Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-26

ao43e Dlii 1oE the f1xnftou Of jna1foDee
companies vas referred 20 toe oommis.
tee on claims.
xMk LoWRR M0UAR
Puno8 COUNT REPRESENTATIVE PLAN-
MING 10 HzKAL IN ANoIHKn
DEaKcTIoN.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 25.-lS Special The
persnasions OF Pierce county succeeded
10 staying tbs report Of the committee
on the county division matter. Il vas
20 have been mads this merninQ. Ut
terly routed N tes fEea for all engage
ment last night. they fell back and
pleaded for more time. This whole
day. teat vas granted them, has been
empio5ed In strengthening their lines,
90 terribly reduced IN the encounter, IN
bringing up q solitary recruit from
Vashsn Laland, aHd in shifting their
whole position. a grand council Of
var was held 10 the paEioF Of Young's
hotel this evening, which continued IN
I'll far into the night. Tee much abused
map Of King county was spread upon
the center table. The brlghs red line
thai had bean drawn through 10 - ia-
dictate the location Of the 100 square
miles OF lee teFritoEy tnat they are at
tempting to steal, was erased Ia part
and shifted southward.
Slaughter Is found 10 be north of the
line as EeaFFanged, being 10 Difference
to such ringing demand by ils citizens
as has been seldom heard Ia Olympia,
kindly allowed 10 remain in King coan.
ty. And, By the way, w. ,. Thompson,
OF Pierce. placed in the hands Of 81. H.
Oonners letters, Of which the following
HousE on RnrnssEarAzryEn.
0LxaGRIA, Jan. 25. 1883.
To TIE Ctfixsas Of Slaughter: / am
convinced thai ! have been seriously
and unfortunately misled In aupposinR
that four fifths OF ihe people Of SlanRh-
ter favored change OF county boanda
Fies. 90 that they should be included In
Pierce county, and desire to express
my regret that under such misAppre-
tensions vas led 10 introduce bill TO
change the boundary line, and further
assure you thai no attempts will DO made
to pass the bill including Slaughter, or
the Green River Valley. Respectfully
Yours, w. J. TH0MPsoN.
This Mr.. Thompson asks M. O0n.
ners 20 circulate among the citizsns OF
that young city. Nothing could be
more complete and uneQuis0cal, certain.
~ than this Acknowledgement and Mr..
Thompson states thai with tbs facts
before him thas havs been presented
within the past two days, he could not
conscientioualy do otherwise, and yet
the council Of war IL at this verg writ
ing sitting in the parloF Of YoanR's
hotel planning the plauder Of other
districts which have been given no %.
portunity to rem0nsirste, which are
even now IN ignorance Of toe outage
being attempted and which
would cry out against it
as loudly as did Slaughter, had
they been given tbs opportunity. Whea
King county wanted "a hours time 1t
was not 20 be had. When Pierce coun-
ty wanted . day in which to allov q
man from Vaahon Island 50 arrive, it
was at their command, for Mr.. Steven
son and Mr.. Humes are Ia the minority
on this COMMITTEES. The farmers from
the Slaughter aad Green River Districts
wanted 20 20 home today, and the King
county people tried to insist that the
committee come to some conclusion that
theae men might 20 back to-
their business satisfied, bat Pieroe
county had been bsateR aud
she was 10 no hf mood to call for 4
iude ment even at tie hands OF G vsry
impressionAbls committee il full sysn-
pathy With them. The lssohes uadeF
the aye could not be expected 10 re-
move the signs Of the fray 10 an bear.
There must BE- time for repairs. So tbs
King county people declared that IL
they were not yet satisfied, the matter
should be settled snally af a meeiina
tonight. Bat teniRht, as stated, ths
Pierce county forces we're still 10 disoF-
der.
Phe expected individual with a Rrisv.
ance from Yashon had not arrived and
besides the neE iino had not bBen fuliy
Feadiasted. So thar gill inset st nine
o'clock 10 the morning. one boar before
the h0ass convenes and possibly 4 r.
port may be made during the dsy. fk
Is nov shonaht that, II the face cf tue
overwhelming facts and rebakss the bill
will be suhmittsd 20 the hsuse without
any yree0mmendasion from the oommii.
tee. They call saah q apEoosedinR aDlas-
ing II on its meFits." Feeding this BIZ
on iGs merits is DIGGING ils grave.
THE DAx's RaOozKDGEoa.
Al II ~ Hls tol1y C@EAhtI AthfE EE-
Donneed thai the hour fxed for The re-
consideration OF the bill providinR for
the appointment OF an attorney ReBersI
for the territory bad arrived. II viii Be
remembered thst TIE oil, which oslai
mated fn the council, sailed thFcarh tts
house one day last week and oa the dav
following, after the bill had bsen sect
up 20 The ceapsii. some Of those whO
voted for s, woke up, took lore breath
and shnddeTed, andsz tie iAlpressi0n
that somsthinR bad slipped through ~
awArea. SO slight rsaeii0o sst 10 ana
the hosse veted 70 uaIi back fhs bin fof
no less sal3 and bioo3thiFsty parpose
than sl0piy cutting its iaauiaF ana
throwing its manaied remains n tie
he'll box. There o0aid Eavs been ns
other purpoas IN esllinR The bin ous
from the haven Of rest is had found h
The eoaneii except b saylsy ana kiil,
and ths fact thai 3 majority voted for
60 doina, Il YES deensd taat tbs an.
hspDy fats Of the hill vas certain.
when hpeaksf Ozark Annonncsd fh4t
the hear foR toe eIec1tiou aad sFKissd. /
be summoned Mr. HaEres % tie chsir. /
and, himself saspped down oa the Hoor
and joined The liitie gathering 81 toe
fFiends Of The vietir. aao1R whom Is
cold, pEecias ancogncsneua hsd crested
Q little n1FTy, esusinR thera 70 Eu5dIs I.
t0QethsF On sha left, tWo or three Eha
hsd bssn 0oiside ths Esiiiag hugzyinR
a.
Then tkey began 30 kuFl motions st
tss speakeF pre- tsns Taat the vote 81
uhieh the blli was pzased Be reeoosid- ]
sred; thai Gas an Amendnensy ths eon.
sidefztion 81 the voss b which the
bili wAs reoaiie6 b. FesonsideFsd. ttef
hy spoakeg Qisxk a. 8 suhasitassl tkat
the consideration Of tks v0ts b insea.
nifely pssponse.
By fhis Mr. Ozark Of Yakina va