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sITHE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. p fOL XXXII.. NO. 6. |S &-p»iad far* sflf. U WS fWi •wTi SI nrriiNn fcrtter, IHe per bottle, or 3 Hortlea for Wc. | Hi me 9*r hrle*. mm Bntmfn Int Baer, Lftil lOe per kottlr, or 3 bottles for SSr. ftt per hrlelfa €•■• C#t*. jH| Caaaap Reda f'aaap ( hairs aadlte — ellalas fhalra. Rig aM«rtarat. ____ < J— *' thla«t for raarm aat j |M fatri Rk Ifiw. hot weather aae. At oar aaaal 1 aoiteat prlrea. Take a look, at ]•*> per Hoiffc then. Q| rroni: opb* i *Tfi. o om i.wk tomoht. j| la* 104 aad 1«8 First Ateaae Roath. -jrt® 5, Our Kola Phosphate Soda Water inU " """ KH jfy J \oi* \\ w We have all the other alee drlaka. Jj\ y\ \ Used ap Jaat to salt yoa. If the at >'y \ yd b adaat duea not serve to salt >aa W nsrtlr, If ibe> are too sweet or too I? soar, too aaaeh (ti or too onrh | water, yon eaa have thea* aerved ot- V »r aatll i«a set esaetly what >»a Waal. V% e are aol salted aaleaa ! >ou are aulted. V. e waat to please I you Aral of all. Try oar foaatala. EWART & HOLMES DRUG CO. bid You Attend The Receiver's.... Winding-Up Sale Tkr* BOOTS AXO—- SHOES L A. TREEN S CO.'S No. 707 First Avenue, TOYETF If BO*, WKR aott Voar oiipurtunll) In aim!!!! Take oar odvlr«* Mawrt *p Ikr moary In wimr w«>, and |irn»lilr Knolwrar for yoaraelf ■Hualtr •( (he larar dUrnaat of WT205.. teWu4 am il>lUh aond*. aialr b> the hrM maaafarlarrri la the Mtio, «a 4 homlit H) Ihr rrrrltrr for Ihli kmlarM. >«» rr *ho«* la Ihr knn*r lacladrd. %«• latr. ill brokrn liars and *M alar»—an maltrr nhal Ihr orlalual rml-llnd Itorlr najr to oar 500, aad ft Haraala Coualer*. CHAS. (». sc'OTT, RECEIVER. FoiONK Wkhk OM.Y •"*2.30 HATS "• $1.90 Goldstein Hat Co.'s. m ficm a*. GARDEN HOSE * —- Sprinklers, iNozzles, Hose Reels. WMUI.E;SILii *M» BKTAII- Washington Rubber Co.»« 714 First Av.. Seattle.Wash —— FRISCH BROS. Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry, ■*— 720 FIRST AVE. GIIESS Gladiator Bicycle l. \ I>l K~" OH OKN IN*. Procrd. to a* to Ukr t\a.hlaatu ß Hlrjrlr Path dad. ftoran Bros. Company, MANUfACTLEK ALL K JiW Mining Machinery. Children's Spectacles. __ Wa *u<ve*d «herr others fait Old arid y««Rg far* alike IV'n w r»e obtasa t*»«. t«#t |k - hie re-uit* In e\? r> c*»e / m h ? auivf »r f a t «!«* !1 ~nd *\r- * g\»arani##- ■i t » <i I perfevtly i lllVTi .* . H.CLAT mtKtsOl K Spe.nahrf, I "ft|( | -3f> Flrtt Avtett*. Seattle. SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY. MAY 22. 1897. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL Seattle Army Post Site to Be AtcepUd. FINEST TRACT OBTAINABLE. K«hr«fnM« Pi oyt rty *ot Sffwury to «H+ PMI an* mill BE Emeladrd -Bormf 4 rat j Proa<Hl«ai aa 4 Hrilrrarau Ha4r to Vrarf for Rrlia4lm (he ftaak aad Par of m Major Gratnl-Rsllari Poat ky PmMcat KrKlalrr la Waak lavtM. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. WASHINGTON. May H —lt is believed that the secretary of war will accept the recent offer of the Seattle people regard ing the army post site and tlio* them to omit the Srheuerman homestead, which fronts on Salmon bay. and which the original army commission which selected the site decided vat necessary Strong Utters written by J. W. Ckse. of Seattle, hare been put in the hands of the secre tary of war by Washington members A f"W day# ajro Hon. E. O. Graves, presi dent of the chamber of commerce of Seat tle, was here and had several interviews with Secretary of War Alger. In company with ex-Senator Squire, whose thorough familiarity with the details of the army post site enabled him to point out all of Us advantages and showed that the. orig inal location for the wharf might just as w»»ll be abandoned when the commission offered Just as good a location a little further away on the bay. though not im mediately contiguous to the 64* acres which the city is prepared to deed to the government in return for the establish ment of the army post. No decision had been reached at the time Mr. Graves left for home, and the matter is now in the hands of Maj. Davis and Capt. Miller. Their recommendation, it is said, will have much weight in determining whether or not the last offer of the Seattle people wiil be accepted. Capt. Robinson, the local engineer officer at Seattle, has writ ten a letter to the war department, recom mending the acceptance of the alternative proposition. It has been stronrly urged upon the de partment official* that the people of Se attle are giving to the government rot only an army post site, but a site fur heavy ordnance fortifications. lorsg Since selected as the most Important point on the middle sound for the location of heavy artillery for the protection of commerce It was undoubtedly this fact that caused Gen. Elwell 8 Otis to insist that Mag nolia Bluff and no other location, be ac cepted as th»» best for a fortification site. The policy of the Rovernment has always been to acquire these by condemnation and purchase. In this instance, however. It gets the site free, it is stated tn Mr. CMlse's letter that the army post commit tee has already obtained a title to SCO acres of the site, and that county commis sioners have already begun condemnation proceedings that will give a good title to the remainder. All that Is necessary now is the accept ance of the land by the secretary of war. and hi* permission to exclude the Scheu erman tract. When the commission which examined the post site insisted upon hav ing this tract Included, one of the reasons why they did so was because If it were not Included, saloon# and objectionable houses would be erected there, to the detriment of good order and military dis cipline among the aoldiejs. This has been obviated, however, by the city of Seattle, so the secretary of war has b*>»-n informed, by the embodiment in the charter amend ment of the city of a provision to the efTect that liquor shall not be sold within a mile of the post. The as!».-s»ed value of the land which It is proposed to donate to the govern ment Is »*> <*#>, and this is claimed to b* much less than the actual value of th»» land. For this reaaon the Washington representatives are Insisting that wherj the po»t ie established that it shall be a full regimental twelve-company post, claiming that their liberality In the matter warrant* th« m in making such a demand upon the United States government. It Is most apparent thai nearly all of th* officials with whom I have talked •re pleased with the location and without committing themselves In any way give one the Impression that eventually when cf»ngre>is *hall hav«f furnished sufficient appropriations for the construction of the necessary buildings and th* be.iutlfytn* of the grounds, thf* post will be not only the finest In appearance, but also mn?t import ant from a military and point of view of any in the Pacific North west. Brig. Gen Elwell 8. Otis Is soon to be made a major general, and then retired upon t major g»nerg|'» pay within a very f. w days after his confirmation. This will hp don* within th» next two or three months at the furthest and perhaps within as roanv week* The confirmation of MaJ. Gen Forsyth who w is appntn'el b, the president May li to SUCCMNI Gen. Frank Wheaton followed by his im mediate retirenv nt Gen, Bhss, com manding the department of Texas. has tven appointed, arvi as he ha* seen the required length of mtrvlre his retirement will follow immediately after his con firmation Then Gen. Otis' turn will com •, and he al*o will tv> retired to make room for Brls G.-n John It Broeke who will then rank as the major general In active «ervi-e until 1181 when he will be retired for **e Tills rapid retirement of thr.»e brigadier generals upon major generar? nay. which Is lb «3S a year each, or II.VW each more than rhey wmilfl have received annuallv had they beer. retired as brig adiers. has caused considerable talk here snd it VHS thoinht for A time that some of the Democrats and - Populist# In con gress were going to demand an InmilgA' tton The facts in the case are th.-se. When Gvn. Whealon retired, the ranking briira •ller general who should have been ap p.>lnt«d as his successor waa G«*n. Brooke but if G«r Brooke had been «p --polnted there would not have heen anoth er vacancy In the m<» >«>r general's rank until hla retirement In 1S"»1. In the mean time it would have bee>n neoeswtry tn have retired Prtsadlera Forsyth Bltsa 4 n-l Otis on Account of their ace These thr»-e senerals for two verv good reasons—the added honor of rh* rank and an Increase <>f SI S9P a year in their p*> —very nat - ur.tlly desired to be made major »v-"ore their retirement They tnd thel frlenis concocted a plan to which ther mit only induced Gen, Brooke to arree ?.ul al*o the secretary of war and pr\>b abJy Pr*-aident Mr'Kinley, although It Is .said that the latter knew nothin* about The #cht»mes of retirement at the time fc» male his first trr<"*ular appointment erf Gen Forsytl* In placo of Gen. Brooke Gen. Forsyth being the aoonest r»tire«l was the flrat appointed. Genu. Bliss ard Otis followed f>r the same reason All of these men were t*te jeniors In rank of Gen. Brooke and if it had not been well understood that within a couple of months at farthest. Ger. Brooke virrj aelf would rva. h the hssrher rank in creased pay. there would have been **JM a fcowt from hla friends at another brig.i- getters t being promoted cw?er hi* h «a<l as there was some time ago over the va rtoas successive promotions of OoJ, Oop t mger. rbe w;d !>-k»"wn son-in-law of J'* raes G Blaine. There ts one f>-a?«re about ai! this in which the plain ordinary :s in terssted, and that is that these pro- ir.ottons wtH cost tie government *4 jflf* a j-?*r more thgr. i« * mrti had the regular and usual course of been car ried out. The *rrointme-.t of a postmaster at Bal lard was the first c-ne which President Mo- Kinley has made at a presidential office in the utate of Washington Ballard became a presidential office n«ar the rlc.se of Mr. Cleveland s term, and F. Tledemarn who had already been for nearly four years was agatt* appointed by Mr- Cleveland. If he had been onftrmed by the senat* he would hare had another four years term bat the appointment l*tng re ferred to Senator Wilson at the last ses sion. it was held up and not confirmed. The appointment, therefore. fell to Presi dent McKtnley. and might have been msde ss soon as -©ogress was called together, but Senator W:l»on could not. until re cently. ret-ommend a man for the place. because the Republi'tl patron* of the of fice were not united, or the majority of them. In favor of the man for the place. So far as can be lesrr.-ed m charges have bew mad< against the preaen? incumbents In any of the pre*id«*tUd! powofflces id Washington state and they will therefore be permitted to serve out th*ir terms But in the meantime ths applications are piling in. and selections are being made, so that the appointments will probably follow in each case as soon as the term has expired. Frionds of George W. Boyd, the post master at New Whatcom, are urging his retention, but there seems to be but little probability of his remaining longer than the four years. C. A. Horst is an appli cant for the position when Mr. Boyd's term has expired. S. F. Tage. the postmaster at Boise City. Idaho, is in trouble, and there ts great dan ger that his term of office will prjmpUy terminate. One of the department inspec tors. upon a reoont Investigation, reported certain irregularities in the accounts of the postmaster. Serater Shoup was immedi ately notified to hold himself in readiness to appoint a successor iu case the depart ment, upon further iimstlgution. should deem it necessary to ask Cor Mr. Tag* s resignation or remove him without that formality. There the matter stands at present. Mr. Tage has b*e« a prominent citizen of Boise for many years, and has held many positions of trust and honor, and his friends declare that there is no probability that he has had any knowledge of any wrong committed In his office. If this should prove to be the vase, and the department should find upon further In vestigation that the irregularities com plained of occurred without ils knowledge, the probabilities are that Mr. Tage will be alk>wed to continue in office for some time longer, at least his term will not expire until July 1. IRW. Complaint has been filed at the postoflli e department against A. H. Kobne, post master at Coupeville. baaed on the fact that he was a silver uian and active in the last • ampalgn. Mr Kohne't term of of fice has about a year longer to run. AWAY. Two Convict* Make Their Escape Froiu County OB»cer» at >lM>kane. Special Dtspatch to the Post-Intelligencer. BPOKANK, May 21-Oeorge Bowman and Harry Jones, two of six prisoners be ing taken to Walla Walla, about 10 o'clock tonight escaped from Sheriff Dempat-y and Deputies Peter Mertz, George Brill and Phil McNulty. who were guarding them, and so far are at large. Bowman is Ift years old and under sen tence of two years for burglary, having cracked P. Sondgerath's safe in the early part of April. Jones is 21 years old and under sentence of one year for burglary, having stolen a lot of tools from a tool house belonging to Contractor George L«ny. Jones Is a degenerate. He has a low. retreating forehead, a woolly shock of thick hair and betrays every evidence of being weak-minded. The six prisoners were i ,k*»n to the Northern Pacific about « o'clock this evening to catch the west-bound train. Beside those who escaped were. George Kline, an Indian, under sentence of ten years fcr forgery; Charles Kane, alias King, and Thomas Murray, highway rob l>ery, under ohree vaars' sentences, and Frank Gilbert, burglar, sentenced to thre«i years. Bowman and Jones were hand cuffed together, and also fastened to each other with heavy leg irons. The others wore heavy Oregon boots. The train was late and did not arrive un til about 10 o'clock. The prisoners were being placed aboard at the depot, when lit passing from the tourist sleeper to the smoker Bowman and Jones dropped off and quickly disappeared. Deputies Mertz and Frill followed 3fter them as soon as the escape wa discovered. The police were also notified and are for them, but so far without slic es . Th>> sheriff and Deputy M Nulty continued their Journey with the remaining four prisoners. tO\FHO\TKI> HI 11IS Ott> WORIIV Ultonrherr la %n**vered h> a Quota tion Front "Truth." LONDON. May 21.—There was a dra matic scene today in the romraittoe room of Westminster hall. Th* parliamentary cotnmi'slon on the Transvaal raid held another .-<«sion, and In the course of the examination Ruthert'ord Harris, the for mer secretary of the British Chartered South Africa Company at Cape Town, was questioned by Henry I-abourhere. The wi'nef-- was ask« d whether he had ever h in! of the syndicate organised for the purpose of deillnit in the securities of the Chartered Company. Mr. Harris replied: "1 am glad you put that question. I have given you a Ion#: time to prove the charges you made against me." Then turning to the chairman. Mr. Har ris read an r xtra< t from Mr Labouchere's speech in the house of commons <>n May v \K«~ and an extract from Truth of J May 5. I** Mr Harris, after the extract was fin ish* d, declared the attack maliciously false. The committee room was cleared for Mr Labouchere to justify his state n < Mt. and after the session was resumed the chairman censured the editor of Truth f< r commenting on the case while a mom her of the investigating committee. t H \\«.K OF POLICY. Hritlob (intrrnmrat to Modify the Irish Poor L«w LONDON. May 21— Firv of the Treasury A J. Balfour made an import ant «tatement in the house.of commons today regarding the government's policy at Oil" next ?e<s>on of parliament. In ©r | der to give Ireland an equiveiant for the i >elief in the agricultural rah given Eng ! land the government, Baifour said. pr>- I to place both the poor law and sntv administration on * broad pop ular K,«;» landlords mu.*t be relieved of all rural rates, WILL I IUM.K THE FROSTIER. The I'onrrt i ield a Liltlr »o T»r. key's Demand*. LONDON. May 21 —A dtspatck to the Mall from Constantinople says: The am • *- ir will present a note to the porte • em:«odyirig the terras of peace to which tfaev will agree. The rote will refuse to perrr.lt the aholitlon of the capitulations 1 in the case of the Greek subjects or the annex t ';on oT Thesaaly. but will consent i to a strategic rectification of the frontier > and an indemnity. When the color of the hair is not pleas j :ng it mai be tv autiftet! bv ut'.nc Hall's Hair Renewer. a preparation Inventsd 'a j restore and improve the hair and Its color. j Ride the "Cleveland.'* It is the best. It | leads them ait. 1 Baseball and bicycle races today 2p. m , Y. M. C. A. park. DIME SHOT TO KILL. Masked Highwayman Slain on a Tacoma Car. HOT DUEL FACE TO FACE. Plarky Saperlateadeat la Woaaded '■ *ke Aran—ilotoraaa Wellnaaa aad Jowett Saalth Also «track by Klylajr Bullet*— Robber Stops the Stellaroona Car. aad Proeeeda to Staad I p the Paaaencrrt-W kea tke Hiakna> aiaa Moopa to Plrk 1 p a « ola, siaperlateadeat Dame Opena Fire—Womea oa Ike Tar Earaiie I alatjared—Tke Desperado MrntlQ«tl aa Joka ( aae, \\ ho W as Tried for Trala Hohbery la Ore. COB. Tacoma Bureau of :ha Post-InteUigencer. TACOMA. May 31.—One man ktiled and three wounded tells the tale of an at tempted hold-up at 4:15 today on the Si< il acoum branch of the Tacoau Railway Company. The man kitled Is the highwayman, who. single-handed, essayed to hold up a car with seven people in it. He was shot down by the superintendent of the company. Frank A. Damr. hut not until he had wounded the motorman in the left breast, a man named Jowett Smith in the left leg, and Dame in the arm. The "hooting caused the wildest excite ment in the car. and rightfully so, as bul lets wero flying about as thick as hail stones during the few minutes the fusil lade was going on. The highwayman re ceived two wounds from the pistol of the brave superintendent, and. turning about, reeled out of the car and fell from the platform to the ground below, a distance cf about three feet. When the superintendent and others in the car reached him he was dead. Copious quantities of blood were flowing from what appeared to be a wound in his face, his crudo calico mask being- saturated with gore. He was picked up and placet! In the rear end of the car. in a compartment set aside for freight and for mail. Superintendent Dame ran the car as far as the power house, and sent word by tel ephone tc Coroner Hoska. who took chat me of the remains of the dead robber and placed them on a slab In his undertaking parlors. The wounded men were conveyed to their homes and their injuries attended to. Smith and Dame are not badly hurt, but the motorman. who was shot in the breast, is thought to be quite seriously Injured. The news of the hold-up caused great excitement about the city, a large crowd of people gathering about the morgue to get a glimpse of the dead man. The high est words of praise at the bravery exhib ited by Superintendent Dame wero heard on all sides, a number of personal friends hastening to his room to offer assistance. During the fracas and after Mr. Dame was the coolest man' in the car, taking the praise that had been bestowed upon him; for his brave work in an oft-hand manner, as if the killing of a desperado was an every-day event with him. He considers that he was simply doing his duty as su perintendent of the road and as a loyal'cit izen to protect the lives and property of the patrons of the road and his fellow beings. Hold-l'l* Carffnll) Planned. The spot selected by the highwayman for his bold piece of work was an ad mirable place from his point of view. It was about half way between the city and Stella-coom In a quiet, shaded place, out of sight of any habitation and close to a thickly wooded dell, which would furnish fine protection should he succeed in «>sc*p- Ing. The car was going along, bound 'n at a lively pace. and when near the spot mentioned Superintendent Dame who was. running the car foT the motorman, a* it la his custom to make a trip over the road at different times, saw a man standing in the middle of the track wav ing hl» hands, signifying his intention to board. Dame brought the car to a stop, and the stranger jumped to the front step. As he was fretting on he drew a nvisk over his fa -e and pulling a pistol out of hts ba<~k pocket told Dame and the motorman to "get Into the rear of tb" car quick." This they did. The rotofrer followed them in hl«* gun raised and MW that th-»y passed straight through. On reaching tho inside of the car he gave the order "hands up." Some obeyed nnd som» did not. though everyone stood up. Th-re were two ladies in the car. one of th*m b<ing Mr« \\\ E. Hacker, who. with her husband, was returning from a ride over the line "Indies. sit down," thundered out the n> xt order. The ladies obeyed. Still helping his plc tol raised the r<-*»her went through Qi- r»e Evans i contra-tor. securing about in caln and a sold watch. The next victim was .» man named Smith, who alsa got a shaking down. He only had 1A or 1"> rents in his pocket and no valuables Dnmr o|iciis (lie llnttle The robber had lu*t finished wH't Hmith and wa» ahout to turn hl» attention to W E Hacker when Supt. Dame reAch*d around th" latter's side and directly at the robber At this there was an exchange of shots between t!>e t* a in whi h the ro!>oer wat hit twice. Dam once, the motorman once and Smith once. Bmok" from the pistols filled the ear. hut no one rem«mher<» whether there wi« much of an outcry mad" 'rem the ladies pr <ent or not. but It is iuite cer tain that there was. One man who was on the rear end of the car fell off the platform when the fhootsnz commenced and put off down the tra» k. After qul< t had been restored the de»d rohber was lifted Into the car and hroueht to the city. The De*«l llkhiminmn As he lay stretched on a slab at the morgue he male a ghastly, though Inter esting picture; Interesting because he wa« a magnificent =pecimenof physical msnhaod ar l a desperado who gave evera cv!*en<i of heing a nervy one He is about « feet I inch high weighs shout 175 pounds and strateht as an arrow He ha* hlu<* gray eye* llaht brown mustache dark brown hair and a long, prominent no*e There Is a long scar on the forehead just a little to the rieht of the center that lock* a* tf some time during his lifetime a hulle* ha t furrowed its way Into the skull There w.a« a suit of good underwear on the hody. a blue flannel shirt, two pair of trou«er*. the under pair of good material and the outer coarse and rasrged evidently w rn to give the robber the appearance of be inr a tramp. The coat was an aid. ra*- plaid trarment that has seen better d.iy*. Tucked away between trie outer pair of troupers and the hi it *t.ir? was an oi l slouch bat. The ma«k was made out of an old calico apron. Urge eyeholes being cut. also a place to breathe through There was a buckskin pistol case tied about the waist with a string. Th- gun wa- a tkn.rh A »-caLber, three chambere »m[« ty. In the pocket- of the troupers were several cartridges A very peculiar coin cidence wa« revealei when th< body ass stripped. On the point of each shoui 'er, just below the blades, was % hole, show tag that a bullet must have entered from each side. A thorough search s« made for any other wound*, but none were re vealed save toe two mentioned. This fict pussies a number of people as - ments from Mr Dame an iMr H ■ ateow that the former snot tl;e rol>s>«r wtu'ie sLanding directly :n frict of r.nn. la fact Mr. st«**d that P* P^'- tive be she? the robber a» tV" *f* h* l * s-K h EC- the ase There wa» a large piece of g „ in found :n the dead man's mouth while searching for a bullet hole. The face, neck *n<i hands w v re but the bands showed no sign# of ha rJ Work. "To Kill, or He Killed." Superintendent Dame told he following 't ory of the affair 10 the P©st-lntellig«n cer correspondent after he had brought the passengers safely to town: • i made the trip over the line for the purpose of inspecting some work that was being done. We made ihe run to SteiU coosi and wer»- on our c>a ~K I wag hamkrig th motor, as I pished to see just how well th- work ha<? « dos e. Ti)e r-<#.iUr motorewn. \\ ■ ;.m» 1 *• - standing alongside me While on v sharp gr.tde just above White's station we «-d a man. who called out to stop the *ar. I immediately applied the brikes atvd brought ihe car to a stop. "Tne stranger jumped on the car. and holding a pistol in troat of my face com manded both m.vsetf and Weltman to go to the rear of the car. We obeyed and he followtd in he had .i ni.ok over his face that kK'ked like a hood. As he entered th» car »nd he told the people to throw up their hands, which they aid. I helleve I out toward" the rear compartment, wruch is used (or the paail and tor bag gajce 1 kept my «j e on the r *bt>er ail tr.e while, and when he got a little care less and ceai»ed watching me 1 made up my mind to kill him >r be killed, as 1 am a deputy sheriff and a special officer, and as su« h am expected to enforce the law. "I took nut my stun and uaiked cau tiously down the a;sle As luck would have it Mr. Hacker, who is a very large man. was betwi-en the robber and me. Just as I got alongside of Ha ker the masked mar. stoopeu down to pit K up a com he had dropped and I ga\e >t to him in the face, 1 thought. At this Hacker jumped to one side and we went at it. I feit a stinging sensation in rnj l«-tt arm. but paid no attention to It. AH I thought Of was bringing down my man. I kn«-w he shot several times. He was edging to ward the door, and as he turned to go out I shot him in the left side, as it lot>ked«to me. With this be fell off the platform and roiled down the emt>ankment. *1 followed, and found his (teaii tnvdy at the foot of the embankment. With the assistance of several of tin* passengers ami the conductor I placed the dead rob ber aboard the car and started for the city as fast as we could go. That is all 1 kn >w. In killing the robber I hut did my duty as a man and a sworn officer for the law: consequently, I have no regrets." W. E. Hacker, the popular college.man and athlete, who but recently returned from the East with his bride, was seen at the Tacoma hotel by the Post-Intelligen cer correspondent, and made the following statement: The first I knew that there was any thlnK out of the way whs when some one commanded the men who were running the oar to go to the rear, and almost im mediately afterwards ordered every one in the ear to stand up. 1 looked around, my hack being to the front end of the car. ami saw a man with a dark mask over his fare and a pistol in hi* hand. 1 stood up In front or my wife, so as to protect her. if necessary. The robber went through Mr. Kvans, taking $lO In money and a gold watch. He then passed on to a Mr. Smith, hut did not get much from him. I was the next. He asked me for my watch, and I told htm he was foolish to take that. Just then Mr. Dame came alongside me and shot thei robber, who Immediately returned the fire. I jumped toward my wife, where 1 remained until after the shooting was over and the robber had fallen down the embankment, I was under the impression that Mr. T>ame shot the man in the face, and cannot understand how he was hit In the upper part of the arm. The whole af fair did not take more than & few sec onds." Probably fane the Train llobhrr. During the evening a thorough search was made for other bullet holes, hut with out avail, the two holes In the shoulders being the only wounds. They were In al most the identical same sj>ot on each shoulder. Physicians believe the one that entered the left is the one that caused death, as it extends downward toward the h«nrt and lungs. A stream of people viewed the remains during the evening up to 10 o'clock. A man named A! James, who Is on hts way to Portland from Vletorkt, says that the dead man Is none other than John Case, an ex-convict and bad man. who operated about Ashland and Rosebnrg. Or. James says Case and a man named Poole were arrested down in that country several years ago for holding up a Southern Pa cific train. They were tried and found guilty, hut the Judge dismissed the case and released the men on their own recog nisance. They skipped and have not been heard of since. While in this city not long ago Detective Welch, of Portland, pointed out Case to local officers as a '•con*' just released from the Portland jail. W. Bowie and J A Allen, of Old Town, said the dead robber looked like a man they knew as Thomas Yauer. who worked at one time in the Port Hidlw k mill. This was In 1898 and 1«M. He disappeared about that time This would tend to strength en the belief that Case and Yauer wen one and the same. as h? dropped out of fight from ISM until last fall, when he was aualn noticed in this vicinity. An other clue that points to his having been in Ashland is an Ashland hatter's mark in his hat. An autopsy will b© held *>n the remains tomorrow and an Inquest Monday. Dr. T V. Smith dressed the wounds of D«me. WeUman and Smith Dame was struck twice, once in the left forearm, the bullet coming out just abov the elbow This shot shattered 'he bone and mav cause a stiffness In the arm. The other wound v.as on the right arm. but just grated the fl<sh Smith was shot through both legs Just btlow the thigh, the bullet severing a nerve In one leg. causing paralysis of that Umb One bullet Just grazed Wellmans left eyrlid. and a splinter from another made a flesh wound in the left breast. Just above the heart. STRUCK BY V CABLE CAh. Kepreaealatlve T<»na«e. «f Ore«..», rainfall? Injured at W n«h- Ikk(#l- W'AiIHINXiTCN. May 21,—Repre*enta t|Ye -p ■jj Tongue of Oregon, was struck toy a cable <ar near the orner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street to niaht and painfully Injured He re reived a number of severe cuts and b r ui*e*s. Mr Tongue hsd Just returned from a trip with a number of aenators to <"ha riottevflle and M ntlreUo He ws* taken to Providence hospital where it was found he 1 id sustained a cut on the I left cheek and another over the left eye. No serious ro«"-'i !, W' s tT ' apprehend ed. %a«-d *1 u rilcrer Ha»*ed. FOIjSOM Chi.. M#y 2! -Benito j who murdered George s Washburn In Calaveras county on April « !*». «»i hanged in the state pr»«on nere this mori inst Li<>pf z was year* of a*e, partially ! rsralyv l and very f-Me The crime for which he suffer«d the death penalty was i cold blooded. ('■wen* »n the Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON. May ?1 Th" Republl ' can senators will Hold a caucus Monday r, ron«i<l r the tariff Mil The tlret ef fort will be to levlse plar to e*pad»te the consideration of the bill and ther<% wtll be an attempt to reconcile the dif ference* of opinion as to the men** cf some features The principal o*>*ct how t v#r is to agree up">n a plan f»r the lim j's'lon of the time for d< hate, and under the present rule »hi* can only he done try mutual ronsent. A Dem-v-ratte metr her of the finance committee exprr«»et the opinion that a month should he suf ; Sclent time foe debate. Catarrh and cold in the head will not I cause fufft-rlng if Kir's Cream Baim Is j u*ed Druggist keep* the M cent trUI sixe. Full siae sf*c. Buy an easy running "Cleveland" and I Vat them all out. First up hill. First in ! at the finish. Wagner s band, park, Sunday. EIGHT-PAGE EDITION. MOAN VERY ANGRY. Spanish Statesman Boxes t\:% Kars of a Seuator. FREE FIGHT IN THE DEPUTIES. Mf* ( hnoar Srroidt, bat Tfcry Ilrridr That n llnrl U In »ffMWr>-4 0l»»», \% ho \\ H* Krllrd to tkr Kloor, a t*rofea*or In Ihr I Bhrmitv tt( MadrU-Altliudc of Ihe Inltrd Mule* Toward < ■- ban laiamrnt* l.rada fa ihr I p. riMr»iMi«rr of ihr Madrid (<Ql rrgmrat to ( Irrrlaad'a Otrr of .Mediation. Copyrights. 1897. by the Associated PrnM MADRID. May a.—An exciting incident which culminated ia a five tight in rho chamber of deputle* today «ru provoked by the statement of the Duke of Tetuan that Senator svimasta* the other day had contributed to bring about the vole in the American i«enate. lien. Pando said: "The thing now hap pening is due to the cowardice and feeble ness of the government.** Senator Comas said: "You will discuss that tomorrow." "We will discuss it," replied Tetuan. "but 1 will accept dictation from nobody." "Nor I either,'" retorted Comas, at the top of his voice. At this point the duke, pale with ex citement, boxed both eara of Comas and felled him to the floor. A son of Comas threw himself upon the duke and struck him heavily with his flat. Several persona Intervened, and a general scuffle ensued with great coof ualon, and It was some time before order was restored. The Duke of Tetuan tender*d h:» re*lxns<- tion as minister of foreign affairs immedi ately after the incident It ia believed rhat he misunderstood the reply of Comas, as he is regarded as an extremely courteous and honorable man. Senator Comas is a professor in the Uni versity of Madrid, and is held in high es teem in scholastic and political circles. Senor Cauovas and the president of the senate had a long conference on the sub ject. The senate resumed its session this even ing, hut no reference was made to the inci dent. It adjourned at 10 o'clock, after which the immediate witnesses deliberated with the second* of the duke and Senator Comas for an hour before the seconds de cided that under the code duel la a duel was unnecessary. OFFER WAS POLITICLY DKCLIKKD, »paln Promptly Rejected Cleveland's Proposed Medlatloa. WASHINGTON. May 21.- The reply ot Dupuv de l*>me. the Spanish minister, to the offer made by Olney of mediation on behalf of the government, contain* tho following language. Indicative of the atti tude of the last administration: The Span ish minister savs: "The government of hla majeaty appre ciates to its full value the noble frankness with which the United States has informed it of the very definite opinion it hat formed in regard to the legal impossibility of granting recognition of belligerency to the Cuban insurgents. -Indeed, those who ara now fighting In Cuba against the integrity of the Spanish fatherland poasesa no qualifications entit ling them to the respect, or even to the consideration of other countries, they do not. as your excellency expresses it, pos sess any civil government and administra tion of defined territory, and they have not succeeded in permanently Occupying any town, much lesa any city, large or small. ••your excellency declares In the note to whicjt I am now replying, with great legal ncumen and spontaneity that It Is im possible for the Cuban Insurgents to per form the functions of a regular govern ment within Its own frontiers, and much leas to exercisd the rights and fulfill th« obligations that are Incumbent on all tha members of the family of nations. More over. the systematic campaign of destruc tion against all the Industries of the island and the means by which they are worked, would, of itself, t*» sufficient to kc«j> them Without the pale of the universally^recog nized rules of international law. ■•His majesty's government has no lesa gratification In regard to the spontaneous offer on the part of the government of the United States, but sees no advantage In regard to the Cuban, question. Its wish be ing that the lawful sovereignty of Spain be maintained, and even strengthened, through the submission of the rebels, which, as your excellency states In your note, is of paramount necessity to the Spanish government for the maintenance of Its honor." The communication from De Lome here expresses the gratification of the Madrid government and of the Duke of Tetuan at th* accuracy of Judgment displayed by tho «"leveland administration. Th*» not® con tinues: •'No one i# more fully aware of th« se ri«u« "Vila Buffered by the Spaniards and aliens in comwyuenee of the insurrection than the government of his majesty. It realize* the immense Injury Inflicted on Spain hv »he putting forth, with the unan mxui co-o>per*tlon and approbation of her people, of such «-ffi>rt* a* were never hefor* rr ule on th* American continent by a Kuroi«ean country. It knowi ,t tl <• same time that the In turwt* ape nMM by the inmirxent *>*- tern of devastation: but if the insurrection should trtumph the intereirt* of all would not merely Buffer, but would forever disap pear amid the madness of perpetual an archy.' The remainder of the communication prewe* a hope that the government of the T'nlted fltates may by the use of proper me-m* contribute to the pacification of <•ut.fi and the overthrow of Spain's rebel lious subject*. Td liKK 4 FORWARD STEP. M« Klnlrr Will %«*« for «fon or F«rr»i WASHINGTON*. May 21 Th* cabinet meet in* today wa« Inttrettln*. iho principal subject of dtaruwilon w*« our relation* toward Cuba. The action of th* senate yesterday in paasln* th* Mirgan joint resolution dei-lai-ln* a «tat* of war in «U fgsrde.l aa a movement that threatened. If carried out. to Interfere seriously with the effort* of the e**cuttv#» &rsn<h of th»> government to accrajpllsh something substantial for the Cuban*. Th* details of the plan Prudent MoKlnley hut jn mind have not yet been disclosed; In fact, tt m«y be said they are subject to ar- upon thd of the la teat offi cial information received from Cuba, prob ably from Mr Calhoun. Air. -«« other matter# brief y di*' uased was the report of th* forestry commission upon the reservation qtMMtias, whlcfc has caused so much debate in congreao. No anion «rli taken on this subject. HKI.IKK WOHK h MIMU *. ( nntol l.rnrral I.ee Aath«rl*e4 •« \ld liaerlraa*. WASHINGTON, May 21 -Th" secretary o? state ha* directed Consul General Lf» at Havana to draw on the fnited 8»at»-«» government for the immediate pur chase of supplies and roedl' ln«s» for th*» reUnf <.f Are- rit-am dHWM and the trans portation of itch aa are without means r»d <4» dre to return to th* t'nl»«d »»»».-*, not to eat* d Th.. r ». ..jtjii r. appropriating |s»>fW.> for th*- of suffering American* In CV»a w*s signed yest.rdey by iH-eak-r Reed, but owing !<. the absent* of Vice Presi dent Hnbart and pr «»dent pro tern Fry* of th* senate. It could not re.*eiv« the signature of either of ih'iti, Aa the sen ate adjourned until Monday, th* resolu tion cannot be s-<:it*i bcfora that day.