Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-14
PACIFIC COAST.
Nss ss0-se.a Fytae.e,.

l soS oaArko k<8l1s O5pt- DEOak0
and steward @ ID. FolIett Of the steam
snip Australia The captain and steward
sere chsrgsd with aiding and sbettiRQ
detained Chinese IN unlsvfaIIy lsnd,ns
90 tbs last trip Of the reese. 10 this port
Ine reason for the dismissal vas that
there vss not sufficient evidence that
either OF the officers knes Of or aided
the landing Of the Monsoliana
Csias 60 nsnslsis.
Judge Hoffman of the United States
Distinct Court viii leave this afternoon
On the steamer Aariposa for Henoluln
fer the beeefs Of his health
New special Agent.
Col Ira Aver has been form ally in
stalled az special agent Of the Customs
hevenae Service OF the Pacific coast to
succeed Mr.. Evans- Col Aver vas trans
ferred from New York to this city by
order Of Secretary Manning.
| Calvin Pratt In Csurt.
Calvin Pratt, socssed of obtaining
funds from the Pacific Bank by msans
OF forgery. appeared before Judge Aur
ply this morning. A motion 10 set aside
the information was filed and taken
under sdvisemeut. Il was contended
As tbs grounds of the motion that de-
fencsnt had not legally been committed
for trial, because If she sbsence IT coun
sci st the preliminary examination and
because OF the omission on the part of
the magistrate to indorse TIE dispositions
taken at the examination. Ese case viii
come up again next Saturday.
sestenee Of an Enbezzier.
| Wn- ). Trexler, convicted of embez-
cling $50 from deaf mutes vhs had
stock dealing transactions With him, vas
sentenced today by Jsd0e Toohey TO the
| House OF Correction for IS months.
A Ptist's License Revoked.
Ths Government inspectors TODAY
| foopd Capt. David Van Pelt, pilot 10
com mand of the steamer TIburon at she
tine OF her collision With the San Rs-
| fsei last January, responsible for the
collision and revoked his license as mas
ter and pilot of steam vessels. Capt
MeKsDxis Of the San Rifsel was exon
eRated.
The Trial OF DR.. Bowers.
SAs Francisco, March l3-The trial
Of DIR. j. Milton Bowers, who is accused
Of having murdered his wife by repeat
cd doses Of arsenic. is beginning ~ al.
tract marked public attention. The
opposition il that he poisoned his wife
to obtaiH the insurance on her life,
amounting to about el7 200, the poll
cies all being in his favor. he evil
dence for the prosecution goes to show
that Bowers treated his wife in a most
brutal manner.
| I. r. Bonneil. a reporter on the Err
anatner, testified that In an interview
With DIR. Bowers. the latter stated that
i hta vita N ha habit ~ 4aE
drugs to prevent childbirth.
Coroner O'Donnell testified that the
first knowledge ne had Of Mira Bowers
death vas from an anony nous letter
addressed to him. After the inquest
was over, Bowers promised to keep the
rem AIMS In vault IN case they we're re-
qalred for an autopsy, bat instead of
| doing so he had them buried.
The court adjourned to Monday
morning.
| An Unsuccessfui strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-Yesterdsy
there was a strike Of the walters on the
steamer Mariposs. The reasons given
for the strike were that an Insult ,ieut
number Of men we're employed, and
that the employees we're not ali men,
bers of the onion. The facts were laid
before j. ID. Spreckels. president of the
company, who declined to sccede to the
demands Of the strikers. Their places
were nlled by other men, and the
steamer sailed at the usual time today.
| Cheap Enough.
The lowest passenger rates yet made
during the railroad war were made by
limited tickets. The rates are to Chi.
cage. SIS; to New York. $3l. A change
was also made IN emierant tickets. The
purchaser is allowed rebate on the
latter, which makes the rate to Chicago
xl5, and that to New York $26.
| Going TO China
The steamer San Pablo, which sailed
today for China. took 300 Chinese. A
large number of them we're aged and
INDECENT, To whom no return osrtificstes
were issued.
kyieters Sound Over.
SACRAMENTO (Osl), March l3.-The
men who we're arrested AZ Nicalaus yes
terdsy by the United States Marshal for
driving on, Chinese, were up before
United States Commissioner Buggy to-
day. No witnesses could be produced,
and the case was postponed. Twenty
one of the prisoners we're admitted to
| Dth III tuC SUN VI EibDp chCu.
Alleged Abuse OF Children.
San Francisco, March l3-The sen.
sationai developments IN the hearing of
an application by Z. L. D1oley, Super
iutendent Of the Boys aud Girls Aid So.
ciety for letters Of guardianship OF the
Treadsell children, IL attracting oon-
siderable stteHti0n. Dooley's applica-
ton is based on the ground that the
treatment of Mrs. Tread veil, the guard
ian Of children. and who is under the
influence OF her brother, Calvin p
Somers, has been OF great cruelty, and
that Somers' treatment of them has
been of the most inhuman character.
Mr.. Ireadwell, who died some months
ago, was prominent lawyer of this
city, and left a large estate IN trust for
the children.
The attempt. as shown by the testi-
mony, to make the children i'll by starv
ing them, is exciting much harsh CON
ment. Mrs. Steiger, mother Of Mrs
Tread we'll and OF @. F. Somers. IL her
GROSS examination to-day, stated that
she had never been legally married 20
Mr.. Somers, father of @. 4. Somers,
but that she had been deceived bv her
husband, vhs had q ceremony perform
ed by an snsuthsrixed person. Sac
asked Mr.. Dooley TO joic in the petition
10 have the children withdrawn frsm
the guardianship of their mother, and
confirmed all she charges made against
the latter in the petition before the
e1urt. The extreme youth of the chill
dren and the amount OF money involved
Surrounds the cass With great interest.
Urged for the senstership.
CoLros (Csl.l. March l3-Ths San
Bern.rdipo koyniaq Hear and the Col
ton ErcHfrg Sem, Tropio urge the sp-
poinimeut Of Joseph ID. Lynch, of the
Los Angeles Herald, as United States
senator.
The Prewitt Case
HoLLIsrEa (Cai }, March lS.-WeIls'
Opera House Vas again crowded this
afternoon TO hear the closing OF Del
mas aresment for the defence He
cpniinued the argument OF this morn
ing. striving to represent the character
Of DR. Powers as no ether than that Of
fiend IN human shspe. He wss most
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