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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15
C. r. YEATON, Assignee.
Boyd J. Tal'man. Attorney for Assig ee.
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF KING

TN THE PROBATE COURT OF KING
i county, . ate Of Washington.
In the matter Of the est te Of Lucinda
cause Why stribution should not be made
Charles Crit nden Coleman, execut. r
Of the estate of Lucinda Gordon, dec, a-ed,
having fled in this court his petition setting
forth that said estate Is now in Q condition TO
be closed and is ready for srributien Of he
residue thereof among the p rsons eniiiled by
law thereto. and 1, appear ng to the court tnst
. id petition se's forth Cts SUFFICIENT 10 au-
thcrize distribution of the residue of said e.
tate;
1t is therefore ordered ~ the court that all
per.o n inter ste n the esta of the said
Lue In Cor son be aud appear before the
said Probate court OF King county. state Of
Wssnineton, 81 the courtroom of i'd sonrt In
SsF f isso. s the nous Of Eel eieven oclo n Of
- day, taen and IN re snow cause, II nny
hey have, why an der If d striouiioa sn uld
not be made II there's due 0 50 e ate among
toned, accorains to law.
it's urther order d that copy of this order
be published ono week for four successive
weeks before the sail 9sh day OF ID crmDer,
1890 in the Post-In elligencer. tsa urday ssuel
q newspaper printed anu published In said
nR County, and OF general circulation
Done In open court this 9TH dayo Nov mber,
1880 RICHARD OSBORN.
Judge OF SAID Probate Court
STATE OF wAsHINGToN,f
COUNTY OF KING, So
l, Bic ard CO or. clerk of tia Probate court
Of X cou ity. of Oh ngton, here
Oy It fv tlst the above aud reg Ing oocu
men vi rue. rrec ana pleie c py OF al
order OF "a q Probst urtt h cause why
distrituti OF aid Ia e sn0ui1 not he made
BY Said court the 9TH day OF Nov mbe-. 1890
In wi n, IS whereof. b I've here o set my
ran q > I'll yed the . al OF said Probate court
IsaAI. RICHARD OSBORN,
Clerk sad Pr bate & mr.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15
RK BY THE LAKE.
iiying the Madison Street
Pavilion Grounds.
WORRIES RAILRoADERs.
- Car Built in ssattls-Bx-
b $50 shs Electric Road-Notss
8 Of the Road.

improvements have been made r.
- - Lake Warrington end OF the Mad
eable line that IL won d hardly be
u 81 tnoss who nave not been there
srser. A bukihead has been made
i1fe shore in front Of the pavilion aud
~ I've feet long has been mace above il.
Es; ~ 81 this path are three handsome
S5S <nilt on slips jut.ing out into the lske.
5S ~ 4 terrace covered with turf and
sSs11s ana . ten-foot walk has been male
~ Ghade avenue. The pavilion grounds
incloeed with wire fence and 10
49, s,onu. nower-beds, fountains and wind
ne grounds &C sHpy about ton acres
n6OoO has been spent In laying them
ane Electric Railway Company Il put
1S 1uIfoh It the junction OF second and
zS T. ~ -sspeu, being confined to . single
zzzf 55S h16t point to Main street. A double
- - constructed on Main street and
~ 49, l6eiropolitan company builds its ira X
! ~ mid street, the two companies viii
~ mfnnGe for joint operation Of both
" nohodule of passenger rates which
2Io ~ rains running through from the
- - syer the Fairhaven 4 Southern and
1919 4 Northern roads. the fare from Sc
IA g lSlshaven viii be - rs single and 81
= 10 ,na to Anacortes a single and so
go Though these rates are high than
r a o. the steamers. the cost Of berths
n 4haooet. chief engineer Of the Lake
~. nturned yesterday from the 'front.'
= NJ The constant rain In the valleys
u{lrf. having made the mud very deep.
g Inst there must be great improvement
~ edathef. and much more rapid progress,
Z 5 m 4 . b finished BY January L
ialn1l Evans. Who has been dag flagman 1t
800 atsoet crossing. o the Columbia 4
= 0ouul railroad, has been promoted to .
~ Il The Franklin store. Daniel Kelly,
- s tAe Commercial street crossing. takes
~
NJ etzeet ear ever built in Seattle II
II - paeted q the North Seattle car-barn
Tlncfxic Railway Company. Its parts
odsoly made In Seattle. with the exc p-I
= ! IN trimmings. Eleven or twelve meg
S ~ ngulArly employed there.
= &. Ieomis, freight agent OF the Pitts
Chioaeo Cincinnati & ST. Louis railway
1men & q the Russell with Mr.. ,. Du-
= n G. = Greene and Mr.. A. J. Prescott.
1sspork Ind.
4nnm Graham, Of Tacoma, district passen.
= - lseight agent Of the Southern Pacific
-. Nm The city.
r. 61ioods Of wheat arrived yesterday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15
- DnSs
New YORK Sun.

"Bredderen and sisteren." said the pas.
tor, 'syo' hab been tole dat de Mckinley
bill done gwine ter raise eberything; but
whatcher want ter recommended am dis
yere: Neeoer prayer nor de Mckinley bill
am gwine ter rai.e lie mortgage whad de
butcher an de grocery man done hole ON
you pastor. De collection viii now be COL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15

reservations on any steamship line in the
Atlantic service 70 1urope and England can be
city ticket agent JIG Second street. Bosto
tiCck: 4. 1onKin. depot ticket aeen.. seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-15
Most I,npolite Young Man.

Il hear that your engagement with Ethel
has been broken of. How did it happen ?'
We'll. didn't agree with her father in
politics. and refused to attend church
with her mother"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
SPENT HIS BROTHER'S ESTATE.
A Serious Charge Preferred Against n
Prominent Lancaster Citizen.

A Serious Charge Preferred Against n
Prominent Lancaster Citizen.
LANCASTER, PA, March 14.-Frank A.
D1ffenderfer, former banker and e1-Alder-
man and prominent in social and sporting
circles, was brought here tonight by
a Pinkerton detective. He was ar
rested in Brooklyn whittier he fed
a few days ago. charged with the
embezzlement of $40, ,665 81 from the estate
of his brother, J. Leno Diffenderfer, for
whom, by reason of mental weakness, he had
acted as trustee, under deeds of trust exc
cuted by their father and grandmother.
They are children of the late
DR.. William DIffenderfer, of New Hol-
land, who, prior to his death several
years ago, gave the greater part of $50, 900 to
bis son Frank and the remainder to his
mother, whom he required to execute will
leaving it in trust to Leno.
After the doctors death, Frank, it is al
legged, induced his grandmother, then Sc
years of age, to destroy the will and make
him the sole trustee of his brothers
inheritance. He then entered up
ON career of extravaganza.
When the court enforced an examination of
his accounts, the Auditor found him TO be
short S1O,66 81. When the court began to
investigate he removed to Philadelphia,
where he became connected with the Kennel
Club and recently returned to Lancaster,
when his brothers wife's relatives instituted
proceedings for embezzlement, for which he
will be held for trial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
PREMIER TIRARD RESIGNS,
The French Cabinet Follow Their Leader
md Give Up Their Portfolios.

The French Cabinet Follow Their Leader
md Give Up Their Portfolios.
PARIS. March 14.-The adverse action of
the Senate yesterday, on Prime Minister
Tirard's demand for the adoption of the
order of the day, when the matter of the
commercial treaty with Turkey was brought
up, has caused the downfall of the entire
Ministry.
An Interpolation was submitted during
yesterdays sitting regarding the treaty,
and in response to this M. Tirard moved
the adoption of the order of the day.
The Senate, by majority Of 7S, refused
to adopt M. Tirard's motion, which was
tantamount to refusal to vote confidence
in the Government M. Tirard then ten
dered his resignation to President Carnot,
but the latter persuaded him to remain In
Office until after Easter.
A Cabinet meeting was held to-day, to
discuss the matter, at which Premier Tirard
reconsidered his decision to remain. After
the meeting was over he went to the palace
of the Elysee, President Carnot's residence,
and rendered the designations of all the
members of the Cabinet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
A GAMBLING DEBT LEGAL.
The Pool.Selling Law Makes it a Valid
Contract In New York.

IoolsSeIlHR LAW u1nke8 IL u Ndhu
Contract In New York.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
NEW YORK, March 14.-A decision of
Importance to the sporting community, con-
STRUNG the Ives pool bill was rendered to-
day by the general term of the Supreme
Court. The point at issue was whether
person buying a pool ticket on the race
track upon horse which turned out win
ner can bring legal action to recover the
amount won. The case was that of eX-
Assemblyman Michael Brennan against
the Brighton Beach Racing Association to
recover S773 winnings on Elsie B. on August
10, 1887. Brennan with a party of friends
went to the race track and called for tickets
on Elsie B, for which he paid S100. Elsie
B won, but when Brennan went to cash his
tickets he was told they represented q horse
called Belvue, which had lost. Brennan
brought suit through Fromme Bros, to re-
cover the amount won.
Judge O'Brien dismissed the complaint,
holding that the transaction was gambling
one, and that at most Brennan could only
recover the amount he paid for the tickets
in the same manner as if he had lost at
cards. The assemblyman appealed to the
General Term, claiming that the effect of
the Ives pool bill was to put gambling at
the race track on the same level with any
other contract. This view is sustained by
the General Term, which holds the purchase
of pool tickets to be contract, and entorc-
able in law by either party.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
BIRCHALL TALKS.
He Claims 10 Be Victim Instead oil
Victimizer-His Experiences ms
Pupil Farmer-His Defense


Victimizer-His Experiences ms
Pupil Fnrmer-His Defense
TO Be an AlibI.
WOODSTOCK, ONT, March 14.-Birchal
was induced last evening to make state
ment concerning the purpose of his coming
to Canada, but could not be persuaded 10
say aRsthlng that would throw any light on
Benwell's murder or his own movements on
the fatal DAY. Birchall said he came to
Canada as pupil farmer. and continued:
The firm of Ford Rathbun d Co. took tIO
from me and promised to secure me a hrst-class
place on fine Canadian farm. l came mere
with my wife. We came through to Weoo-
stock and met Pupil Farming Agent McDon-
aid. He said he would fl me all right, ana in
a few days sent me out to a farm near Spring
field. could not sand it and stopped there
ony one day And halt then TOOK
OF the pupil farmers and was sent out
by the same agency: 1 think the hrm m
has now changed, and is Ford TO-, Co.,
hold big position in England and TO
an applicant they will show a stack of original
recommendations from bishops, canons, peers
and others. They are making piles of money
out of the business They have also agents in
Ohio and some other Western States. About
that bank book l see it stated that the author
tiles suspect that =! have no such amount as
$4,000 in the Imperial Bank, and that simply
used that book to decoy dupes. Now this is a
fact deposited the amount with the bank in
stocks and bonds, and when the time comes
the deed will be made clear. l will bring
number of witnesses from England, but am
not at liberty to say what l intend to prove by
them.
1t was learned from Birchall's counsel
that the principal line of defense will be
that the prisoner could not possibly have
walked the distance from Princeton station
to the place where BenwelI's body was
found, committed the murder, looked over
the clothes, cut out the name from them and
returned to the station between the hours Of
II A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ, during which time it
appears that Benwell lost his life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
BUSHELS OF JEWELRY.

Enormous Stealing, of n New York Postal
Empioyc-One Thousand Complaints
Made by Chicago Jewellers
Lead 10 His Arrest.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Postofice In
spectors Harris and Stoddard arrested this
morning man for whom all the postal in
spectors between Chicago and New York
have been searching for six months. The
man, John Hogan, was employed as.transfer
agent at the New York Central Depot. 1t
was his duty to see that all mail consigned
to Chicago was properly loaded in the mail
cars. The news of the arrest was teIe-
graphed to Inspector Stuart this noon. Mr..
Stuart said in regard to the arrest:
1t concerns Chicago business men alone. For
from all the wholesale jewelry houses. of this
city about the loss of jewelry from the mails.
here on my books are the complaints l,OOO in
all, with the amount of jewelry taken. Our in
spectors worked all along the line toward New
YORK until they were satisfied the thefts oc-
Cured at that end. After watching Hogan for
several days, the officials secured conclusive
evidence of his guilt. Hogan has confessed,
and will be held for trial.
The robber, he said, had been seizing and
unloading whole bags of packages ofjewelry
sent from the manufactures at Attleboro
and Providence and assigned to the jewelry
houses in Chicago. Nearly every wholesale
Jeweler in the city was made victim OF the
fellows stealing. Mr.. Stuart gave it as his
opinion that Hogan had stolen bushels of
Jewelry, as many empty boxes that had
originally contained shipments OF goods had
been received here
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
CREATED A SENSATION.
Important Testimony Elected ut the Bay
View Accident Inquest.

Important Testimony ELECTED at the Bay
View Accident Inquest.
BUFFALO, N Y, March 14.-The Bay
View inquest was continued this afternoon.
Mr.. Minnick testified that he was a saloon
keeper at No. 100 Fairmount avenue,
Philadelphia. He had noticed the
j erkng of the cars but paid no at
tention to it, and next observed the
breaking of the bell cord. He heard some
body say! "Stop the train" The bell was
pulled and the train went on for minute or
two, and those IN the rear of the car went
out. The train then rapidly stopped.
1 put on my rubbers and overcoat and went
out just In time to get caught. I hung to the
rail OF the sleeper till it stopped, and then
dropped to the ground. 1 am positive that it
was trainman who sat opposite me,
seat or two to the rear who pulled
the bell cord. They told us not
word of the danger. If they had everybody
could have got out. After we knew the train was
broken in two there was from five to seven
minutes before the collision. Nobody said
word of danger that 1 heard. put on my coat
leisurely and might have got off easily
Mr.. Minnick's testimony created some
thing of sensation and it was the general
verdi ct that the brakemen have not been
adhering strictly to the truth in their testi-
mony. The inquest was adjourned to next
Tuesday for developments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15

Application for a writ Of quo warranto
against the Duquesne Traction Company
has been made to the Attorney General by
the Pittsburg Company. The purpose is to
contest the charter. A big fight may result.
There was considerable stir yesterday in
railroad circles over the report that the
Pittsbu-g Traction Company had filed docu-
ments with the Attorney General against
the Larimer avenue, Duquesne and Craig
street railways, showing priority of right
of way. This was given only as an indica-
tion that big fight would be commenced,
although it is recognized by the people
spoken to on the subject that there are many
stockholders interested in each organization,
and whether an effort to create freezeout is
in prospect or not cannot be determined
from the statements made by those inter-
ested.
BIGELow IS SENT.
T. NJ. Bigelow, Vice President of the
Pittsburg Traction Company, was as elo-
quent as the traditional oyster on the ques-
ton. He thought that the proceedings be-
fore the Attorney General would be heard
on Wednesday next He thought that there
were some charters secured before those Of
the Duquesne Traction Company, but he did
not wish to say anything at present.
Charles Mckee, attorney for the Duquesne
Traction Company, said that an application
for writ had been made to the Attorney
General, but had been refused, and would
have hearing through courtesy within
few days.
Attorney Wilson processes the utmost ig-
norance of the matter, although acting in a
legal capacity for the traction company, and
G. w. Elklngs, the President, proiessed to
know nothing about the matter while wait
Ing for one OF his company's cars at the cor
ner of Fifth and Smith6eld.
A HEARING NEXT WEEK.
A telegram from Harrisburg says that a
hearing was fixed before the Attorney Gen.
eral for tomorrow in the matter of the ap-
plication for a writ of quo warranto against
the Duguesne Traction Company, contest
ing the charter recently granted to several
companies under its control, because the
streets proposed to be traversed by them are
the same outlined by charters issued to COM
panies incorporated last summer but owing
to the inability of some OF the counsel to be
present the argument has been postponed
until next Wednesday at II A. NJ. D. T.
Watson and Walter Lyon represent the ap-
plication for a writ and Attorney Wilson,
OF Pittsburg' and e1-Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Gilbert and John H. Weiss, of this
city, the other side.
This case will, it is said by several law
yers, come up before the local court on the
question of the priority OF right of wsy.
This will have to be decided by the records
of Councils, and will require an overhaul
ing of the City Hall Library, which has
recently been placed in order to some extent
by H. H. Bengough.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
A WONDERFUL MARKSMAN.
He Cuts OF the -Four Feet of Sly Reynurd
nt Long Range.


Lewiston Journal.I
Andrew Hutchins, of Gardiner, was on
deck last night with fox story, which was
almost as marvellous as his memorable shot
at the partridge on Iron Mine Hill.
Boys" he said, you youngsters don't
remember Tom Burnham who owned the
land around there, but 1 do. He had the
greatest shooting gun you ever heard of.
Why, he could shoot fox dead from the
grist mill to the New Mills.
sit wasn't the gun altogether, but he had
something to do with it, for no one else
could make such shots. Well, 1 was going
to tell you about his shooting fox, wasn't
1? One morning he looked out OF the win
dow and away down on the fiat, much as
half mile away, was fox. He was so far
off that you could just tell what he was. Mr..
Burnham saw at once that it would be USE
less to try to get nearer, for the fox was look
ing right at him, so he up with the old gun
and let her go, and down went the fox. Il
was one of the prettiest shots ever heard
tell off. That fox lay right there until Mr..
Burnham went up and stopped to pick him
up, when, whish he was up an out o. sight
quicker'n lightnin'. But he didn't get off in
very good shape, for the shot had cut off all
four of his feet and they lay right there.
Thatgun was a ripper an you don't find EN-
now days. no, sir ~
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
THE NEW STAMPS TEAR,
Clerks in the Posrofice Complain Of Poor
Paper In Them.

New 0rk sun. !
The new stamps have not yet won the af-
fections of the postofice clerks, who have to
handle them. One of the clerks, instead of
handing out stamp for cents yesterday,
said to the customer: "Let me take your
letter, please"
When he got the letter he carefully pasted
upon it two fragments of torn stamp, see
ing that the ragged edges Joined so perfectly
that the stamp looked all right. Then he
handed the letter back saying: ''That's the
seventeenth one of those darned rotten things
I've had to stick on this morning."
whats the matter?"
"Oh, these new stamps are no good; they
tear too easy; you've got to handle 'em like
tissue"
Inquiry showed that, either because the
clerks have not yet had practice enough to
enable them to rip off q row of the new
stamps with the same dexterous twist that
used to work safely with the larger stamps
formerly used. or because the paper of the
new stamp really is poor, the clerks are
having deal of trouble. 1t is thought that
the ink used on the new stamps may affect
the paDer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
FIFTY PER CENT OFF.
The Deficit for Next Year Will Not be More
than Half the Last.

The Deficit for Next Year Will Not be More
than Half the Last.
Yesterday the Board of Assessors con-
cluded their work on the city taxes and
turned their books over to the City Treas
urer. The footing up of the books shows
the total taxes levied to be as follows: City
taxes, S2,724, ia; special tax, S4S, 430; SUBJ
school tax, S297, ,87S.
Compared with last year the levy shows a
decrease of nearly so per cent in the special
taxes and slight decrease in school tax.
Last year special taxes levied were 500, 494
and school tax $3.50. 348.
Last years city tax levy wasS2 13S, ,97S, of
which 81 ,912, ,699 13 was collected up to JAN
uary 81. The Controllers accounts show
that from u to Is per cent of the taxes levied
are not collected within the year, but that
last year the proportion uncollected was a
little less than IL per cent.
Estimating that the same percentage of
this years levy will not be collected there
will be deficit of about S15O,OOO, accord
ing to the levy, but the Controller thinks
that the revenues from other sources of the
city will almost cause the accounts to bal
ance at the end of the year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
SUSPENDING OCEAN TRAVEL,
A Stevcdores' Strike Prevent Vessels From
Leaving Liverpool.

A stevedores' Strike Prevent Vessels From
Leaving Liverpool.
NEW YORK, March 14-The agent of the
Guion Line of steamers in this city to-day
received cable dispatch stating
that the Arizona would not sail from
Liverpool on account of the strike.
This strike is among the stevedores, and it
affects all the steamers sailing from Liver
pool as far as is known. 1t is thought that
this strike will extend all over the British
Isles if not the whole of Europe. The strike
has caused excitement
All engagements for freight have been
declared off and passage tickets have been
called in and the money refunded or en-
gagements made for the tickets to be used
at some future date. The Guion Line has
not had ship in here for two weeks. The
Inman Liner City of Paris, which arrived
here on Wednesday, had hard time to get
out of Liverpool.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-15
INVESTIGATING MAYOR GRANT.
A Senate Committee Wants TO Know About
His Conduct as sheriff.

A Senate Committee Wants TO Know About
His Conduct as sheriff:
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPArcnl
NEW YORK, March 14.-Mayor Grant
has been subpenaed before the Senate Com
mittee on Cities for tomorrow morning, and
ordered to bring with him all the books and
records of the Sherif's office kept when he
was Sheriff. 1t was reported to-day
that the investigation was being directed
toward the conduct Of affairs in the Sheriff's
Office during Mavor Grants term. 1t was
said that Sheriff Flack had busted himself
and some of his deputies in a search of the
records of the Office during Mayor Grants
term. and that he had supplied data to the
District Attorneys office.
Assistant District Attorney Lindsay, who
has charge of the grand jury's investiga-
tion, said to-day: "Whatever investigation
is going on before the grand jury is not COM
pleted. As to the nature or scope OF the in.
vestigation 1 cannot speak. All that can
say is that the investigation is still going
on"