The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-13
TACOMA NEWS.



TACOMA, Dec. Assistant General
Superintendent Dickinson arrived In thsb
city this morning in his private car. Hi
was seen by the posr-fHrg1Lsa Exogn corr
respondent at the Tacoma hotel. Hn UnaI
reading copy OF the Ne,ss and called your
correspondents attention specistsy 10 Nk
article which sTpeared ia that raper thit
afternoon containing an interview parporiE
ing TO have come from hifn. This articIb
was headed No Elevator for Seattle. 9 ami
stating that the Northern Pacific wonlk
build no elevator AZ seatsie, aud II the cstE
wanted them she would have 10 huiilk
thera herself.
Mr, Dickinson said this young man hnL
stretched his imagination. | made ne such
statement. II ss really out III my pravinct.
and as 10 what the company interds te dD
on the Pacific know nothink
aboaA The object Of my viAis
to Tacoma Ii TO adinst ihb
present trouble between the hrakesmen
and the company on che Cascads dislsiosh
In the frst place. = said Mr.. DiekinScrI.
''thls trouble could have al been Avoided
had the matter been submitted 70 nae. Tf|&|
hFalkenen laid shalr grievances bafora NJ IN
Proweii ct Eilensaarg. who nsd no ro1s51'
to act althoui Iifzt submitting them 10 nh
They oaIy gAss him six hours 20 comply
With their demands. which, Of course m
could not do. The men havb tgRDl
grievances. which VIII be scmedlsd. blt
thaY had no cause 10 taxa xilSA|
hasty action without first gfying tfIe
company ehanee 30 look into lie
matter. While az Elienahnrg mei Mr.. IL II.
T. sslattery. who Il vice commander "a tfIe
Order Of Railway Brakemen. lie shld
that the men we're wrong and be was
thinking seriously OF taking their ch<rttir
tfoln them.
1--WE have al the men we want. and
trains are moving a. usual, consipn6z s4M
Dickinson. .sand where The nlrnJ Nave rAnte
for complaint il viii be remedsed."
The opium smuaFlers arrested Yesterday
m0vning In the attempt 70 land 10 lasls uf
opium, valued At s. .z00 have been idenEi-
ned a. Black Hil and Jack Powers. hoIh
noted and old offenders, snd ar sx~
Northern Pacific railroad conductor nam,kd
Fssner The Opium was brought hy the
Ogympiau from Victoria. The men weY4
tasen before United states gonamfsesoanf
uensIl. who bound them over Ia the suzk
ol El4 400 TO arp9ar before tha uustsd STATES
,lislrict court 90 the next term. The m0rtly
Was promptly pat ap BY each Of the men.
the war between the Tacoma Land Coia-
paisv ard the Tacoma Railway and Mptpr
Company vas declared OF today. The ts1<1-
bic arose from al njanction issued by JndeoI
AtEyn 10 the Tacoma Land Company l'e~
stssining the railway comrany from iayih4
doatsle tracks on Hood street. IcnsraHe.
were Ies By the land coEnpany for pevtngl
tha street without regard for -.
extra track, ane the tiniber was n
out 1t wonld have Involved heavy fs|s
upon the contractors 20 shorten the pIaasks
iaH for another track. The matter wzo
cojupronised by the rsslway compAhY|
agreeing 20 pay the contractors far Anf.
loss resulting from the laying Of doulI1
track.
Peter Kinney was found tn . densntkd
condition on she Mofez ranch. near Lsbe
ybew. this morning and brpught ~ H.
city and taken beEere Judge Beverly, whe.
committed him 20 the steiIaeoon asyiaEa.
Kinney vas bafetoosed, and his feed Ntlfe
terribly cut from running thropgh th4
fields. Ee imagined that some cns -
after hinl. sticking aaggsrs in bis fsst r.
every favorable opportunity.