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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-09

LOSS ny rITTSBtRG FIRE.
First E.timntes Foand Not 20 Have
Heen Excessive.

pITTsBURG Pa April s-A thorough
Inspection today - she Joseyh Horne A
Co department store building. vhero the
Big Gro occurred last might does not ma
tef,ally change the estimates ma1s az the
tirur. of i0as ans Insurance. From the
top story % the structure 20 the basement
the stock. valued az uas"Gs0. vas found
20 .. almost total iess. rithsr 3Y IRE or
water Tho 5HlalaE is damaged 20 fhe
extent ~ ~ isast tzofno Bofh stock ard
hula.ng vsre fully iHaertd. estimated 40
81 ~ 900. placed ia a1ileies ranging from
q Ho1 90 r. Va Almost every company
in fh~ c3antyy Is represented
The building s 20 rad nhage. -ai the
arm cHFect 20 resume business witaln ZEN
up afteeu days it 90 oeHevcd rue frat
fhree foors can 30 su.zed The gp.er
Hoors were guiie3 ard the naers have
fallen in- Tho vaults Were uniaj8red au3
tss armrs seesunis asn Intact The arm
employs po o. ap.e. the majority ~ Nhom
vlU ae utilized during the canttrl4etfan fe.
mod the origin 81 the rrs remains a
mystery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-09
GOEBEL MURDER TRIAL.
No Report Expected nefore End of
the Week--Rumored Collision in
Middlesboro over City Anrairs.

FRANKFORT. Ky, April S--The grand
Jury win continue the investigation Of the
Goebel assassination during the week.
About forty witnesses have been exam
ined 30 far, and 1t is said that more than
that number are on the list Of those sum
moned who have not yet been heard from.
No report is expected before the latter
part OF the week. II Is said that the
names of several OF the most important
witnesses who have testified so far have
not been disclosed and the evidence has
been jealously guarded. The habess cor
pus proceedings in the case of '"fnllow
Dick" Combs Is set for hearing before
Judge Cantrin Tuesday. but It lis not ex-
pected that anything win be brought IN
this which win throw any light on the
mystery surrounding the assassins ton.
There Is an uncontrmed report here to-
night that collision occurred between
the factions which are contesting over the
city government al Middlesboro. and that
tho Democrats have applied TO Demo
cratic Gov. Beckham for troops. GOV,
Beokham ~ at shelbyviile tonight. and
Assistant Ad1t. Gen, Murray. who is I'm
charge Of the military department, has
heard nothing officially concerning the re-
ported trouble.
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MEXICO LOOKING ON.
Southern Republic Interested Spec
tator of Political Field.

CITY OF MEXICO, April s-Comment-
ing on the changes of the aspect OF
American politics called forth by the
candidacy of Admiral Dewey, the Mexi-
can Herald says: with the gold stand
ard settled in the United States. Mexico
has little practical concern with Ameri-
can politics, The two countries get on
very well together In their inland com
mercial relations and now that expansion
has been found to involve prolonged at
tacks OF territorial and chronological indi-
gestion Mexico is not likely to see again
the specter of absorption. So far as the
presidential campaign progresses in the
northern republic. all Mexico will take
"a top seat in the big continental amphi-
theater and watch with interest the cam
paign. which is likely to be one OF the
most exciting for many years. No presl-
Dental event In the United States for
years has caused more interest here than
the entrance of Dewey into the American
political arena"
Mrs. Dcvey's Church Relations.
WASHINGTON. April S-A report was
In circulation here tonight that Mrs.
Dewey had left the Catholic church and
had become an Episcopaiian. but no verb
acation of the rumor could be obtained
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Company have commenced sh!pmeut ~ ths
structural iron 10 iss used IN the csastruc-
tlan ~ the convention building at Kansas
Ciy $50. As FAR as the Carnesle COM
pany is concerned the Dalidia. can 10
eamllet.- % ume.
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SOUTHERN LUMBER MILLS.
scarcity of Pine Timber Brings
About Reduced Time.

TIFTON ia. April S-Msubers % the
Georgia sawmlu Association. represent
ing sj5 yellow piue mill plants in Georgia.
South Carolina and Florida have De-
c3aed THAI after May 10 their mills shah
be- ran on two-thlrds. time only This
will affect thousands of operatives IL
S. understood that the limited supply os
yellow pine timber So siEht is largely jhs
cause u Jhis action
Many q the ja-etr mills have ONLY
enough ssanAiaE timber ia sErt 90 last
three or four years. WhLe even the most
fortunate only report sufficient ln siEat
% r4a seven or eiEht years
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AUSTIN. Tex, April s-Fully 5000 peo-
pie gathered at the dam and power house
station north of this city to witness the
ruins OF the plant which cost this city one
and three-quarters millions of dollars a
few years ago. The waters of the Colo
RADIO river were still plunging and foam
ing around the wreck, eating away the big
pile of granite which once formed the dam
as though 1t was nothing more than chalk.
So fierce was the current that great bowl
ders were carried half a mile from the
dam, being rolled over and over by the
turbulent tide
The power house. which succumbed 10
the terrific wash of the water at O'Clock
this morning, lies a mass of wreckage on
the edge of the river, all the valuable ma
chinery either having been thrown into
the river or badly damaged by the falling
timbers of the power house.
City without Water or Light.
The wreck of the plant is complete. The
situation In the city tonight is most seri-
Gus. The wreckage of the plant means
that 1t will take several weeks to secure
even temporary water and light system.
II 1t can be made possible even then. In
the meantime the city will be in bad sani-
tary condition. All the hotels. private
residences stores and the like are with
out water, and there is no fire protection.
The churches were unable to hold serv-
ices tonight for want OF light, and all pub
lie meetings were abandoned. The daily
newspapers are handicapped in their pub
location. being deprived of their electric
power.
The river is falling tonight.
whole Country Under Water.
Reports from the nelghboring country
are to the effect that everything is under
water. In Williamson county. north of
here, railroad bridges and trackage have
been laid waste and all trains have
stopped running. Hundreds OF head OF
cattle have been drowned and miles of
fencing torn down and washed away. In
Bastrop county and In the southern por-
tion OF this county similar conditions pre-
van, everything being under water. and
much loss Of property is reported.
Damage Reckoned by Millions.
The country tributary TO the Colorado
river all the way down its course Is being
inundated. and while II is believed the
worst IS over. the loss as estimated to-
night will exceed some million dollars.
Austin being the largest loser. Fortu-
nateiy the list OF drowned. according 10
reports up to tonight. is limited to those
reported in the Associated Press dispatch
last night. as 1t seems the only drownings
reported were here, when the dam broke
and caught the victims unawares
mass meeting OF citizens has been
called for tomorrow, In order that some
steps may be taken 10 relieve the situA-
ton.
There we're no trains operated on the
international * Great Northern railroad.
as much Of it's track and quite a number
OF bridges were washed away during the
night The Missouri Kansas 4 TcVas Is
also n heavy sufferer from a Ike cause.
Reports from several sections ot central
and southern Texas are 90 the effect that
a large acreage Is under water. and much
damage has been suffered IN property and
live stock
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PERU IND. April s.-Fr.I I.r-s. proc
pretor q thc Depot restaurant. Was prob
ably fatally stabbed and h.s brother stove
seriously cut today by two unknown men.
The men. who were Intoxicated refused
10 pay fog their lunch ANA ins4lt,d Mrs.
Fred Titus resulting IN d asaL Both
strangers escaped
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b|)ERS MORE ACTIVE
OVER ENTIRE FIELD.
Tenor of Censored Dispatches
Disquieting to London.
FREE STATE RISING AGAIN.
Rumored Cutting of Telegraph
and Further Captures.

Dispatch From Bloemfontcin Says
Roberts Has Ordered Away All
Ladies and Civilians, and the Act
Cause. Misgivins, Though Coupled
Need He Entcrtained-CareIe
ness of British Harshfy Criticised
and Cicvcrncs- OF Roers Extoticd
The water Works Incident.
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situation at Middi..boro.

MIDDLEsBoRO. Ky, April s.-Much
excitement prevails here over a clash OF
the authorities last night WIN Mosley.
a special policeman, shot Charles Cecil, q
deputy sheriff. and was himself later KILL
ed by unknown persons Warrants have
been sworn out for the arrest OF Chief
OF Police King. John Mosley, a brother
Of the man killed, and wan Sullivan.
The latter two. who were extra police
men. went with the chief TO arrest
negro who had been released by the city
judge.
The aght r. the outcome of the bitter
feeling that has existed between tao
factions and the end IL difficult 10 pre-
dict. The situation IS alarming tonight.
No Troop. to He seat.
LOUISVILLE. KY. April s-The Com
mcrcials correspondent at Frankfort
wires that Assistant Adit Gen. Murray
says that no request had been made for
troops from Mlddlcsboro. and he added
that owing 70 the distance no troops
would be sent unless the trouble was very
serious.
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TREMENDOUS LOSS
By FLOODS N TEXAS.
Damage Estimated in Fig
ures Reaching Millions.
MILES OF LAND COVERED.
City Of Austin Without Light or
Water Supply.

Flood and Damage Not Confined to
the Colorado and the Austin Dam,
but Extends TO Rivers and Lands
Throughout Central and Southern
lily Through Drowned stock.
Ruined Fences and Destruction
of Crops in the Ground-No Fur
ther Lives Are Reported Lost.
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The H.0esufoHtain carrefDoh4el1 % the
Morning Post. ts.erraphing friday. says.
''So snxisty need be- felt as 20 M ss-
curiy ~ l1emf01ie!n. although the enc
my may saeeef0 iu destroying sg.elsras,hic
communication ana even cutting the rail-
way FOR "a hslef perlo3
"A numlleF " civilians who arrived here
recently from Cape Town Jeff today in
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
Perhaps tbs Most Intricate Watch.
Jeweler 3 Circular.

Perhap. the Most Intricate Watch.
Jeweler 3 Circular.
A manufacturing Arm OF Geneva,
Switzerland, have for many years
been making specially OF compli-
Gated timepieces,. aud q watch re-
Gently placed on view at tine Paris
Exposition is regarded py them as
their highest achievement. In II
they have overcome problems ~hict
were before considered insolvable,
aud have succeeded Ia retaining tn.
size OF the watch within a convent
emit limit or q pocket time piece name
~. twenty hinges, correspon ding t.
the American eighteen sizs. Bu
wo of these watches have ever beeI
constr pctd. One of these were pur
chas. d direct from the workshop OF
he firm, 10 be added to the maenifi-
=. MT watch collection of A. POnti
the celebrated amateur OF Milap. Ii.
ally.
This watch, which had perpetual
calen dar indicating the days of the
months, the days Of the week. ano
the phase Of the moon, also posses
ses two separate small dials, upon
which are shown automatically fol
q given ati,ude the time Of the ris
ing of the sun and the time of It's set
ting. The difficulty overcome here
was great, but what comprises
the merit Of the piece II
hat, in connection with the minute
hand. which shows the meal
time Che time We use }. it carries an
mother hand which in dicates the sun
time, Che true time). This hanG
moving from the centre as do the
hands showing the mean time, con
stantly travels with them aud place
itself each day at midnight in thu
position it should occupy In order I,
Indicate for that day the difference
bstw cen the mean and true time
The variation is very great, being a,
much as fifteen minutes in one d,ree
ton or the other. These 1t ar
April Is, june Is. September / Ant
December % l.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22

Chicago Meat Psckers Advance Price Of
M.as-wnl Put s3s. 900 900 More 1.
their Pockets Every Year.
A fat increase Of one cent pound
vas put upon beef. pork and mutton
the day after election by Chicago
packers
In one year the additional cent
will yield TO the Chicago packers b.-
siog the estimate upon last year.
business, shess sums: Dressed besf.
els, o. 900; dress.d pork snd pork
o od1cts, az, 900 600 (; mutton, 81, 600. :
600. Total addition to incomes, so, :
UOO 600.
Rstailers Of meats were thrown in
to . panic by the action. In the ad-
iusl ment of prizes TO the consumers
choice cuts OF best have gone mp ~
much IS Ave cents. Pork tender
| ,in lm .. To the same extent and
mutton chops went mp three cents.
The advance By the packers Il
more than ten per cent. on the pris'
If meat the day before election. Th'
advance by the retailer TO the con
sumsr will average twenty-five pc
cent. on account of waste.
The price Of meat stu6s In 81!
months has goae up w ~ per 10
pounds. There mas been 10 oorrea
bonding advance in the price Of cat
tie, nogs and sheep.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
Strawberry Notes.

Mr.. A. l.. Quaintance in the
Georgia Experiment Station Bulle-
tin says that in a comparative test
Of growing strawberries in hills and
in matted rows twelve, eighteen and
twenty-four inches wide and four
feet apart, it was found that the
yields increased with the width of
the matted rows. The yield obtain
ed on the plats planted in hills was
scarcely more than one-third Of that
obtained in matted-rOw culture. The
eighteen-inch matted rows gave a
yield OF 1915 quarts per acre over
the twelve-inch rows, and the twen-
ty-fOur inch matted rows 292 quarts
per acre over the eighteen-inch rows.
The author believes, however, that
the eighteen-inch matted rows will
give the maximum yield cOnsisten,
with cheapness OF cultivation, since
the space left between twenty-f0ur-
inch rows Is too narrow for cultiva-
tiOn with the ordinary implements.
The effect at doubling and in some
instances quadrupling the essential
fertilizer elements in nOrmOl form
MA, Analysing eight percent of phos-
phoric acid, eight percent of potash
and four per cent of nitrogen, and
in substituting cOttOnseed meal for
nitrate of soda and kainit for muri-
ate of potash in the normal formula
were studied. The results are Civ
en- in an increased yield of SO I quarts
per acre. Doubling or quadrupling
the amount of kainit used in the nor
NAL formula decreased the yields.
Doubling the amount of nitrate OF
soda in the normal formula was not
financially profitable. When the
normal formula was supplemented
in the spring by a dressing .f nj.
trate of soda, the yield was increas.
ed by about 200 quarts per acre
The substitution of cottonseed meal
for nitrate of soda resulted in con.
siderably decreased yields.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
New York Press.l

new York Press.
There isn't much use talking re-
hgion tos man when he has got a
boil on his neck.
You can get the truth out of wO-
man by hattering her, but to get il
out of man you have to get him
scared.
Every fat woman thinks the Turks
are not so bad after oil, because she
has heard that they think thin wo-
men are ugly.
Whenever man and a woman
get married, at least one Of them
doesn't do rs well "a he or she might
have done for himself.
Every woman whose husband can
never pay his debts believes the
world will realize some time what q
great man she married.
Lots OF women go through life
thinking that all the other people
think they are artistic simply be-
cause they keep their hair mussed
up.
The only difference between a
married man and man sitting in
fresh paint is that the man sitting
In fresh paint generally doesn'l
know It.
The only advantage there Is In the
rainy-day skirt is that the average
woman hasn't the nerve to wear i,
with the old shoes she wears when
abe has got long skirt on.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
Women In Business

A good many farmers know how
difficult 1t is to- keep really good
farm hand, when they find such a
paragon. A Maine woman, how
ever, has settled upon Il satisfactory
plan, according to an Augusta paper.
A local clergyman Describes her ex-
pedlent a. follows:
One day large and heavy wo-
man, accompanied by comparative.
ly small and metk-lOoking man,
came in and asked to he married.
Everything was regular and the
ceremony performed. After 1t was
all over the bride explained her
position.
"You see, sir" she said, "farm
hands are mighty hard to get In this
part of the country, and they are
even harder To- keep. You get &
good hired man, and get him wei
broke in to work about the farm
and the first thing you know ht
quits the Job and goes off to town Of
somewhere else. Last spring ! haC
a first-class hand, as good as | eve
expect to get; but just when the sea
son got right busy he up and qui
me. l just made up my mint
I wasn't going to he left in the SAINT
fix this summer, so here we are
The bridegroom in the case simpl.
stood and smiled meekly. He hat
nothing to say.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
THE LIGHT OF the WORLD, OR
Our Saviour In Art

Cost nearly 100000 to produce.
Contains nearly 100 full pages en-
cravings of our Saviour and His
Mother by the worlds greatest pain
ters. True copies Of the creates,
Masterpieces In the art galleries OF
Europe. Every picture Is as beau
tiful as sunrise over the hilltOps
Contains description of the paint
ings, biography Of the painters, tn.
names and locations Of the CALLER
les in Europe where the originals
may be seen. Also contains b
Child's Department., including .
Child 8 Story of the Christ and His
Mother, beautifully written, to d,
each picture. This beautiful book,
matchless in its purity and beauty,
appeals to every mothers heart,
and in every Christian no me where
there are children the book sells its.
elf. Christian men and women ar.
making money rapidly taking or
ders. A Christian man or woman
can In this immunity soon make
81 600 taking orders for Christmas
presents. Mrs. Waite, our agent In
Massachusetts, has sold over S., 900
worth Of the books In q very short
time. Mrs. Sackett, our agent In
New YORK, has sold over $500
worth Of the books in q very short
time. The book is printed on vel
vet. finished paper, and beautifully
bound in Cardinal Red and gold
and adorned with Golden Roses and
Lilies. 1t Is, without a doubt, the
most beautiful book of this century
Write for terms quickly and get
the management Of that territory
You can work on salary or commits
sion, and when you prove your sue
cess we will promote you to the
position of Manager and Correspon.
dent, at q permanent salary, to de.
vote your time to attending t<
agents and the correspondence
Wanted also q State Manager to
have charge Of Office in Leading
City of the State and manage ali
the business Of the 8 ate. send fOl
terms. Address The British Amer
lean Co., Corcoran Building, oppo
site o. 8. Treasury, Washington
d. @. tt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
The Twentieth Century Woman 20 veal
SIN stockings.

The Twentieth Century Woman 20 wear
SIlk stockings.
Philadelphia Enquirer.
The girl who never wore silk
stockings wears them this season.
1t L. In the air--a statement less
improper than 1t snundI. Women
have suddenly developed mania
for fancy and beautiful hosiery, and
the stocking counter of q good shop
would make rainbow feel faded.
The opeD-work stockings have reach
ed a point of filminess that Is more
marvellous than beautiful, and the
most modish women perfer fine silk
In solid color, hand-embrOidered or
with inset lace or applique over the
ankle.
One woman at Newport has start
ed fad for plain silk stockings in
one solid color and with the owners
monogram exquisitely embroidered
on the ankle, aud stocking embroid-
cry Is becoming q favorite fancy
work of the summer girl.
1t Is prophesied. too, that next
Christmas, instead of a deluge OF
embroidered suspnders and dress
shirt protectors, men will receive
dainty boxes of silk hose, each pair
embroidered at the tops in front
with elaborate monographs. OF
course, the men would rather have
bright purple hose zigz gged with
scarlet lightning, but they will have
to endure the affection the best they
can.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22

eoasRn1iesaaa, tAss 10 ist1
~~s .passisae. nnfair, isfaoeas aap
s~ssseanhie siec<aes iaw gAss has ever
ssssFacsd The stakats SOCKS of aay
osass IN ths unlos.
Ws pledge ourselves 70 increase s1s
snicienoy VI the pabiie. sossoi - sesm
In Nogta Caronna, and posns ~ ere
fsct thai the Peoples Parsy has done
more for pubic sdooatioa IN North
carolina snan she Dsmocsstic party
ever ala IN Twice the leaEtn of sawe.
rs re Popaiists Of EoStn Carolina -
IN tee public school ~ stem.
We pledge ourselves 70 the care Of
tae unfortunate etaas in North Caev-
RTy facilities for the same A. 90
earnest Of our s,ncefisy. Ne point ~
our past record In TINS pafsicuiAf, And
ssy snas no .Lsgisiaturs IN whict
fopuiisss nave had . Controlling voics
ms ever turned . deaf sas 20 Sne do
mAnd Of the unfortunate, Or osse fol
lowed py Al urgent appeal for add
sioaAl provisio1 - mas oesn recently
| Issued py the Board of Public CnAri.
| ties because Of the failure Of the Dem
ocraSlc keXisiatufs 70 make sucn prv
vision - seen and urgently needed .
the time they were consuming tnei
time In snaoting political Legislation
ana creating new offices during n
| sessi IN Of 1888.
Labor Is indispsnsabis u The crsa
ton and prontab.s use u capital. Gag
itAi increases the efficiency and vaiu
oil labor. Whoever arrays one AgAins
The other, 10 an enemy Of b0sh. Ina
policy IL wlsest and best. which hAI
I UonIxes the two On Cne basis Of aost
lite Justice.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-22
DRUNKENNESS IN THE PHIuppIHEsl

The Native. stand Axhsst ss the WIZ
Debauchery Of American soldiers
The October Advocate OF Peace,
organ OF the American Peace Soci
ETY., prints the following:
aAll the prophecies uttered atthe
beginning OF the present Philippine
policy, about the losses sure TO De
incurred through disease In that
tropical climate, have been more
than fulfilled. The stories constant
Jv coming to US make very sah
reading. Only last month the caoi'
brought word that more than nve
thousand out Of the sixty thousand
soldiers were down with disease.
and that deaths were occurring
daily
A representative of the American
Peace Society In Manila writes:
aDuring the afternoon ! had oc-
casion to walk from the post Office
through the Escolta, TO the Bridge
u spain, q distance of three blocks
On the way counted forty-eigh
irunken soldiers In uniform on the
streets. Besides this, the saloon
along the way were choked Will
zab6llng, booty troops. Ia the Bar
K Miguel alone sixty eight soldier
were drinking. The streets wer'
,hrcnged with Filipino men, WON
en, mestizas and native bus'ne
men, watching the spectacle In ar
parent oewilderment. | can nsve
i eradicate from my mind the EXPIRE:
sion OF disgust on tue faces OF thes
! native peoples when jostled an
I pushed of The sidewalk by intox
4 Gated soldiers