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GOVERNOR ROGERS
DIED LAST NIGHT
Washington's Popular Chief Ex
ecutive Passes Away
Quite Suddenly.
TWICE ELECTED GOVERNOR
Will lie Succeeded I,) llcnr)
(i. Mcllrlde, Lieutenant
(loteruor Who Ir h
cllllllcilll.
i.vsjri.. vh, ht. : i(iv,-r
nor John It . Ilngcia died thla evening
ut ft o i liH k. after an lllncsa of alx
ilayn Thin morning he In (an to ntnk
and passed into a comatose state )e
grew steadily ik"r throughout the
day The collapse wan surprise to
Ilia physician nnd family, a he reat
rd belter IukI nlKht than hr haa since
hla Illness begun. He took some nour
lahiiK iit this inornlnii. but became un
(oiiN...o ulxiut i o'clock.
Mi llniiiTt nnd the governor's two
daughters, Mia Him kmnn unl Minn
Helen Rogers. Were Ut III" hcdaldc nil
day. The gov ertn'l 'a son, Kduili l;"p r,
h i l In Uindon lina been tabled, and
K J Rogers, n Stanford t'nUeraliy
pioTi-mii, mid A Roger, uf Santa
lluthura. were aeiil for.
The runt a) iiiptoina of Governor Rog
era llliiena el. iw. Frl'biy afternoon
at hla onVe .when he ront meted
rhlll. Fever resulted and by I'J o'clock
Saturday mornliiK the governor began
to complain of pnlna In hla rheat. The
feer Increased slightly slid the pulns
iH-iaine unite severe. Sunday the first
reports of bis condition were given
out It announced Hint he wns
sufTctlng from lobar pneumonia, the
middle ..Ih- of ihe right lung being
affected. He was uttended by Ir. Ing
ham, of lmpls. While lie was as
knowlrdk'eil to lie aa'rlously 111, hla con
dition ui not cunslderetl dangerous.
The governor was known la k i man
cf regular hiiblts and strong consti
tution, and although In one of his
advanced years pneumonia is never to
be lightly considered. It was thought
that he would pull through.
It Ingham, however, a-k'd for a
consulting, physician and Ir I'. 11. M.
Miller, of Seattle, was called In. Pr.
Miller returned to Seattle Monday
evening. At that time ha wits ijulle
hopeful of the governor's recovery and
stuted that. If his condition wua un
changed w ithin the next c uple of
days, he would probably recover. The
putlent suffered a great dial of pain
riunda" but by o clock In the even
ing he wus resting much cusler and
passed a good night. Monday night
was aguln passed comfortably and
Tuesday morning Ihe governor rested
easily and was In a cheeiful frame
of mind. On the same day the watch
ers by his bedside announced his con
dition to be safe and the belief was
expressed that he would recover.
i'hrlstmns he was reported to be still
Improving. It was today that the first
turn for the worse ranie. ly after
noon he was very weak and the end
was expected at any moment. He was
unconscious and therefore free from
pain. He lingered until I o'clock to
night, when he expired.
(John 1L lingers was born In Ilruns-
wlck, Maine, September 4, 1838. For a
number of years he followed the drug
business In Doston and Jackson, Mis
sissippi. He taught school In Illinois
and In 1S76 moved to Kansas, where
he was a furnier editor and organiser
for Farmers' Alliance. In 1S90 he mov
ed to the State of Washington. In ISM
he was elected governor of Washing
ton on the Fusion ticket aud re-elect
ed In 19tXi. He was the nuthor of sev
eral works on politics.! economy, among
them "The 1 Irrepressible I'oiiillct,"
Looking Forward," 'The Inalienable
Klghts of Man."
Tlltf MOW OOVKHNOlt.
rrlved In Washington In ISSt nnd Has
I Icon rromlnent In rolltlcs.
Ol.YMI'IA, Wash., Deo. Jfi-Henry
ll. Mcllrlde. lieutenant-governor of tho
Slate of Washington, who will become
governor, came to this state from Cali
fornia In 1SS4. In California he taught
school nnd studied law prior to his
removal to this state. He located first
nt IiKt'onner, In Skagit county, where
In lssr he established a weekly news
paper, at the same time practicing his
profession. In 1SS7 he removed to
Mount Vernon, the county sent of
Skagit county, where he now resides.
In the same yenr he formed a law part
nership with (lenertil B. M. Carr and
Harold l'reston of Seattle, The firm
name wns Mclirlde, Car ft Preston. It
continued In business for two years.
when It was dissolved. In 1S99 Mc
llrlde was elected a superior Judge,
serving four years. At the close of
his term he assumed a prominent part
lieen made In Skagit county or Indeed
In the Northwest combination formed
several years ago by Ilejiublban lead
era In that purl of lbs state, without
Ihe io-oierntlon of Judge Mcllrlde.
In PjOO he was elected lieutenant-governor
on the Republican ticket.
V)NHTITl'TIiN AIXHTKU.
Methodist K.placopttl Church
Charges.
notifies
l'lll''A'K. Iec. The announce
mem here today that the new consti
tution of the Methodist Kplscopal
church which wss adopted at the last
general conference of that denomina
tion held at Ihe Auditorium In 1'joo and
referred to the various conferences
throughout the country has finally been
upprovd by the three quarter vote re
lUired. The vote Is as follows; Ayes,
mi: nays, 2231.
The principal changes provided for
In the constitution are:
It gives women the right to sit as
delegate In the general conference.
It gives laymen's electoral meetings
authority to vote on constitutional
iiiestlona.
It changes Ihe Vote necessary In gen
eral conference to amend the consti
tution fmm three-fourths to two
third a.
I.MA;K f.t "OUT ToWNSCSn
Storm linked on Strolls
Fuca.
of Jun I"1
COLORED LABOR
AND HIGH TARIFF
The Two Great Political Ques
tions in Australia at the
Present Time.
PEOPLE MUCH STIRRED IP
I'liNHiiKf of Acts Itoitrli tliiK K
inikii liiiiiilk'riilliin Will (Neat
ly Afl'cci .Hiijoir liHliiNtry
or t lie Fcilcrutiiui.
'.he recognised guardian of
t nolle
Interests In the Holy Lanl. Following
T
oin.w
his entry Into the hunh came the
benutlfu! servbe of Vespers and the
benediction. In the evening the church
was never without Its crowd if wor
shipers. At 11 o'clock. Matins were
sung and a few minutes before mid
night all was bushed. Then on the
stroke of the hour th "fjlorla" arose
all kneeling In profound adoration,
to usher In Christmas morning.
Immediately sfterward the Pa
triarchs ascended the high altar and
commenced to celebrate high mass.
Thenceforward throughout Christmas
day every altar in the sacred edifice
was occupied by priests saying masses.
Many devotees who took their places
at 10 o'clock Christmas evening kept
their vigil until 11 o'clock Christmas
day. anxious not to miss one moment
of the ceremonies on the site of the
birthplace of Christ.
IMMT ToWNSKN'p, T'ec. :'-I.nst'
night and t-xlay the most furious storm
of the season swept over this aectlon J
f I'uget Sound nnd the Straits of Juan
lie Km a. and shipping has been prue- '
tl'iilly at a standstill. Mall Ixiats from
the Straits fulled to arrive and boats
from hero were delayed until a late
hour this afternoon. Telegraph and
telephone communication has been cut
off, the wires being down both north
and south uf this city.
FIltK AT POrtTI-ANP.
Hi-own Itulldlng Damaged to the Ex
tent of $13,000.
ItiKTI.ANP. Dec. 2. The Hrown
building, a five-story brick at the cor
ner of Orand avenue tnd Him thorn
avenue, was badly damaged by fire this
afternoon. The four upper stories were
occupied ns a lodging house and sever
al of the Inmates barely escaped with
their lives. The total los Is W.OvO.
The building Is Insured for $30,000.
KITCHENER KKPOTITS.
VPTORIA. II. C. Dec. 2-Hon. W.
II. Montague, ex-secreiarv of state of Another Disaster to rtri'tsh Arms in
'anada. arrived bv the steamer Aoran- I South Africa.
gl. from Auntralla., yesterday. Brak
ing of I he fcd-ratlon In the South Seas, INTwN. Dec. 2.-Thc following
lie suld that the recent tariff will I dispatch has oe-n received from Lord
greatly nffect trade with Canada and j Kitchener, dated Johannesburg:
the Ciilted States but a market could "general Kundle reports that on the
Is- found for machinery, wheal manu- nKot of December 24, Colonel Flre
fMi turlcs fabrics and other goods from j man's camp at .eefonteln, consisting
this continent. The people of Austra- j of three companies of yeomanry and
llu nr.- mu. h stirred up over the new WI iruns, was suocesfully rushed by
tariff. The great political questions in ' 8 strong commando under De Wet. It
utruliu at . resent are the high tariff j 1 (vared the casualties were heavy,
and colored labor. L'poti the kettle- j T'o i. glments of light horse are pur
tie-nt of the latter depended largely the i suing the Moera.''
sugar Industry of Queensland. The I Boer resistance has always been very
passage of a ts rvrttrlctlng Kanaka Im- strong In that part of Orange River
migration will greatly afect sugar j Colony which was the scene of General
plantations. The doctor attended the 1 1 Wet's Christmas coup. A great
opening of the new federal parliament j quadrangle of block houses Is being
which was a magnificent reception. Jllt there. At the southeast corner
Australians have greatly advanced in i this quadrangle Is an open space
labor legislation, having a minimum from Bethlehem to Llndley, where the
wage and pension for workmen of over 'square of blrxls houses is still incom
65 years. The federation Is anxiously j P'-1' and here De Wet made his at
uwaltlng the construction of the Pa- tack. Colonel Firman's force probably
MOB OF SOLDIERS
WRECKED SALOON
Sequel of Riot at The Presidio,
San Francisco, Christ
mas Evening.
BUILDING BADLY WRECKED
clflc table.
Joe
"STEEPtiK JOE" DEAD."
Ijiwier, the Original Steeple
Climber. Passes Away.
MILES RESI'MES DITIE8.
WASHiNCTON. IVc. M.-iieiieral
Miles resumed his duties In command
oi ine arioj louay. II is aum mat ne i
decided to a-cept the situation with
the Ix-st possible grace and will say
or do nothing to continue the controversy.
BLIZZARD l MONTANA
NTOItM ltltOKi: W ITH SI I-
1KX Fl'KY.
Wlnil Accomimii Injr the Snow
Item bod a Velocity of
41 .Miles iin Hour.
HELENA. Mont.. Dec. St. A storm
struck Helena thla morning with a
suddenness that was startling, and an
apparently calm, warm morning waa
transformed in almost a twinkling In
to what waa a howling billiard. A
few minutes hyfore the storm struck,
many people noted a peculiar cloud
effect In the valley, a huge cloud shap
ed like a great mountain, leaden In
color, reaching from the valley of
I'rlckley Pear to the vaulted dome
above, swept up the valley, resembling
n many respects a cloud that usually
means a cyclone In other state. When
the cloud reached Helena It proved to
be the advance guard of a blltxard.
now descended rapidly while the wind
raged. The storm lasted almost an
hour nnd since then there has been a
high wind.
Section Director E. J. Class, suld the
wind this morning attained a velocity
of 4," miles an hour. The storm came
from the northwest nnd wns general
over tho western and central portions
of Montana.
IN IT.V1I.
SALT LAKE, Deo. 26. The storm
which bus boon raging throughout
tho Northwestern Intermnuntnln coun
try today struck Salt Lake at :30 this
afternoon with a suddenness and fury
that startled the residents.
From a dead calm the wind Increas
ed with remarkable rapidity and with
in a few moments had attained a veloc
ity of fully 50 miles an hour, bring
ing with It a blinding snow storm
which raged with the fury of a billiard
for over two hours. The atorm came
from the northwest and although of
comparatively ahort duration was one
of the severest felt In this section for
NEW YORK, Dec. . "Steeple Joe'
Ijiwler, the original steeple climber, Is
dead at Gouvenlr hospital. Law ler was
i years of age, and during his time as
a "steeple Jack" probably ascended
more steeples nnd tutored more pupils
In his dangerous trade than any other
man In the county. Law ler was
originally a member of the Ore depart
ment and It was In the training he
received as a fireman that he developed
his ability as a steeple climber. While
a memtier of a ladder company he
made a record of ascending over 1S2
feet In a trltle over two minutes. Lan ier
was sent throughout the country
by the fire department to exhibit ap
paratus and erformed some daring
feats at his trade of scaling the side
of buildings. When he was In San
Francisco on this mission In 1S95 he
met and married Cleo Levlne, an ac
tress. IletMed the ball on tne top of
the (lagstaffbf the dome of the Pullt
xer building five times, swinging 435
feet In the air while thousands of peo
ple below watched him with anxiety.
He worked at Old Trinity and Grace
churches, helped place Diana on the
tower of Madison Square Harden and
handled the preliminary rigging on the
high Poughkeepsle bridge across the
Hudson. He served in Cuba and Por
to Rico during the war with Spain,
and superintended the building of the
first military bridge In Porto Rico.
amounted to 4'X men and the disaster,
especially the loss of guns, the posses
sion of which may enable De Wet to
successfully attack the block houses,
creates a disturbing Impression.
DEMOCRATIC SQT-'ABBLE.
Differences of New Tork Democrats
Grow More Aggravated.
XEW YORK. Dec. 2.-The factional
differences among the Democrats of the
Seventh congressional district over
nominating of a candidate for the seat
jleft vacant by the resignation of Nlch-
olas Muller. reached the election bu
! reau today. Friends of Jos. F.
: O'Grady. represented by Asa Hlrd
Gardiner, filed protests against the
nomination of Perry Belmont.
IThe cause of the contest Is a per
sonal quarrel between Richard Croker
and Perry Belmont. The latter has
threatened to sue the Tammany leader
for libel.
Nearly lit all .Soldiers Surrounded
liuildinx and Itomharded it
With Utillets and Stones
Leader Arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-Last
night's riot at the Presidio had a se
quel tonight. The saloon of Dare Tar-
pey Just outside the Prestdlo, where
last night's trouble occurred, was com-
1 pletely wrecked tonight
i About 7 o'clock nearly 20 s ddlert sur
rounded Tarpey's saloon and began
shooting and firing rock into the
building. Windows and doors were
broken and bar fixtures demolished. A
I riot call was answered by a platoon o
i mounted artillery, who quickly sup
'pressed the riot. Several arrests were
made.
I William Ross, a soldier who has been
: doing extra duty at Tarpey's saloon,
! ejected two soldiers from the place on
; Tuesday night because they were un
ruly and for this he Incurred the en
mity of the mob element among the
soldiers.
SOLDIERS RIOT.
Saloon Row Ends In Cutting and
Shooting Affray.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2.-J5urlng
a row in a saloon near the Presidio
last evening William Ross, of the coast
artillery was stabbed by an unknown
soldier. A riot followed. Stones and
bricks were thrown and two shots
were fired. About 1000 soldiers, it Is
estimated, gathered. The provost
; guard and police had to be called out
to restore order. . Fifty-nine soldier
were put in the guard house and fif
teen others taken to the police station.
Ross was not badly hurt.
WHITES AND NEGROES FIGHT.
SHIP'S CARGO AFIRE
One White Man and His Son Killed
White Boy and Negro Wounded.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dee. 2. In a
, general fiijht between white men and
negroes t Chlldersburg yesterday aft
ernoon a white man and his son were
killed, while a white boy and one ne
gro were wounded. With great diffi
culty a genera! outbreak was pre
vented. The negroes are now In Jail
at Talladaga. The dead are:
J. Bird and Rueben B. Bird, his son.
In state politics and no move has ever years.
CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM.
Manner in Which Christmas Eve and
Christmas Pay Were Celebrated.
NEW TORK, Dec. !6.-The World
prints a cablegram from Bethlehem,
showing the manner in which Christ
mas eve and Christmas day were this
year celebrated In the Holy Land. Ac
cording to the dispatch from Bethle
hem the sky was clear and the air chill
on the day before Christmas. At an
early hour crowds commenced to
stream In from Jerusalem and other
towns. Many travelled from Europe,
some even from America. The Euro
pean costumes mingled with the bright
dresses made the scone varied and viv
id with colors, while In the throng were
seen nuiny fair faced Bethlehem wom
en. At the Church of the Nativity
at Bethlehem, the Latins, the Greeks
and the Armenians each h.ive a plnee
of worship, but the ceremonies v. hlch
attracted the thousands were those at
the Catholic church. Thr.mgnout the
morning crowds Hocked to the magni
ficent Church of the Nativity, Inclos
ing the cave, believed by many schol
ars to be the actual birthplace of
Christ. It was brilliantly illuminated.
During the afternoon a multitude of
people crowded the great square front
ing the church, covering the house
tops on every side. The procession then
appeared, the Patriarchs escorted by
Turkish soldiers preceded by the Raw-asses,
or official guard of the Pa
triarchs and convent, advancing to
the church. Following the i-aeerdotal
procession came that, of the French
consul and his staff in uniform with
an escort of mounted guards, he tak
ing precedent as representing France,
SHIXANO MA HI' I'lTS BACK
FKO.M SKA.
Fire is Itagini; in Her Cargo of
Cotton -Hound From Seat
tle to Yokalianiu.
SEATTLE, Dec. IS. The Nippon Tu
sen Kaiaha liner Shlnano Mara is afire
at Port Townsend. Meager details of
the conflagration which Is raging In
her hold arrived this evening by the
steamer North Pacific. The Shlnano
left this port for Yokohama a week
ago lost Wednesday with several thou
sand tons of cotton and gensral freight.
She put back from sea and early this
morning she arrived at Port Townsend
flying signals of distress. The Shinano
took out the most valuable Oriental
cargo ever sent from this oort.
SQUATTERS MUST LEAVE.
Island of Laeosta Made a Rendezvous
for Smugglers.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Pec. 6.-The
Spanish squatters on the Island of La- j
costa, government reservation near
the mouth of Charlotte harbor, must
leave there at once, under orders from
the treasury department. The revenue
cutter Hamilton, acting under orders
visited the Island last week and Lieu
etnant F. 9. VanBaskerick landed and
delivered the ultimatum to the squat
ters There were about 40. Including a
number of men. women and children,
They were found on the beach osten
sibly fishing. Over a year ago the
cutter McLean visited the island and
captured a number of smugglers. They
found that the island was made a ren-
desvous for smuggling liquors Into the
Florida mainland the fishing business
being only a ruse. The Island contains
several hundred acres. Most of the
people there are Spanish. If the squat
ters refuse to go within $0 days or
so, troops from Key West will be sent
to drive them away.
STORM AT SEATTLE.
I Did Much Damage and Endangered
Many lives.
SEATTLE, Dec. M.-Thursday night's
storm did much damage and endan
gered many lives in this city. Along
the north end of the waterfront where
wind and wave had full sweep at high
tide the breakers washed away eight
houses. Floating driftwood battered
theea to matchwood. The occupants
barely escaped.
WHEAT MARKET.
CHICAGO. Dec. H. Wheat, May,
opening. 82V,6S; closing, t2ft.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26. Wheat, Walla
Walla, 6iu62; Valley, G; bluestem,
63.
TAOOMA, Dec. 26. Wheat, bluestem,
61: club. 60.
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