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ASXioca wu AS oris. a mrt a* ittsaHaa > ft spare tm the j Man j BwitoKtt oT the Poat-Intelllgen cr. j May Jt—WtU members of the HpHpcti sit ta conjunction with the i a* a board of "■ y»ef* is a que*- ' hptf Jbaoa (called to the at* { of the rommlaslrnrri Thl* not oSea to Pierce county, but to every the a*4*4, ao an answer to fne j «r*tcfced with consider- j bo aama doubt as to 1 teMOt la# of UC7. relating and col- ef'-taxar Imw the three members - j HBf'Or net. From the way the law ; looks aa It the larisiature had j ■BpM tail council, making provision ; the eooaty commissioners. to the boaf^k* Kw gpaeral revenue law ot itSS provid- the county oomoumionef* or w l of them should coastitute the ; HK 0 oquaiiaaticn. A special act of \ H of ms. providing ior the equalisation aad collectior. of ■Ej |n rflfiap Qt the Srst class declared HEgA tbo eoOMofl council of such cities have power ta equalize die Dmd coma the act of itof. ' BHRrMI anaaded thts special act. iirts jwpjoeh aa It prtwideo that three mcmiyrj lißp 1110 Otty council should act on the ffH&>4ettaatfcm hoard la conjunction with the jJfM&jf opwaty coouaimionere. Since then j Of equalisation has been *o tlMnMNteatd. but the general revenue laws > WSgSSm* by the late Isgiiiature make* ami# Sagatton of this a*t of 1896. In MM.- I j^£a^lt re-eaaots the general provision i lawa of IMS, providing that the , oommimloners or a majority thcr.-- Pmi&ai constitute the equalizing board. the fact that the new revenue PmHpjff' Jbaing general aad sweeping In its ifflttfiaa aad dsaliny with the whole subject , ooUection aad containing no . MpiWlMn Including the councilman, has tkea* off the board, is a question of :Interpretation, and one for the ; courts to determine. The lat- V.v-i|ir ara suppoaod to arrive at a* correct jMtfaiutaadlng aa to what the legis ature kj'^jlaouM.arhen it passed the law. pwumo MAN Rt**ih<i Mtoar.. SOavly Famished at OHlna- Caaao-ffaam Vlotorla. • May 3*.—The report brought Oka aeveral days ago that there was eiaay man roaming at largi- in <h>- \ li iii- Ortlng was verified today :;y C! K. a Northern Pacific employe, who family Uvea at Ortlng. Mr. Hilly the «heriff today that a demen?- t«pspa of about # years of age. and fairly came up to him two or thre«> ,«• ago while he was at work on the road feim If ha had been to the races. /''"Jftjaf Paid he had not. where you made n mistake. They said the mental wanderer. V" * Jla next asked Hilly If he had somethinx ' eat. aaying he had not tasted f<M>d f«>r Hiiiy told the man to go to his SMaa, pointing It out. and ask his wife fur §i A'SMAL' M« walked to the .house and told ' i.- Mfa. Hilly Of the conversation he had had •| Mth harhatband■ The good woman asked bUV he Refused, saying there *>re Wlncheeters and bloixlhoutwlx In K: waiting for htm. and he would % I ngt take the chance. Mrs. Hilly t' ). hta* laat there was no one in the house, .aad he wauttn and ate hoartlly. On finish 'UK| tho meal the demented man offered th<- - Woman who had fed him 15 cents, in Ms ting Sa her taklng.lt and buying the children candy. He then wgcil awuv, but returned two days later for more foo«L ■ 12Illy says th* man came from Victoria, hto ticket railing 'or a ride to Portland. ■ also has baggage checks for Portland. t%4 sheriff will look Into the case. TODAY Title BICTCMC XCRT. iaars> Crowd K*peeled at the Park- Swift Men Ratprrd. TACOMA. May 28.—Everything is in readiness for the T. A. C. blcyrl* meet At Athletic park tomorrow. The riders 4 Ma trained to the hour, nod the track has > haen made as fs.-« is a bullet. Thrre is :j. oartain to be a large crowd in attendance. / that Is tf t*Ht is any criterion. Almost every biker one meets Is telitpj who will ' win this cr that event, and If fl were i»nt Wp erery time aome one ha* said. 'Til het - you ao and so." there would be thousands upon the result. Secretary Grafton, of the club, has had |l|« tlw affair in charge und ha« spared noth |ng to make the meet a big success. |p; . Of all tho event* the one itiraetlng the & laost attention Is the two-mile lap race. M ' Is which arp entered the fastest pref»«v K Alert ale In the Northwest. I'n*. the Seattle Whose work In San Francisco, with I th» fastest men In the United State*, w»n fm* him many cncomli;m\ js entered. n> ? irtll naturally be the favorite with th«* attle coatlngent. but h* ride his f.i*t« est to finish ahead of the Si»arro.-k ;>.»> - . Aartholomow, Jimmy jc.nes aad Ru k -r. Of San Francisco, it w!ll not surprise many to sec the Northwest recorl - 1 .t tert % d In this race. Thon there Victor Smith. fcnewn on the ctecah a* the "lh>r rtblo Bwcde." to figure on Smith hns Jv.-l been declareil a and will r; : his fsatest to place hi* first f £ face to his credit. Seattle will be rvpn-wnted tn the »nn teur events by Fred Hchotie. of tiie \ M > C. A. Schone Is fa*t and gsmejr. o,«t he Will find some speedy tad 4 sport.ctg the airlmoon of the T. A. v\ The first oveat will be called prempth at t-M p. m. The events and «ntrt<* j t J< « follows: yu irter mile, flylnx start, ajr« nnt ::t. p. J. cotter. OiyrocM; t». VC.e.card V.\- cc:aa J. B, McCoy. T«, in 1 1.. t .?i»o t>, v , Taroma. August von ttowkiin Tiiwiin Lyh uiuiMbter, Tact>ma; I Kachi; - Seems. Malf nv.le. open -a'ctter. MeCov, l>,iw Voa HoeckJln. Mile, open, pued--<'>tter. Mi- \>y, Vo» ®o*H*ki;n. Lauawwter. Two-mile haudh hone Cotter. 1« ;r --eomlMs, Von lioccklln. l«su»n--.*.,>r. llawe Wiagard, lk>w. Five-mile handicap Hur >rt:-v \\ •>. ■aril Cotter, Von Mocrk -n. H vt Two-mllo haidtcai' I": • Rchone. scratch; Lawn- :<;■ l wie.a ,t ; m yaris. Howe, ITO yarvl« \ >•> S> yards. Burvcinl>e. ,s > • « tt wards Two-mile handicap aim"' • t Ichon*. scratch. Colter. ;-•» > • ri-- t eomle. lift yards. Dow, • . . \ PiHvklin. 3M yants. Mc<\> s->d w . j ard*. BKCAMI* VI in HOT. 1.1(1 nor t|««n K«r«*4t»ly I Jwtcil I r»in thr \m \\r«l KalnblUkwrai. TAti'MA May ?*—A >c p *■ • .«•? th>» faiinrv <li\* ac of !;■•<■■ N « Wtst !-!q»or t.=. k th; ■ •Roratnjc in tho eflb* of th» ,- mvv - vs Jsm*h Wolf*. *••'»>:» r f*tf th-.* 1> M Hoffrean T4i®uor Von- ■» an J Ooorg«* Haaktna. ntnttcrr ot th, N v. W' «i *• r* #pi- U'-i <n » .-o:*- vrrr«tS\«»i v*hkli rw*- warir«*r «• t «. th# lanirttaf® \ gr<.»w ••<s? eoHrtrd. VVhrthfr Wolff rrinttv a |v. » .It ■ r.'. - i to Jtot known. h-,i? «»n*» ths«« , it.. ~ •«<l * ■>« m tiiiit \VoKi» ' v •. • i (>?» th* Dk*vt*R !-,t in frot;t of ; • •to ». H# }>%<! b<w*n briyad ui ':>>• J'ai Amr;-, a Hnnkv ;sr.»rr atwl th:„l ej.i Pf.'r** Of lA.' a *rn«4M«« t«*l!rw \\ .>!*»•, «■ • t. * trvms id iw-Mit'f V'< 'atrv. v. i • * the COiMt \X *r ! O «• m V I,! t*. I»V»: out mjvn Ui. 'fc,.-.,; J ij. k » » It; natng lucnap to Incite t fW; or words to that <S«eL H*iUa> atea artaHnl III* «rur to the court hoaM m! •worm oat simitar papers Is notUr do- Tum PMUi rn Tmemmm'rn Tnonry. TACOMA. May 28.—Taxes continue to poor Is to the city treasury, a fact that naturally causes a feeling of Joy ta per* meato the sanctum (tactonas of the different ctay aOdak, as the* on aee a way to hflp the city ont «f the hole that seeated V> be almost inevitable, and also experience the Joyful sensation once more of drawing their salaries when they are flue, tastsad of diaeotmttac them to brok er*. Today t Li.ooo was tsraod over from the ooimty as the city's proportion. Of this amount about $7,000 wilt be applied tc the Interest fund, feflOft to the salary fund and 13.000 to the enteral fund. The Issal liChnasei Posses la. TACOMA. May-A—Word was received today by Dodwell. Caiiiiil A Co. that the Northern Pacific steamship Mount Leba non, from the Orient to Tacoma passed Carmanah point at 1:15 today, bound into Victoria, for which pert she has 1.008 tons of freight. From Victoria the steamer will dock at the custom:» station at Port Towneeud and then continue te this port, arriving Sunday. She bas 2.900 tons of miscellaneous freight for Tacoma. There are hot a few passengers aboard, and they are steerage. HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES. Foar Gaatf aatos at Fair ha r«s Wbat» com Cmmmrumrnmmm t Heat Week- Special Dispatch to the Fmrt-Intetngencer. FAXRHAVHN Qfav There were four graduates from the Fair haven high school thla year aad the comm««cement exercise* attendant open their graduation took place this evading at the Pavilion, which was crowded, as it always is on such occa sions. Tm member* of the class are ail yuung ladies, their names being Elisabeth Claire Stevens, May Lydla Andrews, Isa bel Catherine McDermott and Jessie Die trich Stevens. Their uiaaa colors are white and green; class flower, maiden hair fern, and class motto. "Veeugia Nulla Ketror aum." The following programme waa ex cellently carried mil: Prayer—Rev. F. H- Chemberltn. instrumental trio—Mia* Kerr, Meadsmes Mackey and Donovan. "The Stranger at Our Gates"—Claire Stevens. "Arbitration"—May Andrews. Vocal solo-Mrs. E. T. Trimble. "The Influence of the BeauUful"—lsabel McDermott. "A Few Reasons Why Hawaii Should Be Annexed to the United States"—Jessie Ste vens. Violin solo—Slim Carrie Jarvls. Address to class—Rev. David Dun lop. Prese Mart ion of d»oiomas-~D. Alver on. State aong—School chorus. Whatcom Cosnueacrmest Eierelses. Special Dispatch to the Poet-lnteiiigencer. WHATCOM. May ».~The high achool commencement exercises here will be held a week from today. There are twelve mem bers of the graduating class, of whom nine are girls and three boys. The class honors were determined by the respective grades of the members of the ciaas, Miss Genevra Fierce winning the valedictory upon the highest average standing yet obtained by any graduate of the Mgb school. Miaa Ivlith Foutn. who waa a close second, will have the salutatory. The diploma.- wUI bo pre* uted by State Superintendent Browne. There wao a profusion of flowers at each ot the six city school holdings here today, Mupplled by the children. Tomorrow the flowers will be used In decorating the Bap tist church for the Memorial day services. School* Conducted Eewnamleslly. Superintendent Paulson, of the city schools, has been making some com pari »-on* of the cost of education tn the public schools of Eastern and Western cities, itatrments having been made to him thai the coat is much greater in the West than It ia In the Eku>t. That euch is not the case, as a rule, ts clearly shown by tho report* of the national bureau of education at Waehlrigrcn, D. C.. from which it ap pears that the cost per pupil per year of uine or ten months la as follows in the cities named: New York $34 98 Chicago 44 ft Pittsburg 41 &2 l»es Moines 3G «S I'ortland, Or 37 C Seattle 3S iiarriabnrg 33 61 Tacoma 26 <tt Sacramento 31 25 Spokane 38 80 W tiatcom P» 56 Falrhaven 21 00 NEW IRRIGATING SYSTEM. Important Improvement t'nder Cow atroettoa by the Wenatehee Water Power Company. ' Special Dispaich to the Post-Intelligencer. WENATCIir.K. Wash., May JS.—The j Irrigating and water power a,v*tem now j under construction by the Wenatehce Water I'owt-r Company will a new ' <ra of development far this valley. The • irea of land there under cultivation has V>'*en limited by an Inadequate supply of water for irrigation. About a year ago the Wenatchee Water Power Company waa formed by two local men, who Re curt d a favorably hx-ated right or way ttnd valuable water rights from the We n«»«-hec river. Th»* proposed c.-»nat will \» ids miles long, with about fifteen miles of laterals, a bridge across the We nafchw river to carry and prpes. *nd a lar«e power plant. All of these are under contract and construction, end j will be completed this summer. The area j Irrigated will be about S.<W a< res Imme j dlatcly surrounding this town. In con ) r»e«"t|on with th« power plac.t a fiourlnjt mill of barre.s dally capacity will ut In. with a possibility of other manu **i-turing enf*>rptisre negottatlnir for use .( power. The company also «»M>*ets *o furnish electric hght for the town, and { >,.f«ibly A* Is often the case, the company met } str< ng opp< sitlon from a«»me whiMse p/r» • d Interests opposed th* general Im j -■><- ments Involved, but sll opposition h-«"« now b<»-n met and overcome. Tl"> water Is diverted from the We | natcho** river directly Into tho canal, 1 Hwddlng any dam or other work ItaMe 1 t -> dan\ t»r«» and *hcp« the c»nal runs i»t t n* j bnnk of the rtvpr it is bv j « sc'td masonry wall f r a distance of ; V t!f » mile On the entire lenath of the I c n,»l there Is no fitjm'.n* whatever, all d«prr**'..M>e being cr>>sscd Vv h'.w and ut.ftnnttal fills The -ewer h.»ns» w.ll be j m»del ?>rrang'*ment using horfsontal ! t\;"bloes of the lattet model ctirttsfj 1n j Vi n ••aslngs. and working under a n.-.-n --j ,-ure head of «l*ty-one fwt. Centrlfuiral j yMiv.--t will tio used to raise wnt r rri -m » tf-.e w"t house> t o cover lands btn* , .. »(.„» «# V el of the main canal. The I i.T- 's whicb r.irr 1 s the flume and ptp s r>-"« the Wenatchee river to r-ach lands • k,, .ipv-iaite *de the »tream ' b* * n'ncle scan of feet, with trestle ' npur.-acl en fscb side aetrregating tTS f . e t n '«■ Th-* entire system a as de -1 signed by Prattle parties. UAKKtsO> » I. I.F.TTCR. f mw t ft Aerrr i jsp,> -..*1 r> ■ «•» tb-» ( 'A')tAT>N M Ma>* ~ -T. E •«*rr:*or.. brother of - > O %tri-->r\, who ••• mkeirton J *u (iw»J i«» 4 w!* n< ,f Cou|»vf*l<> Mif U. »** « * *■ ior t.X;' -r *n s X£ H ha» *: taiiu At xr :h -f tb-f Fruet ri\*r tor arv'.-- «» «««U>r. The U*t ho h«\vVt from b» or 'thee *>- :>t« n & I l*t • x I.3te! at Seattle J .*> i, !sH He , innk« tta'.oy ha J alvut tn ra%-. »n4 • « •■.!: iJC »n ct®ck- win him h< aas ! kiUeJ. r»l*o Ri>y«r4 of Fr»«rr rin«4», V vN» I'VKR B <*., May ». I t »-' U rop--rt!« it <fu: fr n h«r* krdir.jc j «»**',> on Isa S a'-*»# '.>• KVa*> r tirer rc I untrt-a. Th« w.%t«*P baa **-'t r.« »riy i m ntffb •* at tr.<> jfreat !Uh»4 >«».** ! jkjto. l» r tb<* putt »«ek ha * !<*»n • kl-> r... Tig No danrrr a> lm»'J fnsa i Sooda thifc > WijiiKi i hwctl, iiuadaji. Uuwwi rat. RUINED BY THE FLOOD AT BL rin. Water lamiM «ha Mao*ia«d* |N»- MM •€ tfe* T>w> fW fii r Erfryttot "AfHi MWg «i Gwri «• rraUrt fn»uUj>(CMy CMMTU tymh <w AMI te CM* (MM Mi th* W«» BmniMUt EL PASO. Tex., May *L-Over COO fam ilies. or 2.000 people, wore on the streets of El Paso this morning, searching for shelter. Their furniture, clothing aad their effects were piled up on the prin cipal thoroughfares of the city. Last night the waters continued to rise, aad before day dawned the Sood had reached that portion of the city to and around San Antonio street, where prominent business and professional men reside. After 11 o'clock last night the flood swept over six more blocks. The waters were full of struggling teams, hauling out prop erty from the flooded houses. The Texas ft Pacific railroad had thrown up a dyke to protect Its track near rne roundhouse, and this backed the water up over San Antonio atreet, flood ing a number of houaes and threatening to cross the street and flood hundreds of the prettiest residences in the city. Six prominent citizens residing In the vicinity, headed toy collector of customs. Capt. Davis, armed themselves with Winches ters, and. crossing over the railroad levee, cut the dyke letting the backwater out and It began to recede from San Antonio street. A troop of the Fifth cavalry from Port Bliss came down to the city touay and al tered their services to guard the property of homeless people which la piled la the streets. The city board of health met this morn ing and appointed a committee of six leading physicians to take charge of the relief hospital now being established for the homeless and sick, and the physicians are taking such to the Improvised hospit al. CoL Van Valxah. of Fort Bliss, loan ed the city fifty-three tents, and the cltl s*ns committee were out today with wagons gathering provisions for distribu tion among the destitute. At least 400 out of the 620 families whote homes are under water, are without the necessaries of life. This morning the city council "held a meeting and authorized the mayor to wire the Texas senators and repre sentatives in congress to secure an ap propriation of SIO,OOO for relief of the flood victims. The war department has also been appealed to for more tents. This afternoon the river was at a stand still, but a rise of one foot Is reported up the river in New Mexico. The flood waters at £1 Paso east cover an area averaging four miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide, flooding not leas than 700 homos, most of which belong to the poor laboring classes. The east side of Stanton street, from Overland to Seventh street, is a continu ous pile of nilns. The houses having been built close together on abode foundations, were undermined and have tumbled down. Mffliy people living in houses where tho water is up to the doors refuse to move out. and these people will have trouble to night If the reported rise reaches El Paso. Heavy Rains Swell the FleoO. DENVER. May 28—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe says: Dispatches tonight state that heavy rains have prevailed for twenty-four hours over the Rio Grande watershed for a distance of 150 mtles above flanta Fe, and the river at Embtido. fifty miles north of here, has ris<n twelve inches In the past twenty-four hours. The swollen streams south of Espanola will double this rise before it passes Socorro, render ing the prospects three days hence ex tremely gloomy at El Paso and Juare*. All the low lands in the Rio Grande valley above Eapanola are Inundated. AX Artls ca. opposite Albuquerque, the river cut through the bank tnis afternoon and inun dated a large part of the town. A large force of men was pot to work, however, and before dark the break had been re paired. ACQUITTED IS A FEW MISUTKS. Jury Ftadi Thorn nm NcAr*/ XX Guilty* of Marker. ©peoial Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. BPOKANE. May 88.-Thomas MoAvoy was today acquitted of murder, the Jury rendering: such verdict after being out but twenty-three minutes. On the night of February 17 last William Curtis, a young man from Minneapolis, while in a Howard street saloon In this city, was shot In the foot by a bull«t from a gun In the hands of McAvoy. Curtis lingered until April % when he died. The original Information asralnst McAvoy on a charjre of assault with a deadly weapon was withdrawn and an Information charging murder In the first degree was substituted. The caiw has been on trial three days. SXOHOMIftH FARMHOUSE} BIRXKD. Rrddesee'of Harry Wllao* la Com pletely Destroyed. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. HA" . KORD. Wash.. May 28. - The home of Harry Wilson, about a mile from here, on Lake Stevens, wns buru«(l last Wednes day aXternoon. having caught fr<.m sparks falling on the roof. Mr. Wilson, who is badly crippled with rheumatism, was away .it the time. His hired man was in the house t>iek in bed. He got up and did what he could to save the furniture, but only succeeded In getting out two trunks and a little bidding Parts of the burn ing roof ferine on him. burned him quite badly snd compelled him to leave the house Mr. Wilson will probably rebuild at once. VERDICT FOR fI3.tVOO. Another Judgment larnlnat Victoria for the Itrldae PliiMter. Special Dispatch to the post-Intelligencer. VANCOUVER, R C . ICtjr Another suit for damages ar;sicg out of the Point Kllice bridge disaster at Victoria a year ago was concluded today. The suit was brought by Mrs. Peten-on against the city of Victoria to recover damages for her self and three children for the fleath of her husband, an iron moldsr. who w< nt down in the car The jury returned a ver dict in favor of the plaintiff for fM*oe $i :«»> for the widow and $3,000 for each child. ( f"i" Rverett Court (loose. T>(*r»*tcb to th* EVERETT. May 3S A! 1 Ih* rrtnrtpai contract* for th* oourt hotw* hav«> now Vcn ••!■ *<*.! J. H, dn.-ji th» brlofc Wr»rk T 1,. <'rant *<"?* the oarpartw work Thomas RoMn»on. th* ralll w<>rk; Ortrr-n * the iron work Tt that tb» busKiiiiif wit] h« eom p3#t<Hi In member. Vn'trrl From Tm> M»«'h Morphine. £r>**"?3' Ty.*yto th<» P."**! HKI.KNA \l*rtr Mn 5 R M CnH (..« A in J* ciMs»n of th> <itr. took ai: ©v#nJ->«* of morpMw th*;« mornlnc , • >rr acvbVntal'v o' with ?u!<-4sl frst —.♦ with him *l2 «S»y. *nd torach; praw«TKrd hlni out ot **r. ■ittk rtu. or n%n hk*. ( liitrn» rttwrnlUrf of I<W InpMßtrd to *>nppri-»« UnlrMnrw. T?rrTE, Vf>nt.. M»y R~At a m*#.s p,'.>' f A ■"•»rrmlt* x <» v-t far !<> »*'«? W| * :r .ruVvrvri. • •» i» •'•,•« juppwi* n of th-> »awk'*s *i<». nu . t r, *w uj liaise Mid v. inttj "n-« iur> * f '■•■» tr.ir.;- •■'.» LTA Style cf work n '■«' n pu K t ! tnj! *f :«vc-tX Win b* #« .ft .u» t.» i. rrar inso the r^nki est th* . rim<n«S ciA*»c». Th » »wk have &>>=-o a hakl. «j>* !>>' tm<d *n<l nuktd raen. »>m« *c i"! by * *r*l oa« by «w t'.«r Ask 4 tfce htw>«lml> 1 ktm •-» cx;»t o; Uieci arc ei tr.t IBM BKATTLE POST-WTELLIGEHCEK, BATOKDAT, MAT JS, 1897. prtotaai duw, though many »«k> ins IMt unable to get miliijwurt d«> w>«w nd tar» MM attracted t» Baft* by tIM otortes oT high waxes paid here. The etttmam desire it to be known that more people an here aov than v«k can be found for, and a dinimlnatVm of ihia information nay check the march thia •wmr «f the iinmmpbM aaA Mn n A muttering for itraaiem liver TUCTM M Cel—kin Special Dispatch to the Poat-Tntelllgesncer. ASTORIA. Or., May ».-River thieves have commenced openUona on the river, two boata and two net* having beat atoiea during the week. A* yet only one of the boats has ben recovered. The run of fish 4a very tight, the catch each night averaging less than I<X> pounds to each boat. The seines are unable to fish owing to the high freshet and strong current* ■re. Blanket* SaStk Special Dispatch to the Post-lnteUigencer. BUOOOA, Wash., May 28,—Mrs. Elisa beth smth. wife of Jerry K. Smth. died here laat evening at 7 o'clock, of typhoid pneumonia. She had been confined to her bed for two weeks. She was born in Indiana In IMS living there until 5 years of age, then raiat over, land to Oregon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vaughn. She waa twice mar. ried. her first husband being William Beth* a widower with three daughters, Mrs. John Catto. deceased; Mrs. Mayne, of Seattle, and Mrs. Davis, of Spokane. Four children were born to them, and are still living, Ed. Charles, Reuben and Nel lie. who is Mrs. Martin Anderson. Mr. Belts died In ÜBl. In 1883 his wid ow waa married to Jerry K. Smith, who had one eon. Donald. Mra. Smith has made her home in Bucoda for twenty-two yearn Mr. Smith waa one of the men who bulk, the old penitentiary at thia place. He has been an Invalid for nine yean, tiro of which he waa confined to his bed. Mrs. Smith's death is keenly felt by the whole community, and doubly so by her husband, for she g»ve him her constant attention, never leaving him, except when she could assist some sick friend. Deceased was a member of the Method ist Episcopal church. In the words of her husband, "she was a good woman." The funeral services wers held at 3 o'clock today at her late residence, and she was laid to rest in Forest Grove cem etery. Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer. GOLDENDALE, Wash., May ».-Rev. Carlos Spalding, a Klickitat pioneer, who was burled Wednesday by Baker poet of the O. A- -R. of which he was a member, was 74 years old at the time of death. He was a native at Vermont, and came to Klickitat twenty years ago from the state of Michigan, after having served gallantly in the rebellion for the cause of the Union. By his death the Methodist Episcopal church of Klickitat loses one of its best members and workers. He was a loyal friend of the late Father Wilbur, who did so much to Christianize tbe Klick itat Indians ax Fort Simcoe who were a most benighted and pagan people before the late Pacliic pioneer of 1849 made bis advent at Fort Simcoe from his mission ary labors, which Held in early days in cluded Washington, Oregon and Northern California. Jobs R. Wolfsklll. WOODLAND, Cal., May 25.-John R. Wolfskill, a pioneer settler of Yolo and Solano counties, died here this morning, aged 93. He was the first white man who ever set foot in this part of the country, having ootae to California la 1891 Paaeral of Frank J. McCoppia. BAN FRANCISCO. May 28.-The funeral of the late postmaster, Frank J. MrOoppin, was held at St. Mary's cathedril today and was most Impressive. Four hundred post men In uniform escorted the remains of their dead chief from his former residence to the cathedral and from thence to tho cemetery. A large number of prominent citizens attended the funeral, and tho casket was literally buried with floral trib utes. Among the floral pieces was an itn • mense floral envelope, addressed to "Our Postmaster," from the employes of the poatofflea DR.GRIFFIN THE SWINDLER len(Miee< for Attcmpltag to Black mall Duimair-Maar Vic tims on the Coast. SAN FRANT-ISOO. May St.-Dr. Gust a- V'JS Hamilton Griffin, who has disappeared from New York, leaving behind nmneropa victims mourning the loss of th«4r cash and wondering what had become of the smooth-tongued quadroon physician. 1* well known all over ths Pacific coast. In 1888 Griffin bonded an immense tract of coal land ta British Columbia and endeav ored to sea out at an advance of 1500,000 to Robert Dtmsraulr. The deal fell through and Griffin was so exasperated that he wrote many anonymous letters to Duns muir. threatening the latter's life. He was finally arrested in Victoria, B. C., was con victed and sentenced to flvs years' penal servitude for blackmail. During Griffin's trial it developed that the quadroon doctor was an all-round crook. His real name Is Jean Baptist e Le Blanc. He la the son of a French plumb er and a negress, and was born on the Island of Hayti. He left the Island at an early age and went to England and then to Parts, finally t>etng engaged as valet to Gustavus Griffin. M. D.. B. A., who was a prominent member of the French academy. Le Blanc picked up many of the forms of good society while In Dr. Griffin's employ. In March. I*B6, Le Blanc or Griffin was arrested in Los Angeles on a charge of embezzlement. He had started & bogus champagne company there some months before and succeeded in swindling various people out of sums aggregating $25 000. Le Blanc Jumped his ball, fled to Victoria, and was there convicted as stated above. H» was released in December, 1&92. dIIRAXTISE CONFLICT SETTLED. Sao Francisco Collector Will Recoff ni*r tile. Federal Office rs. SAX FRANCISCO, May 25.-Dr. M. J. Ro-i-uau, of the quarantine board, re ceived 'rem President McKlnley today his ss national quarantine officer th< port of San Francisco. This ap pointment i> the result of the investiga tion made by ex-Gov. West. -.vho came here fr->m Washington to in'o the conflict of authority Federal and stgte quarantine officer*. The ontrovt-rsy Is now settle'V a.-* the collector of customs haa teen Instructed to m-ognlze the quar antine certificate* ssued bv the Kelsrul officers. The decision of Dr. quarantine c,»#en will iv rtnaJ. Ah Vong'j Handiomc Daochtrr Cap- SAN FANCIBCO, May SS.-The an nouncement is ma.li* in tnis city that on Jun-- « neat another of the beautiful daughters of the n.-aithy Ch?n«a« mer chant of Honolulu. Ah Fong. I* to raarry . n American. The prospective gr.om is Wiliia» A. HnsbeU, formerly of thif c!ty. >«<• of the m.ist prominent lawyer* of the Hawaiian capital. Miw Helen Ah V • | li MM to N» mere beautiful" thhn h' r mtr * whose marriage to ('upt, Whlt- Ins- of the United States navy, created a proround sensation two year* ago. »E H. B." WVMKRV 1 TRAVELED. Lamher Was i.-mrt by the Bark SAN FRANCISCO May 3.-Private ad \ i-«« from Sydney to the owner of the American hark Oregon Just received fur nish the solution of th** mystery sumnmd i*i« th- discovery on the San**ij coa*l of drifting i umber marked "B. H. K." It now DEATHS. ■*r. Charles SpaUlag. TO «KD A CHISRSE 11 It TOE. (urea k liuooialo Lattrrr Ormua la a llnrrleaae. BERNHARDT TESTIFIES. Declares Her Healti Benefited by Paine's Celery Compound. The enthusiasm and the curiosity pro voked my Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has never been equalled in the history of the stage. One talks vaguely of genius, tem perament, quick intelligence, passion, nervous mobility, grace, smile, voice, charm, poetry—Mme. Sarah Bernhardt has them aIL Bernhardt is today as enthusiastic in her profession Is though her career were before her. She works as assiduously dur ing rehearsals as though each perform ance were her "first night." No one is more conscientious in all mat ters pertaining to her life work. She knows the Incalculable value of health, strength and high spirits as thoroughly as she comprehends the terms of her con tract*. and no one knows better than she how essential to her artistio success is a vigorous nervous system. Mme. Bernhardt writes the following letter: "I beg leave to state that, according to your Instructions, I have used Paine's celery compound, and I am oonvlnced that it is the most powerful nerve strengthener that can be found. "It is with the greatest pleasure that X send you my sincere testimonial. Truly yours, Sarah Bernhardt." Good health Is within the reach of every one. not only the wealthy and famous, but the poor as well, who will rely on Paine's celery compound. 11l health and disease are not natural. One should not compromise with them. No one should give in to neuralgia, rheu matism or heart trouble when Palne's cel ery compound is vouched for to drive them entirely out of the system. It has appears that the Oregon encountered a hurricane when some thirty days out from this port and lost her deck load of lumber, consisting of 40,000 feet. THE WHEELING STANDS THE TEST. Kew Gonbest Promise* to Exceed Re qslremrnti. SAN FRANCISCO. May 28.-The accept ance trials of the gunboat Wheeling com menced today. Nineteen runs at speeds varying fr:m 5.83 to 13.7 knots, over tbo measured mile course off Bluff point, were msde In order to determine the Bpeed rev olution curve for the vessel. Everything worked satisfactorily except in the thir teenth run. when the boilers primed, while steaming at eleven knots, and the engines had to bo slowed down while the water carried over was drained from them. The four consecutive hours' trial will take place tomorrow, back and forth over a coarse running northwest from Hunter's point to Red ROCK, twelve miles in length. The required speed for this vessel is the same as that in uie case of the Marietta twelve knots per hour—and there i 9 little doubt that she Is able to exceed It by three knots, as did her sister a tup. DnrranC* Witness aa Old Offender. ..OS ANGELES. May 28--A search of the police records of this city has devel oped the fact that the old soldier, W. T. Bryant, who claims to have evidence of Pastor Gibson's complicity In the Lament murder, was once sentenced to serve two years for burglary In Los Angeles. His real name is to be Sid Brown. The Lllr to Visit Her Ranch. SAN FRANVISOO. May 28.-Mr* Lang try. the sctresa, will arrive ir. California for a abort visit about Juiy 1. She intends to make extensive improvements on the Lake county place, important amon* them being the restocking of the farm with the intention of breeding high-eiass cattle and horses. San Frnnrisco Invites XcKialejr. SAN FRANCISCO. May > -In view of the fa<-» that President McKlnley contem plate* a visit as far west as Sfllt Lake, the Chamber of Commerce of this city has for warded a letter of Invitation requesting him to extend his trip tc this Co*«t. MrKlnlrr's inrle a tnndidate. SAN* FRANCISCO, M ly 3 —Among the candidate* for th«> office cf po*t master In jv-t? city .iro Joseph N My. Hsrry I. I>>dge and Benjamin McKiniey, uncle of the prtfldent. nan«rn HJ» l.lffß*e. SAN Mi-ai.—Capt Lct.'« of the stejm'-r TlUaraook. ha* ha 1 Ms lieensa taken away from him for tnirty days. AM.EIX I* PKBWU SO* GRATA. Tarkey Objrrli to Hln» mm Ea»«r Ei- ♦ raordlnwry. NEW Y«">RK. May 39 -A to the Tribune from Wa*hintgon say#: The sal tan of Turkey object* to receiving Jam.* B. Angeli AS envoy extraordinary an I plenipotentiary of *he ■. • -•* d States la Constantinople Though as a rule the gjv»rmment is not bousid to stat#- reason* for considering a minister persona non grsta. the objections to Prof. Angeil are said to he based upon h;« connection with missionary societies in this country. Irrlgat loai Right* Isrslved. DENVER May 2*-A special to the Re publican from Santa Fe says: "Hie United States marshal's 02&.e hex® received today done so in thousands of carefully observed cases. The nervous debility, sleeplessness and kidney disorder that seem so threatening and disheartening lose their hopeless, des perate character when one taken Paine's celery compound to drive them out of the system. Many a woman worn out by exciting, anxious work, will find her strength brought back in a wonderful manner and her overtaxed nerves regulated and nour ished by the use of Palne's celery com pound. Palne's celery compound braces and Invigorates the relaxed nervous sys tem and eradicates harmful humors from the blood. It makes the appetite hearty and the digestion thorough; it perma nently cures indigestion, a sluggish action of the liver, and drives out rheumatism, neuralgia and blood Impurities. Every trace of nervous exhaustion or kidney or liver weakness is removed by Palne's cel ery compound. There are no more striking examples of the great practical value of Palne's celery compound than is heard from the lips of women who have been made well by its vitalizing action. It increases the volume of the blood in the arteries and makes it more capable of feeding the body. It creates a bearty ap petite and urges upon the tired nerves and brain the nourishing elementa they lack, but are Flow to extract rrom the blood when it Is in a sluggish, unhealthy condi tion. The blood becomes ruddy and pure: Its circulation Is hastened, and every func tion of the body—the brain among the first—feels the fresh impulse of returning health from the of Paint's celery compound. from Distript Judge D. J. Bants, of Silver City, a writ of Injunction against the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company re straining that corporation from construct ing any dam across the Rio Grande or otherwise obstructing the flow of this so called International navigable stream in New Mexico. The case Is very Important to Colorado and New Mexico, as It ipvolves the irrigation rights of the Rio Grande river. DOUBLE HAMGIMG 12V CHICAGO. Colored Mnrderers Pay tke Peaalty of Their Crimes. CHICAGO, May 28.-W. T. Powers and J. Lattiraore, hoth colored, were hanged to day. It was the flrst double ex<-wtion since thn hanging of the anarchists In 1887. Both men walked unassisted to the scaffold. Neither had anything to say. Powers, who was 23 years old. was em ployed by John J. Murphy, a saloon keeper, and on th<* night of I>3*-oraber 29 la. 1 * fole into Murphy's bedroom and beat his head to a pulp with a SK ove poker. The object was robbery. John Lattirrore and Henry R jcker were convicted of the murder of Louis Marvec on the tow path of the drainage canal near fiummlt, November 29 last. Rucker con fessed. and WAS given a twenty-ftva year sentence. Lattimore's age was 36. Seattle People I* Xew York. Speeinj Correspondence. NEW YORK, May 22,-Hon and Mrs. Thomas Burke will leave for their home in Seattle on Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Juljre H. G. Bond left today for Cali fornia and Washing;on stats. He will stop over at many place* on business on his way. Mr. Rond said he would prob abl'- be In Seattle by June 5. Mrs. James McNaught and Miss Mr- Naught expect to reach SeattK where they will speni the ensuing summer sea son. about the lst of June. E. F Wittier, at one time a street rail way magnate of Seattle, now with a lanre St. Lou!.« business house, is in New York for a few days. L. W. Getchell, a Seattle nrining man, came to the city on Thursday, and regis tered at the Hoffman. S. G. Dorr, of S»s»»tle, was here during the early part of the week. Fremont Cole. who. with his wife and darghtor. has made a tour of ;;h« country, came back here on Monday. lorwrnl Unrkcr* to Strike. i NEW YORK, May 28—A «tatement enable by Ivader 3t'ho*n(«:M today Indi cates that the entire host of garment workers of Greater New York will ho f ra:; t d r, i» Monday. Th< se number T>;* Children'* Jackei Makers' Union hat sueee« d«»d In forcing eighteen eon tractor*, empioyinje 3»*> hands. and five who!***!* manufacturers to wncMc to tr.etr de- ; m&nds. It was report#"! I-day that fifty thr*c manufacturer* and 116 clothing COR. tractors had yielded to the demand. They emp'oy hands. Th» new agre« 'nc-nt provide* ar tncre.-.s?* of waitcs and the ■ abolition of the task and piece- work sy»- • um. Rrokrr* I adrf taMl feint eat. NEW YORK. May 2* -Indictments B?-»!nst Owt'W W. and I> O. Clapp. brok ers of Chicago and New YorSu who fail" 1 recently. w»-re found by the gtund Jury to day Th<; wen cam -1 are under arrest In Chicago. The complainant, Albert H««*e. alleges that he pat up with tiiem s3,'JU*> as margin on fSft 99t worth of slock the day the firm fa:lod. The liability* of the firm are ISM..** and the assets nominal Wagner's band. Sunday. Madison park. I Ml US IM|. : AlMit 9M LailM* Fwer U«tlief Belts, with m| ■UmIiH pmn, black* bnwi, Im. luaot, ury mmafr 1 ! naplc Nm» m BARGAIN PRICES. , ' : • U4lm* Wnw»«(% (■ torn mrUtr •f style, WattMi back, y»kt freat. Ittc4 Ualacat mtly triami far- Ix AQ_ HJ A merlr |l4B aa« »1.50. At "OC H teas* WlnrtT fii Ui flnTii*- ktMUfhi c»hrat<*r«4 aat eeal- <f C ftn l, v Iof«< edge*, Tulit far Me, l«iv ■ La4l««' Hrradan law, klaek, taa ui axklaad* taafc la aalci, high KTLr** 18c a Pair. Fa Mr Milllaary ««fckaa». Safc 80 m 4 la larva vwMy> aiatra, gwi aliMf laaaa stripe ud leap wis*. O VamJ ▼alae far SOa ui Tie, teday U 1 2-clasp 911k Glwm la fclaek aaS QSn a D a |- taa, all slsaa, tka latcat aavelty, OCFW <4 I^CUR !t«w Waist Sets, »w Velllaars, Hew Lace Xeekweaiv Hi Cats ui Cellars, New Parasola, oral wrrnu tin twi evbruo, E. W. NEWHALL & Cft Cor. S*coa4 AT. H4 Madlaoa St "Tt KKISH MISTTEB." The Gitranrdlaar)' V*rlrtjr of RMtl Over Wkifh the Saltan Rales. The sultan of Turkey may be * very In efficient ruler, but when we blame hin» for not carrying out the promised reform* without hitch or delay, we do not treat him with that fair play of whleh wo are so proud as a nation. Owing to the cxtraor* dinary variety of races and creed* over which ho rules, hi* difficulties ere almost insurmountable, and it is doubtful whether he or any one else will ever succeed in making Turkey a land of peace and har mony. says the St. James Gasette. There are no fewer th<m seven aaaln di visions of races In the European and Asian provinces. In Europe both the Greeks and Albanians are as numerous as the Ottoman Turks, each contingent num. boring about 1,000.000, according to the best authorities. Constantinople Itself has Just as diversified a mixture aa the kingdom generally, and only 3&5.000 of its 575,000 In habitants are Mussulmans, the) Greeks numbering 153,000 and the Armenians 150.- 000. But In Asia there are twice as many Ottomans as all other races put together. The Turks proper consist at Ottomans, Yurouk* and Turkomans. The names have something terrible In their very sound to us, but travelers unite in describing the Ottomans as honorable and humane men, although they can light when It comes-to blows. The Turkomans live a pastoral life, while tho Yurouka are nomadic and there fore not easily subjected to law. Although the Greeks and the Albanians are regarded as belonging to the sams Graeco-Latln race, tho latter are for the most part Mussulmans. Some of the Al« banians are Roman Catholics and other* are of the Greek church, and the two slightly divergent sects hate each other aa cordially as Parnelhtoa and antl-Parnell ites. But, whatever the form of faith, they prefer robbery as a mean* at livelihood to any other Industry, At the same time they are of a fine physical type and make splendid soldiers; but they treat their women like oxen, and, although they dress In rich clothes of the fashion of the Scot tish Highlands, they have a herror of soap. In fact. It is said that they put on thHr clothes once for all and never take them off. In the event oi war the Albanians would probably Ugh! for th« sultan. The Greeks have not penetrated very far In hind. but have scattered themselves along the coast of both European and Astatlo Turkey, where they are always on Ihe lookout to put money in their purse. To gether with the Jews and the Armenians, they do nearly all the trading and banking of the country, and make a very good thing out of It. In spite of the sultan's misrule, the Grw*s immigrate In Increas ing number every year, which makes one think that, they must be « singularly im prudent people, or that Abdul la not so very much damned after all. Armenians and their exterminators, the Kurds, a r* botto sprung from a Persian stock. The Kurds live in the mountains and are not precisely the kind of people one would care to set about reforming. &XW wy then* are an even million of them; others say there are over twd mil lions. They keep the sultan In perpetual hot water, being very bad Moslems. But they are very enterprising. cl»ts»lly 4n slay ing Armenians and stealing their neigh bor* roods. When not thus engaged they rear rttttle, sheep and goats; and they differ in no wey from their anceetore as described by Xenophon. Armenia was a portion of Weetern Airta. between the Cas pian sea and A*«a Minor, but It has suf fered the fate hi Poland, and the Arera niarus ar« now almost as scattered as the Jews. They number a>»out two and a half million*, and are Intelligent people *rPh « particular talnsu for trade and bank ing. The Kurds would probably fight on ths side of the Turks, and We alt know what *4de rhe ArmoiUsnx would take. The Semitic race hM many farniU»»* In Turkey. There are the Jew* who. iterse outed everywharo, took refugo in Turkey; th« <*r**k. church UtronilM. who ar« the deadly foew of t'beir neighborn. the Druses, the Druses, of th* Mahometan faiih. brave an l temperate men. who take neither wine Tt-ar tofoao>co nnd who de*te»t the Ms non ius. th" OuMtAno. .Th» are Christian* of a ->n, I'iu* Ar«*r,A. of witom there art four or fire million*. awl who, thowch hok'Ung the *ame religious vi«-ws a* the sultan, are ht» loveie-rate encmiea, and the By run! 1 . Then th»T" IK tho ft<» r.%- » of Clr> **- >Un<. who *re differentia!'-d from most of rfce mW inhabitants by the fact that rb»-v work foV a Kving: the la**e« and the Gjrp wea. It few supjxw* : th.it, in the event of war. 'he L*tm an»J • as well as the Tartar*. Tarouk* and Turkoman*, would support the euitjn and Til.* Ottoman subjects, while the- Albanians and the Kurd* might, hut probably would not. ap poee him. The LarffMt Po«lfry Farm. Ts*ae Wilbur of Littl" romptnn. L. 1., la autd to have tne largest poultry farm In the world. Be ships from 130 <W> to liW.OA® daaen ergs a year. He keej»a hi* fowl* on the colony plan, housing about forty In a hous* »iW or *xl2 feet tn slaw. theae houses h*-lng about 130 feet apart, set out Jn lon* rows over the gently sloping fields. He h*» V*) of the e house*, scattered over three or four field*. The food is loaded into a low wagon, which to driven shout to each houae in turn, the attendant fad ing as he goes; at the afternoon feed the egg* are collected, """he fowl* are fed twice a day. The morning food is a masb of cooked vegetable* and mixed meals; this mash Is made ur» In the aftemocr of the day before. The afternoon feed is whole corn the year around. Marble should be washed with a soft ra* and soap and tepid water; then wipe dry. Stain* can be taken out with sand Brainy Biyft Means.. Sharp SeHtaj PACTS AND BAMMIM I BUYERS. Coming to see ns today? ' Gentlemen, ute city «» MM clothing, if you buy with yeot «p Buy your clothing as we tNf if your eyes open. Qfen'ii strictly all-wocl tM | cas&imere SUITS Single breasted or round e*t m or* blue, black, oxford n| |M tures, sold elsewher* for MlO SB.OO. Men's fine Imported vmMjflt tweed and c&sstmere SUITS Blue, black ard fancy iheiH « frock styles—our regular t&H |2O suits, and all worth It Oi $12.50. Men's fine Imported wtoM M mere Trousei New styles In check, string •! mixtures, perfect fit ting worth $5, our price $3.50. Bee our magnificent Furnishings In our wind** m coLDEssof st | * froritW* He. 80S rt»et Aveaae, 7 On a red hot L day Hires tween yoti and the V/ /! j|P|w fects of the hdt j HIM 1 Hrti the cati <f* rect Oeti