The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-19

PDnr TowsagN1, Feb. is.--At 10 Fri
fisy Afternoon. last - The etearneF Una
tiIsa WAS passing Out OF sza Francisco
hafl0f, Edward EegcIIef, chief eeos, was
stabbed By Thomas Hopkins q messb0g.
who attacked him frosn the rear While he
wns engaged IN talking. The weapon was
: large butcher katie. The nyss thrust was
IN tue back. Beieber attempted 70 throw
his n6seilnnf under the stove, tut received
!, two more cats, one In the left shoulder ss5d
one in the night side. On arrival here,
Belcher was taken 10 the United states
1oariIse hospital. His wounds are nog con
stdeaesf fatal. Hopkins was placed IN
jeoas, but while ~ Victoria, early fhts
morning, on pfetef1se of gssng 20 the water
ciosel, ne elufed the vigilance Of . stupid
carpenter, slipped bis shackIss and made
his escaps The American consul Was al
yissd, Esad viii cause seasch 70 be insts-
tuted
INC motive for the attack was revenge
on The last trip down OF the Umafiils, -
rounds OF opium was found in the room
81 the psnfrymau. who Is q friend 81 Hop
kins'4 The latter imagined Beicber had
given the psnfryman away, aud openly
threatened 10 xiii him. Beieher OK pected
he attack. bns did not think Hopkins
would stab him when his back wzs turned.
g. J0hhe0n. q deek.haBd aboard the
Umatiiie. while working al q hatch dis
charging freight 81 moon 90 day, was struck
b. block from sling. which broke le0ss
He was hit on the side Of the head and
rendered unconscious for some time lie
usns taken 10 the marine hospital. His
INJURIES ere not considered dangerous.
The Puget Sound Engineering Works.
which began operations about two months
go Is the foot OF Water street. will begin
construction tD-morrow on marine ways.
me excavation was made some days sgo,
I'D timber fof construction il now on the
eaf xUfYt fsx.
and will be able % take in the largest tug.
boet on FACET Sound, viz. the Tyee. Nes-
oele viii be hauled out by power fur
nlshed from the engine Of the machine
shop. Cost Of the ways will exceed 5000
and Il Is expected they viii be In operation
within two months. The machine shop
De- been busy with orders ever since II
1terfeds and the men who undertook the
enterprise, being skilled In their y0cations,
ere nesting with success
Yesterday the Port Townsend Foundry
and Machine Company shipped to Port
Dtsc0yery, for the tug Pioneer, new shaft
and 2 new sectional wheel. 20 replace .
Bnaft broken nnG new wheel LOST about
two weeks ago. The wheel weighs $3.50
pounds. The work was done quickly and
we'll
NJ W. Patterson, better known M ..oid
Man Patterson, fell down the stone stair
way leading 70 the basement of Waterman
= kafzs store this afternoon, and probably
sustained = fracture OF the base OF the
nkuiI Phykicians ia attendance haze little
hope Of recovery.
The First Methodist Society have decided
70 build new church 10 replace the pres
ent cdifice. which has done service many
years. # twill cost tl0.0o0 and be Of mod
ern deEtgu. a new building Is necessary
70 accommodate the increased member
ship.
Inc congregAtionaliEfs OF Port Townsend
have begun Efforts 70 raise 5000 for a new
church.
A letter received to-day from Ashland.
Ohio, announces that party OF 80 persons
q AAhiand county. are making psrpara-
lions to leave for Port Townsend early In
April.