Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-07
SEATTLE, W. I. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY =. 1888

well, and gaining her confidenoe, she No
iterated her tale of crimes, and professe<
sincere peniteuce. Her spiritual advis
er informed her there was no hope fol
forgiveness unless she fully and freely
confessed her sins, and asked her &
there was any other wicked offensl
pressing on her mind. The DISTRESSED
woman buried her face beneath thl
clothes and seemed convolsed in an
guish. Looking up presently, her fact
assumed calm expression, and she re.
Piled. "Yes, there are two more darL
crimes but no one will ever know them >
She finally yielded to his persuasive
powers aud admitted she murdered hel
own mother and probably her father
Her mother, Mrs. Susan Snyder. while
on her way to visit her daughter at Ot.
tumwa, Iowa, was injured in a railroad
accident. She was taken TO her daugh-
ter's home where, four manths later she
died, as Was supposed, from her injuries
Mrs. Stilwell now declsres her mother
was terribly disfgured, and kept up
braiding her for their former crimes
and even Threatened TO make a confes.
sion before her death. Mrs. Stillvell'e
repugnance for the unsightly appear
ance of the sold woman, together with
fears of exposure, led her to commit the
murder, and one night, she says, while
her husband was absent, she strangled
and smothered her mother TO death. In
regard to her fathers fate she would
give no details. other than that he met
his death by having his lhroat cut. but
in what manner or by whom she refused
TO tell. Local chronicles at Marysville
Mo-, say he was supposed to have gone
to California, and was lost sight of by
his family, but it is now believed he was
murdered by Mrs. Snyder, who was
then Mrs. Hoard, in the manner indi-
Gated by Mrs. Stllwell. DIR. Edwards,
who is a physician in good standing,
after making a careful examination az
to Mrs. Stillwelrs mental condition,
says there is no evidence or trace Of
insanity in her case, and he believes
the confessions were made in view Of
her near approach to death.
Opposed 10 the Tari6 BilI.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The Commercial
Bulletin gives prominence to the views
of a Boston sugar merchant on the
Hawaiian treaty. He says it is plain
the schedule of duties recommended
by the tariff commission is entirely in
the interest of the Louisiana planter
and the glucose manufacturer, as well
as of the San FranclsC0 mon0polists
with whom the commissioners seem to
have been in sympathy, and is in opp0-
sition to the views and actual knOwl.
edge of the whole sugar trade. Such q
schedule would give little If amy reduc-
ton, while their views generally were
not less than a one cent reduction ia
be of any essential benefit to oOnsum-
ers, which would still give some $780,.
600, 600 and over in revenue probably.
The Times has d fierce editorial on the
principal San Francisco sugar monopo-
list. whose methods it compares to Jay
Gould's.
A Repeated Report.
New YORK, Jan. 6.-Henry Ward
Beecher announces that he will resume
work ON the Life Of Christ in the
spring.
Hatchery Wanted.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 6.-COn9reasman
Denster will use his influence to get a
government fish hatchery located here
Il is estimated that 100000. .0O0 white
fab, 50,00O 100 lake trout and 2O,O00, ,O0C
wall-eyed trout will be hatched annually
at the exposition building.
Cur ship Report,
New YeRK, Jan. 6.-The Clipper
freight market remains much the same
az rated at the close of the year. Il d
true there has been some inquiry from
merchants, who have contracts with the
railroads, but so far az known nothing
has yet come of them, and ships have to
depend upon shippers who cannot be
induced to patronize the railroads
Freight offerings are not very free, fol
the reason that the season is we'll ad
vanced. Still, there is q fair move.
ment in some classes of merchandise
notably barron, shipments Of which
are increasing. The shipment OF 9
thousand barrels of sugar u also noted
Freight to Portland is not very active
the steamer George 8. Homer being the
only vessel loading. She is doing yory
we'll and will sail about the 3Oth inst
The ship David has been withdrawn
The freight market for Philadelrhia L
very quiet. There are no ships in berth
nor is there likely to be for thirty days
The Ivy has Just sailed from Liverpool
At Boston clipper freiRhts are also
quiet. There are no vessels In berth
However, all offerings are being taken
care of, and sent to this port for ship
ment ON the Armenia. Railroad froightt
at Boston are very quiet md no ship.
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