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THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.
VOL. XXXIV.. NO. 143.
Here Are Values That Will
Interest Shrewd Grocery Buyers
Evaporated Pratt- I Carolina Wee-
Wlffc Jplt« taken out, < cent# p«v 4 Berry aonewhat broken: otherwise
PO' I I"* 1 M Kood *e the Letter grade
3 i cenu per pound.
Evaporated Pears— **e«l Barley—
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Castes—
Evaporated Plans-
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SEATTLE. WASHINGTON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1898.—TWELVE PAGES.
MI;
mii Mi.
Bound Over for Appearance
at the Next Term.
THEN RELEASED ON BAIL.
Evidence Consists Largely of His
Letters to Hopkins.
Amih< Is lam«T«4 kjr tkc Testl
wmomr UO His COUMI Make
Krfiaau Bat VaaTalliaf At
teafla ta Ltara Uha Is Hekta4
tkc Prowcatle»-Mr. Quy Bays
the Prateeatlaa Is Braagkt for
Palttteal Elect, That All Ills
Flaaaelal Traasaettoas With the
Baalc Were Strictly Legitimate.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 6. - United
States Senator Quay, his son. Richard R.
Quay, and Charles H. McKee. of Pitts
burg, law partner of Gov. WaJter
Lyon, appeared before Magistrate Jertaon,
In this city, this afternoon, to answer to
the charge of conspiracy in the alleged
misuse of public moneys in connwtion
with Jo&ns Hopkins, former cashier of the
People's bank, of this city, who commit
ted suicide soon after the failure of the
bank, in M-ireh last. Ex-State Treasurer
Hay ward. for whom a warrant is issue*!
In connection with the conspiracy, was not
in court, but u is promised that he will be
here on Friday to answer to his accuser.
Bail Fixed at |IS,<MM).
After a hearing lasting throe hour*. Sen
ator Quay and his eon and Mr. McKe«
were bound over for appearance at the
next term of court. Bail wa-; fixed at 15,000
in each case, David H. Lane, a local po
litical leader, giving bail. The case now
goes on the list for trial in November.
The testimony produced by District At
torney Graham was in the i-hape of about
twenty letters and numerous telegrams
covering a period from September, 1.597, to
February. ISttS. addressed by Senator Quay
to Cashier Hopkins, directing the purchase
and tale of latg blocks of stocks an! ar
rangir.g for the piaffing of margins, a Set
ter from State Treasurer Haywood to the
president of the People's bank, a letter
and telegram fr.m Haywoud to the cash*
ler of the Peoples bank, and a private
memorandum book of Cashier Hopkins.
The lawyers r< pre--*ntint* the accused
fought hard against the introduction of
the latter, claiming thit the bank's books,
and not a more memorandum, should be
offered, but it went in as evidence never
theless.
District Attorney'* Stntrmenti.
Tho district attorney averred that the evi
dence h- x produced showed that Senator
Quay had th--> use of 5200.000 of the state's
deposit of over S3OO, WO in the People's hank
for stock speculation: that the state treas
urer placed 1100/JOO of state funiia in th<?
People'* bunk on cnJ t: -n that the amount
of money be loaned to Senator Quay's son.
and that there was a regular assignment
of interest on state depot-its in the P ople's
bark to certain accounts, one-third of it
g :n* to Mr. McKee.
Who In Heaponaihlr for Itf
The attorneys for the defense opened the
proceedings with a fruitless effort to t cure
from the d'-strict attorney the rimes of the
person a resp :r.sibl"i for the pn*. -ution
There were only three w.:n<:■*»> a. The. first
was Thomas W. Parlow, receiver of *he
people's bank, who is also a special assist*
ant district attorney.
Albert L. Tal»'r. re -ei vin? teller cf the
Pea; It * bar.k. !• -"j{S i th' handwriting In
the bo kas that -f the ashler. J hrs H
kins, and also identified a r.iimin cf 1
ter» as written by S> ni: r Quay art Tr-;is
urer Haywood. A number of these letiors?
w.-re put in ev.l. nee, one fr :r. Tr> t- urer
Haywood to Pr <d--nt M Mar..-a. s.tyir<
i J*" Mt f>{ state fMril would t„. ~
the flkiw.n* week ar.d that Richard Quay
be allowed to borrow sis>> *'•).
All through the ordeal. Senator Quav
bore an air of composure lie prompt. 1
h.s ;.»«>-.•? fr'- j'i -.fly ar: • .» i u !<n?<*n;
cn every point raided.
Qu»f >lnk<-» a *>tstrinrnt.
The senator toni«ht. in to an
irq ,:ry for a statement, saidt
"I •- r;k : a- no ere who was present at
the hea- * '.ay en - rta : s any doubt a«
to the tr;: - -fu'.-ess of :h»> charge,
r : 1<- k v mv -ovir.s-' that th;? Pr »- ••
» :Vy a nen-ies of mine
who hi !>. * s ■ rid t*** d.-*r. *
attorr > ar.d w.. not permit h;m to reveal
ther names, and that their ocfc purp-.is*
was to msrufs ,-ture oarr-a ctj 1 :• ra'ur*
by f3>. a « that eniM rn bt met an.l
answered en -•»; • en a t- *1 :n .-•.>urt.
"As to the -' * rates •*■>. j have
f m;--* • s to «>\ ?at they are aV late
ly fa se »n !*' . > w '".out four l.t-.on. •
ha: < a.» tys v u? an i ' rt »uh tr.t* i- -
r . s Ki *. ar.d ave frequently instructel
Mr Ii ; . - to have b- k- : r» ' y f r me
?• k* w v ,-h I thought ; k v to r-e
a> .• t • ;; ,y w»r- a! W.I ■ S ; . . it ; * w • :
rr v own a>or«y or opw my own credit,
sn* i.->od ' .* er*; f
fr P • '. -a \ -
i f - - *. ■' > iv - 1 •: ~»i\ -' t • y ♦
•- a<• r ' * *e -f «to k was ev--r b-° f r
rr .«: r .;:reeti> r r ! re. -.v w:th
»*f rr.-r.'V, a-.d r-y Setter- w-.. -t *«-re
c.rf»-r«d sn ev Ur.'?, tfe*m-- 'v. s -ar'.y
show t « Nr«J ! I ev- ' h v.> ;• <? :i .»
cr b-r.e'-.r. tHbtt «l.rect'v or i: :
' the •\' r. t * c~ * p* r" " ' »■ : f ■ j.
j s:»'e * mmmy on depo#-.: :n th»* Pt .<
h ' N r : . 1 ever ban f m hark
fe . an of a s os'.e d; !.«»• t-e-a?i»« ?r th*
d •:t w.-t.h :t cf the star-'s \ r
; d > I ewe : e Pe :;•>'* hark a f.r.c'* j- -- v
} for every o- :*r I bcrrowed fr a it was
prrr*er!y pa 1 by Tie at ma: irstv.
\ As -o my .-o' i tr»»r« totiA- -a *».
r-rfo-tly iegtt'-ra**. I h»d r-"*h rr what
ever to i 3 *;t- »* •- p: tha hi ..r-g
. f. ■ co:.r i-r y « :is ab.. 'v to pay the
at tt.aiu.'itj, I fc.a paptr,
| oad it «u at niAtung
PILLAGER INDIANS KILLIITED STATES SOLDIERS
Desperate Battle Fought With Gen. Bacon's Men
HOSTILES FIRED THE FIRST SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Veterans of the Santiago Campaign Known to Have Been Wounded—Newspaper Cor
respondents Said to Have Been Slain—Unfounded Report That the Entire
Command Has Been Massacred—Reinforcements Start for Front.
01 fefS'fefe'fc 9S i* ftrtfcfltL ft : > : * ft + ft ft' ft
i GEN. BACON'S ENTIRE COMMAND REPORTED SLAIN BY THE HOSTILES. 4
, 4
y C.T. PAUL, Oct. s—An unconfirmed rumor has reached here that the force of 100 it
y soldiers under Gen. Bacon has been massacred by the Indians at Leech lake. A 4
9 Brainerd operator says this reported massacre is true. 4
+ 4 4 4 4 4 ■ 4 <4 4 4 4 ;•4::4 4*4444 4 <4 * 4 + -4 4 * 4 4 '4 4 4 4 4
MINNEAPOLIS. O -t. 5.—A special to
the Journal from Walker, Minn., savsi
A terrific battle was fought at 11 o'clocx
this morning. thirty miles from Walker,
cleat to Bear island. The detachment of
V'. men under Qen. Bar n was landed on
i' c. point shortly af;>r Sa. m Th* lani
jr x was affected with considerable ditß
- .ity, owing to a hieh sea.
V*- - landing a s rtle of the bush was
nile in all directions Tie soldirs went
through the thi It un-hrgrc-wth very care
f and with ev< ry precaution taken
asn.nst ambush. Nc Indians were seen
until nearly 11 o'tlo'k.
(ilrnrk Don n by Klrat Shot.
The men were then ordered to line up
ir op»>r. "lace n.fi'.r the shore *f the .ake.
r were iraw'n and preparaiions made
' - dir.: r. The erd-r to make coffee had
I a gt*«l tad tre soldiers were standing
... umn fnrmaf when the nrst shot
was *":r-- d It came from the Bcgahme G»
<• rks .se The bail struck Ed Harris,
et-marshal of V* * ker, a h&if-brccd, a.-d
arm was broken.
T >• »..« "he ?'?-■•» Im'-mdiatelT the
; ... % >--am- K' net .5 from all directions,
j. -h • n *h ■ ~*me from every
b-isb. Three of G--n Baeon's men dropped.
They were at nee a tried '0 the mar.
>!»-n *;»rtnn t» Cover.
T-» verv instant the first shot was
f +ri ev, ttii's its the comer and sprang
f, - covtT Without Wiltirg for ord-rs Ivke
a ".ass the Ma' >-o :tnn vanished, and not
» r st, w i» to be *-» n't the » men who
-yj erect but ar. instant before, except
b«r* ar * there a Urle patch wntre a gray
tat m:«ht be made cut,
1 h-nrl Capt- Bacon's voice high atove
—. ► r.i. a imtr.ish.rg t.ie mer The sen
era'. a- -•■!* s *r\ z :• up. and su;ported by
iiaj. '»S locked ri«ii: vie ejes
Id Hks red Aovm*.
Near Leech Lake.
j "Steady, men." he called; "keep cool,
j now, keep cool."
Indians Drop at Plrtl Toller.
Aca:n there came a voU« y from the In
diana, and that was what the troops had
been waiting for. The JCrag-Jorgensons
opened up with a frightful rattle Just as
j the pillager* made a terrific ru.«#t. Half a
! doten of them dropped, and the rest fell
tack, yelling !tke fien<it» Incarnate.
I don't kn w bow many Indians there
were hut h- re mnrt have h--n '.2S or ?»•.
IJeut. Morrison, with a Squal cf tw-nty
men. male a r to prevent the re* npture
of Old Msh <J*K>d. a very choice scoundrel,
and Bip Dway We Dung "Hie man.hu s
| bad there men under arr»st, and a rescue
would certainly have been effected, hut
I.;* ;t_ Morrason yelled "Charge," and t-s
squad mattered the copper-coiored gang.
{ By this time the troo?.* were ur i-r v
| er. The Indian** were Sr:r.ir in a desultory
; way, and the order was given to charge,
i The sold >rs rose, ducking and dropping
j like grasshoppers. They made the most of
' the opportunity.
Men W iiunded on Tuclmku.
Suddenly a volley wis flr-i by the In
i d.n« at the steam tug F' 'fa. whim lay
i off shore. A * ore cf bullets tore t; -ir
i way through the woodwork of the V>a'
! 3r.d every mis, except the pilot, sought
| cover. Some biased away In return with
I revolvers, bu; the rm*» *m too ' '• njC- A
| \. 'ev wt« then fir® - ? at the ttig Chief of
DulJth. Ir.*T*c'or Tr.ker wa# shot throiigh
*.">• |»f an i his xs»t sie*ves torn to
r:' hons by another hall. The Flora steam
ed for ta* a<ency und-:r orders from Mir
s , il O'Connor, who was on board, to as
sist the men under Lieut. Humphrey,
had been left there, O'Connor escaped
death by a miracle. The Indians fired a
j volley directly a* him.
Brill, a newspaper correspondent, and
i aUo touch! fcr»veij wlUi rcY&.rara.
: The etc rsman of my tug, the Jcnr.i*, was
i shot through the arm «\i?h a Winchester
| tali. He is very h i iiy hurt.
for' Keinfiirrewi'nU.
f
Th • l::diatiS gave us a full \ollry, and
we ptailed out on board the Flora when
she siarted fur reinfor ements. On ix?ard
wire Marc had O'f'onoor, Deputy Morrison
end Indian Sutherland and an la
d'an prisoner und' r a triard of a c. rporal.
A gaard of the tr.< n under OwptrsJ NVt
t- koven was ,-<nt with the Flora She will
r»turn at oin'e with rations and ammuni
tion.
Uout. Humphrey wu» white with rage
when the new* reached him. His men nave
already started for the front. The are of
the Krag-Jorgetuicns. twenty m •»> -dletant,
is distinctly aeard from this point. Th< y
have been banging away ail the aft-, r r , >n.
Foar Vildlrr* Killed, Niiif \%oMnd«-d.
A man Just ir. eays the soldiers have lost
fur killed and r.sne wour ded up to date.
Bacon's m«n have their blood up. The
flghtire TMrd has ««< n its ii-al Bear isl
and, a* well as its lang'-r is vicinity, will
| be gutt'd.
(>ru. Banm tntren«-li«'d.
j The Indians had fired twenty-five shots
i -' jre the troo; s r<-*urn-d their firp. Gen.
j Bacoa w-.i intrench himself tonight and
; awa t rcirfor ••tner.ts. Th" wounded city
? mar-hal of Walker was brought home tin
der a R»*l Crc sj» f*ag aV»ard t■* Flora.
H- will recover, hut n,s l-fe is r. t worm
| a p.Efh of tr r. v*. so long as there are
. ary Bear Jsia* i Indians remaining in the
i country. Marsi'-ju O'Connor and Deputy
: Marshal She»han behaved with utmost
f bravery. The latter en old man of 49.
| the hem of F rt R.lgely. stood y»Jling
| at the men to k'-ep thetr h- ads d -tn w u%
j h;r.'.j-if sv«n»d;ng ere»-t a; 1 bar* eided.
j Y.-ung LJeu:. Morrtaon was plucky. lis
1 ca 'm* TArMb
• '• v ' jr-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
■BOB
umsoiir.
If "Camp Horrors" Existed,
He Was to Blame,
FULL POWER OF RELIEF*
No Lack of Food and No Inatten
tion, Except in Bare Cases.
Rewrote That the lM»rr»tlo* Has
Goae Abroad That Hl* Nea. Wk*
W«f« Heroic, Have Bf» Plaefi lm
a Falac Llfkt as C»aplalMn«
Boratoa Smym Cmm» Thomae Wu
Healthy—Kvil« Trarrable to tfca
Caateea— *0 Army Em Sapyllci
*• Lavishly aa the Araerlcaaa, aa<§
the Admialat ration Is Blasaelees.
WASHINGTON. Oct 5.-Gen. Wheelef
resumed his testimony t*;fora the w«r in
vestigation commission today. The exami-
nation on the Sine of the New York World
charges was resumed. He said if there
were any "camp horrors" on August 27. as
charged, the commander of the camp tGeiu
Wheeler himself) was responsible for ll«
for ho had full power to furnish relief.
There probably were individual rases of
suffering, but as a rule, he said, he knew
the soldiers were well eared for. There
certainly was no Jack of food.
Gen. Wheeltr admitted that in many In
stances there wer« men ill in their com
j any quarters. Often men not very ill pre
ferred not to go to hospitals, and the hos-
pitals were too crowded to make room for
them.
Sum? time was spent on the charge that
Gen. Wheeler had said that Gen. Kagaa,
chief commissary of subsistence, had coun
terman ie 1 an order of his for supplies.
This had occurred, he said, but it was due
to a misconstruction of general orders.
t'h> atrtan Wai Tlretl Oat.
Gen. Whee'.er also explained the circum
stance* concerning tha death of Private
Hugh Parrott.
"My inquiry," he said, "developed the
fact thai I>r. Tabor was a little gruff t®
the men. but it also developed the fact that
he had proved so efficient in the field thai
they were devoted to him and had petition
ed for his retention fn the army."
This, he thought, was one of tho«e in
dividual cases of neglect, and he thought
it was to be explained by the fact that Dr.
Tabor was probably ill himself. He found
this to be true in oth«r cas*s, and had re
mon«:rated with physicians for being Irri
table wah patients.
\\ hr .Soldiers Kell Dow a.
Gen. Whwlfr said it was true that many
soldiers would fall on the streets. Ho
thought all of th«m had been weakened
by th«ir experience in Cuba, and moat of
thrm ha 1 the serins of fever In them. It
wu not strange, therefore, if eome of tho
men had fallen to the ground at Wlkoff.
The general took up a statement attrib*
uted to Dr. Senn concerning the atnka. ll*
sa:d the sinks were covered every how
with r!th« r erirth or lime. He had examin
ed the srounl and found that the soil wag
not porous. He also that other phy
sic-ians di t not agre<- with l>r. Btnn as to
the danger from typhoid. There was no
outbreak of fever auch as Gen. Senn had
predicted; hen e It was a false prophecy.
\nsr of .Ilia Mm Complained.
He admitted a>o In reply to a charge
attributed to I>r. Cyrus Edson. that a
*m«.H percentage of the men in the hos
pital* were lying on the floor on August
i They '•> < re, however, supplied with
f !,< -u, a ~J in no ease was there complaint
on thSa a unt. tl< n. Whc< ler continued:
"The fa t Is that the surgeons and other
officers and men conducted the meet v«d
most h« roica.ly. and Si is painful to mo
to see the effort to make it appear that
they vers cuaipUinlng when they were
j not."
Dr. Myron had also predated an tnereaao
'■ or typhoid, but the prediction had not bee®
! verified.
lirlnkisg Wstfr Was I'sre.
Gen. Wheeler s«!d he had n a state
ment fr >m Dr. Smith to the effect that
th" 5r iikms * il' rw- •» contaminated, Ho
had had an ex iijiir.Ation made, not only
by ths surgeons, but by Col. ."mart, a noted
eip<*rr, and they had informed h'.m that
tj.*- water was pure. He r ?>r.*ideriHt tho
! wa?-r supply adequate, and pure and well
distributed.
Whib: it had been considered very do*
ii.irf tii W*< S the si- k out tied send such
as ould go ♦.» t . » city hospital*, he had
ca-c:or.-d the BurK»"-«ns aitainst eendlnff
j men not able to leave, and had interfered
| to see that s<->nie w-re not s»nt.
He a im: ?'■ ! «♦ before the steam laun
dry was put to w.rk th*TO was a acareity
f »n bed linen for typhoid and othe*
! paslen's
He h-i-1 er. >urag<d the eldest inn*"*l«a
f: m vl«:tors, and had asked n»wspapor
n nt . v'«it th» h"-*t»ita2s and report tho
I foruj lair.ts of • r.e m* *i, with a view ot
»>vmg * >e»r w-.nt». if they had any.
Kepljr tn flehrr SfWlos.
"\r - - 4 to ct r'-t- by Dr. Hebop
N--W r*T> : - *'.* ' a'ly »o the failure
to have the camp- at Mjti'mlt provided
previ" is to the war. Gen. Wh»«.er said
iic n, i; J r.ot account ! r the criticisms utw
' !t -*i» tme that Dr. Newton was not
u»«*<! to the condil ons wrdch generally
j p'.-vn.l at a m.i'tary b'-«plt*L It was tm*
-p. ». .«• t' fo r»*e<* th". t "tie troops would
r.-jrn at - early a da:» Gen. Miles had
.« the t fey w-.uid of necessity ro»
ir.sin in «"\jha for a year or two. It would
not. therefore, have been expedient to
bui.'d a h «;tai in advanre. aa Dr New
ton had *a!d sh->u!d have been done.
Mr. Howell asked why there had not be*n
* ■ ,rt*martla: rveftiaation of tho charge®
< igainsit Dr Ta*or fn the I-'arrott caao. Oe«.
j Wheeler -1 that he considered after
i tho report had koea ante oa Vho gm» th«