Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-18
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d. Coodcsi. Of toe American shio Cav
ernos hoois, vas eouvic,@d TO-DAY in
'as ls!ted States District c ar. ou tee
es.fRes OF assa1it With Q deadly yea pom
and cruelty 10 s-sneo.
scesaarel for SECRETARY.
sAs FRlxcIsoo. Feb. IA. = meet.
inR OF stoekholdsrs Of the Western Fire
,osarance Company. hel1 on tbs l2ih OF
January, COMMITTEES vas appoisted to
exaDine into the s5 airs OF ih- coun.
psnv- Tier Investigators thss far
,nsde public to-day. sboB th It ) cre,sry
Geo. W. Sessions has svorn to = f.l.e
statement which Vas ded With tae
Sttts 20 Lmissioner Of lns1raccs on
n Is, instant This statem-nt showed
s1'psos OF over $50 .o0). Toe r1.ni.
oafIon being mad. By the comuiite-,
however, o-s produced later statement
from TOE SECRETARY. which saoss = d.
loit OF over fST,'Uo The farmer st7te-
tneni hss been sIthdra~n from tie In
.nesnce omni-siousr by Secretary
session., and the latter statement sab
ttitoiec fIr u. Sessions sekaosledsed
'nat ire former 81 t.msn; vss wrong.
'nat DE knew II Vas false, bat tat b.
made u by order of the Director. What
became OF the mousv 10 no. known. A
thorough invest CATION Of the book
VII De made to a-csrtsin whether It 10
All enarReaole to the hazards of busi-
ness-
4 shooter shot.
OzovrLLx (CaL). Feb. l7.-Dr L. r.
Gate, Co1nty Treasurer of Piuuss
county. snos and killed Din Folsom, in
Quincy, lot evening FoIs ,m hsd
threatened Cate life. and. 90 meetlse
nim, drew bis pistol aud fred tsic-, but
miss d his aim. Gate then tre al Il
ssm and killed him. Both men were
veil known IN Plum a. c,anty, aud DR..
Cate 10 one of the oldest and most r,-
spect.d eii'zsns OF the county. There
sss no oaus, for the attack made by
Folsom.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE kaooTISo.
GREKSvrLLE teal }. Feb. l7.-About
two weeks ago Dan. Folsom's wife left
hiU and vent to San Francisco. Hsr
Dony had not existed fer some moatbs
Before she left her husband pressed her
| for her reason fer leaving him and their
three children. She confessed having
had criminal relations With DIR. Gate,
County Treasurer. The confession vas
reduced to writing and sworn to. Cate
vas at Sacramento settling With the
state when this occurred. Folsom vas
| enfaRed, evidently intending to attack
Cate on his return. Friends informed
tue latter before be reached q sincy and
kept him out of the way for a couple OF
days Cate says the woman's statement
10 false. Folsom would not advise
sith his friends. Oates son, O youoe
dentist, has bses With him since bis
Esther returEed frsm Sacramento
Folsom was in q iiucy soday. Cate aud
bis son we're coming out Of the Curt
nouse yard at noon When Folsom start
ed toward them, and commenced nrine
A the Treasurer. HIS son cred in RI
turn. Seven or eight shots we're ex-
changed. One pierced Folsom's juRu-
lar vein, causing death IN q few pil-
ates- Neither of the Gates were hit
The Treasurer has been much respect
I'd citizen of the oouaty for toirty years.
folson's reputation 10 good. He IL a
koieht femplar. The jlry returned a
verd ict OF justihable homicide. and the
Gates we're discharged from custody.
FisekiaG 10 san fraaeises.
SAs Francisco, Feb. ~ -Phe anti
Chinese agitation throughout the p
c'fia Coast hiss caused an influx of Chi
nese to this city. Zoe avefare weekly
| srrlvals by rail and water from interior
and c1ast points number 1000.
Be Read Dime Novels.
William Smith, sli.s 3. z. Push. Coz
| voted OF robbluR the Urited States
mails 10 Calaveras and Tuolumpe couu
ties. Was this NOR ling sentenced in the
United states Circuit Court to life ia -
| orisonment at bard labor. Saith 10 q
Germ 81, &c years old He oape to this
country when he vas IL. When able to
read be invested excessively 10 cheap
literature, and when arrested q number
of dim novels we're fodnd oa his per-
son. ia one occasion Smith stood
ap seventeen men and stopped four
wagons that c,me along, while he lei'-
arely examined the treasure box. He
vas also arrested for the TO b nv of the
| staRs raining between Milton aud
sonora. fuolumue County. la passin,
sentence Judge Saxyer said that the
statute provided that where robbery OF
he malls vas accompanied by violence,
Or where the life Of the mail agent vas
plscsd IN jeopardy by pointing a loaded
gus at hiW. the Punishment vas ion 2ris.
oament for life.
uisaAtreus Failure AZ Spokane Falls
P"RTLAND. Feb. IL Sohelise Bros.
aholesale dealers in general MERIDIAN
disc. OF Spokane Falls. tie largest uer-
chants IN the city. closed under attach
nsnt today. Thsir liabilities are $l30,-
600; assets less thar $4,000.
A Child Among the Ghiaese.
San FRAScIsco. Feb. I'D electives
Coz and Gisun,n foaad q white baby
hlns eyed girl. about two year. old, la
Chinese lodging house on jackson
street, near Dupont, this afternoon.
The child vas turned over to Secretary
Hanter.
shippisG Intelligence.
SAN FRASoIsco. Feb. 1.-Arrived-
Steamer Oregon. from Portland; steam
or Il pds. rom Colombia river.
Sailed-Stsamer Colamtia, for Asto
ria; steamer Aiki. for N.nsitns.
Posr TOWNSEND, Feb. l7-Arrived
British bark Niooya, from Yokohama,
via Victoria.
Poxr LUDLOW, Feb. i7.-sailed-
Bukeutine kliekitst
PoKr ANoELos. Feb. l7.-Ship psssed
10 TO Royal Roads. Two barks and q
schooner coming up the Straiss. Fresh
vest wind.
TAroosH, Feb. IL -Foeuy; fresh south
Wind. No shipping.
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swEEPtSe RoRvGlruas RgPoRr.
49,. Paul Pioneer Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. li.-with but tvs
disseatins votes. thoss Of Major strait
aud Mr.. Jackson Of Tenn, the Hou.e