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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-13
THE SEATTLE
SPANS THE GREAT cAASA.
caNTIIEvER BRIDGE OVER MAG
ARA FALLS is BEING REBUILT.
ing Fents of the Century-Anchor-
ed in the solid Rock II VIII Re-
sist Wear and the Elements.

The great cantiiever bridge across
Niagara falls chasm has for years been
a marvel OF engineering skill. Yet II has
been found that improvements can be
made upon the structure, and an army
OF men is row engaged in the work of re-
construction The past few wars have
wrought marvellous changes In bridge
construction. The famous suspension
bridges OF Niagara gave way 10 modern,
up-to-date arches in which the highest
type Of bridge construction as II is known
today seems portrayed Now the CAN'T
lever. which was supposed TO be absolute
~ perfect for the purposes to which II
was intended. IS being reconstructed on
lines ana plans that make this new work
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Tn. cha,nea hook. Of Hereford.

One OF the curiosities Of Hereford ca
thedral IS the chained book. In the lie
brary over 1900 volumes are to be seen.
and 1ss MSS with their original chains.
fastened 10 an iron bar, which is Sc
cured 20 the bookcase by an ancient lock
aud key. Among these books. says Caldi-
crott. in his Guide 10 Hereford Cattle
drAi." are some which are beautifully o.
Illuminated and illustrated The oldest
book is an Angie-Saxon copy Of the four
Gospels. given 20 the cathedral by Ath-
elstan. or Ethelstan udiz~ss). who was che
last Saxon bishop OK the see. Here also
will be found a most valuable copy Of the
'-Hereford Use" as well as copies OF
other Uses" belonging 70 various cathe-
dralS There are many and various kinds
OF Bibles. including handsome copy Of
the original Wickiiffe Bible Oother 81
bles. issued from isss 30 lsS4. will be
found. as also "Gersonts Opera" 1894,
''Hartnannl Chronicon." 1850. "HigJen :
P0lychronican" with additions b. Will
fam Caxtun. 1856, also one 81 fhe eariies,
books printed, relating TO the mass. sent
out in 1875. Every chain - from 70 I
feet long. with a ring ~ each end and
a swivel IN the uiiddle.--S5lasggw TimeA
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OPENING OF THE
INTERIOR OF CHINA,
Probable Outcome of Present Neso-
ttations Between Powers and
Chinese uaeiais.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE opening u
che interior az China 20 modern ciyilixA-
ton Is regarded at Washington, says a
Journal special IS a probable outcome OF
the present negotiations between China
and the powrrs white the details Are hH-
INF isft 10 the ministers az Picking. in
order 10 secure q basis % agreement, the
information which Is reaching the state
departrpant ard the Varions representa-
lives 81 this powers Ia Washiaestpn in.il;
Gates that several important stCEs VIII
My be taken IN the associations now
nolns "a which viii tend e make easier
the adoption Of modern economic IDEAS n
this Celestial empire .,
erAhis exteRi upon ine qacxtl9n z ~.
payment ~ Indemnity. An eroTt v being
made bs the United States, sNpFer,sa "
he ether liberal poWerN y check ne tN-
s.w~fs's demands and limit the money pay
raen; 10 the actual demands f@hesed ~
the POWERS with their CITIZENS eAa So
y srtti,,v ais policy Cf modsra tlQn. tha
s.,,@,snt a. - asked % China bY aN iha
powera will h. considerable tl.s' ~. E
60 g g. 's .s.',.,.,Il e ,5'A Sss6s 6at these
t,enfa w4if net md q ready market tnsesS
ths interest IS secured IN soi@e ~ ~ :
manner, aad IS q nndersi9oa, t~stsk -
l~asf that fhe support - TIE c3YAs1sd
,,swsrs wiIl be given for Is payment -
rnse 81 default On the BHFt 81 tAa SiAns~s
Imperial government.
Il, IS fslt BY both the Chlnsse liherals a
Nssrrr ara ~ sae representatives ef sStFe
10 she mowers that q "a not Wise nor
s.rmetlsAkfe 10 fagca reforms 0poN the
u~oie AZ CniaN win a taNsdi1N wnts
taIfht lead - fresh outbreaks auor& US
tsfsnrauf uaaSNsx like thnaa who have re-
entity aroused the GaruiEn QHN8s * -
hnneA however IN vNW Cf the rcpresen-
tatlars watch are reaching the stete dr~
,,,str,srf thak the chinese imperial gov
efaineat VIII adopt a poi4eg Nhhh NIL
exteftA economic reform and apan the m
tariar 81 china - the canmrfce 81 ms
civilized powers a. ranadl8 az a4fatt+AAe
- = - -. - ..l-A nm "A -nL-.-
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as notable as any in the history Of
Niagara bridge building
The cantileyer bridge is said to have
been the second structure of the kind
erected in the United States. Work on
Il was begun In the middle OF April. 1850.
and by December OF the same year the
bridge was practically completed 1t was
tested on December ", 1888, when two
great trains OF ten locomotives and twelve
cars each We're run out on the double
tracks. This was an enormous weight to
pat upon the bridge but the structure
stood the test admirably. 1t seemed then
that the bridge was strong enough to do
for ali time without anything further
than the incidental repairs. But the de-
velopment in railroading during the past
seventeen years brought about the neces-
sity Of rebuilding the structure. and this
wvrk ~ now nearly completed.
Stronger Bridges Needed.
The two last decades have witnessed
surprising advancement IN the eonstruc-
ton Of great locomotives. They have
been increased in tonnage to such a ~
markabie degree that there has seemed
no end 10 the Increase OF weight. These
modern locomotives have hauling ca
pacity that - startling when compared
with the trains Of twenty years ago. The
increase in the weight OF locomotives and
the additional train load pulled bv them
have caused a reconstruction Of many rail-
ROAD bridges throughout the country. and
sfsl there appears 60 be no end 10 the
increased tonnage. When the engineers
built the cantilever bridge they partly pre-
pared for Just such advancement Ia loco
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This extensive renDdeaing az the bridge
has forced an increase ~ the archorages
The cid anchorage were about twenty
SIX feet long and ran down "a ths bottom
of the short zhufments Additional an
csoraKe has been secured Ny blasting cat
the rack bsneath these abgtments 10 q
depth os sixteen feeL A. the bottom Of
these holes caphosFds acre opened and
these were seven feet wide b gNeIva
feet long In these cupbaarEs I heams
seven in ugmber ani weighing SO pounds
each. were pisced and surrounded with
concrete
When the oanflieveE bridge was kuilt
IN 9SSs al she rivsuag and drilling was
drne hy haa6. In the he's Nork there EaS
been demonstrated one az the greatest
xtriees made tn structural work since
that time b. the facg that all the Flyul-
lnx. chipping and 8riaing - being done
ay the aid - compressed air THIS serv-
ice q obtained fr1m a compressor plant.
located on the NeW York side under the
approach 20 ne bridge. BY means % h0sa
connections the air is applied where ~
qaired
The foreman Of the woFE a Dave
occurred ST AshtabllR. D.. some years
ago. vas m the employ - the Lake SHORE
and threw woclea Truss bridge over the
wreck In eight and one-ha2 days. he
has been connected vita bridge building
fer nearly half a centBry. and The recon
strRcIlah OF the Niagara eanslieyer -
destined 10 serve as a monument 10 his
works.
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washington, has started q movement 70
induce congress to remove from the stat
Ute books law that makes an unjust
ulscriminaiion against West Pointers IN
the army IL is almost fuexpiieabie. says
the acJutant general. that such legisia-
ton should ever have been enacted or
have remained in force for twelve years
as that which favors the promotion OF
enlisted men to commissions above the
young men specially educated at govern
ment expense to fill commands
In his current annual report Gen. Cor
bin deyotes considerable space to the act
Of June Is. 1878, which provided for the
promotion to the grade OF commanding
ofhcer OF meritorious noncommissioned Of
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Nippar's LIsht on Aatiaaiss.

The aecinhering ~ Nlpuur great col-
ayctian % books must greatly gnlarge ne
bounds Of car knQwiege % our ancestors
ana throw a stream os new2isht upon the
origin u an things human. scholars
have long since recognized thar ASs1rian
and ESypfian explorations have made So
necessary 20 revise the Biblical chronplo-
Ks. and these latest Ntppurfan discover
- promise 20 emphasizes that necessity
They will doubtless. therefore. be the
starting point o. a new outpggring u
.-hleheg criticism" aad Ser!pgaral eo1tE0-
verSx.
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MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

* = oerfsinlv gratifying 70 the pubic 90 know q
90 concern which net afraid to BE- Es1eruas lac
s.eppeeors Of DR. Kings New DisepF=r7 inE ton
~ len, Coughs and Colds hsse given asaJ oss.
knowing Il has cured shcrisaads a hopeisss esses
ashna. B-elraiEis. IA Grippe and al Throsts thest
anu Lang Diseases surely Cured By r. Can %
sfEwART g. HOLMES DRUG co.
sns GET fsss trial bottle Regular size Sc and
si& Erery bottle gnarxnsoec
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" large sores On my iittls daughters head De
IN r,lpea INTO csS Of kezldhefd.- writes g. d. Is
80 -. q MesBsnian. 1es.a-. hut Bucdens Aruis
save completely cured her. It's q guaranteed CIR
-, =, Lazeus. Tesser. s4lf Rb<um. Pinpies. Sores
tlctrs and Pilss Only &c Al
STEWART a. HOLMES DRUG co.
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FLEA FOR WEST POINTERS.
t0t gen. Cerbin Has Interested
hiaseif I'm n~haif of Trained
aM~ers.

.ly<N YORK, Nov. t9.--Adjt, Gen, Cor
= Aceording 20 a Tribune special from
The sun., 1900-10-02
HANDY GETS
HIMSELF. into
MORE TROUBLE
MethOdists Angry Over Incident
Related by Him Last
Night.
WILL CHALLENGE ITS TRUTH
John G. Gray, Who Like Handy,
Wants to Go to the Senate,
Creates Trouble for Him
self by Saying "Old
Glory is Nothing
but Bunting"
WILL CHALLENGE ITS TRUTH

l.. Irving Handy, who was hissed at
Delaware City last Wednesday night on
account of some remarks he made about
the American soldiers in the Philippines,
apparently got himself into more trouble
at the Weccacoe Engine House last
night where he made Il speech ut the
mass meeting held on the third floor Of
the building.
He related an incident which greatly
aroused AIeth0distS, who heard Of it af-
ter the meeting and it was stated that
Mr.. Handy would be challenged to prove
the truth of his statement or make IL re-
traction.
The incident he related was about Il
young man who called at his office
yesterday morning.
| The young man is an admirer of the
ladies and NIr.Handy alleges he told him
| that on Sunday night he called mt the
house of Methodist minister of this
city to see his handsome daughter.
| While seated about the table the young
man was surprised to hear the minister.
who has voted the Republican ticket all
his life say that he was going to vote the
Democratic ticket this fall.
| The young man after recovering from
his surprise said ''are you going to vote
for Peter j. Ford?"
Yes" replied the minister to the
greater surprise of the young man, Il
am going to vote for Mr.. Ford
| A Methodist minister said last night
that this story was libel on all the
Methodist ministers of the city and that
the statement should not so unchal-
lenged.
Mr.. Handy has apparently taken the
| 4 n1, I'M
pcralism now. He is now talking about
the trusts.
He tried last night to make political
capital ont of the coal strike and also
brought in the recent Diamond State
Steel Co. strike.
He dwclt for Il short time on the
money question and admitted that we
had more money during the Mckinley
administration than we had before and
also admitted that it did not matter if il
was gold or silver, but that more money
had been needed.
He declared that the Regular Republi-
can leaders had crawled, that only two
things crawled, Il snake and a coward
and they must be either one or the other
John G. Gray, who like Handy, wants
to be Il United States Senator. also spoke
and made trouble for himself. He has
not vet gotten the tip about speaking on
Imperialism and in the course of his
rabid speech said Old Glory was moth
ing but bunting.
He also said that when it went mp fol
conquest it should be pulled down.
He had previously intimated that the
government was conducting war OF
conquest in the Philippines.
Peter ]. Ford Democratic nominee fol
governor sat by and apparently endorsed
the sntiments expressed and later mad,
short address He was well-known Il
the audience which was made up o.
his neghbors and friends He praise,
the legislative nominees in that section
of the city. Michael Maloney presided
at the meeting.
The sun., 1900-10-02
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD.
Nine Policies Said to Have Been
Issued on Sick Man.
Believed to be a Case of Substitution.
Insured Man Dies of Consumption
at Farnhurst and Demand is
Made on Insurance
Companies.

TO defiaud the Insurance Companies
Of this city, friends and relatives of
Gabriel petoloria, an Italian who died
ut the County AlmShouSe ut Farnhurst
on September had nine policies on his
life. The benificaries We're all different
persons. PetOloria was insured in the
Metropolitan, Home Life Baltimore Mu-
tual and others. The companies refuse
to pay the claim stating that it is Il
case of fraud.
At the time when the policies We're is
sued on petooria, the examining physi-
clans of the different companies stated
he was Il large, robust man with large
black muStaChe, and ut the death he
was Il very pale thin man with red mus
tache mixed with gray hair. Tho doctors
and the companies state they believe and
are positive that it is a case of subStitu-
| tion or Il different man than what they
examined last January.
When the man was taken to the offices
of the different companies by his friends
to he insured the questions asked the
applicant We're always answered by 9th
ers. The Italian pretended not to under
stand English. Some of the questions
that were asked by the companies
Were YOU ever insured in any other
| company. wv ere You ever SICK, tnt
friends of the applicant in every case
answered no. Which is absolutely false
the man holding policies at that time and
had been sick ut the Delaware Hospital
for three months suffering with con
sumption.
There were two men of the same namt
of the one insured. One is dead and the
other has left thc city. His where
aboutS are unknown but has been tracet
as far as Newport News. Va.
The companies have no other idea bu
that it is Il case of fraud or a plot amon'
some of the Italians to swindle the diff
fercnt companies by substituting diff
fercnt man.
A few persons that are claiming poll
cies on the deceased are: John Davis
Domnick Davis and Domnick Barnado
A representative of The sun called ol
them last evening in regards to tn
story.
They refused to discuss it at the pres
ent time. When asked whether Sni
would he entered hy them they state'
that they did not know.
rhe representative also called on tn
sunerintcndcnts of the companies las
evening and asked what they intended I
do about the claims. They stated tina
they absolutely would refuse to pa
, them and If Snit was entered againS
them they would fight it.
The sun., 1900-10-02
FORSAKES BRYAN.
John b. Rhodes, a Manufacturer
Declares for Sound Money.

Chester, Sept. 30-.Tohn b. Rhodes
of Aston, Delaware county, manufact-
urer of cotton and woolen CLOTH Il dyed
in-the-woOl Democrat all of his life, says
he cannot vote for William J. Bry-
an. and he advises all Democrats to fol-
low his example. In Il public letter yes
terday MIR. Rhodes furnished two quo
ations from Candidate Bryan's speeches,
one with regard to the gold standard.
and says over his own name that amy
Jeffcrsonan Democrat who believes in
honest money cannot conscicntiously
vote for Mr.. Bryan.
In addition to this he doubts Bryan's
Democracy. for he admits that he never
voted the Democratic national ticket I'M
til 1896, when he voted for himself as n
candidate for the Presidency and as the
nominee of the Populists. Communists,
Socialists and Anarchists and all the
other lists" combined. This declaration
of Mr.. Rhodes. along with some other
pointed remarks. has set the Democrats
of the county in turmoil, and the leaders
ARE excited on account of its far-rench-
ing effect.
The sun., 1900-10-02
Steel Co.'S Annual Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Diamond State Steel Co.,
held in the company's office this city yes
terday morning II vote of thanks was ex-
tended to the officers and directors of
the company for their conservative yet
aggressive management. Clement B.
Smyth presided and the election of di-
rectors resp'-"d in the election of the
old board, comprising Edward h. Smith,
Evans r. Dick. Henry Tatnall, Edward
Wolf. Walter NJ. Gorham, and George
W. Morris of Philadelphia. ana Howard
L: Wallace of this city. Their meeting
will he held tomorrow week. Hiram De-
Wait of Philadelphia and A. Il. Collins
Of this city, We're the tellers.
The sun., 1900-10-02
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY. OCTOBER z, 1900

ington approached Hinde and soon the
two were quarelling.
Just as the train was pulling ont of
Chester Washington, it is alleged, drew
IL revolver and pointing it at the conduc-
tor, said: III teach you, am going to
kill you now"
The shooting followed. The passen-
gers, those of whom did not duck down
behind seats when Washington opened
fire, say that when Hindle fell and the
porter fired the last shots at the pros
trate conductor, he said:
Now I'll finish you."
Upon the arrival of the train Mt Broad
Street the wounded conductor was car
ried on stretcher TO the Office of the
assistant surgeon of the Railroad Relief
Department. in the entresol of Broad
Street Station where his injuries We're
examined by assistant surgeon G. S. Ap-
gar. 1t was found that pistol ball
had penetrated his back in the region of
the lumbar muscle. At his own request
Hindle was sent to his home on North
Twenty-ffth street DIR. Benjamin
Sewers of Twenty-ninth and York streets
was called in and under his directions
Hindle was conveyed to the German
Hosptal.
The sun., 1900-10-02
A MARCH TO LATTIMER,
Strikers Induce Men to Leave the
Pardee Galleries.

HaZleton, Pa, Oct. 1.-Another march.
with the Calvin Pardee collieries at Lat
timer, five miles from here, as the OBJ
jective point, took place. About 800
striking mine workers from Freeland
started for Lattimer, and a little later
100 strikers set out from Hazleton for
the same place. The two crowds formed
Il junction east of Lattimer and marched
into the town. Each striker carried Il
small American flag.
Their arrival at Lattimer caused n
great commotion. Nearly every man,
woman and child in the place was reused
out of bed. The marchers adopted the
same tactics as were employed ut Ha-
zlebrook last week, going to the homes
of all nonstrkers and quietly asking them
to refrain from continuing at work. They
also covered all the roads leading from
surrounding towns to Lattimer. The
strikers claim they succeeded in getting
nearly 400 men to quit, but the company
officials say they did not lose anywhere
near that number.
Sheriff Harvey of LuZerne county ar
rived at Iattimer just as the mine whis-
ties blew for the starting of work. He
found nothing to do, however, as all the
men were conducting themselves in M
orderly manner. After starting time the
strikers again formed in line and march
ed through the town, after which they
dispersed.
All was reported quiet in the Panther
Creek valley. About 80 of the strikers
who went to that place from McAdoo anC
Jeanesville remained there overnight fol
the purpose of trying TO get the 30 mer
working at the collicries in that valley t,
TTtt 4 4 1, x-nsx- D
success, as reports from that locality sa!
that all the collieries are working will
nearly the same force of men as on Sat
urday. No troops We're sent there. bn
Sheriff Toole of Schuylkill county hat
deputies on watch.
REPORTS from the various collCre
throughout the IIazleton district show
that practically the same number of mel
are working as on Saturday, with the eX
Z ccption of Lattimcr. The only collier.
where noticeable change occurred wa
thot of A, pardce * Co. at Cranberry
whore some of the "lokie'' engineers AM
some driver boys struck, thus furthe
crippling the working. "A 'lokie" is
diminutivc mine locomotive.
When John Marile of the firm of G. II
ATnrlile & Co. was asked how many re
turned TO work in his collieries, the onl
reply he would make was, "All the mine
are working" -
When the strike ,Ssaders were aske
about the Markle mines, they said ther
were very few men in the works. Th
firm owns five mines and usually en-
ploys $500 men.
The Markle Ebervale colliery, whic
has not been in operation since the strik
becan. remains closed. Sheriff Harvey
authority for the story that most Of tn
Freeland men who marched to Lattime
intended to stop at the Markle No.
Jeddo mine on their way home. job
Markle. he says, met the Freeland men a
the outskirts of Jeddo. He found Shel
Continued on Page Three.
The sun., 1900-10-02
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.


Union Republican State Chairman j.
Frank Alice was in Wilmington yes
terday.
DR.. George w. Marshall of Milford,
Republican nominee for insurance COM
missioner, was i'll town yesterday.
The Salvation Army is conducting a
harvest festival at it's headquarters,
second ilaor Of the Star Building, No.
300 Shiplcy street.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
has fixed upon Monday. October 18th,
for Il reception To all the Democratic
candidates throuhout the state.
The Harlan & Hollingsworh Co. has
received Il contract for 20 first class pas
Senger coaches, for the New York Cen
tral Hudson River Railroad Co.
The Institute Drafting School with
headquarters in tho basement of the
| Wilmington Institute Building, Eighth
and Shipley streets resumed for the fall
season last night.
| Building Inspector Cassidy yesterday
granted to S. Il. Tarbutton a permit for
the erection of back building to the
| dwelling No. 721 East Sixth street.
| On Thursday evening. October 11th
Winona Council, Junior Order Ameri
can Mechanics will celebrate its eighth
anniversary
On October 91st, ]. del. Lafitte. con
stuctmg quartermaster in the govern
ment service at Delaware City, will opel
bids for the construction of n wate
system and pumping plant for Fort Mot
across the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington n. Ralstol
ire at Richmond, Va. Mr.. Ralston bein
n attendance at the meeting of banker
:. the interest of the Farmers Bank q
The sun., 1900-10-02
REVOLUTIONARY LANDMARK.
Old Building, the Scene of Secret
Meetings, to be Torn Down.

Chester. October 1.-The David Coup
land Building, one of the Revolutionary
landmarks of the city of Chester, and
the scene of many secret meetings of
The colonists in pre-Itevolutionary days,
is to be torn down to make room for Il
new and more modern building. This
building was erected by Mr.. Coupand ut
one time justice in the Supreme Court
in 1850. and was one of the most mag
nificent specimen of the architecture of
the Revolutionary days in the State of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Coupland was taken from this old
house during the Revolution and made
Il prisoner on the British man-of-war
Vulture. which had been lying at anchor
in the Delaware for many weeks. He
came to this country in 1928 from York
shire, England and Mt once affiliated
with he patriots for the freedom of his
newt found home.
The sun., 1900-10-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lucuis T.. Allen. of Woodstown, y. j.,
is visiting relatives in this city.
Henry !. Krebs and his family with
their guest Miss Charlotte G. Young, re-
turned yesterday from a three months
trip abroad.
Mr.. A. T.. Chalfant will 90 to Ceilings
wood. n. j., for few days.
Arthur Price has returned from two
weeks stay in Philadelphia.
General s. A. McAllister is spendini
the week mt Kimbleville, Ia.
Sylvester Townsend is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Vandegrift hav'
returned from Delaware Water Gap.
Miss Nellie Carpenter is visiting il
Chesapeake City. Md.
Miss Helen Ash is in Elkton,