The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Suspicious Death or Port
Townsend Children.


PosT TsvnsEsDs Marrh fs.-Two
deaths occurred to-day in the family
OF John NeEarhrau. winch will be In
veztigated to-nn0rrou by Coroner Wye
kcff. One ioy, aged 3, died al : this
evening and the other. aged S. died al
IL o'clock. The case KISS reported 20
fise coroner By the police aathorities
aHd an autopsy has been ordered
The only thing mysterious about the
matter IN that the children were not
attended By any doctor. ard In some
way or other the report has spread
that the ehiIdyen we're poisoned.
About seven weeks ago one Of Mrs.
McEachranFs children died suddenly
OF diphtheria. and week later another
died. Of probably tie SAME trouble.
The P0s9.fsTxILFs EscEK cores
pondent called this evening on Mira
AcEaehran. eho was highly indignant
at the action OF the officers ard told
with considerable detail about the
sickness Of the children, whom she
had 1oetored herself aud closed with
aluse OF the medical faculty OF Port
Townsend. When the twG children
died sast January IL oeeasionsd much
comment. and to-sEayss deaths have
renewed Il. MeEaehFan Is ship car
pentef and has LIVED here since Octo-
her, isss, when he removed here from
Seattle, where he lived for eight years.
xcEsEfaaY FIKE.
pagT TOWNSEND, March if.--An al
tempt was made as 20 this afternoon
60 burn III. Rothchild q Co.'S. ship.
ping office on Water street. ia the secs
ofldttory over +. W. Petllgrore store.
Fire waa applied 10 lot of portage
accounts, shipping articles and other
paper lying Oh a table, 10 papers In q
desk, 20 n few newspapers hanging on
the wall and also IN a room In the rear
OF the office altogether in four sepc-
rate places. Fortunately the fire was
discovered IN time 10 prevent much
damage, This Is a second time the
place has been fred within a week
AILgGED aUTIsEgRs DsseHAEGKB.
Fourteen sailors aboard the ship
Gen. Mcclellan were arrested to-day.
on a charge OF Hnsiny made by Capt.
Morinf, anA lodged In Jail. This Is
the vessel which after vesatious delays
and losses sailed for isnenos Ayres,
lumber laden, sprung leak. put back
and went 10 Hadioek to discharge
her cargo. The men fefused 20 20 to
work dlscharging the cargo yesterday
morning. They refused again to-day,
and then were arrested on a warrant
sworn out by Justice Of the Peace
Wood. Their excuse for refusing 10
work Is that the vessel Is unseaworthy
but the real reason evidently for their
action Is because they're built that
way" This afternoon an examina-
ton took place before County Ja9 i
Wood. acting rs a justice os the peace
Gen. ID. w. Smith appeared for the
prosecution and s.H. widley for the
.-sii1rs. Capt. Marine testified that
the sailors refused 10 obey his orders.
and would not 90 10 work diseharging
the cargo. Henry Bash, shipping com
missioner. testified that part oi
the crew signed in his presence, bui
not ali. The shipping agreement
which was signed by III. Bash, per j.
II. Browne. deputy. was offered as eyi.
dence. Pending service OF a subpoena
on Mr.. Brown 10 appear as a witness
the court took q recess until $50
Upon the reeonyening Of court Gen.
Smith moved that defendants be dis.
charged, and such order was made
The result OF this examination is that
only few Of the crew can he made &c
20 for this voyage. because they were
not properly shipped, ans the state
niant Is made OH good authority that
At least six men did not ship at all
II the ship had not put back, OF course
the whole crew would have been com.
PEELED TO serve to the end of the yoy.
age. but her springing leak has de,
veloped an instance OF the careless
manner OF shipping sailors which has
grown all too common.
NorKs.
Capt Herbert r. Beecher arrived
this afternoon from San Francisco
with his family. and Immediately re,
stunned his duties ~ special agent oil
the treasury department for this dis.
triet.
The discovery was made this after.
noon that Clarke and Morton. who
tried 10 overpower Jailer Furlone and
makethetr escape last week, had ob,
tanned cs,isel and stick OF wood
and cut OF their irons. There we're
also found rszar and pocket. knife.
These were no doubt furnished from
the outside.
Mr.. Jonas L. Ashton, st. Paul
capitalist, who was IN the city yester-
day, has about completed the arrange
metits for the erection of a shingie
mil ON Port Discovery bay, across
from the sawmiil. on the Townsend
SHE. He says that the advantages
offered In this vicinity for such an en-.
tefprise are superior 10 that of any lo-
cation he has ever visited. Ii the en-
terprisc IL carried ont q wharf will be
built adjoining the property known rs
the Bergen claim, and 4 town-site laid
out.
The confirmation of Collector
Cuiiam IL still subject of discussion.
Arson q. McCuek. secretary of the
United States senate, telegraphs
"tullem has not been confirmed. .
This does not satisfy some, however.
The appointment Of c. III. Hanfarsi
ss eeiei juSti1e gives the greatest
Satisfaction among members OF the
bar. regardless Of party. The only
thing ! pray for" said leading at.
torney is that our regular term OF
eaurt the latter part OF this month
viii not he deferred. Our docket is
overcrowded. and il is an outrage that
We do not have a resident Judge"