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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-19
RECRUITING OFFICE HERE.
Assistant Adtutant General orders
That One He Opened-Mr.
Prosch's Speedy Work.

Seattle is to have a United States army
recruiting office. The secretary OF war has
complied with the request of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and directed that
such an extension be made. Capt. Cabell, of
the Vancouver barracks, has been assigned
TO the charge OF the office here and two
or three men are to be detailed to attend
to the details during his absence. The
news of this extension was received IN
letter from Thomas Ward, assistant ad1u-
tant general. mailed to the commanding
general of the Department OF the Column
bia a copy of which was sent to Secretary
Prosch. The letter was dated at WASH
ington, April 10. and is the result of a let
ter mailed by Mr.. Prosch March ii. 1t
reads as follows:
at having been represented by Mr..
Thomas w Prosch. secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce. Seattle, Wash,
that the conditions in that city are such
that many desirable men can be secured
there for the army, l have the honor. by
direction of the secretary of war, to advise
you as follows:
with reference TO special orders No. 49,
headquarters Department of the Columbia,
March s. 1899, you are requested 10 PROVIDE
in similar manner for opening recruiting
nectton with the station at Portland, Or,
and TO order Capt. II. G. Cabell, Third IN
fantry, recruiting officer at Portland, 20
visit Seattle not oftener than once in ten
days to make enlistments, and 10 return
to his station after each visit.
Capt. Cabell will receive instructions
and report recruits enlisted by him at Sc
attic to your headquarters, as Tar as prac-
ticable, for assignment to vacancies IN the
Department OF the Columbia. 1t Is desired
that you detail two or three enlisted men
from your command for recruiting party
at Seattle and that the date OF opening
the station. with the local address, be tele-
graphed to this Office"
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DREAM OF HAPPINESS OVER.
Mrs. Ella Afford Accuses Husband
of Brutality within Three Weeks
After Wedding.

Three months Of married life have been
sufficient TO convince pretty Ella Afford
that she was much happier when she was
single. In a divorce suit filed In the SUI
perior court yesterday her husband, Lewis
A. Afford, is accused OF abusing her until
she was compelled to leave him for fear
that he would XIII her in an alleged
drunken frenzy.
Mrs. Afford was married In San Fran
cisco January s. 1900 while visiting the re.
Her husband met her at n party accord
ing to the statement OF Attorney Hawkins
and fell in love with her.
Mrs. Afford says that within three wesks
after the wedding Mr. Afford commenced
to treat her brutally, and struck her in
the presence OF friends and relatives. She
alleges that he came home intoxicated AMI
without cause would abuse her. February
20 he threatened to kill her. according to
her complaint and attempted 10 throw her
over a banister, but was prevented by a
mutual friend She stood the life, she
says, until March q, when she left home
and came to Seattle.
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DAILY SERVICE TO DAWSON.
white Pass 81 Yukon Makes Advan-
tngeous Trafiic Arrange
from white Horse to Interior.

General Manager Hawkins, of the White
Pass & Yukon route, made the announce
ment yesterday that upon the opening OF
navigation. about June J next, the operat-
lag system of the White Pass a Yukon
route would be extended TO Dawson 81
and Yukon river points This was effect
ed through Il traffic arrangement with
the Canadian Development company,
from White Horse 20 Dawson.
Work on the extension OF the railroad
from Bennett to White Horse is proceed
ing as rapidly as men and money can
push It, BY the opening Of navigation II
Is expected that rails viii be laid into
White Horse, and trains IN regular oper-
alton Then the worst difficulties or the
trip from SkagWay to Dawson VIII nave
been overcome. General Manager HAWK
ms saws he expects TO have daily train
and boat service from Skagway TO baw-
son and 20 reduce the time OF A through
trip from Seattle 20 Dawson 20 an aver
axe OF between six and seven days. 30
tho frame arrangement, goods viii DO
billed and tickets sold through TO Daw-
son from Seattle. saving The supper the
trouble of looking after his stun on route
\ terminal station viii be estahilshei by
TIE railroad company az Dawson. X t.
Elliott has been appointed assistant SUI
pertntendent % tha river division. and O.
BY the new arrangement; through con-
tracts fer shipment Of goods may be
made.
Mr.. Hawkins stated that ne expects
white Horse 10 develop into a town Of
considerable importance and size Over
40 copper locations have been made IL
the vicinity Three copper mines are now
halng developed Waite Horse Is the
place where the railroad leaves tha river
for Fort SelkfTk. and u is also ths cen
mining will begin IN Attn next season
on \ LARGE scale
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NO STOCK LOST EN- ROUTE,
Animal ship Port stephens Reaches
Htio without Injury TO n
single Horse.

Capt Robinson, OF the United States
quartermaster department, yesterday re-
oelved word of the cafe arrival at Hilo
April 5 Of the transport Port Stepncns.
which sailed from this port late In March
with nearly 500 horses aboard The infor-
nation received Is to the effect that not
a single animal aboard the ship suffered
injury on the voyage to Hio and that
all the stock were in the best condition
The Port stephens has made three voy-
ages to Manila, and has been uniformly
fortunate In escaping destructive storms
on the voyage before the last she got IN
the path OF a typhoon. but managed 10
keep on the outskirts OF the storm area
teaching Hilo without serious loss. Her
last performance, In which not single
horse suffered death out OF 500, IL .onsfd-
cred by army men a remarkable record add
one that speaks well for the facilities for
handling government shipments of Stock
from TINS Utrt To the Philippines
Capt. Whitehead is master of thu Port
stephens which sailed In charge OF Capt.
McMillin as quartermas.er. The vessel
was fitted out here for service az a GOV
eminent animal transport, every care be-
ing taken 70 save the animals from injury
during the long voyage. 1t Is expo,tc1
that she win reach Manila within a few
days. No arrangements have vet been
made as 90 tho vessels movements AFTER
the discharge of her cargo IN the Phii9-
pines.
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ISNAMED THE W. H, SEWARD
Government steamer Dickinson VIII
lie thrtstcned After LincoIn's
Secretary of state

capt Robinson. quarternaster. has de-
cldcd to re-christon the steamer q w
Dickinson which - about 90 be crmplai Ell
Tor the government by the Moran Bros
Company the W Il. Seward ln honor Of
tho secretary of state under President Tsn .
coin This announcement was mad. ves-
terday and was received with approval nv
aH army men located here or soiourrin.
IN the CITY. Il was particularly sAtfs.a--
tory 20 The officers % the Department of
Alaska. which viii have control 81 I've
Dickinson when she is turned over 20 the
government
II was during the term Of Secretary of
stale ScNard that this governments pslr-
chased tue district 81 AlasAa for 81 - 90
secretary Seward favored the prouositlcyl
Tor long time before IL was finally ac-
comphshcd The proposal was hltteslv on
posed In congress and Ia various partn =
me country. Secretary seward however,
Nsd acquired a large amount ~ irforna
non ding ere district at that time and
stranuously believed IN the wisdom Of lie
purchase both "a a stroke OF statesmen
&Aip and as an Investment
Chpf Robins0ns action "a regarded As
appropriate cunsi5estng the uses Tor whlrN
the government has purchased TIE vessel
and The service w which she VIII b. placed
The SeHNrd w!l be USED hy Gen Ran
dan in Administering the Affairs ~ TIE
military department OF Alaska She w{il
Pc PLACED In commission as soon ss she
is finished
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Local Banks Will Deduct / Per
Cent. From Canadian Money.
RULE IN EFFECT AFTER MAY |
The Expressed Intention of the Unit
ed States Government to Collect
Tax of 10 Per Cent. on All
Canadian Money Paid out by
Bankers to Adopt the New Plan.

The Seattle Clearing House Association.
which includes in its membership every
bank in Seattle, has unanimously decided
to place a discount of / per cent. on AL
Canadian currency taken on deposit. for
collection or otherwise. The discount rule
VIII go into effect May l. The rule was
adopted at meeting of the association
yesterday, and the reason for its adoption
was the expressed intention of the United
States treasury department to enforce the
payment of a 10 per cent tax upon all
Canadian money paid out by banks.
The statutes of the United States provide
that every bank chartered by the United
States government shall pay tax OF IL
per cent. on all Canadian money paid out
by such bank. Until recently shls law
has not been enforced, but the treasury
department has served notice upon all the
banks throughout the country tina. ii
would be rigidly adhered to, and that ma
tional banks would be required to report
regularly on the amount of CANADIAN
currency paid out.
The local banks have never made GUS
tom of paying out Canadian currency.
They have always accepted 1t at its face
value, and shipped It to British Columbia
where it has been exchanged for American
money, taken In by banks in that prov
ince. The ruling of the treasury depart
ment, however caused the matter - he
taken up by the clearing house associa-
ton, and a member of that body explained
yesterday that the proposed discount will
be made to cover the cost of expresaaSe
and other incidental expenses in connec-
ton with the exchange of the money.
A resolution TO enforce the discount Yves
passed by unanimous vote of the clear
ing house, and was signed by representa-
tives of all the banks in the city.
The constitutionality of the law taxing
banks on Canadian money paid out Will
probably be tested in the federal courts
within a very short time. The banks of
New Whatcom have done large business
in Canadian money. and the intention Of
the treasury department to enforce the
law came like thunder bolt to the bank
ers of that city. 1t is likely that injune-
ton proceedings will be begun to resti ain
the collection of the tax by the govern
ment.
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MRS. HOWARD BAKER DEAD.
Wife of Former weIl-Known
Resident of seattle Passes Away
in Chfcupa

News was received in this city yester-
day OF the death of Mrs Howard W. lSak-
er, wife Of a formerly wel-known resi-
dent of this city Mrs Bakers death &C.
CURED in Chicago on April 10
Mrs Baker was n sister OF Clay Gle
ment the well-known actor. She was
married in San Francisco in 1894. while
Mr.. Baker was a resident of Seattle. For
two years and a half Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
made their home in this city, but in 1895
they removed to Chicago, where Mr.. Bak-
er's father. w. It. Baker. is q prominent
capitalist. Charles H. Baker, of the
Snoqualmie Falls Power Company. is a
brother of Mr.. Howard Baker.
For sometime Mrs. Baker had been SUI
fering with an intestinal trouble, and her
death was not unexpected. She was 50
years of age. Seattle people will remem-
Der Mrs Baker as very beautiful and
accomplished woman, who was very rop-
ular during her residence in this city
Her brother, Clay Clement, is at present
in Australia, playing an engagement with
the Nance O'Neill company.
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heard the verdict. THAT ends it," said
Mr. McEIroy- II have only one thing
more 10 say" said Mr.. McElroy. and that
is that Detective Meredith labored long
and conscientiously on this case in behalf
of the state. / cannot give him too much
credit for the assistance he gave our
Office"
A sensstfon-LovfnR Crowd.
The same eager sensation-lovie; crowd
which has been In attendance at the trial
from the beginning was on hand yester-
day morning when Attorney Ronald COM
menced the closing argument for the de-
Tense He took the position that throw
ing aside the testimony OF ex-Shern
Woolery and Taylor Holden, ii was evil
dent from the wound on Mohrbacher's
body that the bullet did not come from
shomo's rifle. The state claimed that
the death wound was produced by 1890
caliber steel jacketed bullet, but the tes-
timony Of DR.. Brown, DR.. Dawson and
other witnesses for the defense proved
that II must have been made by another
kind Of bullet. 'If they viii sluioe down
the hill and find bullet that came from
shomo's gun. I'll pay the expenses Yes,
IN leave the decision to Detective Mere
dith."
: He spoke Of Assistant Prosecuting At
torney Harris argument as most unfair.
II claim" said Mr.. Ronald that he made
twenty statements in your presence which
would cause the court to grant new
trial. He did not argue from the facts,
but attempted to prejudice the jury. You
cannot convict this defendant. even IL you
believe him guilty, unless you are salts
fed Of this fact beyond a reasonable
doubt, under the rules of criminal proceed
'ure."
Mr. Ronald contended that the state had
failed TO develop any motive for Shomo
to kill Mohrbacher, and dwelt on the claim
that Shomo did not know the dead man.
had never seen him, and had no reason to
attempt his life. He took up the point OF
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that Sfohrbacher is dead, that he was shot
and killed, and tell you that his blood Is
on the head of this defendant"
Mr. McElroy finished his argument at
$40 O'Clock, and Judge Benson then asked
the Jury IL IL desired to be instructed i'm
mediately or wait until morning. There
was a division on the question, and 1t was
finally settled by a vote. Seven OF the
jurymen were in favor OF receiving the
instruction at once. The judge allowed
the majority to rule, and he commenced
his Instructions at AS o'clock, finishing
thirty minutes later.
Speaking of the testimony of the chill
dren, he said 1t became the duty of the
jury to decide whether the little ones saw
those things to which they testified If
the jury came to tho conclusion that they
were incapable of declaring facts, then It
should take that into consideration. In
any event, he warned the jury TO weigh
what the children had said with great eau
ton.
As TO motive, the jury was instructed
that IL there was a lack of motive II
should be taken into consideration in ar
irving at a verdict. The facts and cir
cumstances, the judge said must exclude
the probability that someone else did the
killing. IF you believe that any Of the
witnesses have sworn falsely" he contin-
ued you can throw aside such testimony
except so far as it is corroborated." The
instrW lions excluded Detective z. A.
Gardner from consideration. HE is out
side the case" said the Judge.
The jury retired at sci O'Clock. Follow
ing this. Attorney Ronald and Attorney
Morris commenced to name exceptions to
the instructions. Their list seemed longer
than the actual instructions given. Their
principal objet ton was that the Judge fail
ed to instruct the jury that II the chain
of circumstantial evidence failed in one
link It failed entirely. Another objection
was that the court erred in this particular
case In instructing the jury that II the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-19
ALLEGED ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Two Brothers Accused of Assaulting
and RobbinW n Sailor on the
Water FrOnt-Loses $40.

Ed Koith and r. Keith, brothers, were
yesterday bound over to the superior court
by Judge Cam on charge of highway
robbery The victim of the alleged rob
berry is Pat Riley. n sailor, who claims
that the Keith brothers knocked him down
on the water front early yesterday morn
ing and took $40 from him.
Lou Doolittle. night watchman on Yes
Ter dock claims to have beea wftress
to the robbery. He says that when he saw
the two men they were beating Riley, and
he thought they were trying 10 Kill lti'n.
He started to the rescue, and was Joined
bv a customs officer. The two robbers. he
claims took flight. but he captured one OF
them. and the customs house man the
other.
At the police station the men gave the
names OF c. Smith and II. Smith. They
were identified later In the day as the
Keith brothers. An elder brother of the
two IS claimed by the police TO be a bunko
man. He was arrested in this city several
months ago and taken back TO Los Angeles
on the Charge OF attempted murder. lie
was acquitted
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Leo pumar. formerly manager Of the
Sun a. Lake Bennett. Is n the city, pre-
pairing TO go 10 Nome. III says he all
leave en- the bzrkertine Leslie D. about
ApSl 3 and take with him complete
printing outfit The new paper Viii Re
.a-Iea The Nome Enterrrlse-
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why the state had not produced the Jap
anese servant who was at Shomo's house
the afternoon OF the killing. He said the
detectives had this Japanese at police
headquarters and put the thumb screws
on him. vet failed TO learn anything that
inN Eliminated the defendant
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hing County Finances.

The county commissioners yesterday aft
ernoon checked Up the treas Irer's affice
for the last quarter. The report handed 90
Chief DEPUTY Auditor Wood showed the
balance on hand March = 80 be $40 0ef =.
as compared with a balance q Nss.s5S. %
December Il
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SHOMO ,uOaG NOT GUILTY.
Jury Arrives at Verdict After
Celebrating Five Hours.
MOTIVE THE PIVOTAL POINT.

neven Ballots Taken-stand EfGbt to
-Four in Favor of Acaufttni %"
Firsf-wonderfuI self-Controi OF
Prisoner the Moment Prior ="
Reading the words which Gave
Him Freedom-Goes Quietly Home
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WARNSHOLDT & son. taliors. moved
from As New SoE4 al2eA to le0' k1-si ave-
MA
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YOUR sideboard at home is incomplete
AZ 1t is not stocked with Jesse Moore
a" whiakcy.
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shot was intended for a certain person and
killed another, the intention carried over
from the first to the second person. and
left the crime murder in the first degree.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-27
YALE FOOTBALL.

The Players Left Last Night for New
York to Play Columbia To-day.
Yale's best eighteen football players
New York city, where Yale will give
Columbia drubbing tomorrow for
last years gridiron defeat. The play
ers who went to the Murray Hill hotel
last night were the regular eleven and
seven substitutes. Twenty more substi-
tutes more will go to New York after
chapel this morning. Not in five years
has Yale team left here so determined
to roll up big score as Captain
Browns eleven which departed last eve
ming, 1t will be big surprise if Yale
fails to score a total Of forty points.
Capt Brown changed his mind yes
terday and instead of lining up his
squad for simple signal practice drove
them through halves of fifteen minutes
rugged football. The new tackle back
formation was drilled time and again,
the varsity scoring three touchdowns
without losing the ball once on downs
Stillman was run with the ball contin-
ually, scoring two of the touchdowns,
Sharpe taking the ball over for the
other. Hamlin was compelled to quit
in the middle of the practice because of
a wrenched knee and Blooner succeed
ed him. Adams was played at right
half back and will go into the game to-
day as soon as Cook retires from that
position. Captain Brown did not play
preferring to run the team from be-
hind the line. Ward yesterday played
right end but Coy will probably start
the game in that position to-day. Yale
will face Columbia as follows; Left
end, Could left tackle, Hamlin; left
guard, Brown; center, Olcott; right
guard, Sheldon; right tackle Stilman
right end Coy; quarter back, Wear;
left half back Sharpe; right half back,
Cook; full back, Hale. Few changes
will be made in the second half. Cooks
bad thigh will compel him to retire.
and Hamlin will probably give way to
but the other men will stick
through the contest unless injured.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-27
YALE PUBLIC LECTURES.

Professor Russell H. Chittenden on the
! Physiology of Digestion.
Last evening at North Sheffield hall
Professor Russell H. Chittenden, direc-
tor of the Sheffield Scientific school, de-
livered lecture in the Yale public lee
ture course. The lecture was illustrated
and treated of the physiology of Di-
gestion"
During this treatment Professor Chit
tenden revealed the intimate depen
| dence of digestion on the condition of
| the nervous system The state Of ones
mind influences the flow Of saliva. So,
| in the common experience of the
mouth watering" at sight of an appe-
thing object; or in the checking Of the
saliva under strong mental excitement
and nervousness, which explains the
cleaving dryness of the mouth exper-
fenced by an embarrassed public speak
err. Not only does nervousness and
worry affect the secretion of this fluid
but it interferes gravely with the more
necessary digestive juices in the stom-
ach.
showed the effects of some of these di-
gestive secretions, namely, of the saliva
as a solvent of starchy substances, and
of pepsin and hydrochloric acid, the two
elements of the gastric juice, as solvent
of fibrine material. Sketching upon the
board a diagram Of the alimentary ca
nal and it's appendages, Professor Chit
tenden declared that the digestion of
food passing through this canal was
successive process of breaking up and
converting insoluable products into
products which may be absorbed into
the blood and assimilated into living
tissue. Digestion is a process Of con-
version merely.
With the ancients, this process of the |
breaking up of food for absorption, |
was thought to be gained only through |
the churning muscular motion of the |
Not until the eighteenth CEN
fury, when psychologists began to try |
experiments upon living subjects, such !
as drawing a piece of meat attached to |
a string from a vulture's stomach, were |
the chemical processes of digestion sus-
pected. But early in the nineteenth |
century, when scientific observers were
enabled to actually look into the inter
nal arrangements of Alexis ST. Martin |
our knowledge was vastly increased |
and clarified. We can now quite thor
Oughly understand the processes of d.
gestion, and so understanding we can
act with an educated conscience to gov
arn our diet sensibly and BEAUTIFULLY. |