The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-03

WARRINGTON TERRITORY.
/. PoRT TOWNSEND, June o. Two sea.
men who shipped today ON the ship
Topgallant'got into fight Oh the ves-
sci. aud one of Them naued Henry
jacobson. was seriously stabbed ia the
region Of the kidneys. His assailant
wss cut about the face and claims that
he acted in self-defence. lie was ar
rested and lodged in Jail.
Steamship California arrived from
Portland via Victoria and will leave
for Sitks tonight, calling at Nsnaimo
for fuel. Among her passengers are
Messrs Morgan and Bullene, inspectors
Of steamers; DR. Dsu, of the Coast Sur
vey; Hall and Fault, mining experts
from San Francisco; and C A Alisky.
President of the Alaska Gold and Sill
YER Mining Company.
PORT BLAKELy, June I.-Arriged.
schooner Jennie Walker, from San
Francisco.
PORT LUDLOW, June 2-Sailed,
schooner Reporter, for Alameda.
/ csAA OREGON.
PORTLAND, June 2-This morning
considerable excitement in Chinese cir
Giles was manifested. caused by the sui.
eide Of two China female servants of
Kwong Tai Co. Repairing there we
were met by delegation of Chinese,
among whom we found one very intel.
ligent man who conducted us Up the
stairway into loud smelling hall and
from thence into a poorly furnished
room. In one. coraer was n sort of
counter upon which lay the bodies of
the Chinese girls The surroundings
were anything but charming, the
furniture consisting of stove. few
boxes, baskets, and one or two horrible
looking pictures. The fret girl no.
ticed was Chin Yoo. aged Is yesrs, who
lay on come rough boxes which were
covered with mating and looked as il
asleep. She might have easily been
mistaken to be in that condition had
it not been fer = stream of blood which
ran from her nose down her face. The
body was still warm. but the spirit had
flown. Directly by her side lay Chin
Cum. another Celestial damsel aged IA
years. also in deaths embrace; al
though her arms were still warm her
features indicated repose.
The intelligent conductor was a
member of Kwong Tai Co, and was
one of the first on the scene and gave
the following information: The two
girls were employed as servants in the
Chinese families in the building, were
kindly treated, had plenty to eat and
wear, AID nothing 70 complain of. Last
evening they were unusually happy,
chasing each ether about the halls in
play and were perfectly. contsnted.
They completed their duties in the
| houeshslds at g o'clock in the evening.
after which time up 10 retiring vas
/ their own. They went to their room
about ll:3O o'clock laughing and ctst-
ting. aud II was supposed retired on
tbs box. In one corner, stood Q bowl
about half SLED With opium ashes ;
beside Il stood sill another from which
they had drank. 1t is probable that
ono in apost bantered the other to
drink u, the deadly drug. which was
acC&ptsd. Water was poured upon the
opium. The girls donned their hand
sonest elk clothing and prepared. for
their final departure from earth.
Everything being in readiness and the
door securely 6nlted. they drank heav-
ny OF the deadly drug and laid down
npan the rough couch. covering them
solves. dropped off to sleep from whose
waking their spirits entered another
world without Struggle, The shroud
e dssih epvslnped them and today
they Ars no more.
Al six o'olock this morning Kwonr
m vent 10 then room and Knocked a
the door. blinking they were over
eleeping themselves. AZ they were nan.
elY Tho tirsk 10 fise.s His sumn,ons
Vas not answered and 81 lie burst the
1oor. Still he thought they we're
sleeping. and not until he had shaken
Chin Cum severely did he Ind her to be
dead OF dying. He shook the other
one and found her TO be in the came
conditioa. He then called the house
to witness the finale OF horrible affair,
and although 20 white people it would
have been terrible sight, they seemed
- $40 ~ a. y unostsS Va ftstao Sousc~
quenee.
In tbs course Of time coroner Cook
was notified. who visited the scene in
COMPANY with DR.. Saylor. An
examination was made which convinced
the physician that they were beyond
the reach Of human skill. The
coroner summoned Jury and held an
inquest. resulting in the finding Of
verdict that the two girls came 10
their death from opium administered
BY their own hands with Yisw to self
destruction.
The bodies were taken to the morgus
where they wers prepared for burial
By the 'Chipeee doctor.
CALIFORNIA.
San FRAxczsco, May Sl.-Anived.
ship Yoasnlits and bark Lixxis Williams
non Seattle. bsvk James Chsston from
Fort Gamble. and ship War Hawk ffsn
Port Discovery.
ssiisd. barksntins Katie Flickinpsr
Tor 6sabeok, and harkeutinee Peetlsnd
aRd Tam O'Shantsr fee Seattle.