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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-20

Interstate Immigration Convention Ad-
journs, After Adopting Reports.

AsHRyTLEL. y. c.. Dec. iJ.-The Inter
state Immigration Convention concluded
business today. A resolution for the clos
ing OF the Worlds fair on Sunday was re-
ferred TO the national commission.
resolution 10 recommend that the govern
ors Of each state represented in the con-
yention appoint committee 70 act in con-
junction with another committee 10 be
known as the promotion committee Of the
World s fair was adopted.
The report Of the committee on legis!a-
ton saws that unity of action by the
Southern states can best be secured by a
concerted system of legislation. and re-
quests the convention TO provide for the
appointment Of commissioners of ImFnl-
grafton whose duty is shall De 10 form
board Of Southern immigration to cooper
ate With q bureau in building up the
South, and that the executive committee
present TO the legislatures suitable bills 10
carry this recommendation into effect.
The report was adopted.
The report Of the finance committee
recommended that the governors OF the
Southern states be requested 20 call On the
legislatures for financial aid. and that al
appropriation OF $500 from each state be
asked for an exhibition az the Worlds
fair: adopted.
Another committee reported in favor OF
advertising the resources OF the south by
trains OF cars Tiled with Southern ex-
hibIts 70 be sent through the North, the
East and the West About four or I've
states have efficient state organizations,
and strenuous efforts will be made TO in
Guce other states 10 organize.
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A PORTLAND GIRL BETRAYED.
Her Seducer, Merchant, Hires a Young
Nan to EloIe With Her.

TACOMA, Dec. i9.--! Special John Case,
aged 30, a well-to-do resident Of Portland,
arrived at Tacoma this morning IN search
Of MS daughter Stella, aged Is, who ran
away from Portland two months ago with
William Landes, aged 81. Portland
rnolder, cook, and formerly Northern
Pacific railroad brakeman. They went to
Victoria, and wrote to Case that they were
married. Later they came to Tacoma.
stopping at the Willard house, Landes say
ing be wanted 10 settle some business be-
fore going 10 Portland, az desired by
Stella's parents. she being forgiven. Case,
who objected TO Lsndes as a son-in-Iaw,
becoming suspicious and thinking all was
not right, came here and got the police to
help him. AtLrst the young folks said they
were married. but admitted that they were
not.
To add TO the fathers trouble. he finds
his daughter in delicate condition She
refuses to disclose the name Of her &C.
trayer, who is thought 10 be 3 Portland
merchant. who hired Landes to take away
the girl.
Landes was arrested but no charge pre-
ferred, rs the girl went with him volun-
tarily. Stella SAYS she does not knox
what to do, but would commit suicide If
she had an opportunity. Case says he
viii prefer charge against Landes to-
MORROW. Case SAYS il would disgrace the
family TO take the daughter home
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SKULL CRUSHED LIKE AN EGG
Pfledriver Workman IT Tacoma Meets .
Terrible Death.

TACOMA. Dec. lS-fSpecial- Jerry P.
CuTen, aged .. native Of Wisconsin,
employed a. foreman of the piledriving
gang at work at Northern Pacific coal
bunker No 1, vas horribly mangled this
morning by the gin Of the first section OF
the small piiedrivsr falling upon him.
His head was crushed ike an eggshelI,
three ribs. legs. hips and arm were broken,
his arm being broken in three places.
The work OF driving the piles vas COM
pleted and the piledEiyer was being taken
down. Curren stood about thirty feet
from the water, ready TO place the pins
under the first section Of the piledriver,
which was being lowered by the engine
The lowering rope was slack and suddenly
the rope slipped, falling thirty feet upon
CurTen. Some one shouted look out.
but the warning words were scarcely
spoken before the crushing weight struck
Curren on the back of the head and shout
der. he standing in STOPPING position.
The body fell 10 the water thirty feet DC
low, going down like o bundle OF bageing.
topping and tumbliHg Imply from pile 20
post and Anally splasning into the water.
The body was moved TO the Fannie Paddock
hospital Curren vas unmarried. and Of
tine physique. CuTTen's only brother
carpenter. resides in this city.
superintendent Dunhatn was also ID
iured az the bankers fes days ago while
working with his pisetirIving gang.
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THE WAYS OF WIDOWS.
Old Man Weller Didn't Know What He
Was Talking About.
s.. Louis Globe Democrat

| remember that Horace Mann said Of
old maids that we could not run an ordi-
nary township without a few OF these
women without family cares. But there
are some things old maids cannot do o.
comprehend. They. like old bachelors.
live half lives. and the very best OF them
are unable 10 read the whole book Of life
l never saw one handle baby as defriv a.
4 mother will. And rs for sharp ir6g-
ments on the failings Of masculine beings
they are excusable, of course. but thew are
unrelenting. You know very well that
you would not wish a jury OF old maids 10
sit on your case; you would get Justice
but not pity. That IS not 10 say there are
not some dear old maids. l think nv
Mann vas right about their helpfulhesS in
community mostly made up OF mothers
with half dozen children each. sin in
my experience, am compelled To pro-
nounce widows by ali odds the more i'm
portant factor in society.
Let Us discuss their weak points frs+
Grant that they like Us men rsmarkahlv
we'll and take some frank wars OF showing
il. Is that not a special compliment n
our SEX do not think widows love one
man so very much. but they love man gen.
SNAAA 80 40 - SET llsl- cans
like the hoods on chimneys. TO turn essitv
with the wind. When the widow was =
girl she thought she could love but one
man. She gave ali her soul to . sinrIe
passion. That was adolescent and down.
Now, she knows better, and sees that after
all the man she lived with for seven wears
was only q sample our of the bin Of m
manity.
When the parting comes. as 1t unfor-
tlnately does sometimes. and leaves a
woman alone. she nnds that her married
life has given her great regard for nan.
But unlike the coy girl, she no longer
fears the masculine being. She has
learned also that the masculine beiue can
not get on without her. She has clearly a
duty 10 do in the case She must assume
the care Of another man If a widow mr.
sue you somewhat assiduousIy. pray bea-
these things III mind: /. She has bv we'd
ded life learned 70 love mankind. .. She
has learned ctr weakness. We are made
up, you viii grant, socially, In large part
OF buttons and seams and laUndried ar
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Wild Freight Car Runs From
South Prairie to Puyallup.
MAN KILLED BY A pILEDRivER.
Vancouver. p. c., Has Something New
to Talk Abeuf--A Portland Girl
Ruined by Merchant.

TACOMA, Dec. f9.-fSpeciaL AN almost
nairaculoGsly fortunate freight car run
away took place today between South
Prairie and PuaIIup, distance Of seven
teen miles being made N twenty-four min
utes. The morning freight train. while
switching az South Prairie, allowed
freight car which had no brakehead 10 start
down the grade. The car quickly gained
an impetus rendering impossible all at
tenpts TO capture or stop il. Itsped on at
q terTiHc rate down the mountain render
ing il hazardous for the agent at OYting TO
sidetrack il without causing great loss of
property and bad wreck, as the sidetrack
was full Of cars. No attempt vas made 10
stop the runaway at Meeker's Junction.
Striking the upgrade near Puyailup the
: iced slackened and the PuyaIlGp depot
master succeeded in boarding the car. but
could not stop it without the use of the
brake. 4 sidetrack switch was turned and
the runaway was successfully shunted
without further damage than the breaking
Of two drawheads OF cars on the sid .track.
The operators at 0rfing and PuyaIIup were
notified to look out for the runaway
The runaway vas loaded with cedar ties,
and for a short distance, about midway
have reached q speed of mile a minute.
Had il collioed with passenger train or .
section hand-car ii would have undcubteLI-
~ caused fatal wreck.
Superintendent Mccabc says no one IS
10 blame, as while switching at South
Prairie the runaway was shunted, or
Kicked" on to the main track. with q
brakeman aboard to set the brake The
fact that the chain which tightens the
hrake-shoe on the wheels when the brake
head is turned was broken, McGabe says,
was not discovered Till the brakeman was
about TO stop the car. and before help
could be summoned the brakeman had 10
jump TO save his life The wires we're
kept hot trying 10 raise the 0rting opcr-
afor. It is TntiEateyi that the managers Of
the freight train did not discover the loss
OF the runaway till it was out Of sight.
The exciting runaway occurred & tew
minutes after the overland passenger
passed. Had il occurred few minutes
earlier rear-end collision would have re-
suited
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SCANDAL at VANCOUVER, b. C.
Involving Pretty Married Woman and
a Youth OF Good Standing.

VAsC0CvER, Z. C.. Dee. ID Special. +
Some excitement was caused today when
il became known that another scandal was
OF taps. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gray came out
10 this city some months ago from Eng
land. he having secured . position a. en-
gineer on the steamer Cutcis. plying BE-
tween this city and Sanairao, He did not
take the position. however. bat sas en-
pioyed On the ta9 Acsive hsloucimg "a tie
Royal City planning rn;ils Sew Wess-
minister His slut:es caused absence from
the city nsamy l-s Il time. His wife
boaFdesi At the lsuEeFin hoGel. IN this CRY.
.iEeck Morrison. . esass-leoSiTg furniture
clc-s.. ais, bo..T,IS thsyr.
Last night Gray, returning home. saw
Morrison come osIs Of his wife room in
Hightelothes. Gray has dome nothing
about the affair yyt. b;lt fEsay sue fer di-
voree- Morrison Is 3 young uian moving
in good society II Is said sllas the Iiaison
dates many weeks back. Tie affair is the
taIE Of the town. The woman has pretty
facc and 4 gz,re
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swindIed By a Socialist Reformer.


The latest Development in the affairs of
the kaweah colony is the difficulty which
has arisen between the irrepressible Bur-
nett g. Haskell and James Kennedy. a
coionist. Kennedy, who arrived in this
city few days ago, has been colonist
since last December. Before departing for
the colony he gave 10 Haskell for collec-
ton an order for $3.50 on Cornelius Nc
Gowan, house mover Upon collecting
the money Haskell was TO forward it 10
Kennedy at Visalia. The coionist waited
very patiently, but the Ionged-for check
never came, and when Haskell was at
kaweah last May he told Kennedy that
MCGOWAN would not pay the bill. and he
said he had never collected the money.
As Kennedy says he has since learned that
the house mover paid Haskell the money,
and has the latter's receipt for it, the COL
onlst determined TO get satisfaction. and
had Burnett arrested Friday on a charge
OF felony eEbezziement. Haskell was re-
leased on s., 600 bonds by Judge Lawler.
The trial OF the case will probably develop
considerable in regard 10 the working of
the colony at kaweah
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Women as Church Delegates.


What would become of churches without
women? They arc the keystone Of every
creed in the civilized world yet, when it
comes 20 ofice-hoiaing and representation
II conferences. they are not deemed worthy
OF the slightest recognition.
At last there is light in one direction.
Six hundred and ninety~nine Methodist
churches nave decided by majority of %
per cent. that women ought to be ad-
mitted rs delegates TO the general confer
ence, and il Is thought that this popular
vote will have great weight in shaping
future legislation. II certainly ought
Miss Frances F. Willard is not alone
II believing that the union Of man and
woman in the administration OF church
and state wonld rebound 10 the benent of
humanity. To leave women our of the
church IS especially ungrateful, and if the
Methodists experience change of heart
they will not only 90 right but double their
power and efficiency.
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SEAL PoACHERs TO BE PROTECTED.
Ghost Story From Ottawa About
British War Vessels.

NEW YoKx, Dec. i9.-The Herald prints
a sensational Ottawa special this morning,
saying; Confidential adyiceS from Wash
ington City strongly connrfn press ut
teranees that point TO 2 crisis next season
IN the fur seal controversy. After the re-
lection By President Harrison Of the
latest British proposal for arbitration the
imperial government viii suspend further
efforts toward settlement of the dispute
BY Nav next = strong force Of var vessels
viii ioe assembled at EsGuimalt, and yes
sells OF small class win be sent TO Behring
sea 10 protect from seizure or removal
British vessels.
The naval force TO enter BehTing sea
Will be large enough 10 induce the Ameri-
can government 10 refrain from interfer-
ence with sealiug-vesseIs unless the presi-
dent really desires 10 bring ON the crisis
that the American press IS predicting
Our authorities look for no trouble and for
no molestation Of Canadian sealing vessels
next summer.
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A LOST DOCUMENT FOUND.
Report of Steilaeoom Trustees Twice
MisIaid, But Finally Recovered.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 19.-ISpecial. Some time
ago the trustees of the Steilacoom insane
asylum received word unoaicially, that
their yearly report recently sent here to
the governor for inspection and 10 be
printed, had been lost. The matter as
sumed serious phrase, as several DAYS
went by and the report had not been
found Ii included the combined reports
Of the trustees, superintendent and ac-
countant. and represented months work
Of careful computation and preparation.
Il was feared that the report had been
either lost or stolen, and the trustees au-
thorized the sending Of messages 10 late
Clerk Lind, who had received il but who IS
now East. Governor Laughton received
Mr.. Lind's reply, and in searching in
place indicated found the report. IL had
been mislaid. The matter has q peculiar
phase in that the report vas twice lost. II
was mislaid before Governor Ferry left,
and George ID. Shannon. one of the trus-
tees, looked through the papers in the
governors Office and lnally found it. He
had assisted in preparing it and knew it
by sight. Much OF the lost report is now
in the hands Of State Printer White.
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MADE THE BABY STOP CRYING.
A Cruel Father Shakes His Child and
Breaks Its Neck.

OLYMPIA, Dec. b.. Special. Coroner
Hartsock was summoned 10 Bucoda this
morning 10 hold an inquest on the BODY Of
a 7-weeks-old child, which. it is said. was
killed by its father. The latter, whose
name cannot be learned, IS employed in .
logging camp, and when he came home
last night found his baby lying on the
moor crying. He picked the child up by
the head, jerked ii and shook 1t, breaking
its neck. Both father and mother are said
TO De afflicted with a type of insanity. It
Is alleged that the mother vas at one time
IN an asylum. No arrest has vet been
made. The man IS at his home, which IS
about three miles from Bucoda. OnIv
rneager details can be learned
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He Hit Sullivan and Still Lives.
bridgeport, Conn, Special.

DE.fIgeF NosE- LUIlr of7sII4f-
John L. Sullivan. on MS way from
Waterbury TO New York with Honest
Hearts and Willing Hands got off here
last evening. sullivan was in pleasant
road crossing. where he stood in his usual
picturesque attitude His position was
Just under the railroad crossing gate. The
little eate-tender ordered Sullivan TO move
on. as he was about to lower the gates
Sullivan paid no attention to the request.
and continued 10 ignore the presence of
the gate-tender. who thereupon delivered
blow with his fist. Sullivan gave q
scornful glance at the gate-;ender and
slowly walked away When the man was
told that ne had struck the champion he
said: 81 did not know him If had.
would sooner have struck a locomotive"
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Iichael Dayftt's Homes
New YORK sun

An Irish american, after censuring
Michael Dayitt for his course in the Par
nell case, spoke thus: But Dayitt himself
ike for many reasons. and one of them
is that he never takes on airs, and is never
ashamed, either in public or in private.
TO tell of the poverty IN which he was born
In 3 speech that he made az meeting in
Manchester, on the Dist of May, lss2. and
that | have the report OF here in my
pocket, Dayitt said L am of humble
and obscure origin, the son Of an Irish
peasant who was refused the shelter OF an
Irish workhouse. the son of an Irish
mother who had TO beg through the streets
of England for bread for me- Now, ike
a man who is not ashamed 10 talk about
himself in that way. and who is ready to
show by his own family history just what
Irish landlorCiSm Is
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The Growth of London.
New York Journal of Fiuanec

One OF the most singular facts about the
growth Of London Is its regularity. Il
may be roughly taken that every month
about i thousand houses are added To Lon
don. In August OF, this year rs. 577 had
70 be supplied by the water companies with
water. In Sep TENDER that number had in
creased 10 TO, 797. In August Of last wear
i,4Gi had 10 be supplied, or u.lIS below
the number IN the same month Of this
year. In September of this year the com
panleS had TO supply l0.976 houses mon
than IN September OF lSS9. This extenSion
Is not confined 70 any one portion OF The
espltal, but preference Is sin beins
shown for the north and NORTHWEST
suburbs
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Hebrews Avoid Military Life.



The rarity with which one meets with
Hebrews IN the German armv has often
been a matter Of wonder The fact of tbair
scarcity IN the ranks is not explained. brt
Is cUrio0sly confirmed by the official figures
now forthcoming, from which II annearS
that Germany, With a Jewish population
oteJo,eso souls, has Is many Hebrew hank.
erS . II their CoTeligiouists numbered ~ :
eta,os0. The percentage Of Hebrew LAWYERS
: equal 10 proportion Of 100000 Of tbf
CHRISTIAN population, while the IIualg.ar Of
Jewish soldiers turns oar 10 be Is small AZ
children of Israel among us.
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i letter from a California baseball
TO friend in Baltimore rsporss
Joseph Purcell, the weII-known San
cisco pitcher, has left for the East Is
pare for the priesthood Purcell win 1
in EImira. y. Y. He 1T hrst intsnas
come 10 st. Marys, hut family ~
prevented Purcell was . member d
old Pioneer club Of San Francisco, !
was the crack team Of the Paciss ,
several years ago, and was the only ID
10 win . game from the New Yorxs i,
they made their well knagn trip sel
fornia. He pitched last season ias
san Francisco club. and was cons3
one Of the most formidable men u
league 10 face. Offers were made II
New York and Chicago National q
teams. but he preferred TO remain ID
own state His real name Is yoonsn,
he changed it temporarily when be b
q ball player.
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had little esteem Of the theory Of hypno-
fisrn. Liegois' statement wanted scienflnc
moot. BrDuardel was not In favor Of
again hypnotizing the prisoner, a. he dId
not wish 70 run the risk Of letting the
audience hear revelations that might De
surprised out Of the accused
Drs. MoIIet and Ballet shared his views
They thought the case too complicated to
have been committed under hypnotic in
Thence.
Mile. Bonpard's counsel and counsel for
Eyraud jointly requested that the woman
be hypnotized IN court. The Judge, after
consultation, refused the request.
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The Faith Curists Of yev -.
New York sun-

The faith carists Of this city txss
they have quite . number o. asalss.
pie among their patients. II auDes.
some Of these people are a&rs.s
naIadies that have not yie1dai :
pathy. or homeopathy, or hydrwa.s,
patent medicines, or travel. a. -;
air. or sea hreezes. or careful un,s;.
anything else. When all reI;-.s
and experiments have failed. ~,
ready TO try the faith cure. AMI n
they may not Ind any benea.t from !
can always live in nope Of being h<n,
by IT, The faith-cure praetIsionsrs
are Of both sexes. admit thar they /.
patients who are wealthy 10 tkaxss
are otherwise, and that they viii ~
antee q cure in the case Of anyone
faith is less than hoEndIess. IT ~
that even some sufferers with bxgss
faith have been given I'D a r.
on account of the uRtinely stopus
their pulse
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shut Himself Out of society.

nc AileEAIaA
This is one of Lady Bulwer's stories OF
the society lady:
wv ho is this Dean Swift they are talking
about she whispered 20 Lady Buiwer
during pause in the conversation. II
should ike 10 invite him TO one Of my re-
captions"
Alas madam, the dean has done some
thing that has shut him out of society,""
Dear NE. what was THAR
well about loo years ago he died
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TERRYLOyEDCUS Jon 4
The Subordinate Disobe,s plice y
Orders at ROSEBUD Priz|
TRuTH TOLD AT THE Sun, ol sH7


New HAvEz, Dec. l9.--fa IN =.
the funeral Of General Terry -
Munger. referring to the fact -.
ceased soldier had been s,ns~s..
icised in connection with the 60
sacre. said ne was authorized ns~ =
the facts without reserve.
Casters fatal movement vas
violation Of the written and vs.s-,
Of General Terry. When his rass-.
disobet1ience ended in the total -.
of his command, General Terry -.
the fact Of his disobes!ieaee a 60.
Suffered the importation, hurrasI !. is
reputation. 90 rest upon hiu,xelfs
than sEbject bis brave but indsss~.'.
ordinate's memory TO the charv. =
obedience The fame Of lis dsaa =.
was dearer TO him than his -
though that fame had been forfs;t.s
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Expecting Too Much.
Chicago Tribune.

tE1N21c AtkOsAflS.
misunderstanding. sir, I would have
guaranteed that fountain pen. What's
the matter with it Doesn't it WORK?
Returned CuslomeE-Yes, IL works,
but
Doesn't the ink low freely?"
s.YeS. [ suppose it HONS freely enough,
but II find can't make any better time
with II than / can with the common pen"
Then the fault is with you, sir We
only guarantee the pen. We can't guar
antee dow OF ideas with il. Please close
the door as Won go ont.
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The Old Yarn Sock Bank Bricks
Chicago TnbunI

These fcllers that deposit their sul
IN the inst 'ution called Old Yarn 81
observed the burglar softly to hinseii,
my puddin'. This Is derned sight 4
than gettin' into bank Vault
And he lifted the entire assets Of III
sti-ution cut from their hiding %
the bottom of the boot-closet. deu1
the same IN his overeoat pocket, cl4
out Of the window and stole away TIM
the darkness In search OF another padz