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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-14
Ballard.


A Great Northern freight train starting
,rs,, fnrerhay Wednesday evening ran
satD an npen switch In 'front.' 81 the Yves!
east Nj q l. Companss mill AZ bAl.ssa
snd soliiaea With another freight Jain
which was slowly backing down tns
,rnrks The engineers and hremen on
80 traIns Jumped when they saw taat
4 COLLISION was. imminent TIE loSem Ne.
last last car on the, other train mh,eh was was
l H2las,,ss,as IRE track Most OF the shingles
We're dess royea. Nc enc was , INJURED N
.'ss NOT aerailed. and after oaekias ont
~ Inc switch proceeded on It's Journey
a W. stratton, a sawyer ensslnye ca AZ
tna seattle Cedar Lumber Company
VII, narrowly escaped serious injury
s.hiie al his work yesterday morning ne
n,ns saving lumber when he slipped ana
s.Ii toward the rapidly revolving saw He
rsnaxerea himself just in time ana eseap-
" lin no more injury than a badly
heated hand. His first finger was al
most severed by contact with the saw.
The candition of Shilshole. avenue, Bal
ara a causing great deal OF complaint
on the part OF shippers ana others conn
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AN AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT.
II Has Been InauE urated IN Philip
pimea by AmerlcNna.

MANILA. Dec. i3.-~Csen. kobbe. with
the Thirty-eighth volunteer regiment.
Col. Burkheimer. commanding. landed at
kageyan, ON the northern coast or Min
danao. Mondav, and reinforced the ak
companies OF the Fortieth volunteer regi-
ment stationed in the town. An aggres-
sive movement has been planned.
From floilo II Is reported that insur-
gents In that part OF the island are swear
Ing allegiance at the rate OF 1000 a day.
the arrest of many prominent insur-
gents started the movement. which seeems
10 be becoming universal al Jaro, ~Molo,
Mandurriao. ArveIo and Iloilo.
Considerable sums OF money and large
quantities 90 supplies have been captured
by the Americans.
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wnd statement Corrected.

WASHINGTON, Dec is.-The following
statement was posted at the war depart
ment today:
The United States army transport
Hancock arrived AT San Francisco, De-
cember 10. 1900. with the remains of eleven
soldiers. ten OF whom died en- route. and
one was transferred to the Hancock from
the hospital ship Relief, at Nagasaki
The report that 1850 bodies were brought
over Is without foundation, and II is re-
quested that this statement be given the
widest circulation by the press
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Mr.. Croker nuy. Home Abroad.

NEW YORK, Dec ia dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from London
says:
Richard Croker has bought Hoat house,
Vantage, with much OF the surrounding
grounds. The price is withheld, but It
does not exceed $2o.r00 The negotiations
We're arranged last summer and the pa
pers We're signed when Mr. Croker ar
rived few weeks ago Workmen are
building new additions and completely
remodeling the interior. The improve
ments will cost $500. II looks as II MIR.
Croker intended TO make his permanent
home there.
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BfoCkIya.


The annual Christmas sale OF work
done during the year by the Women s
i.eaEue Of University church viii be held
In the church basement this evening
The affair will open at O'Clock with
a literary and musical entertainment in
the auditorium. Prof. Arthur r., Priest,
of the university, viii give a reading.
At the village church next Sunday
morning the minister Rev. Thomas C.
wlswelI. viii speak on The Significance
OF Church Membership" The sermon will
have direct bearing upon moral condi-
lions in our city, The men Of the com
munity are invited especially to - pres
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NEWS NOTES OF THE SUBURBS.
A~nr nwNAnmHmoMNNNaSA1aSm

PEELED TO use the street for teansing Sew
have been submitted 10 put the street IN
better repair. 6nt the view OF the council
was chat this duty belonged to the rail-
roads which used the street for a con-
siderable distance, The roadway Is now
weli-nigh impossible. The council recent
" orGered the street commissioner TO look
10 the partial repairing OF the street. SO
that Z could Be used. and a number OF
men are nSw al work upon H. putting ii
In temporary repair IL Is likely that the
whole street will have % be reEaanked.
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sT LOUIS. Dec. iS-~WilsiRm Jennings
Dryan, in reply to a query put 70 him by
the Lincoln tNebJ correspondent pf the
Post Dispatch az 70 the statement that he
had agreed To accept the election OF Unit
cd States senator. said today
simply say that there IL no truth I'm the
rumor. that have other plans
STYLISH stationery DenBy-corysil
Company.
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.IlQlUS BY EXPRESS.
u.rsnse Volume of Holiday Bus
IL, Through Seattle Offices.
xvrss rlx TINE SCHEDULES.

-, Is Start Christmas Packages
8. 4neir Way So That They VIII
- Oscillations Exactly ON
y 1yny-May Cause Congestion
~ Citsea of the saints - Ar
nesnents for Local Delivery.
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JEWISH FEAST OF LIGHTS.
Celebration Beginning sanday VIII
Ne Observed by the hebrews
Throughout the world.

sunday next will be celebrated by the
Jewish community OF this city. and like
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WASHINGTON. Dee IA, Representa-
tive HIT. OF Illinois, today made formal
announcement of hts candidacy for the
tfnited States senate.
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MANILA. Dec lathe Taft commits.
sion has passed an act authorizing Gen.
Macarthur TO establish police IN the cities
and towns and appropfiating sI5ooDo Tor
The maintenance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
TWO NEGROES SHOT.
Men We're RiUgleaders in Conspiracy
Against the Whites.

A murderous plot for the determination
Of the whites, cowafdly assassination as
the first act Of the bloody drama. follow
ed by the suicide of the terror stricken
murderer, detection of the plot, aud the
prompt lyncbing of two OF the negro con
spirators, is the record Of the most e&cit-
ing day in the history Of Allentown, La.
w. T. White, foreman Of Allen Bros.
& Wadley's sawmill. WIS shot and in
stan killed by JEFF Riston, a negro
lumber grader in his employ. The muir
deTer escaped 10 his caoin, but, realizing
that his capture WAS inevitable. sent a
bullet through his own head.
Investigation developed the fact that
there was a conspiracy among the negroes
10 massacre the whites. Enough evil
dence was found 20 implieatc John Hugh
~ and Ed Ames. two negroes. employees Of
the mill, as riagleaders in the plot. 9th
ers were probably concerned, but the pri.
dcnce was not conclusive, and they were
not molcsted Hughly and Ames were
led 70 spot about 900 yards distant from
the mill The white men. numbering
thirty. placed the prisoners in position
against a tree; thirty revolyers were sim
utaneousiy drawn. aud at the word all
rang out with but one report The bullet
riddled corpses were left where they had
fallen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
RAINS DeLuGe THE SOUTH.
Drenching Torrents Fall Over All the
Flooded District.

Flooded District.
The food situation in Louisiana and
Mississippi was just beginning TO bright
en- when II began pouring rain over most
of the same district again. Reports from
Mississippi and Louisiana tell Of steady,
drcnching fall aud that the streams are
again raging.
This food has been be most destruc-
tive of any within the msmory of the old
est inhabitants One in III approached
it, but the ruin was not 50 widespread.
From Vieksburg on the Mississippi river
across to Jackson, thence on a line to
Meridian, Miss, and on down to Mobile
ruin and desolaton mark the path of the
great flood Cotton and corn crops are
totally destroyed and as the waters begin
to recede the destitute condition Of the
people is just beginning 20 be revealed,
In Bayou Pierre district, one Of the
richest cotton sections of Mississippi, not
only are the crops destroyed, but the sub
soil of the fields has been washed TO sea.
A special from Enterprise, Miss. says
The water is standing I've feet deep in tne
houses and stores. In II it reached a
height of Only two feet in the buildings.
The same wire says all goods are ruined
and that houses were carried OF TO the
deep sea. All bridges which have been
the means of ngress and egress have
been swept away. The farmers all around
the surrounding country are now IN bad
shape for making q crop this year. Most
Of them had put out their fertilizers and
planted corn and cotton. Their fences
have been swept away, The crops plant
ed totally ruined and most of their live
stock drowned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02

The Burlington may parallel the North
ern Pacific tracks to Ogden.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad agreed
to join other roads in aSolishing commits
sions.
The extension of the C. & f. 1. from
Marion to Thehes, ILL.,, has been openef
| for passenger business.
1t is reported that the Nickel Plate
| road will put in service another Chicago
! New York passenger train
| The Frisco line has purchased the
| Kansas Midland, which runs from Wich-
| tia to Ellsworth. distance of JOG miles
The Lake Shore has put into service a
new train from Chicago to Boston. which
will make the ,039 miles in twenty-six
hours.
The Rockefellers are reported to have
| obtained control of the Missouri Pacific
and will consolidate it with the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas,
Hereafter Sisters of Charity in uniform
will be sold half-rate tickets by Central
Passenger Association lines without the
necessity of their securing clergy certiti-
Gates.
All the roads from Chicago St Louis
and Kansas City to Colorado will follow
the example of the Rock Island and run
excursions at half rates to Denver, Pu-
eblo and Colorado Springs.
A train of twenty-five fat ears loaded
with thrashing machines from Racine,
Wis. factory was taken west from Chi
cago by the Burlington. \ private ear
and a brass band accompanied the train.
The Central Passenger Association has
decided to adopt composite ticke with
coupons for both first and secon class
passengers in order to do away with any
opportunity for the roads to offer sleep
ing car service on second class tickets.
Chicago capitalists have purchased
controlling interest in the Munising Rail
way. which runs from Munising Bay
to Little Lake. Mich. a distance OF sixty
miles. Tie purchase is incident to the
acquisition of over $4,000 acres Of Michi-
gan timber land.
Attorneys for six big Western land
grant railroads have decided TO sue the
United States Government for nearly
$500 900 for carrying soldiers from Chi
cago 70 san Francisco during the Spanish
American war Immediately after the
close of the war the roads fled claims for
transporting the troops The claims ask
ed for full tariff rates. less deductions
Of 30 per cent made ~ the lines which
hold land grants. The Government re-
fused 70 recognize the claims alleging
tist the railroads were not entitled 10
rates higher than are charged parties Of
twenty or more persons travelling on one
ticket, known IN railway parianee as
party rates In addition to this he
Comptroller conteHded that the land grant
soads must deduct 30 per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
CONDITION OF CROPS.
Improvement Reported in the Appear
auce of Winter Wheat


The summary of the crop conditions
throughout the country, as shown by the
weekly crop report issued by the weather
bureau, is as follows;
The temperature conditions were gen
orally highly favorable. but excessive
rains in the Southern States greatly in
terfered with farm work and caused
destru re floods. In portions of Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana much
replan ing will be necessary as a result
of the intimidation. Farm work has also
been ri taraed as a result of heavy rains
in the eastern portion of Kansas and Ne
braska and Southern Missouri Rain is
much NEEDED in Montana, North Dakota
and over the northern portion Of Mime
sofa While freezing temperatures oc-
Cured in the upper Missouri Valley and
middle and northern Rocky Mountain re-
gions. it appears that no serious injury
has been done
The week has not been favorable fl
the rapid progress Of corn planting, bu
preparations for this work have been act
i've in the more northerly sections aud un-
der favorable weather conditions will
progress rapidly. Planting has been gen
orally retarded where not completed in
the Southern States, and also from Kan
sas and Oklahoma westward over the
central Mississippi Valley, being later
than for many years in Tennessee.
An Improvement in the condition Of
winter wheat is generally reported, ex-
cept in Michigan and Wisconsin. where
plowing up for other crops continue
With ample moisture and favorable tenn
perature the crop has made rapid growth
in the central valleys and Southern
States. its condition in Kentucky and
Tennessee being exceptionally fine
Wheat is heading in Texas, where a good
yield is indicated. The favorable outlook
on the Pacific coast, except in Southern
California, continues Early sown spring
wheat is coming up to good stands over
the southern portion of the spring wheat
region. Seeding is now nearly completed,
except in North Dakota and Montana,
where from one-quarter to one-half Of
the crop is yet TO be sown. All reports
respecting the oat crop are encouraging,
seeding being well advanced in the north
ern sections
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
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FOREST FIRES IN THE NORTH.
Vast Areas in Minnesota and Manitoba
WrnnI ID in Elanes.

Almost the entire northern portion of
Minnesota and the lower portion of Man
itoba is in flames. In Minnesota the ire
area extends for many miles through st.
Louis and Itasea counties in the he2,y
pine timber of the State. Already sew
eral small settlements have been wiped
out and as the fire spreads and grows
the bigger towns are threatened,
The loss Of life will, It Is believed, be
heavy. as reports received in Minneapo-
lis show that many per ons have already
persisted. In the path Of The flames We're
the homes of hundreds of settlers and
homesteaders. Searching parties with
wagons and accompanied by doctors and
nurses, are securing the edges Of the
burning district ia the hope of picking up
persons who have managed to escape, al
though the chances Of finding many re
small. 1t is the opinion that the loss Of
life will equal that Of the Hinckley fire
OF few years ago, when nearly 400 per
sons lost their lives
For the first time in many years the
timber country in the northern portion Of
the State aud in the lower portion of
MA oba is as dry as finder caused by
tht1 Fck OF rain and The absence of heavy
sno,r3 last winter. The fire has already
invaded the proposed national park Of
Minnesota, in the Leech lake region, and
the small towns III that locality are
lighting for life.
The country between Hibbing and
Swan river, 100 miles northwest OF Du-
luth, is one vast furnace, with little
chance of escape for the settlers living
within the fire lines. Thus far half hun
dred or more logging camps, in addition
to several small towns. have been swept
away and not word has been heard
from the hundreds of men employed IN
them.
Winnipeg dispatches say that the for
est fires aloifg the southeastern border are
still raging, but the exact amount of dam
age or loss of life has not been ascertain
ed. An entrapped special train succeeded
in breaking through the flames after one
of the most thrilling trips i'll the history
of rairoading. 1t brought in with j.
several stragglers found IN a desperate
condition near Nassar. Besides immense
quantities of ties and woods two large
numbering outfits with forty wagons aud
over sixty other wagons are known to
be burned. The drivers and hushnen
have scattered IN all directions aud out of
200 only about thirty are known to have
reached a place Of safety, The RENE n
der are doubtless struggling desperately
through the woods for their lives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02

ton camps Immediately after the great
fire OF Jan. 20 All of these shoes and
other clothing were burned and every
refugee fitted ont with a complete new
outfit Of shoes and clothing. The au.
thoriiies of Honolulu have adopted the
most heroic methods TO suppress the cpl
demit, it now being the rule that when
ever case occurs In n frame building
(which il is impossible to thoroughly dis.
inffctl it is condemned with all its con
terts and burned TO the ground
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
SULTAN WILL PAY.
Uncle SANS Threat to Send warships
Brings EaNnrahie RenIY.


The Porte has replied to the American
demana for payment Of the $50, 900 claim
ed as compensation FOR damages to
American property during the Armenian
massacres. The Sultan agrees 10 pay
the Americans under the same conditions
as apply to citizens Of other foreign
states who Sustained losses in the same
uprisings The Sultan breads an Amer-
can naval demonstration III the Mediter-
ranean. and his worry over the indemnity
complication has had the effect OF leading
him to abandon the arbitrary raising Of
customs duties. Whereas the ambassa-
doris hitherto have lodged with his ma
jesty four Intellectual protests. now he
consents to negotiate the matter.
The representatives, Of the other great
powers at Constantinope watch the issue
Of the Tureo- American difficulty with
great interest. correspondents say, for il
the United States succeeds in getting
settlement from this bad debtor the other
powers will demand the immediate adj
justment of their claims. Ii is claimed
by foreign correspondents that the Amer
lean Government actually threatened TO
send the Turkish minister, Ali Ferrouh
Bey, his passports unless the matter is
quickly cleared up.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02
COAL OUTPUT is IMMENSE
Production during 1899 Breaks All
PrcNions Records.

Production during 1900 Breaks All
Previous Records.
According TO returns representing be
tween 80 and 30 per cent OF he total ton
mage, the production Of coal in thc United
States in 1899 is estimated b. Edward
w Parker. stali>tician OF the United
States ge0!ogrG. survey. 10 have amount
&c 70 230, S3S 9I3 ong tons. equivalent to
2js, ,53D, 500 short tons. AS compared with
me production Of 1898. when the product
amounted 10 1876 40J, 933 long tons. or
2l9.374 6G7 short tons, this indicates an
in trease Of over "a o00,0,W long tons. or
I7.5 per cent These figures exceed by
1j000.0 600 short tons the outside est.
mates heretofore made on the coal ton
mage for 1899
The production Of 220,0O0,0O0 short
tons in 1898 was nearly 2O.Uu,DO0 in
excess of that in 1897. and both Of these
years were banner years in The industry.
II IS not Impossible that the figures for
1899, as estimated, may be somewhat re
duced BY later and more complete returns,
and, in fact this may be predicted as
probab bic. but even reduction Of 5000
600 tons would not amount to per cent
Of error in the total.
The total value Of this enormous pro-
duction is estimated at 1858, 43J ,412, an
increase OF over S5E000,OO0, or practical
ly 20 per cent over the value Of the pro
duct OF 1898.
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CHURCH AND CLERGY.
24oV@&o<cv-eVoWoxe eve

Over 200 applications are on file for the
vacant pulpit of the Presbyterian Church
at Atchson, Kan.
The Forsyth Street Methodist Church
New York, celebrated its 111th anniver
sary last Sunday
The Rev. Father Ducey of st. Leo's
Roman Catholic Church. New York, is
conducting series of special services for
actors.
A marble tablet in memory of DIR. John
Hall has been placed in the vestibule of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York.
= Descendants of the missionaries in the
Hawaiian Islands constitute about one
twentieth of the white population, eXclu-
sive of the Portuguese.
The Rev. DR.. Rainsford of st. Georges
Episcopal Church, New York, says he be-
ieves that the best thing to be done
among the poor of that city is to teach
them love of country first. Religious
sentiment will then, he says, follow nat
urally.
Through the efforts of Catholic men.
women and children. who volunteered to
work as solicitors, the sum of $31 1893. 40
has been raised among the various city
and country parishes of the Philadelphia
archdiocese to support the Theological
Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo at
Overlook.
The Rev. Arthur Crane. pastor of the
rst Baptist Church of Charleston, :.
C.. has been visiting the gambling houses
and resorts of that city and making dis
closures relative to them in his sermons.
Many of his congregation have expressed
their disapproval.
The trustees of the Fifth Avenue Pres
bvterian Church, New York, in the call
TO the Rev. DR.. Pur1es agreed to furnish
him suitable home. but, owing to
scarcity of houses convenient TO the par
ish, they are experiencing considerable
embarrassment in carrying ont the CON
tract
The Rev. r. c. Street Moeklein. the
new provost of Trinity University, To-
routo. is the first Canadian TO hold that
}post, ali his predecessors having been
Engiishnen.
i national Bihe congress. under the
auspices of the American Society OF Re
hgious Education will Ice held in the
Foundry Methodist Church. Washington.
April 1919.
The Rev. Harold Pattison created
sensation in the First Baptist Church Of
Hartford. y. Y. last Sunday by rebuking
the choir publicly for reading books dur
ing the services. He said il was rot only
irreverent but also annoying. The choir
members are indignant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-05-02

New York-The outlook for the iron
and steel trade has been the subject of
considerable comment, both in speculative
and legitimate business circles. State
uents coming from authorities on the sit
uation have been decidedly conflicting
The closing down % several of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire mills caused consid-
cradle excitement for time bun the con
viction has been forcing itself home upon
/ mos people that the whole thing was
merely The act of a reckless and desper
ate gambler in the stock markets. Wall
street naturally suffered some disturb
ance by reason of this move.
Chicago After week of comparative
dullness the grain and provision markets
closed at decline There continued to
be an abundance OF news of bearish ma
ture and of qnite as much importance 10
all the grain markets were the reports
and statistics OF the last seven days, as
was the Government crop report the pre-
vious week. This season of the year
brings with it the rrepressible, ever
varying prospects for the new crops which
never fail TO cause anxiety and arouse
interest among spectators. The spread
between the prices of the May and July
options held steadily NJ 1Ssc 4 spread of
&c is the general talk The only support
corn has had has been the spasmodic
buying by the bull clique. which. although
small. is supposed to be practically in
control of the situation and is bucking
against large majority. Everything has
been in favor Of lower prices the most
important and influential factor being the
weather. Apprehension was felt that be-
cause of the heavy rains in the corn belt
the planting would be delayed and farm
ers' deliveries retarded by bad roads. The
rains have ceased in most places and this
news has been accompanied by reports
OF fine growing weather. depressing
prices