The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-21
BROKE THE RECORD.
Seattle Hook and Ladder Team
Covered with Glory.
TousN.MENT A FLAT FAILURE.
Tueson Citizens Sign Testimonia1 30
4. l. Sssies-Examinatioa ef
Drug Clerk Clark.

ercEg1l 20 y esCsf kt12S NsAa k~&S heVA a@sa
Ladder Company races. There were no
incidents Of interest On the track Seattle
carried OF first honors. with Tacoma sec
oud and Astoria third. Time: Seattle,
20 Is: Tacoma. *: Astoria. a.
The track was very slippery. and the
time made by Seattle Is considered phe-
nomenai. They will get 500. Tacoma 500
and Astoria 500. The time made by Sc
attic IL fhree-quarters oil 3 second better
than the best previous record. Following
was the contest rs laid down in the rules
Hook and ladder teams, OF not more than
thirty men. shall run o0 feet. put up a
txeniy foot ladder within ten degrees OF
perpendicular in the street, and have man
ascend 10 the top in any manner he may
select. Time 10 be called when he grasps
the top ring, which must be held until lime
is called
Following are the members OF the vic
torious team: Arthur Murphy. Charles Van
Aistyne. James Smith. Charles Msidment.
August Delfel, Robert Spencer, John Den
mis-. Edward Peterson. Dan Mclnnis.
Charles Lee, Mike Emerson. Frank Beatty.
James Bridges, George Reed, Charles MUIR
ray, Henes Meydenbauer, and Ralph
Schoenfeitx.
THE PRIzYs AWARDED.
At meeting OF the judges of the tourna-
ment this evening the following prizes were
awarded:
In the vet test hose race Astoria was
given first money, Vancouver second.
Waila Walla third.
Dry test hose race-vancouver first, As
torla second, East Portland third.
Association hampionship-Astoria first.
Victoria second. Seattle third.
Speed rsee-Vaneouyef first Astoria sec
ond. and third prize money divided equally
between Victoria. Tacoma No. 9 East Port
land and Corvallis. each getting $3.50
Hook and ladder race-Seattle first, Ia
coma second Astoria third.
SEATTLE woS THIRD MONEY.
According to the prizes, Astoria wins
81 son, Vancouver sl.oS. Seattle 5000,
Walis Walla 500. Victoria $3.50, East
Portland Sil25o, Tacoma S2l2.Jo. Corvallis
$2l2.5o. making total of 1850.
After the awarding of the prizes by the
Judges, Vancouver secured an injunction
to restrain Chief Rainey from paying over
the first money 10 Astoria. they wan
couverl refusing TO take second money,
claiming they had been awarded first
money after the race.
THE ToUESaaESr FLAT FAILURE.
All the teams left today for their re-
respective homes. The tournament has
not been a success from any standpoint.
The failure is due prime ipally to misman-
agement.
TUCSON As CONFIDENCE Is STILES.
As an evidence of Mr.. T. l.. Stiles pop
ularity in Tucson, the following selfex-
planatory telegram was received by him
this morning. which is signed by twenty
one of the most prominent citizens of Ari-
IONA:
Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 20
r L. stiles: We express our sympathy for
you in regard 10 the action by the grand jury,
and assure YOU of our confidence in your intsg-
rity and ability to fully exhonera:e yourself
from the charges.
II. B. TEsSxY, Cashier Con Bank of Tucson
wv. & DAVIS, Prison Commissioner.
LEVI II. MAssISG, Real Estate Broker.
HEgRssT Brown. Register OF Land once.
II. +. Lacy, Chairman Board of Supervisors
NJ. GEEvAIs, ATTORNEY .at-Law.
ALBEIT sTEISFrLp, of L. Zeekendorf & Co.
W. j, OSBORNE. Attorney a. Law.
ROYAL A. JOHNSON, Surveyor General
PRED. W. SMITH, Receiver Z. s. Land once
JOSEPH e. PERRY, Attorney -at-faw.
II W. JESsER, VI. ID.
WILLIAM NJ. LOWELL. Attorney al Law.
lEo ooiAScHsIEr, Man. Eagle Milling Co.
FRANK II. HEREFORD. Attorney stLaw.
EARLE II. WEBB. Attorney Al. Law.
EDWARD FAspEsLIF. Justice OF Peace.
~. :. SNYDER, Assistant Tax Collector,
Marcus A. SMITH. Attorney -at-lay.
The signers of the foregoing telegram are
about equally divided politically. Hon.
Marcus \. Smith is Democrat and is the
present delegate 10 congress from Arizona.
Mr.. Stiles received letters today from
Tucson which state that the basis for the
action OF the grand jury was the two cases
OF starr and Ssmaniego and his alleged re-
fussl 10 pay their claims. Last night he
wired his former attorney, Hon. ]. A.
Andrews, now OF Los Angeles To 20 To
Tucson and ascertain what the true in.
wardness OF the grand jury's actor was.
and this morning received the following
reply:
Los ANGELES, Sept c
In The miis, OF an important trial win star,
70 Tucson Monday night. These iaisc and In.
famous charges are trumpet Up To &c. you In
the jurisdiction of q eivil process in the out
rsseous samaniego suit. J. A. ANDREWS.
The examination of f. Eugene Clark
took place in the jail today. beginning at
. o'clock and attended by only the wit
nesses who were examined before the cor
oner's jury and few Outsiders. Clark was
brought into the room and placed beside
his attorney. Marshal N. Smell.
He looked pale and carewora, and is vet a
little nervous, but outside OF these signs
his appearance IS better than il has been n.
any previous time since his arrest. Alter
Judge Best had read the charge, Mr.. Scell
entered plea of not guilty.
Dave Higgins was the first witness called
and bis evidence was nearly the same as
given before The coroner's Jury. excep; that
he thought thar the voice which
called ouf Who's there" whcr, he took
Clark 10 his roofs. was a masculine voice.
4 number of other witnesses Mere ex.
smlned. but theic testimony was in snb.
stance the same a. given before the eoro-
uer's jury. 10 facts being cleaned BY cross
examination.
The eroSs-exauiination o. Weems at the
hearing did no, bring oat any new facts.
lie told about the same story. except that
he added that Clarke appeared intoxicated
when he came Ia the door. y fact which
created comment BY those Who
we're at t6e hearing today vas that
during the taxing az the testimony OF the
Other witnesses Weens. on whom there
rests suspicion and who is a mos, in.
poriAUt witness, was allowed 20 stand in
tie room aG1 hear The testimony given.
his testimony wss n some respects 81
arranged IS - aErss Wish tasSe preoed
ina.
'.srk vas sent to jail without bali. 10
aITeay sefcTe the grand jury The defense
c.II rsoi csd Clark ;or a statement.