Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-27

San FRAScrsce, Sept. S.-The schoon-
ef Sierra, Just arrived from the north.
reports that upon August z0,h the
scnooners Vanderbilt, San Diego and
henrietta bad taken, respectively. 100.
ltO and 100 seals.
Lawyer. Deash
San FEAscrsoo, Sept. 3.-Sydney V.
Smith, one Of the best known lawyers
IN the city. died ct his home In San
Rafael yesterday. at the age Of 81 years.
A Rabbt's Death.
sAS FRAScIsco, Sept. B.-Dr. Abrs-
ham Heb. Jr., rabbi of the coBereoa
ton Emanuel. died of heart disease at
his apartment today. He Was q native
OF Albany, y. Y, aged p years, and has
been connected with the congregation
about SIX months, being accounted a
young man Of brilliant attainments.
Will Probably Die.
sAx fKAScIsco, Sept. B.-Martin Full
Yer, who Was 20 horribly burned about
the face With vitrisl cast upon him by
May Jackson, was considerably worse
this afternoon. Physicians are begin
ming 10 lose hspe nov of saving his life
SiouRhinR has set in, and the eucroach-
meuts OF The deadly acid upon the i1gu-
lar vein and carotid artery are extreme
iy alarming.
The story Of Dyisg Man.
SANTA Rosa. Sept 3-The tsvn of
Guerneville, Is miles from here. has be-
come notorious during the last two or
three years for its incendiary fires
| The efforts Of the public authorities,
aided by various insurance companies.
/ IN hA 49,
have 50 far been unsuccessful. An
ante moriem statement and confession
10 nov being made before Notary Pub
lie j. I. Campbell of this city by Par
maley l.. Ethridee, formerly Of Guerne-
vile. E,hridge Acknowledges TO have
tsice fired the town, and being in the
last stages of consumption. and suffer
ing mentally as well as physically, de-
sires to relieve his mind and give to the
public what be has long withheld.
Briefly stated the foil wing Is the story
t1ld an EIdsstlsr representative by the
unfortunate man:
am native of Michigan. and vas
| in the Union army. | Was hired by
Herman Haas in 1888 TO set a store on
frs. / Was TO receive $500, and II the
| full amount Of insurance vas recov-
ered, vas to get $1,000 mere. Haas &
Schless we're interested in a store to-
Rether. Haas was previously arrested
for an attempt at arson, but was ac-
quilted. The first fire destroyed nearly
the whole of the business portion of
the town. Haas collected some insur-
ance. but, he said, not the full amount
DE hired me second time to set fire to
the buildings and promised to give me
the balance coming to me when be col
lected. Ou this fire he only received
500. and be then left for the East.
When IN health l earned good wages in
the sawmili, but aamblsd and spent my
money foolishly, and when in Ill health
and suffering Haas approached me on
the subject and l yielded. expect to
spend the remainder Of nv short life in
prison, but desire that the party who
hiIed me to commit these criminal acts
be jastly punished also"
The man IL intelligent, and talked
freely With the correspondent on the
subject. He 10 quite emaeiated and
shows the attacks Of the dreaded dis
ease. About three months ago the
dwelling house Of Haas was burned.
No insurance was paid, and shortly af-
forwards Haas decamped, and his
whereabouts are yet unknown. Eth
ridge returned from the East about two
months ago, and as soon as be went to
Guerneyviile, Hass left. The affair il
causing mach excitement.
A Meeting with Hestiies.
| TOMBSTONE, A. T.. Sept. 6.-From W.
p. Davis of this CITY, who arrived last
night from his ranch on the west side
Of the Haachuaoa, il Was learned that
| night before last a courier bearing dis
Il as .lI
toned in the Cananea mountains, So
nora, to the commander at Fort Hna-
chusca, passed his house and told him
that Captain Hatfield had overtaken q
band Of about sixty hostiles near Cana
nea, and had had fight with them and
killed several and osptared forty three
bucks. Yesterday morning while Mr..
Davis was on his way to Tombstone,
be met another courier on his way from
Fort Hoachuaca to Captain Hatfield's
command with dispatches. This courier
confirmed the report made by the other
| courier the night before, and stated that
| the oaptives would be turned over to the
civil authorities at Tucson.
ordered East.
SAN Francisco, Sept 26.-Cel. John
| q. kelton, Assistant Adiutant General,
i WAo hnN bSEh oh aaty "a thtH ocnot Aoh
| she past fifteen years, has been relieved
from duty at the Headquarters of the
Division Of the Pacific. and ordered to
| report for duty to the Adj1tant General
at Washington. Lieut.. CLANCY Mckee
| yer will be his 81 cessor. Col. kelton
| will leave here abs ut October LIST.
Ind'aa Outrage.
TOMBSTONE "a. T. }. Sept. 26.-Dr. Dun
of this CITY has received particulars of
an Indian outrage in Sonora on the
| 18th, Is miles from the 3 n Pablo mine,
near Nacosari. Thomas G. Andrew,
J .mes MsDermott, Mrs. Belle Davis OF
Tombstone. boy named Fred, and j.
Apaches. McDermott and Andrew
bat escaped. Mrs. Davis was captured,
aud Malterson alone escaped uniniured.
The Apaches Numbered about IS.
TIE Cholera.
MADRrp. Sept. T.-There were $50
new cases OF cholera and 2l7 deaths
from the disease reported yesterday
throughout Spain.
Four cases of cholera were reported
yesterday in San Rogue, Province Of
Cadix, and the disease continues to
spread.
The Aaeea Aeain Breaks Oewn.
VICTORIA. Sept. a6-The steamer An
con, the machinery Of vhish Vas lately
repaired here, and which sailed for San
Francisco. returned tonight, having rot
a. far - the Cape, where the machinery
again gave out. The damage 10 re-
ported TO Be serious, but its exact ma
lure 10 not yet known.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 8.-Arrived-
Steamer Barnard Castle, from Depart
ure Bay, ship Dsshins Wave from Ia
coma.
sailed-Ship Astoria, for Nanaimo,
barkeutins Malay for Port Townsend,
bark Columbia for NanAimo.
TAroosH, Sept. &-Cioudy: high
southeast wind; ship tswed IN; tvo
barkentinee and schooner passed ouf.
PoRr LupLow. sept S.-Sailed-
Schooner Carons.
Posr BIAKKrY. Sept. S.-Arrtved-
| Gillian bark Aasonia.
FOREIGN.