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: - * s^Vrr^ § s: "s a" . -■ Tie I ImU ... - Seattle Star B^ W rT-s %3 1 Hi z ""sTsff 7 IB bsi. I) "5- W A■ .'*■ •- , - ... I* A*. __-__, " ' : Evening Newspaper I r«tiiHin C .11 of lib* ■a Mews ■- World IN I Crisp, mf^% *■ -•*■ Condensed Form, Adapted to the need* of busy p*,tßj*k*. The average man or woman always likes to swiftly Scan the moving panorama of the floti* during the leisure half hour that follows the evening meal, an then turn attention to other mat* ' te.s. The publishers of the The Star appreciate this fact and have rnodeleJ the paper so that Directness of Statement Will be* ,1 noticeable feature. Art interesting, breezy style of para graphing fin '*. increasing favor in the.*-* days, as opposed to the old time fashion of ponderous ".'.it-. Ups" and editorial utterances. The STAK will have All of lie Local As *.U *• lb* TelOOTDiciws Don'tdoubtltforor.emln_.e. The I per will not claim to be the best en earth with the "largest circula tion"— ..it is, not yet awhile, but the effort will be made to steadily improve it. In the meanwhile please remember that news 'lips" telephoned to the office < Pike 1 50) will be much appreciated; also subscribers. It only costs Two Bits ■ ■ ... -.■■-.. ts)*! - To secure The Star for one: MONTH * I TRY IT k/svii»ti> J/iT » . , , . Pacific Coast Steamsbip Company tjfcsaw FcrS.ui i innclacn _^_D_b!ti *""<" i tin* I*, l* l* *'le |i*|Ki,s \»1 »' •'< '' t Bteiinialilpß | i ,***-*& Queen, Walla Wulla, J ***•*■ i i.. in,i.t leave Heal He -. ». in. \\% Tort Towns, ml ntnl Victoria, Mjicli 6, I*. IS, trt. Id. April i. I, 11, l». li, M. May 4, and every fifth day Iher*. attar, I.cave Scan Pre*ncir»GO For Pcatilo 1(1 n. m . vl-i Vlclurla and Pert Townsr.!.! March z, 7. li-, :7. !!*, April I. «. 11. 1«, rt. ;*, May |. and *\ery l.fih day ihrreafler, ■"OR ALASKA Tb* cli .-: -nl eteamshlps Coltas* City, Clly af r.iitt-Ka and AlKl leuve Kealli,. | a, in, March 1. 6, 11, Id. T6, il. April t, l«, 11, *i>. SI. SO, May t, .nd every llfili day I'ieie.irier. I'or further Information obtain folder. Tbe CitDip*ay rercrve* tho rleht in change, withutil pievl.iua notice. lltear.ieia, »,i'.:e., ,'al,-, and huura of sailing. J r. Tiiownmnan. I*lllll M Rupt, Ocean Ik, Seattle ! I'ptown llcke! office, »l* Kits! ay„ if**ai' Oooda.ll. I'erklu* * Co., lien Agent*. Ban yranclaco. I Washington & Alaska STEAMSHIP_COMPANT. Alaska Liz.!gid£ Emresj steamship CITY OF SEATTLE **>', *r«m Tatter ■ftlltrl Monday, April 3.8! 10 0 do.. P. M. P*o R ■** _oita] and Dyea DIRECT j {-MOM. bllliXt, it'll 11.2 M. 11l KIT M G. F. mmmi Agent. TS3.BM.IH7D. • rag wi- NCtV SUITS FILED. Nei, .li,'. filed In the superior rourt vesieriay were: Anthony Alveia •* Mary Ann Al*. re:*, far*. I jsure. Alfre.l <"tii.i-.-n va, Of—a i; -l.y i and Henry ilormley, el al.. foreclo cur*. it. <* Hubbard brought isi.> suits In Judge llens-in's department of Ihe superior ,urt yesterday against M. I. 1 ■>•«its. one to ret,tier on a eontrscl an Ihe olher for .Uii.a«e* In th* first lull Hubbard s.i awarded a verdld of i*- bul tb* jury derided against him in ihe d.|"nw» Bull. Charles 11. Nlbtork brought suit In tb* superior court to leal the as sessed valuation mate by th* a***** |*or* In is* Tar l I**l on properly own-l by him and l.»*i In a !.'. . ip -•*. r 7. s . .ip JS. r 7, and see I*. jlp a, r I. Ju !«-- Jacobs held thst ■ the assessment waa unjust .til m resslveij hi*h. as compared with j similar and adjacent property and . •lea**! a deer** order Infa* a redue ti in from 11* to li M per acre. W. V. «'i .ifail secured a lament I In the superior rourt yesterday for < •*"«*• *4 iin.t Chart** v.. Marvin on a | promissory not*. , __"_ti^^_*t^Cf-^-iJ*i_t-3t._>a _ amy am\ -**- -*. -3, -3*. *p -f _-j *_*. _*. -5. • I "Much Ado •IS a -ej . ■**_. x . T_: • AQ « About Nothing" rl\ *>-* T Might be quoted most appropriate!. J^ in regard to the usual /R IFIRE SALE SCARE iyL Ours wan a little blaze, but the smoke ! ij? went through everything, and for that W reason we arc filing * MEN'S ML \ CHILDREN'S I HIGH CLASS 1 CLOTHING svsris^, 3 _ai(it.s_tf 1* Furnishings and Shoes At a Big Discount from Regular prices. By refraininu froni the custom n Jl ! ary "l.ra.«.""l.oast*'and "IJlow" j *-§/ : that usually characterizes "lire */?)-"£) I Sale" advertisments, we intend J *%\*%{ *• • thai y°u should find here better i ! a\'l/^, bargains than you expected, and , i^?Jf»J_4trJU»} I vouTC respectfully told that in ■ ■»fS "lis instance you are Nor at [ J liberty to"l,elieve half we say;" _£>) ] you may expect ureal things, i W,V i hat you 11 get more than you m\\\ : expect a a • • a a a • a • i-t-ryi * a gestor. Nothing House j 1431-1433 Second Aye., near Pike. | WAS BRAKEMAN COOK SLUGGED? Belief That Ills Head Struck a Brid|*t». TBKOAj Wash., April l.~The Ihe ■■ry .la advanced here nnd ruplilly KolnliiK Ki'uund lhat Ilriiliemini C.mk it tin mm in'iii, I nt Hay itallon, did tit! irrolvo III* Injuries ut Hie hands [ef an .■»-.■.... i. but thai Un blow which cracked his skull, rendering lilin un. oti»,'|,iiin, nni received by , his lu-...1 ntiii.ii-.: the tup uf a bridge which Ihe train was t-i*»*stiis lu-nr Itlparla. In auppnrt nf Hits belief. It I* said that Iho lantern which, ha Icirrled a! Hie Hm* uf Hie supposed j accident was found at Ihe bridge, [ami several uiln-r perllnenl fads am riled which would lend nno lv Ihink Hint Hid cimilusli.il lha! b* was not lallaakad by a i...i>,, i* wcii founded. li Is * Winn i by tlmse wlm are ae. juunaiited wllh Mr. Cuuk lhal If ha limit I" en BlittHllnK erect a! Hie llln* I th.* n i'i> arrived at the lirldm Ills j hea* would have com* 111 ti.ttttiel Willi the lop uf Ihe strut-lure* at the .-ni.. I'.iiu i.h. ■.- lie wa* Injured, l! Is also pulnlsd nut lhat his In jui.es «r» uf such a nature lhat they rould nut imailbly have i.. . i. Indicted In a man. This version of Ihe mailer, of .'nurse, is In dir.fl cuntradl. turn nf Mr. I'tioli'a ,t ii. -i.-ii: uf the ros*. am! si w veracity lis* vi • * . been llmllt lUßllil'l* I. It I* ''.ill- it'l for * in,- lo place i iurh credence- In thi* late *up|K>*lttnn. However, he may be p*rr*.-ilr liinirsl and a! the sam* lime been hurl by Ih* bridge. A* a rule Ihe railroad people do imi en tertain Ihl* view uf Hie mailer. Tb* I.i It A N. have offered a 1.-W re ward for Ihe apprehension and con 'vlrtlnn of the parly aho assaulted .him. V-., 1 Need Our Farm Implements WASHINGTON. April l—C«n*ul IdeJrlih, at Malta-emirs'. report* to Ihe aiate departmcnl lhal un ac count uf Ihe ureal and ever-lncrras* inn scarcity of farm labor* ra In Oermany iher* I* a growing demand tor substantial, prartlc-al farmlns tools and machinery. He Bays Ihe Amerlran manufsclurers nuw havo sn eleelienl opptirluult) fur an in creased site ■•! Ihelr goods In lhal llln* If they will make * thorough, «i st.-n-.i1"..' snd l.u*',r.c*».Hß» effart, lln hi* Judgment the Reel rfTi-cllv* !«-ay lo sell American atius* and lin i plemenl* and wagon* snd machinery of sll kinds .11 Oerinany w-ouldb c te -vhii.it them Iher* In public and te j have their u»e» practically demon* strale-l by llv* sgenla. TO REGULATE" visits Forms to be Observed in Na val and Military Circles. WASHINGTON. April *■-The Bar drparlmenl and lb* navy depart ment ..'finals have in- 1 o***M Ihe pro. .lure In Interchanging Visit* be tween naval ttfß- . and officials connected with tl,.* a lm. t-.'«: ri: ..*, of the Island* a* fTDOP* of Islam!* ! now in .-up'-I by th* t'nlled Mlales • forces. I Thi* Is a formality sihleh has per* I plesed the naval and mlliiary of- S Ocrrs eeatei-ee. anil threatened to 'lead lo mlsunderslandlna and ut-.f -r mean an admtniairallon officer un* governor ii. *• tin*, and Ihe aalul* Till. SEATT..... RTAH. bf miih tin officer shall be seventeen BUtIS, All naval officers In inmiiKiiid mast in.iki- the iit-Bi visit iiiii.ii Dm o.iveiiuir Kiln nil. whatever lb" l'it tir'H military ntie. Army ofrioeri ituiiiiiiK t I'liiiii'iii'ls under a n.ivi-1 inn kciii-i.il, I.l' m tin.* na g.ivcinurs, must make Cie ill's! visit v: a ItaVftl i ii|lililuiiili-|--ln-i lil.f, If the Ulln Is uf cjual Of superiur grade. If nut a i iniiiiiiiiuli-r-lii-i lilif Hi first visit must bu iiinli* by the *c* nlur naval officer iipuii iinny ufri* errs huMliig the Biil...rillnaln |liic"s. 'i i ' i Hie piivcruuc general be tt civilian, and iiierefiue net boldlng ■Miect iiillltary ciniliiand, Die nnvnl ctiinnißii'lcr-iii-ctiicf must make lh" fir*! visit both upon the governor nnd Ihe army nflltrr In cumiiinnd uf 1 Iruopa In the Islam! nr gruilp uf lal* laadi If tin. latter i* of ■ -i■• »i or su perior grade. When cither army or MtveJ .ifil* cer* are 100 busy lv nllcnd Ie these social function* he may detail an aid lo dlßrharuo the duty fur (lira, re purling Hie Ctl*oUm*faVloea of lbs iiiulssli.il lo Ihe ,1, I'-ilk'u '-' under which ft* I* acting. The rule* ut iifilclul* iTln'ii'lle, bb demanded by nur neve and lutes! rondllluns, will be prnmolg.ited hy Urn. Mites In an order frmii llio heatlquariers of lbs army Britain « day or l«*>. EXi'.E FOR 16 YEARS I Louis .atartlo Can Now Re turn to Porto Rico. HOW YiUIK, April B.— tenuis Pa* Jirdo. a ycuog Porta Itlcan. proprie tor t.f Ihe drug Btore a! M l-exlnglun i avenue, has been an exile from bta I hums fur nearly IS years. T.alay he i was mad* enlreinely happy by lh« I receipt of a • ■■ -, i thi from hi* i brother Mate... wlil.h said: "Yuu enn come home freely." In I*** Kajjrdu'i aged father waa brutally tortured by Hergt, Unruiem of Ihe Ppsntsh army. The sen. in a nt of revenge, shot and killed I:* : icul.ru. If* ihen Iwk Ihe first .learn er fur lh* i 1,,-- I Mtatrs, nnd ha* ! never been to hla old horns sine*. REAL .ESTATE TRANSFERS. Ileal estate transfers filed yesler d«y in Ibe . -uni.i i.u-litor's ..•".. .- Were; Mary l!e« and husband It. Jeeeph Kuenatlle. i j • lol* 1. '■ '-, T. I. 18. 11. I*, r*. H t.lk ii, also bit :: blk 01 tValllngfiird's add. Chsile* Power and wife lo Heaiile! Trust Co.. lol* 4 and '• blk f l_lke. ! ■Id* add., 'lull claim, tl. Jam** Anderson Iti IVnarlla Mr- j Cull.s k. It. quit claim, 10l % M_ 4. { Washington place add. Slsry Anna Camming* and has* i band lo 3. H, liaker. |!6on, 10l t blk ! lo- A. A. l-enny's llruadway add, 3. M flak. and liusltrnd lo I» Hoy i HTM. lv! t l.lk ii A. A. Danny'* llroadway add. liellaii.«. l^«n and Trusl Co, to j Mary Tooley, 11, lola 11. IV 11. IT. | J*. IS. SI. U. ** blk Si. Itlver park. . Isabella Mi*i"raw and husband lo t.dn* Irma Mi-Oraw. 11. b.la I and ». blk *, v.,.-,:•(.•. •'. add. Alexander Untitle and wife la the Weslern Fatateß OOA ll*. sec M Ip tl n r 4 « W. M.. belnir donation claim No. 4! »f John M. and Nancy Thorns*, rontalnlnsj 11-5 acres, Mary A, lienny lo Chrisllan Han sen. IH-**'. let J blk IW. A. A. I«enny Ilroadway add. is ..:- Weslerman and wife lo fl. Ward Kemp, tZOQ, 10l 4 blk It, Tester add. :'. ..tie Trusi coinpsnv lo Margar et T. Jones. t*». lot 5 t.lk JO. A. lon Hu* add. KHa R. Itnrllna to n. 11. Jame*. 11. 10l 10 bik 11. Cnmpton's first all, , quit claim. Jame* F. ruhrtman afid w If* lo Msry/Bfet IVirrle, 11, null claim, lot 1 blk 4. !■-■.,,■« add. 'i ',-,'• ■ '-■- ri i and husband to ri 11. James. 11004, lot I bik 4. I ••-.in add. Tbumaa Hurke and wife. Jacob Fiirth and wife. 11. P. Hrlgge and wife. K. W. Andrews nnd wife. W. J. Oram!.* nnd wife lo D. P. Ilanke 11, -1011 claim, commencing «t a point 1117 feef a and l*U feet c of nw cor see 19 Ip 14 n r 4 * W. M.. thence fol lowing w shore of Ihjwamlsh river no degrees 10 mln. w *:* feel to as cor nf Smith tract, thence B 43 deg. !S mln. w W» feet. Ihenc* a *o I deg. Id mln. c ; • ■:■■. ■ line parallel lv .horr- line «** feel, thence n t dee. IS mln. c &**. feet lo place of begin ning, containing **1 acre*. leura f>. Hanke to 'Alfred Abra* h.msan. ITontl. same as above, lo geiher wllh w*|cr right. rienrg* nideholbam and wife lo William Hldehotham. 1!. nw Use i^ see I Ip "r! n r I .. W, M. fi'ieriff Van ■!» Vanler la Sarah If. Adams, l-We*. w v, ut sw % sec 11 Ip *"i n r I c, ronlslnlnr' M acres. Kred F, r*lshrr ami wife In Chas. Akerland. IIW. 10l 13 blk 23, (lllman park. J. ,M. Walllmrfnrd and wife to P. Itoscnbrrs. t•""«■. I"ti * and B I.ik 11, A. A. lienny'* add. Pherlff Van il" Vantcr lo H. M. Chase »4*»*o, lot £. blk 41. A A. Pen ny's ndd. COTTON YARN TRUST An Effort Made to Secure English Capital. NKW !11-:l>l'('!tn. Mass., April 5.— Rfforl* ore being made by reprcsen* tniivea of an EnjlUh symllcat* lo combine nil Ihe cotton yarn mills in the trailed State*. It I* said that.) as a result bt the financial trouble*j of Ihe New Hertford mill* antl other ! yem mill* during Ihe past few years! efforts were mad* In Interest Kng- j llsh capital, wllh a view lo f.irmln,-! the syndics!* lv control the entire) cotton yarn Industry. The capital ists who were approached, declared that Iht'V were wllllm? to take up Hie matter If control of all the mills i mild be scoured, otherwise they did no! rare lo imilertake the forma tion of a syndicate* it is authorita tive!*" slated lhal lh<> lie.-mtiriis of sum,, of Ihe New Hedfonl and Fall luver mill* have been In cottsulta- Ili.it with Ihe lea-ling ItOCkboldir* us lo the edvlskblllty of HiiiiiK Into th* nrotioseil syii'll.-alo nnd upon what basis. If the deal Is rnnmim mnled. It Is estimated lhat « capi tal of over lim.onn.nufl will bo neces sary to form Hu- combination. _ I—, , , I, o I, — | ..ll A I II I M 11 11.. 101 «V-I \l'.,li'iiett.n ulr.'.-l, 11,-,1-r Itorloß Hsu- llullil itt*, usve Hie itnlv l,litt.lt-(te i«.l, Blißtlß* ma ,-lilne 111 llie entire \'irtliset.|. I'at.ltivile., l-al.tj-lilfl.. ele., st IBSCtIUy I*'W BHoaa ts.vil*. •IH *. I. I l.r givltiK lh-ro 111 opiHir ; lutiiiy to tlgur*. | [POWERFUL ~ TELESCOPES Limit of Size Has Been Reached. __. unooAi ÜblUiuii lead I ._ .- Question of location round to b* Molt Important-A Quiil Almoiphcr* Nsctiiiry. Hlnr* Ihe lime of Hir William 11.-r --achel, no 11.1. *..| haa mure cimtaiil. ly ocupled Ihn atieniiun uf Mitron umera than the making ef rrreat tel* eacupns. U is. btiwi-vir, only wll'i* In lh* lasl iwrnly year* lhal Ihe, |effort*, of optician* bay* tittalti.il [practical itcrfrcllun, and only «rlt-ln. jibe list rjve years lhat BBlrunom-ri Ihavei discovered h"w lo utilise Ihelr. .Instrument* In Ihe bent liani.i;.. jl.y placing ihem In climate wher* In.. ' (atmosphere enables ihem to perform Ito Ihelr full thrurellcal effecl. Tli.il llo* atmnephcre directly afferti the i definition of great telescopr*. and I lhal K'tol sir la ns ess.-iiii.il to defl lilllun bb optical perfection Itself, are facia which have been very recent* ly fully realise.!; and. aa a nine* 'uuenre, we arc only now beginning Ito utilise ihe optical dlscovcrtr* of j which Ihls century haa been bo pro line. Largely on arrnunt d lh* work of (ha llerach*!*. Ihe reflecting lei*.* scope has ..1n.,) . been a dlsllnrllvr ly I'm : -ii instrument; and toJay Common snd Kuberls maintain lb* anclenl tradlllun by tile manuf«.c. lure un-! us* of lair.- telescopic mir rors, with which they bay* obtain.. I good rrsull* in work on nebulae and olher vogue object* nol requiring , \rry sharp definition. Neither Iho jsilvrr-nn-glasa nilrror. cdnitrucu 1 ■and used at t'ari*. nor th* !n-gi> le t Hector al Melbourne, has been very [productive of new revelations, and. {Consequently, li, fecent years 'i-.n I timers have prscilrslly cease* 10 took In refles-lurs for Important dtscov • il-s This change of opinion among men of science I. due mainly lo th {development of Ihe refractor by ; rrsunh.tfcr about the middle of the ! first half of this renlury. and mure •rrcenlly by the famous American firm of Alvsn Clark ft Hon*, who .n ■ acknowledged to b* the - moat telescope maker*. The history of ihe making of great refractors by this frm la so well known and so fully Illustrated by Urge Instru- menl* watlered over tb* country— i Veritable monument* lo Ihelr genius —thai I shall not recounl *v«n their most memorable uiiphs II I* admitted by men of sclent** lha! In Ihe hands of the larks, th I refracting leleseop* ha* come SI ne«r lo perfection ss It is posslbl* to appruarh with Ihe uptlcal alias now available. Indeed, the mil i.-ion. Instruments produced by American genius leave 111 tie lo be deslred. either 111 site of .lis* or perfection of workmanship. Nor Is the cost of production .ne l.irir*, very «real. Ho fully are the*** far!* realljcd In Kuropran eounlrles that there Is tin contention abroad re . itiiiK the superiorly of the '"1 "I* (la****. Kortunalely. American observers have shown themstlve* equally . worthy of ihelr country; and now Ihe ,|ueal|on of the exlslenr* or non* eiUlenc* of dlltlcult celestial oh. jects la no l-.tieer debated by the ia vants of Kurooe. but Is referred at once to Americans tor decision. . . It i* now concede* leal Ihe Ihree most powerful leteacopes In the; world are In America, cnilatlna of! the* l.lck. •he Yerkea and the t^,w* j ell. Karh of these Clark «la** Is i admirable In workmanship; bail It Is i known lhal the maker held Ihe _**l well lense. which was his laal area! | ohlecllve. lo l«e Ih* Ivesl piece of; Bias* he ever worked. If the** surh telescopes as ths trfiwell. ih. IJck and Ihe Yrikea were Pas-all 1 Bed. lb*, side, and. from an onllcal point of view, were- ecjually perfect. It might be assumed lhal Ihelr power would Increase with the all* of their letter*. Surh. however. Is n- ■ Ihe ease, save In th* one feature of col* tcrllng light: for It I* found mat retallvely Ihe atmosphere handicaps a large telescope mote than li don a smaller one. Our recent studies prove rnnctn* slvely ■■ .* it Is only li Improving I Ihe location* of (treat obaervatortes that a gain can be male In telrsc.p* i lc power—lhe more quiescent - 'ie a!- * musphere. the belter hi Ing Ihe per- [ furmance of our sreal telescopes. j Hence It follows lhal, with a sum* clenlly good at musphere, a large, . lint not hnoimal Mai I. telescope cati accomplish more work and re* . veal more difficult nh'ocl* 1)11' Ihe] largest Instrument In Hi- world If badly placed. , . . ll Is sheer nonsense lo Infer that n big lens Im plies Ihe mosl Impurlnnl discoveries. —The forum. MARRIAGE LICENSES. Licenses to wed were Issued yes ! terday In 11. 11. Fisher, SO. and Alice ;Tl!.ltels. 11. bn!h of Hoaltlo; Herbert ICameron uslrum, 24, and Kiln ___• I Isa Wnlthcw. *0; Howard PfOfleld, i in?, nnd Hemic* Lovold, S2, both of Seattle Frederick West. 24, and Nil -tie mile Smith, 11, both nf Health*;' l,awienre Kayo Hodge*. 41, of Ma j .***, Idaho, and I.uclle Alexandria Marlon, •'. ot Seattle, A TIMELY MOTION. It Cured an Actor of an Exceed iiuiiv Evil Habit. "No," replied the ncinr, nccnrdlni? to the Washington Star. "No, 1 do not wish to accept an invagcment tol go with yuur Mcgalhorlan Shako*j spenrenn pi ■ inn-Hi OKjrrrgntl.ini in ,1., ihe provinces of lln fur Weal." "Why not," exclaimed the IB tonished manager. "It will he th* chance nf your life. Tin- people out that «riy are simply exploding olili pent-up yenrns to hear the wnnlsj , of the mailer drainatlit Interpreted by mull artleta **i ' un *nllitlns in uur great Bggrei;ut|uii." "L*H then* I'ljilo'li'." Inslsd"! lh* i ncinr with liniicrtuiliiiliie r-ootnel* mid ailiiitiiitilitii. Hrinncsii. "I don't Join imy comblnattoii whuse business 11 la In Interpret Ihe Hunter tfrumiil- Is! fur Die yctirnlti" ilinlri» uf the people of Ihe wild nnd woolly " "Why mil'/ v.ll must have a re* sun." ; "I li.iv*. I.i i. M. nnd wll' leil It thee. Alioii't I. ti years fiR-'i I *■*» I" n cmii|i:iny .liiliik a rrpcrlnlri- fur Ihe edification of vuriuus nteaietii towns, village* nnd humid*, and nn a nat ural on, , .|. •-. . , ihn rliuii had par* nlys's and i|uli wnlklng. It was r,i» . illlt to Ie o*l* lurn next unless relief cum.-, and 11 whs BiiKgesled that, as I was a Irgitlmme, I give ft elliakc- Bpearean recital ot rooms of the Wild Cat llul.-h MtartUT nnd Menial llllprtlVement siM-|e!y, Ills gate re- Uelptß, after . ipetises, to go fur rnll roud lb kels. 1 waa only too glad 10 i assist my fellow-sufferers and ul Die some Una* do a turn at ihe legit, *«^ i read lip n till un lull Ihe Hard, end* In the evening appeared lo give a numb. Of selections lm luting linn* lei's toil' -.|ii>' It was lv be my »"■ preme rffurl and In my meal I*B pr.'Sslve maiiiier I bi-jran; "To be of not lo Ih-: ih ii ii ni.. question,", when a ri.U'„-h old miner, wiih two ■ran* nruutid hla middle, like Ciilum- I bus, ruse In ibe front seat. •"Will, sliang. r,' he a.vld, vf that 11* th.- .lu.-siliin, I nova ilia' you. [ain't.' It was seconded with a whoop and If there hadn't been a back 'wlnduw handy I don't know what would hay* happened. Hince lhan, my kind friend, I have sworn never ■lo attempt any mure rtnakcsi-careun ] for Ihe enlightenment nf Ihe prov j in. ■-. of Ihe far VV»al."* GERMANS AND CHINESE FIGHT Former in Trouble With Na tires of Shantung. I'EKIN. April s—The unrest In !he provlnc* of tilling through out (lit- winter hit* developed Into s. ri.nis (rouble between Ihe Ocr- MM oil'! the natives. A Herman na) -ii patrol which waa accompanying Knglneer Vorarhult *e. nn ofneer nanu-d Ilsnnemnn and I tr.ik-.imaii M-'oii. rerenlly left Tiln lu fori. Kiao l*hsu for 'mil In Ihe neighborhood of lh* latter place s party of Chinese troops flre.l on lie Hermans, The latter replied, killing several of the Chinese and wnuntltng a number of others. The <;• rrn in. finally had to return to Tstntau fori, where Ihey arrived safely The Herman admiral has now sen! a slronaer (ore* t* I. hail Th.- Chines* in that l-»ain> are alarmed, fearing a iteneral Invasion. Another cause of alarm ll Ihe Im j prisonment and maltreatment of a Herman priest at T*lmo. The ad miral sent a detachmenl of marine* to that piste and Ihey rescued lh* prisoner* and punished the offend er*. ! There la an outburst of antl-< 1» --ttan faaattetatn in r*.,iiih Shantung, and me Herman missionaries snd engineer* there are believed la tie In. a dangerous position. A Oerrnan rnllllary Iltlun has a 11..! from Klao Chau fur that part I ... ii- province aboard the warship ! flennn, to protect clerman subjects. HOAR IS OFF" the track WIiIUN'IT'.N. April s.—Senator liars fervent philippic, which was printed In Ihe press dispalrhrs lh.* mamlllli is based upon Ihe presump- Hon thai Arulnal.lo n-*iresen!s Ibi I people of the I'hlllpplne Ulamls. an I , iiitt they sympathise itith him in ' *.h«i ftenalnr Hoar calls hi* itree* l (Is f.-r liberty. This la denied by all I ihe army and navy officers ■ a* hay» ! returned from Manila ami by I'rof. j Kn.il-p. lb- a*elit of tbe agricultural j department, who tnitlr a thorough ln\. sTu-.it...n of th- public sentiment lie Ihe isSantla. Their Blateim are j j corroborated from every quarter. They represent thai th. properly! holders, ihe business men snd Ihe I responsible portion of Ihe population I have no confidence In Aguinaldo |and abhor him as a d*n»-cr.>u* al venturer. He secured his money by blackmail and h . mtlltan support •iv ih,- vilest of misrepresentation* al lo the pur**ose* nnd Ihe (Men tions of the run- l Stales. Workman Cooked in a Vat f*fiN,"KHOHier*Ki:N. Ta.. April 5.— James Mcl'luskry. employed nt the leingmeart Iron Works, *«« parboil, etl alive today. He fell backward; into a vat of ho! (rater. His head ■trttrk on Ihe alio at Hi vni, and | he was rcni'.'red unconscious. He I .1.1, fas! rooking lo death when a ; fellow workman on.. him and! :.irns-ii.-.i him out Every inch >,f hi« ; [body below Ihe neck was fearfully I i scalded snil bllslfred. ill. -Kit fnll- i Ink off In (tripe When, he revived J ihe sufTrri-il terrible pain ami wns ewatbed in . olt-.1l ,11.1 oil Mil* eon. illllon I* critical. THREE BIDS FOR P.O. SITE Sent to the Postal Authori ties at Washington. ---.-. . --- - yy ' About no- list of Ihls week Ihe public, will undoubted!*' know wtier.! the new iiiißlnni.-e will I" loniled. Five offers of « lit* were received several Week. UK" by Inspector IV.ii 1..ii.l and he bus sent Hum, I" •rather wllh his recommendations, to I the department at vVaahlojjton City, Mi. Wnvlnntl noil.. li"l have any thins: In say as In who Ihe bidden were, nr where the all** were locals cd. From other s.iurees It I* learned that Ihe bcpiil ' 'i' It** building where the present pnstnlfice In sll ualed submitted n bid. Another bid was frnni Ihe aßenl reprenenlliiK the nwners of the liirKC 10l at Ihe south east corner of ■*< on avenue and l'lilnn street. There is il foundation nn this lot, and If Ho bid Is iicorplpil ii htitlillnil can he creeled. The '!'. lit of th- unrnmi'leled block, in the basemen! of which Cort'a I'alm Har den Is located, also ■übmttli I a bid. While l!r. Albert J. Forrest Is It, New York, his ilcntnl practice will he attend**] i" i.i ah.iii & Smith, den tliti, Room 10, Sullivan block. HOW TO RULE - PORTO RICO ..... People Prefer Territorial Gov -v- -" '- ' ■ ernment. NEW TOHK, April 8.-Dr. 11, K. Carroll, President MrKlnley'* civil commlsilum r, who visited I'orto lll co fur llie purpiißej uf Investigating auclal condition* and drafting a. plan for a firm uf American government and reforms on llie Island, returned • here to liv, hi* investigation* enm lili'ted ami his data rcaly fur assem , bllnK Into the i-i ii, . ■ report which . he will lay before I'reslleiit Mt Kln ley In Ihe course f « few weeks. Hi found the systrm of local gov 'ernmenl lobe radically different from onyililiiif in this cuuntry. a,* der Mpunlili rule Ihe ui.-.n I waa .11 --vided Into municipal districts. Hum* ex thus* nre very smull and other* very extensive. In each of Ihes* Is a clly, licet., or small. This has a governor or mayor and a council, ond Hie cnunlry dlatrlct lying about ll la governed from Ihe clly. He found the pusslblltlles uf abuse uf ! power and laxalluii un In the *y»- I. in Srry great. 11. Iraveb-d all over ;ihe Islands examining Into Ihese. Ills plan was lv sent) notice ahead, .-iii..: ilu- mayiir. council, mer chant*, lawyers, manufacturers, few though Ihey are, and Ihe firmer*. 'lo menl him. He found the piuple very Iron* |to have ire era if rnllllary lie a* I short aa possible, nlthouKh they knew ll waa belter lhan the rrindl lions which exlsled I'lvler Spanish olfidal*. They had no faull lo find with Ihe rnllllary gueernment aa now administered, but were very anxious !o ad»p! American Insti tutions and to be on a similar stand ing wllh the real of Ihe country. The rinernl id.-a sia-mod lo lie In f*vur of a territorial form of gov ernment with American o"lclals. I I-cading I'ur.i Itlcans were peel* jtlve tha! after a few years there I would be no longer any need of ap- Ipolnled offlrlals. and after Ih* peo ple had been taught they would ti jlow their Inslmctl.ina. There wa* .also a pretty general desire for th* 'adoption of the Hngllsh language, 'and also to have It taught In the schools. The best plan. Dr. Carroll thtnka. la 10t..,. h both languages. Ki.ntually Ihe mailer will work lie own sol v I ton. HELD UP A" FARO BANK . ' I.KIVIWuS Idaho. April S.—A few it.lnt'ies before midnight Ihe f«ro gam. located In the rear of the it 11. a N. sal.sin was h.-I-l up by a masked man. who look the en!lre i ro. •• Is of tbe till and made hi* escape. The o. It A s' si! -m I* on Main svenr.l4 and ne«r the heart of th*» buslnesa renter. In the room wllh Ihe faro layout i. a ' *1" game, hut In a far rurner. There were half a daien men In the room, play having been light The proprletora of th* faro game. Cash Cole. Doug Holton and Al Orant. had Just closed fo» Ihe evening snd had counted their money and placed It in a sack. The amount, they elated, was. HO*. They were dumbfounded when a small man. wearing a suit of brown cloth es and a slouch hat, with his face cnncraled by * handkerchief, ap proached the table an! Belied in. money bag I!.' had come In by a rear door at the alley entrance, and had made his way to Ihe table before anyone had surmlied his Intent, !"Hold on," said on* at the proprie tors, but he failed to !. slut. and. drawing a 44-csJlber revolver, started for the rear door. There was llllle disposition it detain him. as BOB* of tbe men In the room had weapona. and he vanished out of the dour and made his way to the rail road track The town marshal and a posse are In pursuit, but Ihere Is llllle chance of ihelr catching th* bold footpad. He made no effort to rob the "*l** game, which had considerable money on I!-.-* lable, because It was too far from th* door. "CORPSE" LISTENED. — Presumably Dead, He Heard Plans for Burial. MOUNT VFI.NO>,', M T., April S.—Thomas Manning, sfter an •".lies* of two weeks, apparently died lait Monday nl*hl. For S3 hour* hi* family believed him dead, lie heard (he professional commenlß ■' th* undertaker, nnd only regain**! th* u*e of hi* farultlrs when -ii ll per son was about to prepare him for burial Mr Manning- made a movement and he was handed a pencil and paper. "All I want is my voice," he wrote. "I huve heard everylhlne; that has li.-. said." Mr. Mannln* Is sill! weak and h'-s condition I* dangerous. Mrs. Crow Get* a Divorce Illl.l.Slii ilti i o„ April B.—(sequel of a -.m.iiiii- .il May and December has just developed In Hills boro. by Ihe irmn'.lnic Of I divorce to Mr*. Josephine iir -tv an respiration of her maiden name. Billing*. Mr*. liloii Mas marked at.. 11l lit years ago to Harry Grow, who desertej her for the tephyr* of Skaßivay anil While Horse Rapid*. He sent no money for bar lupport, Ither did he write Irtlers. Karly thla winter Alaska contributed n -hlr-l parly lo the comedy. Isaac Oia*offl. a retiree) Klondlker, who counts his wealth in the thousands, came lo lllll..born to find relatives whom he hnd not seen for years, lnnlm; his sojourn htr* he met Mr*. Crow, became --ntion. helped in to eel a divorce ml hi* carried her away ns a bride to i* Canadian home. To avoid ramp'lc*. lion* they will lake paaaaga on a vessel bo they may ii- trtarnel on th* high seas Mr. Cllbson Is over f.n and Mrs. iiron la but a little past -"0. Mrs. hi ,« was granted a divorce on Friday. Two women, sen! to t—o Island for the same period i day, i" arlng tha same surname, lit*e.'iiiu» Insane at tha same hour. were taken t-' i. ii.-vui for observation anil examination on Ihe same boat, a/or* Ihi same kind of drosses, have ihelr hair comb lie same way, and have tile sums vaKarles and Illusions. This Is what mlKht '"' called an int.no- Illinois -i.ll a. New fork Letter. :i ■»- V I*.