The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-05

FEBRUARY 5,
pro0pt action in the matter. And at
the 0me time signatures were solicited
70 the following resolutions. copies OF
which were distributed iefore the time
OF meeting:
WHEREAS. 1. has pleased IN overrul-
ing, inscrutable fate 70 remove us from
the midst of our fellow mortals in the
hey.day OF life. hope and expectation
and
WHEREAS. For some mysterious dis
peusation one man is left unto Us $50
wo4sen: and
WHEREAS. We recognize the directing
hand Of an ALL wise fate. and perceive
purpose and meaning therein; there.
fore b it
Resolred. That this one man 10 evil
deetly designed Ger us survivsrs: and
designed for tho whole number go, aud
not for . mere moiety thereof; and
also
AaoVttSUs Au0S Ouk u0Kut
both - separate social units - we'll a.
social aggregate. requires and impera.
tivslv demands that An immediate mar.
itsl compact be solemnly- entered upon
between the subscribing $50 women on
the one Part and the aaid Solomon
Young upon The other part.
These resolutions were signed BY 390
IN sS~hNs th~ "a
6rst objected. but public opinion, as
represented bY the large majority, was
too strong for them; 20, rather than be
peculiar, they added their signatures.
Thus vas formed QUO Of those pecu.
liar families which ouoeewas popular
aud permissible. aud which the exigen.
cies of tho situation on the island again
made allowable. The strangeness. of
this relationship may repel, some and
amuse many; bat neither attitude 10
proper or bscoming. ~ The narration
calls for neithes appreciation nor for
condemnation. but for sttenti0n and in.
forest. like what is accorded to any
other instructive fact Of unusual occur.
Tho mass of most curious detsils in.
cidsst - their unique domestic arrange
ments will be found in the forthcoming
unabridged volume.
To properly accommodate this uniaue
family thirty tents were erected in .
perfect circle Of 800 yards diameter.
In each tent lived fifteen women, and
thus the $50 women were distributed
among the thirty tents. These tents
were numbered from one to thirty re-
spectively.
After the ceremony had been per.
formed by which Solomon Young be.
came the lawful welded husband of
the 46O women. he begsn his married
life by taking up his abode in tent No.
l for . day aud a night. Tho next
morning he passed on to tent No. 2; on
the morning of the third day be en-
tered tent 3; and 50 moving on tent by
tent. day by day, until the VI hole thirty
had been visited, when be recommends ed
ct tent No. l. In this way he was Just
one month in making the circuit; and
% ct each and every house be was =
monthly visitor. Six ulonths thas passed
awsy. aud Solomon Young had met each
Of his wives six times, and 20 he had
shaken hands 260O times.
About this time. for some unaccount.
abe reason. Solomon's health suddenly
aud completely broke down. He
seemed to have fallen into gnll0piug
consumption. yet his lungs were not
affected nor hsd bo cough. He fell
awsy until he became such . skeleton
that he would have made . good leadisy
attraction for sile.show man. There
was not . pinch of Aesh upon him. For
nine days he Icy in tent member 10
with the breath Of life low down and
aickeriug. Tn the tenth day the oil of
life seemed to be replenisbed and on
the eleventh day he took some nourish
nent. From that point hh progress
toward health was - rapid ~ his re.
trogressi0n had beeu. His robust.
.elsstlc constitution had struck bottom
With saoh forcs thst the Sebound c1r-
fied him above ell former markinss Of
weight end strength; that 10, he grew
stouteT and stronger. His lips grew
fuller even 70 the pouting point; and
in many respects he had improved won.
derfully. Then be recommended his
movement around tho home circle,
which his sickpess had forced him to
discontinue.
A couple OF uouths after Solomon's
reinstatement IN health series of sim.
liar events occurred that was 70 hsve
been expected. One mon oiniug st about
~ one Of bis wives made him the
happy father Of . girl baby. This Was
followed about day light by another wife
With another girl.
That Was . great day for Solomon
Young. sipce before mislnieht he he'd
been made father ten times.
The next day vas like it predscsssos.
snd it, successor wss . repetition of the
two past, and 90 it cootiauod Tor one
lwhols month. at the end Of which time
6O)omon Young Was the father Of $50
children, 40 VI whom were girl1 aud
the rsnaiping 20 boys.
Ten minutss after the dsst boy Vas
born . certain incredible fact was
knows TO every woman on the island.
l suppols that the aanle rapid 6issemi-
aaaioo a news occurred on the birth
Of George KslIsia. The Maltese. He
Was born with elk fngsrs on each hand
snd OK toes on each foot-sll pesSoot.
This infant son born unto Solomoo
Youog bad but tbs ususi number oS
tee and fingers. bat departed most