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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-18

RgDwonp CRY. April I7.-wAitsr Dun.
lap and Thomas Meyer. who hroke jaii
hsre last February, fnsiicting injuries on
the tsilcr from which tho iaissr died. wag
mansiAughte-. They viii be sentenced
on Friday.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-18

ALsA. WIS.,. April 1.-The w.ter In the
stssissippi riyer at this poiat has fissn
twenty Inches In twelve hours. Twenty
families have teen driven from their homes.
Tbs railway tracks have suffered great dam.
age. The Uipnesks boom has gone out and
200 eco iest Of logs have been carried away.
Logs 10 the Ealss Of 10000 have been
sEeff AWAY
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-18

SEw YoRk, April 7.--At ii o'clock DR..
Agnew was IN very critical condition and
one OF the attendant physicians expressed
the opinion that DIR. Aguew could not live
more than "a hours.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-18
Bsulausesss Great vteaery,
I1enry Willard In nerlan.
Ds. Agnew Aiskina,

BkRIis, April IL Henry Willard ar
rived here today on business, and viii re-.
main some time.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
PosrMA STER sEMLER STILL MISSING,

The disappearance Of Postmaster semcr, of City
Island, Is stiu shrouded In mystery Among those who
lent him money were Henry c. Carey treasurer Of the
Pelham Park Railway, $500 and Postmaster Hogan OF
Barlow, $500; the postmaster 90 Pelham Manor, $50
HIS Liabilities amount 81 200 letter addressed
TO his wife by him received az the City Island
postofice on wednesday. In this letter he
he had made fool Of himself l. c. Norris the United
PosOrce Inspector, arrived at the posonce last
night and at once proceeded TO nvesug
the bOcks and vouchers Tho safe was opened and
no money was found In It few stamps and postal
cards were all that semler had left behind Inspector
Morris said It would take some ume befoe he could
ascertain how much the shortage would be- az he had 70
examine the books rom July 1887. up April /. 1855
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
TR1ryK LINE PRESIDENTS IN SESSION.

meeting Of the trunk line presidents wes held yes
terday at Commissioner Flnks Office for the purpose
Of considering the reports OF the various committees,
which had been presented and left for the presidents
TO decide upon The question Of secondclsSs dferen-
tiaI passenger rates discussed, was also the
proposition Of establishing Joint bureau similar to the
ono In Castle Garden, for the transaction Of second
class passenger business, and 1t finally decided to
leave these questions to Commissioner Fink for settle
ment long and lively discussion on the subject Of
export rates followed, during which the representa-
tives Of the Pennsylvania Railroad contended that the
present tariff had resulted in large loss Of business
10 that road. The figures presented by the Commls-
soner however, did not bear out this contention, and
after much argument II was determined TO continue
the present schedule of rates until definite
COMPLIANT shall be made. This decision said TO
he Satisfactory TO all the lines. Commissioner Fink
stated at the close OF the meeting that he expected TO
render his decision all tho questions submitted TO
Rim during next week President samuel Sloan OF
tbe Delaware Lackawanna and Western road, was the
only absentee from the meeting
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
hYExHYBITIOY OF HYPyOTISM

The regular monthly meeting OF the Society Of MedL
cal Jurisprudence and State Medicine held last night at
No. IL West Thirty drstst., well attended After
the election Of i've members. Dr. f. c. Spitzka read
review OF Austin Abbotts paper, The Physiology Of
Rogue presented the February meeting Then Dr.
ossp Feldman, Russian. gave demonstrations Of hyp
motto suggestion using trained subjects both young
men DR.. Beldman speaks German, but no English, and
made OF interpreter He Induced in his subjects
lethagy csteepsy. and tetanus set them laughing vio
lently their smiles by touching them
the nspo Of tho neck with msgnet persuaded them
10 rowing and upset their boat leaving them TO strug
gle the water; obtained from subject speeches I'm
ths characters Of George McGynn and Ingerso and in
many ways interested his rather sceptca audience
The OF the magnet no explained produced the oppo
site OF the illusion existing at the moment Of the apD
cation
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
MINNIE ROSE PARSONS At HER HOME.
THE YOUNG WOMAN RELATES HER EXPERIENCES
IN THIS CITY AND on TIE STAGE.

THE YOUNG WOMAN RELATES HER EXPERIENCES
IN THIS CITY AND on THE STAGE.
Pittsburg, April 12 speciall.-Minnie Rose Parsons,
tho young Allegheny choir singer, who was alleged
to have been abducted By Ensign Ryan, OF the
United States Navy, returned from New-York to-day
In the company OF detective. Her parents met
her at tho depot. Minnie said that she made a hit
the stage, and Will return TO New York In time to
enter on her engagement on Monday next. She says +;
81 met q real nice Jewish gentleman, who was once
q theatrical manager He boarded at the same house
with me. lie advised me not to go IN tho stage.
got work at undert akers, where sewed
pleatS In tho Innings for collins. i got cents
pleat, and made 10 the first day and SO cents
the second day. The second night got a note from
Brown, the theatrical manager, saying he could get
place for me- Bertha Linn was my stage name. l
found tho place suited me, and the next Sunday
started with the STANDARD Opera Company for Balti-
more where | sang with the company for two weeks.
| got SlJ week but received an ofer at $50 week
with the DUFF Opera Company, so ] left the standard
company and went back to New York / found the
Clinton place house too far from the theatre 50
| moved up to Thrty-second-stD
This evening Mrs. Parsons held consultation with
her attorneys and asked that the suit for abduction
be Withdrawn If Ensign Ryan will marry her daughter
This Will probably be the outcome Of the affair
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
Bay STATE REPUBLICANS ASTIR.
PREPARING FOR TIRE LEAGUE CoNvENTIoN-MR
soULD's COOP woBK.

Boston, April 12 (specal.-The success that has at
tended the Republican League in Connecticut, Kansas
Minnesota and other States IS going to be repeated In
Massachusetts. This Is assured. The Republicans
here have been rathor slow about getting into line
but they awakening at last in the encouraging
way.
The fact IS that the party here were ready to organ
ize some time ago. but were handlcappe in measure
for the lack Of some one to 90 ahead and push the
work John W. Gambler, who appointed the
Massachusetts member of the National League Execu-
tive Committee at tho ChcBerng Hall Convention, IS
engaged in business outside the State Ho IS away
most Of the time, and for that could not give
much time or attention TO the work Realizing this,
he requested J. Henry Could of MedfOrd formerly
chairman of the Republican State Committee and ono
of the most efficient organizers In the country TO act
for him. Mr. Gould consented, and has since been
regularly appointed 10 take Nr. Candler's place.
The wisdom OF Mr.. GOulds appointment IS already
apparent He has gone to work in tho most business
like manner in rousng the party in all sections of the
State, and Judging by the responses from almost every
county, there is good reason to think that tho club
convention which will probably be held the day after
the regular State Convention on April 25, will prove
Of tho largest and most enthusiastic political
gatherings OF the year.
A local club is being formed in every ward Of Bos
ton and there scarcely town thIOu ghou the State
that will not be represented by sort Of associa
tion at the convention, where the State League Will
bo formally organized.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
THE GOVERNOR AND THE SOLDIERS.
Wa VOTES FOR HILL THIS YEAR AT THE BATH HOME
VARIOUS RIITs.

Albany, April 12-Governor HIPS little scheme to
increase his strength in the state by adding to It the
votes Of the inmates Of the Soldiers Home at Bath,
was completely knocked out this morning after
bour,s hard fight In the Assembly. Mr. saxton led
tbe oppositon 10 the Governor, and won only after
esbtine the entire Democratic minority on the floor,
led in this instance by Judge Greene 1t has been the
covsrnor,s pan 10 allow the soldiers In the Hons to
vote in the hope Of catching few OF the l2oo ballots
that could be cast there with this END IN view,
shortly after the opening Of the Legislature he sent to
tho Assembly message. In which posing as the sol
ders' friend he walled and wept because those men
were not allowed to vote. and. In his WORDS were
robbed OF their franchise He appealed TO the law
makers to set this matter right and allow them this
privilege although a recent decision OF the court or
Appeals said that they were not entitled to voie'
Tho message was referred to THE Judiciary Com
mttee from which two reports, one from the
majority 6isapproving the Governors appeal, and the
other from the minority Judge Greenel seeking 10
sustain Mr. Hill. and accompanied by bill. the pro
visions Of which II made law would allow these
men the right TO vote With the majority report came
resolution TO make tho matter constitutional one and
tc,..nt 81 to the PEOPLE OF tho state
Mr. Saxton, chairman Of the Judiciary Committee,
said would not be right 10 allow these men, who had
not dollars worth Of property In Bath. TO vote on
tax measures. This was the stand taken by Generals
Elocum, Rogers and Quinby ~ . report made by
them u 1s7a on the same question In this POSITION
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
SURPRISING THE RECORD OF LAST YEAI
RAILRoAD-BUILDING INCREASED THIS YEAR IN
STEAD or DECREASED.

Chicago, April 12.-The forthcoming ntmbor OF" The
Railway Age" will contain the following:
When the year 1857 closed with the extraordinary
and unprecedented record of having built nearly
l3 600 miles OF railways, 1t had already become the
settled belief that railway building had been greatly
overdone and that the present year would witness an
almost complete soppage Of enterprise in that direc
tlon This opinion stl seems to generally prevail
and Is frequently expressed In conversation and in the
newspapers 50 that most people believe that practl-
cally no extension whatever has been made to our
railway mileage since the end OF 1887 When, there
FORE we state that in the first three months OF 1883
moro miles Of track laid, on greater number OF
lines and in greater number of the States and Terri
TORIES than according to our record laid during
the same period In 1857, the assertion VIII probably
be received with surprise II not incredulity 1t Is
however true, as the following summary Of track
laying from January l to April !, compiled from the
dotaftod recnrds I'm this office shows:
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
WITNESSES ACCUSE MRS. WILLIAMSON
rxsrIMoNY IN THE TRENTON DIVORCE CASE
PARTIAL TO RAILROAD MYN

TESTIMONY IN THE TRENTON DIVORCE CASE
PARTIAL TO RAILROAD MIN.
TRENTON, April i2 (Speciall-The Chancery Court
room at the state House was crowded to-day at the
trial OF the williamson divorce Tho plaintiff Is
John d. williamson, q travelling salesman. He mar
RED Christiana winerd In New-Bunswick, twelve
wears ago To-day she sat In the courtroom strik-
incly handsome woman Her husband testified that
they have child ten years old their married life was
psscefl until 1882 when he had reason 10 suspect his
wife They lived In Clinton-st, this city, thorough
fare overlooking the tracks Of the Pennsylvania Kali
road He caught her flirting with railroad hands en-
glneers, conductors, and brahemen. Under the name
Of Miss Florence Porter she sponded In 1885, with
Hollis p Eaton, Philadelphia railroad man. On ono
occasion she was looking out OF a window at passing
funeral procession and exclaimed; wish you were III
that hearse and six feet under ground" Williamson
forgave his wife several times, between 1884 and 1851
and then having his suspicious aroused again he hired
q detective and obtained evidence which led him to
leave her He took their little boy up into the Pocono
Mountains and day who he was of travelling, she
visited the retreat and carried the child of with her,
Milton II. Sailor, detective, testified that no
shadowed her one night when she visited d:Soraery
house in this city she emerged from II In company
with Police Justice Coulter, of Trenton.
Mrs. Lillian Stanley, now Of New Brunswick board
they broke up house keeping and testified that Mrs
williamson had numerous men callers at the house
ss Sunns were saS Joseph Corey, Of trenton senos
rapher; J. n. colylle q prominent local furniture
dealer and J. Holmes Bergen Of New Brunswick
The effect of Ms. ssnley's evidence was weakened
6us,no cross ex animation when she admitted that
she was phreDoloeist and planet reader by
natton known Madame IaIls
pcorav and Bergen denied that their relations with
NJ WI Williamson were improper or that they visited
her in her apartments
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
DID TIE pocroRs srEA1 TIE IysrRUHENrs,

story was published yesterday about an alleged
scandal in thu University Medical College, In East
Twenty. .sxthst. which charges young doctors OF
the College with stealing ami pawnng laboratory
Instruments worth 900 belonging to Professor A. E.
LOOms An addition made to the University
building last fall and when It was completed DR..
Looms Il is said found that OF his instruments
had stolen. Captain Clnchy placed the in
the hands OF detective who found the instruments In
a pswnbroker's shop. Two young doctors imp-
Gated. DR.. Looms hesltsted TO prosecute them and
there the affair stands, the story DR.. Loomis
could not be last night at his home, No 10 West
Thirty.fourth.st member Of the faculty said that he
d!d no. know whether the published names OF tho al
legged guilty doctors were correct; in fact he din
know whether there anything in the story at all
Last fall when the alterations made instruments
were LEFT scattered all around the building. Some
were lost, others broken Some might have been
stolen and If that was the case the detectives ought
know more about it than
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13

Portland, Ore, April 12.-The Republican State
Convention was held here yesterday and today. Judge
W. p Lord nominated for Supreme Judge on the
first ballot. william Kapus, Of Portland; Robert
dcLean of Linkve, and c. w. Fulton OF Astoria were
nominated for Presidential electors. The following
delegates to the National Convention were elected
q. F. Moody, OF The Dslles Rufus Mallory, of Port
land; J. E. Bean, Of Pcndeton; f. c. Mays, of Tho
Daes j. w. Cusiok, Of Albany, and ]. Bourne, jr Of
Portland The platform reported favors free ballot
and tho right to have that ballot counted protests
against further Chinese immigration ayors liberal pen
slons denounces Clevelands action In returning the
rebel flags condemns the Land Department at Wash
ngton for refusing survey lands ready for settle
ment and the employment Of spies and lnformers TO
hass settlers with defence Of needless suits denounces
President Cevelands veto Of the River and Harbor bill,
and the Secretary OF War In obstructiDg the improve
reform a sham and fraud The tariff plank declares
that the policy OF the Democratic Administration, which
would place wool and lumber tho free list and
wooilen goods the highly projected list cotton ties
and hoop iron on the protected list, and which policy
would continue the collection of $4,000 900 on sugar
each year while the time the majory appauds
and claims to carry out the Presidents Idea that tariff
tax is robbery OF the people, constitutes piece OF un
paraeled political dishonesty having for It's sole OBJECT
the OF the Democratic party al the next cleo
ton, al the expense OF the practical destruction OF
many Of our most Important agricultural and man
ufacturing interests.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE

Il.l
Chicago April ia local paper says: IL is believed
that the leading dressed beef shippers OF this city are max
inc prepsrations for lnstutng law suit In the United
States Cour. against the various roads running East from
,.Y city except the Chicago and Grand TunK accoun:
., determination and violation OF tho Interstate Commerce
la They will ask the court 70 compel the roads to re-
rd 70 sbippers the charged them In OF
80 ,s5o nv the Chicago and Grand Trunk latter
NV Agreement with the other Eastern lines now allowed
~ &c ATE Of 80 per 200 pounds dressed beef
thicaro against 20 cents ty
gs and Ks cents NewYork, against 65 cents BY the
oter ,1sd This difference OF 20 cents In Boston
and lnNew YORK Iae the Shippers eslin Is the
rankest Find OF discrimination
poston Anil 1.-THE old Colony Railroad corporation
to-day Issued notice taking possession Of the Boston
and Providence Railroad that the railroad from Boston to
provts.nce and the West Ro1bury. Dedhsm stoughton
and North Ateboro branches will be known the Prov
dence division and Isaac n. Marshall appointed division
superintendent addition 70 his duties a, superintendent
~ tho northern dlNrlol "4IH H4"~4'~4S a. the Park
square station In Boston
Cincinnati bprI I2-The election Of directors Of the
Cincinnati washington and Baltimore Railway resulted in
the choice OF the old board except l. Heck whose place
was nlled oy the election Of william NJ Greene OF tho
Cincinnati indianapolis Chicago and ST. Louis road.
Columbia Apri l2 ,specia) THE report Of tho State
Railroad Commission for February gives the increase and
decrease In the earnings OF the roads In the State a. CON-
psred with the same period in 1887 Tveny-one roads
show an increase and decrease. The Increase
is slO5 600 The Increase In the freight earnings Is
e54 600 The Increase the Asbeville and Sparanburg
road % per cent net per cent OF increase In the Rich
mond ana Danyille system 10
wllkesbsrre April IL (speeiAi).-Engineers to-day
began the survey railroad from this city Hsr
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
JACOB MCCLELLAN.

Jacob Mcclellan, one OF Names old-tine ship mas
ters died Tuesday ago eighiy-one, at his hol"o "
Portland from Inflammation Of the bowels, amer d
few days illness. IIe his father and grandfathei
took a prominent part in Names shipping interests
and they belonged to class Of men who arc fast
disappearing Mr.. McLellan's ancestors came rom
Ireland about 1880. His grandfather was nmous
,hpmaster In his day and took part In the siege oi
Quebec serving under General Wolfe. HIS father car
ried the American hag Into every sea- ana connanueo
The United States ship Boxer after her memoraoie
battle With the Enterprise.
Jacob Mcclellan bcglu life q clerk but went to sea
when he was fourteen years old. lie rose In time
10 the command and ownership Of some of the hnes'
vessels out OF Portland The Hcnrietta, Brig was
tho first vessel he commanded. The Grecian end the
Portland other vessels Of which he was captain
The last vessel that he owned and commanded was the
william Woodbury.. This was in 1855, about Whlcn
hme he retired from the sea. He carried PROVISIONS
to the sufferers p Ireland in the famine Of ls47 Cap
tain Mcclellan was engaged almost entirely In the
West India and Mediterranean trades. lie was Tho
last but of two hundred old shpmasters Of prom
nence who sailed from Portland
In 1855 he was an Alderman while Albion Z. Paris
was Mayor OF Portland He served another term and
was member of the State Senate until he called to
the Mayoralty 1868 he was the right for the
place during those times and reelected and
The next year vas elected again. defeating william
L. Putnam. Alter Portmnd's big Gre in 1866 Mr..
NdS ChoSch a VI rchci IuIu, Gnu
again, In 1868, elected Mayor He was mana
ger OF the Portland Savings Bank for forty years :
president of the Merchant, National Bank; president
OF the Portland Dry Dock Company: director OF the
Portland Lloyds and president Of the Marine Society
He held other places OF trust and Identified with
many charitable So ieties also.
During Mr. McLellan's May0ralty In 1863. the
Tacony, commanded by Captain Reed, entered Port
land harbor and ran of with the cutter Caleb Cushing.
Mr. Mcclellan assisted collector Jewitt In fitting out
the Chesapeake and Forest City TO rccapture the cut
ter, and Mayor Mcclellan himself sailed in one OF the
vessels willow, three Suns, daughter and
brother, Captain Seth Mcclellan, survive him.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
WILL pAPER IN RICH AVID VARIED DESIGNS

Tho present age has been called the age Of paper1
Not only are the very life OF business the growth d
literature and the dissemination OF scientific knowiedss
and Of religious thought dependent ths universal me-
dunn but high art not much thing OF stone and
bronze and alone as IL once was good place "
see this illustrated store dealing largely IN WALL
paper interior decorations such as that OF Wafehs
Lanee s. Co.. at No. 100 East Forty-secondst
Bus the first thing that customer will see on entering
the store made OF paper. IL is truly beautiful
piece Of woodcarving II Is reproduction In teak wood
OF stone tracery window in Buddhist temple IN india
II made the workshop Of Lockwood Dc Forest ana
there other copy in KensngtOn Museum This
piece OF carving and others OF like nature have suggested
style many handsome wallpapers used chiefly for
halls and dining For the Same rooms printed in
Crane paper is popular and there are many beautiful de-
signs by such artists Louis Tiffany, Lockwood DE For
and Mrs c. Wheeler and the Associated Artists The
designs Tor paors are less attractive As background
for some OF patterns Langes patens brocatele'
with IFS blending colors with bronze gives peculiarly
rich luxurious manufactured by this firm only
fine quality OF japanese paper is made Of pulp from
the mulberry tree and among tho many designs are some
excellent limitations Of carved ivory, which, they werd
real would require in elephants as TO ruin
the show business Almost every known form OF interior
decoration thus initiated in paper and 50 cleyery that
is hardly possible tell the false from the true One
OF the best counerfes OF all Is Of metal epOusse. Some
Of the style look comparatively fresh as H. indeed They
might have the period OF the Revolution. ana
others show signs OF that it would an Insult
10 ask their II his In the Doomsday Book
This is the for decorating country houses and for
that purpose especially for seepngrooms English papers
with large aora designs In bright and handsome colors ae
IN favor.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13

COMBINATIONS AND NOMINATIONS

Washington, April 12.-The Senate has confirmed
the following nominations:
J. [. Logan Of New York, to DO Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Of Idaho j. schenckclberger Pen
sion Agent q. Syracuse, N. Y. Postmasters Julia H.
Bronson, at Clinton, n. Y; Thomas Murphy, at
Mechanicsville, n. Y.
The President has nominated Thomas 7. Tunsta Of
Mobile. Ala to be United States Consul al San Sal
vador and has appointed Frederic X. CouGert, Of
New-York; Franklin Mscveagh, Of Illinois Aexand
O. Haskell, OF South Carolina, NJ A Hanna, OF ohio,
Directors Of the Union Pacific Railway Company.