Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-13
STATEMENT FROM CART. utIFTELD.
What he Has 10 say about the Cigar
scrnpe and other Matters.


scrspe and other Matters.
On lsaraiDg that Capt. J. A. Hatfield.
the well known produces merchant on
Yesler's wharf. had been held usder
bonds for selling cigars no: bearing the
Government stamp, reporter Of the
Posi- IsTgLLroESCER wss detailed to in
teryiev the Captain, VITO was At his place
Of busineSs, Is usual. After some p-5-
llminAry remarks the Captain made tire
following statement: am engaged
IN disbQrsinR ships, and charge nsihins
for the Use OF the Horey | advance, as
the captains generally purchase of Es
Ehs merchandise they ueed to ht their
ships ont. OiteEtim.s, IN setting up
vita the captains OF these vessels thsT
make ns present of from tTentvfiye
to Fifty cigars, usually Manila. Bang
cigar that | could not smoke, oa &c
count OF their streszlh, they naturally
accumulated until | had about three
hundred on hand. While on duty At
the Courthouse during the late riot, /
gave great many Of these cigars away
to my friends and comrades. After the
trouble was over friend came to ne
and Bsked if | lad any of those cigars
to spare. told him | had, and could
spare bin one hundred, net Intending
TO make any Charge for them. Ga pre-
senting the cigars TO him he insisted on
paving for them, and oftersd me s.,
shich / took, for the reason that he is
sensitive uiap, and | feared that
If | refused the money he would
not take the cigars. These are
all the cigars | have ever sold, and i
did nos lock 1pon Il as sale 3. all, but
merely as gift. This IL the extent OF
my offending. and | was greatly sur
prised when / learned that "A hsEdle
had been made of this little transsc-
ton to further harrsss aud botser me,
| and | cannos look upon it il any other
light than q continuation Of the boy
! colt that has been waged sRains, me by
certain element on account OF the
active part took in endeavorlng to mp
| hold the law while acting "a bone
guard, in response TO the Governors
proclamation for volunteers daring the
recsnt riot. Ii would seem that | have
been made the targei for all the abase
occasioned by the late trouble. Ths
report, in general circulation, shat l eE-
deavored TO induce the late John L
Jordan's family to prevent the Knights
of Labor from participating in the
f9Deral processioH OF their father. ia q
black and Infamous lie, ard as vile as
the person who first circulated it. On
the other hand, bv vir ue Of ny station
as Worshipful Master of ST. Johns
Lodge, which had the funeral IN charge,
T. on behalf of the Lodge. extended ts
all organic atoms and societies of which
our deceased brother WAS member, an
invitstion 90 Participate IN the funeral
obsequies."
New York street Gar Tactics Repeated.
ToRoNTo (Ont.l. March L. Street
railway troubles assumed a serious as
pect ,oday. According TO instructions
of the President of the compspy the
running OF cars WAS left In the hands
OF the City Commissioner. Late this
morning a Car manned with a force OF
policemen left the stables and started
over Front street. A mob Immediately
appeared, and adopted obstructive tao
tics, and before the car had proceeded
very many blocks the street was con.
pletely blocked by coal carts, express
wagons, etc. The police we're powerless
Ia their attempt to get the car through
The abandoned car MAS then turned to-
| N@AA tbc . otANtt Gth sbC ibNo attht n v
II and completely wrecked it. Iht
driver and conductor were seized By The
rioters and severely injured before
being rescued bs the police. A squad
OF mounted police ksre came on the
scene and charged the mob. using thsii
eaIons freely. Several of the moo wers
struck by stones and injured, vhiis q
policeman vas knocked of his horse
Dot was not seriously hurt. Two ar
rests we're made, and IN spite of the
ehosts that we're made to rescue them
ths prisoners we're taken to the station
soon after, another oar vas started
The police were reinforced and strong
deiaehments we're located along the
route. The mob repeatedly charged
and attempted to disable the car. oai
the police succeeded in eett ,ng the car
through. Batoas were again freels
used aud With good effect. The ring
leaders we're arrested.
AZ the prese mt time bat few cars are
runniRg. Bots on Queen and YonRr
streets each car is EianI ei by half a
dozen policemen. The Police Ms2is
trate has instructed the Chief of Police
TO call sus the militia, u nsces. ary, bni
the CHER thinks the force he has at n.
command 10 sufficient to enforce the
laws.