Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-06
PACIFIC COAST.


oestruetien Of ChIsafewa.
1AcoAA W. I. }. Nov 5.-A fire broke
oof In Chinatown this morning at 10
O'Clock, and the entire range of shantles
vas Destroyed. Hatch's mill on toe
norsh and the boashoase On the south
were saved. Nothing 10 known of the
origin OF tbs IRE, bot four Cinnamon
are arrested on suspicion Of incsndi-
arism. II 10 rumored that Marshal
6eorRe has arrested several persous con-
nscsed with tie anti Chiuess agitation.
Anti-Chisese sesstment In oregon.
| PORTLAND tO'.), Nov. San anti.
| Coinese DeetIRg az Q1imby Hall to-
night warmly CON aleudei toe action of
the cit lens of Tacoma iu peacefully
Kidding the city Of the Chinese. The
sentiment in Oregon against the Chi
ness Is daily oro~ing stronger and 1t is
oniy question of a short time when the
Tacoma method mas be adopted here.
Tacoma Chinese are arriving in sqaads
dsiiy. They Will probably soon se re-
qnested to move < ,st among their
friends.
From the whale Fishery.
SAN FRAscrsCo, Nov 4-Foar vessels
of the Arctic whaling feet arrived here
todsy. They were the steamer Bsla "a,
vkh 100 barrels Of oil and 24oOj
pounds Of bone; bark j. A. Hovland.
600 barrels Of oil and 1900 pounds of
bone; bark Hunter, 235 barrels of oil
and 1000 pounds Of bone; bark Mary
and Susan, $50 barrels of oil and Is, 900
pounds Of bone.
Whe Il the Judge.
Judge ClouRh has fled an application |
With the Attorney General for the insti- |
tuition Of proceedings to determine
whether be or Judge Levy is the right |
fol occupant Of ths position of Superior |
Judge 10 Department 10 of this city. |
ClouRh reiterates the previous state |
ment that be signed 9 payer which he |
later learned was a resignation of the |
ludgsship. but claims that be did not |
know What 1t was be signed. II is nov |
learned the resignation paper was given |
by McCourtney, ClouRh's clerk, into the |
possession Of Mrs. CiouRh, Who deIiv- |
cred it up to Attorney Thos. j. Lgnje. |
upon stipulation that should Levy be !
appointed by Gov. Stonemsn be lew |
was to pay her $S3 monthly out OF his |
salary. Judge CiouRh now claims the |
resignation paper 10 invalid, as Judge |
wilson had pronounced him insane and !
incapable OF executing any instruments, |
ana that havisR now recovered his rea-
son be Is entitled to hold the position |
until the expiration of his term.
An Alteration In Ceurt
San Francisco. Nov. 5.-DurinR the |
trial of VIM. Somerset in the Superior
Court today for assault TO murder Az
Rustus Daniels in shooting ARRAY |
which occurred last May, when a woman |
named Sarah lndig was killed, an alter
cation occurred between PresidineJ udee |
Murphy and ex-Judrs Robert Ferral, |
attorney for the defendant. The latter |
made an attempt to arRns as to the reie- |
vaney OF question put to a witness,
when be was ordered to sit down by /
Judge Murphy, who had previously |
raled the question out as irrelevant.
Judge Ferral positively refused to obey,
and was ordered into the custody Of the |
Sheriff for contempt. Judge Ferral. |
however. left the court room before the |
order could be executed. The court |
then took recess, and when il recon-
vsned two hours later Judge Murphy |
made an order compelling Fsrral to 60 |
on With the ease. The Sheriff brought |
Judge Ferral into the court room, when
he stated that be recognized the Courts |
authority to make the last mentioned |
ckActt W1cb tuC tfttl " % EcHutu6Q.
Was she Poisened:
SAN Francisco, Nov. San autopsy
was held today on the remains of Ceoe- |
lis, wife of DIR. j. Milton Bowers. The |
autopsy was held at the request of a |
number of organizations in which her |
life was insured for the benefit of her |
husband. The burial certificate gave |
the cause OF her death as abscess of toe |
g.
An ulcer Was found in the stomach,
which, it IL believed, was prodpced by |
corrosive sublimste. The cause of death |
Was not definitely ascertained. tsut the
stomach and intestines we're removes
Tor chemical analysis. The Coroner's
inquest Was postponed until Monday, to
await the result OF this Investigation.
A Fearful Lot Of litigation.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 4-Judee Finn. I
IN the matter of the application of X
N. Collins for a writ Of pandamos To
compel the assessor to bring suit for
800 penalty against every person Who
had not made sworn statement of bis
property before the first Monday in
March. today overruled the assessors
demurrer, and practically decided the
case for plaintiff. Assessor Hsltz, when
informed Of the decision, said he would
appeal the case TO the Supreme Court
There we're fully 10000 persons Who had
m ade no svsrn statement. In many
Gases he had arbitrarily assessed them.
and now he wonld, II the decision was
made binding upon him, have to sue
them all individually.
Marine
San Francisco, Nov. 4.-Arrived-
Steamer Alki from Seattle; schooner
Henrietta from Victoria.
Sailed-Barkentine Quickstep for
Port Townsend.
PYsEr. Nov. 5.-Fresh southeast wind
and light rain.
Poar ANoELos, Nov. 5.-Ons ship
passed seast: light west wind.
PoRr DisCovxRY. Nov. 5.-Arrived-
Schooner d. ). williams.
Sailed-Bsrkentines Geo. @. Perkins
and Malay.
Poxr BLAxKLY. Nov. 5.-Sailed-
Schooner Coursef.
PoKr GAMBLE, Nov. 5. Arrived
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