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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-29
STOLEN MAIL POUCH
CONTAINED A FORTUNE.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars IN
Negotiable Paper and an TIM
known Amount Of Money

DETROIT. Dec. GA mail pouch con-
tanning 100000 In negotiable paper and an
unknown amount OF money. was stolen
from the Michigan Central passenger stnk-
tfon atAWyandotte. Mich. some time last
night. The last mail for Wyandotte ar
rives at 1929. in the Michigan Central,
and owing to the lateness OF the hour.
II N left al the station until morning
When the two mail sacks were thrown
from the train last night Night Operator
Richert threw the pouches under n seat
In the corner OF the waiting room. lie
then went 10 his home IN Detroit.
Today. when Mall Carrier John Me-
Leary came to the station for the mail
sacks, he missed one. About the same
time George Bessss a driver OF an oil
wagon reported at the station that a
pouch. ripped open and empty. was be-
hind an oil tank short distance from tho
station. AT about the same time two em-
pioyes Of tho j.. -. Ford Aikaf works
found number Of opened envelopes
strewn along the railroad track Iost-
master Johnson, OF Wyandott.. was noti-
fed, and went at once To the acenc. Tho
trail of the thief was marked along tho
railroad track by strewn Ietters. eheclss
and drafts.
Most of the mali was Intended for the
]. q. Ford .oompany and a force OF
clerks was rent out 80 collect The letters
strcwn along The track. D. n. Fori. b.,
said he expstetod draft today from New
York for stpo0s The draft did not CONS,
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DEFEAT FOR FRIENDS
OF Mr.. BRYAN.
John ". Hopkins Wing of Illinois
Democracy scores Victory la
Matter of Dates.

CHICAGO. Dee. g.-A call has been is~
sued for a meeting II the Illinois Demo-
cratic state central committee 70 he held
ri Springfield on the evening OF January
T. The issuance ~ he cali foF the meat-
ing on thai date renders practically net-
tain the election 0f John 2. Hopkins. of
Chicago who was chairman 81 the III
n0iS Gold Democratic state committee In
1895. as chairman of the state central
committee The Hopkins faction has
wished for "A meeting upon this date
while the anu-HDpkins people made
strong efforts 70 nave the meeting post
ponod until January l9
Mr. Bryan q 10 be here on January s.
and his friends were anxious that the Sc
lection OF a state chairman oe postponed
until after his visit. The Hopkins people
however. scored a decided victory over
the friends Of Mr. Bryan hy having the
cali issued Tor the 9th,
The caA IS signed hy &wensy-one out of
q total Of thirtY-one members, all u
whom Will vote for Hopkins. Among the
signcrs II the call ie Thomas GAhap.
Illinois member Of tlle Democratic nation
al committee
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touched the rocks than the three after
nasts went overheard and she broke in
twain leaving only the foremast stand
ing. Three minutes later this went also
The vessel was soon smashed up The
Hibernia stood by throughout. but was
powerless to aid. The Holyhead steam
lifeboat made three vain attempts to
reach the Primrose Hill The latter's
crew was hudoIed on the noon. when a
huge sea dashed over the vessel. washing
all away save one sailor who was finally
hurled against the rocks. sustaining ter
rible injuries.
In response to rockets sent from EDDY
stone light, Plymouth sent dockyard
tug, with a hfeboat, TO assist what was
reported TO De q large steamer IN distress
In the enamel
Terrible Accident.
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BRITISH OFFICERS RESIGN.
Commander Of Yeomanry mt Llndlcy
IL Among the Number Who
Have Retired.

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Lieut. Col. sprogge,
who commanded the yeomanry at Lind
ley, has resigned. Several other resig-
nations have been gazetted, among them
being that of Ivor Guest. a captain of
yeomanry. The latter Is the eldest son
of Lord Winborne. He belonged to the
Dorsetshire yeomanry cavalry and IS one
of the members of parliament In the
Conservative interest from Plymouth
Some officers have resigned from al
most all the fifteen battalions of the
yecmanry, Capt Lord Alwyn Frederick
Compton among them. This raises a
doubt as TO whether the designations are
connected with the Lindley affair or are
merely in the line of routine retirement,
especially as a fortnight ago the secre-
tary OF state for war. William st. John
Brodrick, announced in parliament that
the court-martial inquiry had entirely
exonerated from blame Lieut. Col,
Sprogge and his regiment.
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OMAHA, Neb, Dec. sS.-Daniel Burris
today positively Identified the Pacific
Junction, Ia, pony, left there mysteri-
ously In the barn OF Mrs. Mack the
day following the Cudahy abduction. as
one he sold TO a man answering the de-
scription of Pat Grove. n few days before
the abduction.
Mrs. Theo. y. Cooper,a married daughter
of Burris. was today shown n collection
OF twenty-five photographs taken from
the rogues gallery. and asked to select.
if she could one or more which resem-
bled the light complexioned' man who
called to buy the pony. she at once
picked out two Of the photographs which
she was sure were those of this man.
The pictures were those of Grove.
Mrs Cooper Is the NTH person who saw
this man. who has identified him with
likeness Of Grove. and the police now
feel sure that he is one of the men
wanted
The detectives are very anxious to lo-
cate Lizzie Burns. who Is alleged to have
been an intimate friend OF Grove. While
she may not have been connected with
the crime, the police feel sure they ran.
by locating her. secure some valuable In
formation about Grove. which may lead
to his arrest
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CONGRESSMAN GAMBLE
70 SUCCEED PETT|GREN.
SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
HAVE so DECIDED.
Choice of Republican Members of
Legislature for U. =. SenatOrxhtp--
Defeat for Friends of Mr.. bryan.

SIOUX FALLS S. D.. Dec. 2s.--Con-
gressmaa Robert J. Gamble. Of Yankton.
will be practically the unanimous choice
OF the Republican members of the legis-
lature for the Office OF United states sem
ator TO succeed Senator Pettigtew, whose
term expires March &
This is the result OF the compromise
now being effected by the Republicans Of
the state, including the leaders who for
several weeks have been opposing the
election Of MIR, Gamble. The basis Of the
compromise is that Congressman Gamble
shall be given the senatorship. while
those leaders Of the so-cailcd machine
who have been opposing him are TO die
tate the federal appointments OF South
Dakota.
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American Chemical society.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-Readlng and dis
cussson OF papers on various subjects Of
scientific interest took up most uf the
time ~ tCdays session of the American
Chemical Society. Resolutions petition-
ing congress 50 pass bill establishing
national standard bureau innconnection
with the United states Offices OF weights
and measures. so that facilities may be
provided for the verifcation Of chemical
measuring apparatas, were adopted.
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vessel. Have stormy voyage.

Fresno, which reached port today twenty
eight days from Port Gamble. had a
stormy trip, When forty miles northwest
Of Cape Mendoeino q heavy southeast
gale sprang an, IN which the foretop gall
liant ward and foresail were lost. The
gale lasted for forty hours. The vessel
was IN sight OF the Golden Gate Tor sew
craI days.
The schooner Lens Sweazy. bound from
San Bias 70 Grays Harnor, came into port
tonight IN distress. having suffered from
severe storms on the coast
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pilgrlmnse TO Rome.

NEW YORK, Dec. GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says;
''The Duke OF Norfolk headed p band
of over 2Do English pilgrims, who have
just started for Rome. II has been al
legged that he II paying the travelling ex-
penses Of the bulk of this narty. but this
Is absurd. The cost Of the journey ard
stay In Rome has been cheapened by
tourist agents until the tigures are almost
the lowest on record for continental trav-
4. Cardinal Vaughan Will join the pil-
grims in Rome, and the pope Will receive
and address them"
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GEN. DEWLT is CHECKED.
Attempt OF His Comma ndo to Break
Through to the south Frus-
tr0ted.

CAPE TOWN. Dec. 2s-Gen- DeWet's
attempt to break through to the south has
been frustrated, and he is now reported to
to be at Senekal with a large commando
holding the country between F'recksburg,
Senekal and Windburg.
Gen. Knox is holding the south between
Ladyband and Windburg.
The eastern parties of invading Beers
are being constantly harassed and driven
back toward the Orange river.
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Pennsylvania senatorial Fight.

HARRlsBUR no, Pa. Dec. s.-t0l N s.
Quay reached Harrisburg today from
Washington 20 take personal charge of
his canvass for United States senator.
Senator penrose also arrived todsy TO as
sist Ia the management Of the Quay cam
paign. on Tuesday evening the kepub-
licans viii hold caucus for the nomina-
tion OF a candidate for United States SEN
atOr.
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MAJ. BOTHA's PREDICTION.
Says the War in south Africa VIII
Last for Years.

ROME. Dec. 2s.-Maj Grower Botha.
brother OF commandant General Lewis
Botha, has arrived at Rome, on his way
10 The Hague. lie cstrries dispatches for
Mr.. Kruger. In the course of an inter-
view here today he said the war in south
Africa would last for years; that Mr.
Stesn had planned the invasion OF Cape
Colony, and that "a revolt of the Afrikau-
ders was certain.
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LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Persistent reports
are I'm circulation in London and on the
continent that Gen. DeWet has been cap
tured. The British Chartered South Afri-
ca Company received this information
from source in which 1t is accustomed
to place implicit confidence. The war Of
flee. however. is without any confirmation
of the report
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POLICE ARE CERTAIN
GROVE IS GUILTY.
Probably One of the Abduc-
tors of Young Cudahy.
IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOS.
Woman Picks His Pictures From
Many Handed Her.

Seeking Iixxic Burns,
Who May Know Something Of the
Whereabouts. of Crowe-Danicl
Burris Positively Identifies the
Pony Found at Pacific Junction,
In.. as the Ono He Sold to a Man
Answering the Description Of
Crowe-Michigan Central Depot st
wyandottc. Michigan, In Looted.
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- ONDON, Dec. 2s.--A gale sweeping
up the British channel is creating
havoc among shipping.
The Spanish steamer Enerurf
was driven ashore at the Port
land breakwater by the storm
The Weymouth lifeboat attempted to
reach her crew, but the fearful seas run
ming prevented them 1t is believed they
can be saved. Twenty-Five of the crew
managed TO reach the breakwater, but five
are still on board. 1t is feared that the
Eneruri will list and fill.
The British steamer Penpol, from Sui
ina. November %, for Dublin, is ashore
on the sands between Aberavon and
Briton ferry. No fatalities have occurred.
The gale is 80 furious in the channel
that the continental services were sus-
pended this evening.
The British steamer Jersey City, which
arrived at bristol December Is from New
York, reports that she had a boisterous
passage, and that on December IS, in
latitude so north and longitude 80 west,
she labored and strained heavily, shipping
quantities OF water and had rails and
stanchions broken.
The British steamer Rose Field which
arrived at Antwerp December p from
Pensacola. lost part Of her deckload on
the voyage.
The hurricane Is increasing at Queens
town, where the observers say 1T is the
fiercest storm In years. The Maria, laden
with COAL sank at her anchorage. The
mails are delayed.
Primrose Hill Lost.
dispatch from Holyhead says the
British bark Primrose Hill, from Liver
pool, December %. for Vancouver. was
drifting up the channel under bare poles.
Coast guardsmen were endeavoring 10 as-
sist her with the life-saving apparatus
The Primrose HiIl went on the Penrhos
rocks three miles off South Stack mot
far from Holyhead). She broke in two and
went to pieces In q few minutes. One
man out OF the crew of thirty-five was
saved by a lifeboat. Some time before she
struck the Primrose Hill dropped her
anchors, but mountainous seas were rum
ming No Sd6nSx had the Inflated ship
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FAMOUS BOER HERO
REPORTED CAPTURED
Gen. DeWet Said to Be in
Hands of British.
RUMOR is PERSISTENT.
London War Office Has No Con-
frmation Of 1t.

His Comma ndo Frustrated In At
tempt to Break Through to the
South-Iuformatfon of Capture
Said to Have Come Through n
source Unusually Relfable-Em-
press Dowager of China Names N
15-Year-O -Old-Boy-Terms of Peace
Not Acceptable to the Chinese.
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Many Vessels Were Driven Ashore and Great Loss of
Life Resulted.
Primrose H From Liverpool for Vancouver Broke in Two and
but One Man Out of Crew of Thirty-five Was Saved
The Storm the FierceSt in Years.

are much disorganized and reports are
therefore incomplete,
Considerable damage to property inland
is certain to be reported. Some fifty
barges and sailing crate broke from their
rloorings in the Thames alone
The steamer zesiro collided with an
other steamer near Clipden. on the Brit
ish channel. A lifeboat rescued nine of
her crew
The mail steamer Victoria, while ship
ping mails and baggage yesterday at
F'olkstone. broke from her moorings and
was obliged to put to sea. II Is not known
whether she he's taken shelter or proceed
ed to Calais.
Pegasus Is Safe.
Late dispatches from Cardiff Indicate
that the Pegasus has not foundercd. A
statement that she was lost originated
with sailor from her crew who landed
at Cardiff this morning. 1t appears that
the Pegasus grounded off Lavernock
point. but she was subsequently ioated
and towed to place of shelter When she
grounded her boats We're made ready for
lowering, and the falls of one of them
carried away, precipitating seven men
into the water. They were all drowned
with the exception of the sailor landed at
Cardiff This man was picked up by a
tug.
Loss VIII BE Enormous.
Incessant reports of innumeraole ship
ping casualties show that the gale was
one of the worst known in many years
Probably several days will elapse before
the full damage becomes known.
In addition to several vessels not yet
identified. several have been wrecked or
PLACID in great danger.
The fate of some of the channel steam-
ers is in doubt. For instance, the Great
Western Railway Company's steamer
plying between Milford and Waterford Is
twelve hours overdue and no tidlngs Of
her has yet been received. 1t would be
impossible to enumerate all the minor
casualties.
Storms of extreme violence have swept
the west and northwest coasts OF France
There has been some loss4of life together
with considerable damage a shipping.
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WASHINGTON DflEGAIlON
MAY ATTtND INAUGURATION.

Special to the Post-Intelligencer.
VA VASHfNGroN Dee 2s.--Ssn-
WV ator Foster has received a
~ letter from the chairman OF
the industrial committee asking
that delegation of citizens from
the state of Washington come here
March 10 take part in the inaugu-
ration ceremonies.
Senator Foster win have the
question taken up in Seattle and
other towns. and hopes a number
OF representatives from there Will
agree to come here for the inaugu-
ration.
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Lord Roberts at gibraltar.

GIBRALTAR. Dec 2S-The steamer
Canada, with Lord Roberts on board ar
rived here from South Africa today. The
field marshal landed at noon and received
Continues ar, Par, st,..-s.
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Continued on Page Two.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-01-27
HOW HE CAME TO WRITE ben HuR."
Tho Story as Told by General Lew Wal.
lace.

..E.E-a .EHH ~
When I began upon my subject it
seemed dry to ME. l searched for some
way to make it bright. to give it a color
Of pastime, and yet to keep it Interest,"
ing. My manuscript had ended with
the birth of Christ, and I determined to
20 on to the end, but obstacles seemed
to hem me in on every side. 1t has
been said that one should meyer start
without being able to see the end from
the beginning, but in this instance the
intermediate state doomed UP before ne
like a giant of despair. | had my be.
ginning. Could anything be more re-
markable or beautiful than the birth Of
Christ? No book ever had been pub
lished with a theme fuller of romance
and poetry. l saw my conclusion. A
climax which, in its tragic intensity,
could not be surpassed.
What could be more stupcndous than
the crucitix? But what was l to do
with the eighteen ortwenty years which
had elapsed from the time when the
child was taken to the Passover. and
when he had become u man, with u
mission? at length decided to use
that interval to show tho condition of
the country at that time, and Of the
need for the Christ man. There was
no lack of interesting features; life was
full and joyous, but with the exception
of a few pearls by the wayside there
was no suggestion of religion.
l was fully aware that to make my
work acceptable it must be painted in
actual colors. The Greeks, Romans
and Egyptians mas. be yea! characters,
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The KIND OF HEART He HAD.
Friends of n Senator Left to Infer
Whnt They l1tcnsel. -

Friends of n Senator Left to Infer
What They Pleased.
New York Tribune: y noted sen
ator dictated a number of letters to
constituents the other day, eXcusing
himself for his sins of omission by
saying that he had an accelerated
heart. His stenographer, not catching
the word exactly. left Il blank for it,,
and placed the letters on the senator's
desk, thinking he would note the omis-
sion, but the senator, a very busy man,
and having great confidence i'll his
clerk, hurriedly signed the epistlcs
without looking them over. a few
days afterward he received letters
from all over the state.
"What Il sort of II heart is that YOU
have?" was the query of mi ST of them.
Oie correspondent, however, wrote as
follows: Dear Senator: Your letter
of this morning says that you have a
- heart, which must be taken to
mean, OF course, a d. heart. l wish,
however, to i%nterpohte q word and
make it read a d. good heart. by
the way. how about my place in the
census?"
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1t All Depends.

it is a Wel-kNOWn fact that certain
kinds of food affect a man mentally,
morally and physically. Scotchmen
aver that their oatmeal "parritch" makes
their men brave and brawny, their
women blithesome and bonny and their
Whole nation pious.
A professor Of physiology declares
that the inferiority of the Celts is owing
to their universal use of the potato as q
staple article of food. No mac" he
atiirms, "can live on potatoes and
amount to anything" If the Irish nre
deficient in some things. no one can
deny that they arc warm-hcarted. gen.
erons and p~roverbially witty; and if to
the inherent virtues Of the potato is due
the development of these qualities, then
the potato is not to be dcspised as an
article of diet.
The Englishman, through genera
tions of roast-beef eating, has absorbed
many of the qualities Of the Wand he
loves SO well. He is stubborn, self
%opinionated. self-assertive and a good
fighter. His intellect, like his beer, is
both strong and heavy; sometimes, per-
haps. n little bitter and sometimes n lit
tie vapid. like a long-kept sample of his
favorite beverage, says Demorest's Mag
azine. The Chinese diet has been
changeless for centuries and SO has
their civilization. Not alone has the
Chinese mind become stagnant through
a monotonous diet but possibly we may
attribute the beady eyes and the pecu-
liar growth of the Chinese hair and its
arrangement to Il prolonged subsist-
ence on the rodent. The French are
noted for their nimble legs and their
long tongues; can it be the result of
much feasting on the agile frog?
The Americans, having access to all
the good things of the earth, ought to
produce the most perfect people OF any
country; but even here the favorite dish
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BAILEY DISCUSSES BRYAN.
Texan Defines Hi, Political Attitude

In a Letter.
Dallas, TEX. Jan. 2O.-William T.
Hawkins, of Gainesville. recently wrote
Congressman j. w. Bailey to state his
political attitude toward William j.
Bryan. Under date of January 10 Mr..
Bailey writes from Washington in part
as follows:
1.-The statement that I declined to
accept&the nomination for congress in
1896 because | disagreed with the Chi
.ago platform is absolutely false. The
fact is that | was perhaps the first
man in the United States to give my
unqualified Endorsement to that plat
form as a whole and in all its parts.
ut is true, however, that | dis
agreed with Mr.. Bryan upon some
questions and frankly said so to my
constituents. | wrote a letter declin-
Ing the nomination for congress and
to ii meeting of the people which was
held at my home ! fully stated my rea-
sons. The same meeting adopted res
buttons insisting that l should ac-
:ept a denomination, and the demo-
cratic convention of that district re-
nominated ne by a rising and unani-
nous vote.
''The questions on which / differed
with Mr.. Bryan were outside of the
Chicago platform, and, in my judg-
ment, they could not be put into any
democratic platform. Since his nom
nation for president in 1896 Mr.. Bryan
has had the good sense to keep within
the declarations of his party, and as
long as he does that he will find no
supporter who is more loyal than L
I'M. ! have not, however. changed my
opinion in the least about the gnes-
tons on which formerly differed
with him; and if he should attempt to
commit the democratic party to his
support of those propositions, l would
undoubtedly oppose him again.
ut might interest you further to
know that neither Senator Chiffon nor
his friends will dare to stand up before
the democrats Of Texas and declare
that ! am wrong on the questions with
which | have differed with Mr.. Bryan.
They seek an unfair advantage by
concealing from the people the points
of difference, while laying great stress
upon the difference itself.
"They will not be able to make
much by this method of campaigning
when the whole truth is laid before
the people,