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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-03

CHICAGO, Oct IA morning paper says: The
traffic managers and general freight agents Of
the Transcontinental Association convened as
the Auditorium yesterday to give consideration
to the complaints Of the Southern Pacific Com.
psny that rates from Eastern points to the
Pacific Coast are being cut by Eastern roads,
and TO take steps to prevent such practfceA
The line charged with doing the most eating
is the Traders Dispatch fast freight The latter
denies giving special rates, and the roads over
which it operates also pretended to b ignorant
of any irregular practices The Southern Pa
cic, it Is claimed. is carrying two-thirds Of III
west-bound Pacific Coast business BY the Sunset
route, and wants to carry 1t all. The meeting
will probably remain in session several daya
CHICAGO, Oct Especial. The Tfanscou-
tinental Association adjourned today without
tran sacting any business owing to the aheouco
of the Union Pacific representatives Union
Pacific official 10 quoted as saying that his road
formed . fourth In the Southern Pacific, Mfo-
souri Pacific and Atchison transcCntinental
pool. This prot ab accounts for iis nonEepro
att
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NORTHERN Pacific HOSPITALS.
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Statement OF Beneficial Association-In-
crease in All Departments.
ct PAUL, Oct Especial. The annual
statement OF the Northern Pacific Benefictd
Association is being issued. II shows the fol.
lowing figures for the year ending June 70.
io91 Receipts. fss.s5s95; expenditures, S69,-
s71Sf: accident, sick. death aud burial claims
on she Eastern division, s7,72s S.; on the West
ern division, sA342i9 The totxi cost Of -
maintenance of tie Brairayd sanitarium was
s.o46s9; OF the Missoula hospital. SIs,c7s.2a
The assets were s6s,sH19: liabilities, sll,c9oSa
There we're 1859 patients treated at BrAinard,
I,i69 at Missoula. and l0,42- by line surgeons
The total number Of deaths was So
H. w. knauf, the secretary. in his report,
says: The amount Of work during the past
year exhibits marked increase in all the de-
partiaents. The whole number Of patients
treatsi is over eighttentha of the actual aver
age number of men in the employ of the rail-
road company, an increase OF nearly IS per cent.
over the previous year, and more than double
the record OF two years ago.
The service has been distributed all along the
line from ST Paul 70 Portland. and has fol.
lowed the construction forces Likewise into the
camps. The allowances paid as benefits have
increased s4,S59.9S. tne whole amount paid b.
ing s12,67Lo2. This feature. however II main
tanned under the existing provisions. 10 full Of
danger to the association, and threatens -
cripple its resources materially
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THE BATTLE.sHIP CONTRACTS,
One Of the Big Vessels Will Bo Built at
San Francisco.


WAsHINGToN CITY, Oct. 2 2-lspeciaL l-secre-
tayy Tracy took much time to think over the
proposals ior construction of the three battle
ships and protected cruisers which were opened
yesterday. He had made up his mind before
he reached his Office this morning, and he an
nounced to Mr.. Charles Cramp and Irving Scott,
OF the Union Iron Works, that he
had decided to award the contracts for the
two battle ships and the construction of the
cruiser to the Cramps, and the contract for the
third battle. ship to the Union Iron Works.
Formal contracts will not be signed until next
week, and in the meantime the secretary will
consider an addition Of twelve feet TO each bat
tle-ship, as proposed by the Cramps 1t has
been already determined that all the
oattie-shps will be built exactly alike, and that
they viii be longer than the department design,
but 1t is not vet settled whether they will be
twelve feet longer, as the Cramps proposed, or
eighteen feet longer. as has been suggested today
As the secretary has been warm advocate of
large ships, it Is likely that the fnll eighteen
feet VIII be added to the department plans.
Mr.. Scott, on the part of the Union Iron
Work, readily consented to build the vessel
awarded to him on the modified plans pro-
vided the contract price be increased accord
ingly. This win be done If the length is in
creased eighteen feet
Secretary Tracy is highly pleased at the result
of the bidding, especially as he will be enabled
to get 1o.00o-ton saips within the limit OF cost
fixed by congress for q 9,o0e-ion ves-
sci. Some doubt was expressed to-
day about the vessels being able to
make the required fifteen knots sea speed with
the extra displacement, but Constructor Nixon
and Engineer in Chief Melville, who designed
the hull and machinery respectively, both de-
clare that they will have engine power enough
to give them sixteen knots without any diffi-
Guilty.
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tory prursbly exceeds so 900. q gain in ten years
OF 1850
The mining industry. the report states. is In q
more healthy condition than ever before. but
great attention Is being paid to agriculture,
owing 10 the productiveness Of the lands and
owing to restrictive legislation in Idaho and
the probability Of similar action in Utah.
The acting governor thinks that the imni.
grafton OF Mormons to Arizona viii greatly in-
crease the number or Mormons now in the ter.
ritory. estimated at one-fitth of the population.
The report states that unless restrictive meas
ures are adopted the territory will become Nor
monized to such an extent a. to seriously dis.
turb society and the affairs Of the government.
and prejudice the terrtory's chances for state
hood. He therefore recommends that congress
grant the same protection to Arizona as Ii en-
joyed by Idaho, aud also that tns test oath
be made applicable TO Arizona
The report says that the Arizona people,
majority OF whom have become naturalized cit
izens, are In sy ympathy with American laws and
customs. There are few Chinese in the terri
tory as compared with the Pacific coast states,
ana a. yet they cut no figure a. disturbing
element. though they are very Objectionable as
@ class and their exclusion is a. mucn desired
in Arizona as elsewhere
The acting governor recommends that an en-
abing act for the admission of Arizona into the
Union be passed by congress: that all public
lands within the territory be donated to the
territory for school purposes; that ne San Car
los Apaches be removed from the territory and
the reservation opened for settlement; that the
salaries OF the present judges in Arizona be
Increased to 5000 per year, and that the pay of
ieglsiators be raised to $40 per day.
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The Northern Pacific Dividend.

NEW YORK, Oct 2-tspeciaL I-Rsports aro
current that proposition win be made st 1ho
coming annual meeting of the Northern Pacific
stockholders 10 pay the full amount Of about
ys,ooo,O 600 now to the credit OF preferred stock
holders in simple dividends This amount
which is called surplus, il notin cash, but il
new blanket mortgage bonds which have been
set aside to the credit of p referred holders Q
result OF calculations to find she amount OF In
ciividual profits to which they arc entitled. lf
officials state that the bonds would nrSt b sold
aud the dividend paid in cash. Presfdont
Oakes was ask ed today If there was any poosi-
bility that any such action would be taken. uo
replied: 81 don't think there ID. All know
about 1t IL What I have heard through ~
papersD
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CHANG HIM.. CRIED THE MOB.
exciting Times I'm Oklahoma Over ths
Location of tho Capital.

OKLAHOMA CrrY. Oct To-day was one of
tremendous excitement in the territorial legis-
lature- The bill for the permanent location of
the capital at Oklahoma City passed the lower
house yesterday. Before action was taken in
the upper house today, however motion in
the lower house for reconsideration was
adopted. Friends OF speake- Daniels had in
duced. him to sign the bill. ard Representative
Perry was hu.rying over 70 the uppe- house
with it Wnen the enemies OF me measure dis
covered this the legislature was turned into
bowling mch
Perry was pursued, and when overiaken IN
the street some one yelled: "Faag him. and
the proposition nearly carried into effsc.
The unfortunate legislator convinced the mob.
however, that he had handed the bill TO Repre-
sentative Nesbit. and that gentleman mare
wild break down the street. with the mob in
full pursuit Nesbit managed to distance them
for four blocks, when his strength gave ont
and he surrendered The bill was taken back
to the House, and the speaker in the presence
OF the governor ami other witnesses, erased mis-
signature, saying he lad signed the measure
under misapprehension. The United States
mars hal aud Captsin Cavanaugh. commanding
the United States forces, Gained the excited
crowd, which was still demanding punishment
Of Perry and Eesbit.
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Union Pacific Will Reach the
Sound on Time.
THE PORT CRESCENT ROAD.
The Railroad Octopus Said to Include
the Union Pacific.
Great Northern Annual Meeting Next
Ihnrsday-The Northern Paciac Div
acknowledgements Of Finances cf Rail-
road Hospital Association.

roEfLAND, Oct. 2-H. Y. Gates, resiSent en-.
. sluesl oi the bnion Pacific, has returned from .
trip along rhe Seattle branch n zee now tne
WoFk OF construction Is progressing He says
.he lorces are bsing concentrated on the low
islas along the Columbia and Cowlisn,
Wnere hork is being rashei Thew
are some heavy fills TO be made
Ia ihese low lands, which must be completed
ana tne track laid before high wafer next
spFinS The greater part of fne men are as
work between Vancouver and Cen,ralia- hut
scIne long heavy enbank ments are being buils
on the lowlsnds beyond censrsiia Every
EFFORT Is being made TO push the work, CAS-"
ssia Ar Gates. "the road is due in Tacoma July
l. lS92, and we are bound TO Get thsrev
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LOVE TRIUMPHANT AT TACOMA.
Story OF a Stout Young Man and q Red
Haired Girl.

Haired Girl.
TACOMA, Oct. 2-tspecial.,- tale OF true
love, with spicy variations, ives told by William
Reno, OF Minnesota town, in Justice Patrick's
police court this afternoon. Thrilling points in
the narrative are Reno's fight with his bride
from Spokane Falls to Ogden, to San Francisco
and to Tacoma Here he headed off his iraie
prospective parenEs-in-law, and was duly welded
to Miss Mary Helen Reed, of spokane Falls, by
Justice Patrick, Clerk w. II. II. Keene of Pat
rick's court, and Louise Hoffman. an alleged
friend OF the contracting parties acting as wit
nesses.
When all was over and th knot safely tied
Groom Reno became laxative. To Clerk Keene,
Who had directed him 10 the county anditor's
Office, where he secured license TO marry
Miss Reed. Mr. Reno said he had made repeated
futile efforts TO have the rup.ial ceremony take
place, but each time the parents OF Miss Reed
appeared upon the scene just in time to thwart
his purpose It was thus, he said, at Ogden
Utah, ard at San Francisco. But when Capid
guided him TO Tacoma the fares turned against
the parents, and although Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
arrived in the city in hot pursuit few hours
after Reno applied for the marriage license,
still ne succeeded In having the ceremony per-
formed without interference on their part
That he is q Protestant and that Miss Reed is
o Catholic was the burden of Mr.. Reno's song in
telling of his adventure to Clerk Keene. lie re-
fused TO become a convert 70 Catholicism, and
on this account Miss Reeds parents. ne says.
refused to give their daughter to him TO wed.
During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Reed. whom
Reno says followed him to. Tacoma TO prevent
the marriage could not be found. nor their side
OF the story heard.
Reno is well-dressed, gentlemaniy appear
ing, of rather stout physique, round face, small
black monssache, dark grey eyes, aged IS years.
The impression was given by Reno that both
his parents and Miss Reeds parents were fairly
well-to-do people. Miss Reed is tall, with au-
burn red hair. few freckles. and wore fur
lined sllE sack
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CLEVER ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
A Convict Puts Up a Great Job ON P0r
Townsend Turnkey.

A Convict Puts Up a Great Job ON Port
Townsend Turnkey.
PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. Especial flames
Daiy under sentence of three years in the stste
penitentiary, escaped from the jail here last
night. The sheriff has offered reward of $50
for his capture. Officers are in pursuit..
DAILY, with three other prisoners, was confined
in cage in the upper part of the jail. The end
of the cage, used by the prisoners as a dining
room, was also used as q washroom, and during
the last few days q string has been stretched
across 1t upon which clothes were placed to dry.
Yesterday quite lot OF clothes were hanging
out. and behind the line of clothes DAILY rigged
up hammock with blanket, and at the
right time yesterday afternoon crawled into it.
When the jailer came TO the table for supper he
locked the prisoners in one end, and left the out
side door open while going back and forth TO
the Kitchen. While the iailer was in the kitchen
one trip DAILY crawled down from the hammock
ana out through the open door of the cage He
then climbed on top into the rafters. Daily had
rigged up dummy lying on his bed, which had
the appearance of sleeping man whose face
was covered BY newspaper At O'Clock, when
the jailer had left the place for the night, Daily
crawled down from the rafters. unlocked the
door of the room and entered the corridor. He
proceeded to the kitchen, flied sack fuli of
food, and having bent back one OF the bars on
az outside window, pressed himself through
and escaped
Ross McLaren, burglar under sentence of
one year, says the plan was for DAILY. after get.
ting outside, to lay in wait for Deputy Sheriff
Jones, who is always about the prison at 9
O'Clock. Jones was to have been Drained with
an ak, the keys taken from him, and whole
sale delivery of prisoners was to have been
made.
Dominica Cecilia, the Italian murderer, was at
the head Of the plot. He has been placed in
irons
capture Of the prisoner, who Is q dangerous
man. He is described as 40 years old, dark COM
plexion, black eyes. hair sprinkled with gray,
height feet IL inches, and weight about I55
pounds. He is suspected OF being also an es-
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ANTI-SLAvERY AGITATOR DEAD.
Col. John II. French Expires Suddenly
at Bois City.

BOISE CITY. Idaho, Oct 2-fSpecial. I-Col
John r. French, editor of Boise Sun, diei sud-
denly in this city at 5 D. m. today. He had
been suffering from q severe cold which brought
on severe congestion, and at p. m, when he
went to the Office, he complained of severe
pain in the chest. He was taken home in a
carriage, and in about twenty min utes was
dead.
Mr. French was connected with the early
anti-slavery agitation with such men aSGarri-
son, Chase, Gidiings and other great leaders.
He edited the Herald Of Freedom, the nrst anti
slavery paper in New England, and
served seven years as .geantatarms
OF the United States Senate, being intimate with
all the leading men of the naticn. He was a
clear, practical thinker, brilliant writer, q
genial. noble man. He was broiher-in-law
of T. 8. Kimball, on Omaha. third
vice president of the Union Pacific railway. His
son. HoIore D.. is in the city and will wait ad-
vices from X mball before determining the
place and details or the interment Boise City
is much grieved over his sudden taking off,
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The Iron and steel Institue.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 1.-The second day Of the
convention OF the British Iron and Steel insti-
tute opened this morning with q some what
larger attendance than yesterday. During the
forenoon Mayor Hewitt was called upon the
platform aud presented with the Bessemer gold
medal by Sir James Kitson, on behalf OF the
Iron ana steel Institute of Great Britain in rec
ogni,ion of his services in behalf OF netalurgica
science Mayor Hewitt replied modestly. AT
the afternoon session the service attending the
rnyeiling OF the Lyman Holly statue in Wash
ington square began.
The statue of the distinguished metalIurgist
was erected in Washington square by the Amer
lean Institute of Mining Engineers, aud is sur
mounted by colossal bronze bust by Ward.
The oration on Holly was delivered by James
E Dredges. of London, editor OF Engineering.
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SOUTH BEND NEWS.
City Council tn Orsanize-Improvem
of County Road.

City Council tn Organ iZe-ImprOvement
of County Road.
SOUTH BEND, Oct. Ii -lCorrespondence. THE
city council will organize this week. thereby
giving the city an added dignity which it truly
deserves. The mae hinery of municipal govern
ment viii at once be set in operation, taxes will
be levied for current expenses. and plans for
much-needed street work will be laid out.
The Chamber OF Commerce at its regular
meeting Tuesday evening elected several new
members and transacted other unimportant
business.
Active measures are being taken for the con-
struction of the county road between this place
and Willapa City, aud soon our citizens win be
driving their spirited steeds over fine country
roads and past the beautiful farm houses of that
vicinity.
There will be music in the air as soon as the
South Bend cornet band receive their instru-
mentS
o. B. Whitmore, grand official instructor of
the A. o. q. W., organized lodge here on Sat-
urday night, with q large number Of charter
members. The other fraternities, the Masonic
and Odd Fellows lodges, are in a fiou ishing
condition, and new quarters are to be built in
the near future.
The contracts for several new structures to be
buil on Broadway have been let including one
the dimensions OF which are 50xlo0.
Mayor Holcomb has gone to Portland, Tacoma
and other points on business.
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woELD's FAIR cLAsslFrcATroS.
Exhibits Divided Into Twelve Sections
The Agricultural nisnIav.

A4HAOitS Dls1nea INTO Twelve sections
The Agricultural Display.
CHICAGO. Oct 2-Tne national committee on
classification, which for ten days has been
working on divisions of the great fair, has at
last marked out twelve divisions into which the
exhibits viii be divided. They were practically
agreed upon as follows:
A. Agricultural.
b. Viticuture and horticulture.
c. Live stock.
d. Mines and metallurgy
+. Machinery
j. Electricity and electric appliances
q. Manufactures and other elaboratfve in
dustries.
II. Fine arts, pictorial. plastic and decor
alive.
l. Science, history, literature and social re
lations.
X Marine and fisheries.
/. The house and its accessories, costumes
and personal equipment.
NJ Isolated collective and monographic
exhibits not otherwise classified.
Professor Goode. having thoroughly examined
the so-calied De Young classification, said be-
fore the com Hittee today that ne approved mort
of it and thought dividing the agricultural de-
partment into three great departments, instead
of one, as he placed it. was decided improve
ment He suggested several material changes
The committee will also hear other experts be-
fore closing.
1t is given out oficIally that President Palmer
OF the Worlds fair commission, will not accept
the salary Of $4,000 per year voted him, bat viii
content himself with his sc per day as voted
for members OF the commission, and will accept
this only when in actual performance of his
duty.
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The Navy-Yard Commission to
Visit Seattle Today.
DEATH OF COL. JOHN r. FRENCH.
The King County Exhibit Has Ar.
rived at Spokane Falls.
Mariner Drowned Near Port An geles--
Horrible Suicide OF an Insane Woman
Clever Escape Of . Port Townsend
Convict-The wolcott Goes to Sea.

TACOMA, Oct. Especial Tho naval com.
missioners returned this evening after visiting
the points in this vicinity suggested by the
Chamber Of Commerce. In addition to the
members OF the commission, Mr.. Platts wife
and daughter-in-law and Commissioner Thomp-
sons son went aboard the Manzrnits at 0 a. IN.
They went ashore at Quartermaste harbor.
and at the mouth OF the Nesqaaliy river, but not
at Gig Harbor and Chamber creek. Gig harbor
Wykof considered too small. Plett says
Nesqually has plenty of mud. The steamer
slowed down at Chambers creek, but did not
cas-. anchor. The commissioners leave for
Seattle at II q m. tomorrow.
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OREGON CENSUS AccunArE.
Roarding-House Names and Hordes Of
Coolies SMelled Portland,a Recount.

Coolies sWclled POrtland's Recount.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct Especial. 1.-The
Oregon delegation, Senators Mitchell and Dolph
and Representative Hermann, were at the inter
ior department. today to argue before Secretary
Noble in favor of recount OF the population of
the entire state of Oregon. Acting Superin-
tendent Childs, of the census bureau. was pres
ent to make al argument against the proposi-
ton. The hearing lasted for three or four
hours, in which time the members of the dele.
CATION presented all the various petitions and
memorials, letters and kilograms and newspaper
editorials they had received in favor of the pro.
posed recount.
Acting Superintendent Childs contended that
the census of that state was about as accurate
as could be made, and showed that in many in
stances the dissatisfaction among the people
grew out OF incorrect reports as to the popula-
ton reported by the enumerators He was willing
to allow the recount of Multnomah county to
stand, though he claimed that the additional
names furnished by the recount were made up
largely OF clearinghouse population and China
men, and the correctness OF the returns he was
inclined to doubt Secretary Noble heard the
diff rent gen iemen for and against the recount.
and finally said he would Withhold his decision
for a few days. that he might give the matter
full attention
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Education In New Mexico.

santa FE, n. NJ. Oct. 2-FSpecs al THE
Washing n City dispatch announcing that
Senator Stewart had introduced in congress a
bill to provide for the selection of q board of
education for New Mexico. 10 be composed OF
the governor. secretary and United States atsor-
ney, which is TO have complete control of every
thing connected with the public schools,
created profound sensation here today.
Especially has 1t brought dismAy 10 the anti
statehood party and the non-progressives. VINO
oppose the constitution, which 10 TO be voted
upon al special election TO be held on Tuesday
next. On the other hand. the friends OF the
constitution are elated, because of the belief
that it siii serve TO indicate 20 the non-rro-
gressiye element Just what congress is likely TO
DO in the event of the defeat of this constisu-
tion-
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Fresno Races.

FRESNO CAL, Oct. 2-summary:
S.raube stakes, two-year-olds, sJ00-Eliza won
in 2:5734
Three-quater mile dash, all ages-Acclaim
won. Time, 1:1S
In the 2:S5 trot four heats were trotted, when
the race was postponed until tomorrow.
Three heats were also run in the special race
when darkness set in and this race was also
postponed.