The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
TACOMA NEWS.
A Once D rfIiis1t observation-disclosures
allie RaIdae.s ef Gamblers.

allie BaIdae.s ef Gamblers
TsrfszA. Jan. e.-ffiiberf MAR sEcre
cat q complaint this morning against
Thomas Gilbert for assault The com
plainant's face bore evidence Of the
truth q the charge, an4 Justice Law
: renee -. .s.ssssrt a0r as appearance
AZ a future time. the latter givlfg pail
Il ana also Obliged 10 hold you a. :
witness. sas1 the Judge, addressing
Nujr. He coai5 not furnish bonds
and Wa committed Until the case
comes up for trial. B0sn complainant
ard defendant weFe very much intox-
| ieaied. That man. ssid Justice
Lawrence, referring 10 Mair, who had
lust teen taken ont, i . scholar
brilliant Attachments, and used 70
shine II the best social circles on the
coast. He Is a brother Of General
Manager Muir Of the Southern P2eisle
railway. Whisky Is 3 great leveier-
Thomas Nolan drunk and disoT-
derry, was fined s. and costs, and
David Weaver. for assault. SO and
the expense.
KSFTors OF sEATTLE's caNNEBcE.
The chamber OF commerce meeting
this eveninz was mainly de-
voted 10 the hest method Of rebuff
ting Seattle merchants Entertainments
, on trade belonging to Tzeoms in Gig
harh0r and contiguous points.
L. =. Cook, proprietor oi q small
steamer running from Tacoma, said
the Seattle board OF trade paid
large subsidy to these small
steamers plying 70 local points, and
iuiimated that similar action must be
taken here. in order that the steamers
may live. The matter was finally left
IN stafg quo for future action
A proposition from the real estate
exchange 70 oceupy the chamber :
rooms was faverably considered and
referred to the executive committee.
A motion to extend ali possible aid
to the United Relief Association, or
gained 10 aid any destitute
persons, received hearty approba
tion. and the association was
invited TO meet the chamber Monday
evening hext relative to the best meth
ods.
Mayor Drum resigned from the com
mittee on the naval station and sam
mel Collyer was appointed instead,
MoRGAN vs. RspEBATGH.
A prominent official ct the court
house Is authority for the statement
that Harry Morgan viii tomorrow
bring an action OF civil and criminal
libel against Mr.. X. f. Rodebaugh,
editor and proprietor OF the Lefger.
The amount OF the civil complained,
IL Is said will be 10000. What the
grounds for either action viii be i a
matter OF semi-serious and serio-
comic conjecture. A peculiar state OF
affairs exists in this city. The tough
element, which term means TO com
prise the gamblers disreputabie
saloons and others of Ike ike.
appear to think they are on the same
social plane with the responsible mer-
chant. toiling mechanic or honest la
b0rer in any calling. The effrontry Of
this class in Tacoma Is something IN
heard OF any other city. The shove
their ill-featured faces into ali city al
fairs, and assume the swagger. profan-
ity and buily-fagging airs OF the from
tier rufiian who has killed his man,
described by Mark Twain in Rough
ing It.
SoTEs.
In the probate court. in the matter
OF the estate OF Fritz Meitzeli, l..
Wool, one Of the bondsmen OF II. NJ.
Lillis. Administrative, asks 20 be re-
lieyed from his bonds. January L.
was set for a hearing.
VIM. McFayden OF Prince Edward
island. declared his intention TO be-
come an American citizen.
PERSONAL
Judge c. \. Senter returned from
san Francisco to-day.
Nh Amy Of the chamber of COM
merce Is in Portland.