis rank, and ii Is probable that he VIII
be assigned to this post.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
More Trouble for Canadian rncInc,

WINNIPEG. Man. Aug, 1i.~-There may
be serious trouble with Canadian Pa
cifc conductors. Two conductors on the
Southwestern branch who refused 10 give
ug their equipments when required BY Of
fctais have been suspended other con-
duciors are indignant and say they Will
stand BY those suspended.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01
Destructive TIMBER FIRE.
"a Is Raging In Vicinity OF Deserted
Village of Gold Park.

REpciIFF. Colo, Aug IA timber
IRE prevailing for the mast few DAYS In
the vicinity ~ the deserted village %
Gold PARK twelve miles FROM here, has
assumed threatening rTeportiens, and is
raging through a large acreage 81 tim
hSr on HNm~stakc mountain. lrcspec-
TORS and miners operating IN that section
are returning 80 town, driven in bY the
sufYaeatiug smoke and the cncuoachinS
danes
owing 20 the almost entire absence ~
thN .-stsfafuRrV rainy SEASON. and unless
The drauth Is promptly raised, incaieu-
Liable damage WIN result
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bidders will seek to secure a number OF
routes. by inducing some local attorney
or other person, In each of the counties
to allow the use OF his name as a bidder,
for a consideration. The law. however.
prohibits any sub-letting of contracts
without the consent OF the postmaster gen
erai-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

eANENWORTH. Kan. Aug SIX
hundred coal miners struck today for
ninety cents a ton. They received sew
entv-siX cents under last years contract.
witch expired today The operators say
they 7annot 3cceGe. Conferences are be-
IrE held.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-A dispatch
from Gen. Macarthur announces that
Second Lieut. ii. n. Way. Fourth infan-
try. was killed near villa yiajs. kuzon.
August q.
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PENSACOLA. fla Avg si-A local
coal company closed a contract today for
l0p 90 tons Of Alabama coal 10 ae ship
ped through this port 20 Flume. Aus
tria
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Special Sale.

Great bargainsi Four carloads of high
grade upright pianos slightly used, Ma
son q Hamlin. kreil. Straube. ffeine,
Royal and ten other makes. This sale
VIII positively close on Saturday Sep
tember !. Prices ranging as follows:
on all makes. Our instruments are from
500 TO 1900. Special discount for cash.
Rents. 81. 81 and 81 per month. Rents
allowed on purchase.
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NO ;s!tssT.s,ss',o1ne
RCpg,,,D.
Any work thar .nonid not prove
satisfactory will be attended TO free
of charge la our nearest office.

We are making a speciality 81 gold crown
and bridge work. The most beautiful, palm
l,sas and durable Of all dental work known
10 fhs profeas.~n- oar name sloEs VIII be
a gaArAatee that ycur work Ytli ta ~ The
hest We have a sDeciahst n each 10.
r,mrsrnent Best operators. hest gold work.
iy1gn and eKtractoys ~ teeth. IN fact, ali
~. star are inventors 81 modern asnfks-
fry We Niil tell yea IN advance exactly
vhat your work VIII cost ~ free exam
t-aftan Give as q call ana vuu will nn,i
- a aHartlr We AHHartlan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
RESuME # }ps NEWS

Unfortunate Happenings.
A boiler in a saw mill near Newark,
Ohio, exploded, killing three men.
Allen Nichols. aged twenty. was
killed by a train at st. Louis.
A severe wind at Hamburg, Iowa, did
considerable damage to fruit and Or
chards.
Alfred Wells. aged twenty-five. OF
Menominee, Mich, was accidentally
drowned at Wells, Mich.
Union Hall, one Of the dormitories OF
the Normal school at Valparaiso, IND,
was destroyed by fire. Loss. $$7.5oo.
John Case a cigarmaker Of Hunting
ton, Ind, was fatally injured at Largo,
Ind, while stealing q ride on a freight
train.
Rev. Samuel Lauver, pastor Of the
died of injuries received in a gasoline
explosion.
William HAZE Of Fountain Green,
ILL.,, gave his infant carbolic acid by
mistake, causing its death. He has be-
come insane.
The explosion of a boiler in an old
field near Mollie, north Of Muncie, Ind,
fatally injured Timothy McMahan and
destroyed the engine house.
Charles M~ackonhorst Of Cincinnati
was probably fatally injured at st.
Louis by a piece of sheet iron weighing
several hundred pounds which fell Oh
him from a new building.
Robert Leverenz Of Danyille, ILL.,, was
drowned while trying to rescue the
body Of Edward Cassidy, who had
drowned while bathing in the Vermil-
lion river.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
YIELD ABOVE EXPECTATIONS.

Red River Valley Wheat Is Much
Better Than Wal Anticipated.
Some Of the wheat in the vicinity of
Grand Forks is yielding much better
than was expected a few weeks ago
Senator Murphy has Just finished
threshing the wheat from eighty acres,
and the yield from the piece was 1,400
bushels, being a little over seventeen
bushels per acre. After the extremely
unfavorabl weather this summer, this
is considered an exceptionally good
yield.
Never before in the history Of the
valley have men for harvest work been
so scarce. The crop is thin, it is true,
and could be easily handled by fewer
men than have formerly been needed;
but in spite Of this, the grain on thou
sands Of acres is lying unshocked on
the ground for want Of men to handle
It. In previous years Grand Forks has
been the center for the distribution of
harvest help through the north and
west, and during the harvest season
the streets have been lined with men
looking for work. This year not an
idle man is to be found, and many OF
the farmers are becoming anxious lest
the rains spoil the grain before it can
be taken care of.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
yArIrn YEARLY KILLED.
Ninot Prisoners Try to Escape.
Cowed By Sheriff Carroll md
Forced to Their Cells.

Ninot Prisoners Try to EscaDs..
Cowed By sheriff Carroll and
Forced to Their Cells.
About 3 o'clock the other morning
James Clark and q man named Corey
made a desperate attempt to break jan
at Minot. Both were awaiting trial on
the charge of horse-stealing. They BY
some means secured the steel OF a cor
set stay. out Of which they fashioned q
saw. They sawed off the bars of their
cage and got into the jail CORRIDOR
where Ernest Tomkins, the jailor, was
sleeping with the keys under his pill
low. While Tomkins vas still asleep.
Clark struck him a desperate blow
with a slung shot, made out OF g.
heavy ink bottle in a stocking. Tom
kins screamed, and Sheriff Carroll, VINO
was sleeping In the next room, rushed
to the corridor, but could not get IN.
In the meantime the d~esperadoes con-
tinued to beat Tomkins over the head,
outing deep gashes at every blow. Al
though 1t was dark, the sheriff drove
the men back by threatening to shoot
them through the bars, and, in a dazed
condition, Tomkins reached h keys
to the sheriff, who unlocked the door
and, at the point Of his revolver, drove
the men back to their cells.
Tomkins is in the hospital In a DELI
rous condition, and may not live.
Clark is q government prisoner, and
was bound over June 20 by United
States Commissioner Barrett. Corey
Is held on the charge of stealing horses
in Ward county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
From h shores.

The shah will visit Kaiser Fraz josef
next month.
The agricultural industry is booming
ut Santiago.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Paris exposition.
Rebels at st. v%incente, Colombia,
have been captured.
The United States will have a coaling
station at Frenchman's Bay.
The report Of an attempted assassin
alton Of the shah Of Persia is denied.
The Maharajah Of Bharatpur has
been deposed on account Of dissipation.
Pedro selcado has been appointed
Nicaraguan consul general at Santiago.
Cuba.
:. A Paris dressmaking nrm has been
sued Ny Nine. Rejane for abusing her
name.
"A Partisan has invented a new air
ship, hoping to capture Germany's
$4,000 prize.
The Philippine commissioners will
consider q bill Of municipal organiza-
lions.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
COMPRESSOR. AIR.

Fargo Mans Invention Expected to
Revolutionixe Motive
A Fargo man named Luke Hancock
has been at work for a number of years
on a compressed air engine, and it is
claimed that he has at last perfected
an engine that promises to revolution
lie the power of the world. The tests
made up to date have been successful,
even beyond his most sanguine expect
atoms. Men who are In the secret de-
clare that Hancock has the most won
derful invention of the age, and will
completely change all methods now in
vogue. He has had all kinds Of offers
for the exclusive right for this and
other countries. The chief feature IL
the economy Of the new engine. His
invention can be attached to almost
any engine. and the compressed air
takes the place of steam. After get
ting started the machine is virtually a
perpetual affair. Tests show that a
ten-horse power engine IAN be operat-
ed to it's fullest capacity with five
hounds of compressed air.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01

The cost of a railroad is usually
reckoned by the mile, but London has
just completed an underground road,
six miles long, which cost forty dollars
an inch. 1t is worth noting that the
locomotives and passenger coaches are
all of the American type and the loco
motives are of American construction.
The rolling stock is fitted with Ameri-
can air-brakes, and is driven by an
American electric plant, the power for
which is furnished by a steam-engine
designed by one American firm and
constructed by another. 1t is none the
less worth noting that these con-
tracts were awarded to Americans
largely because British mechanics
were then on a strike, and therefore
the British manufacturer could not
undertake to deliver the goods O n
time.