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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

The dwelling Of Ms. J. N. Savage, OF PARK
City. Utah, was burned Tu asday morning and
her two little boys persisted in the flames. II In
thought that Mrs. Savage attempted to start a
fire with coal oil
The residence of Judge W. H. Smith. a few
miles from Los Angeles, CAL, was DESTROYED nv
fire Tuesday morning A library valued AT "a
600 was burned. Other losses aggregate 81. 900
dinner was given by the city OF Stockholm,
Monday night TO the officers of the United States
warship Baltimore, which conveyed the re-
mains of John Ericsson 10 Sweden.
An explosion occurred Tuesday In Mavbscb
pit, at sauct Wendell Rhenish Prussia IN which
twenty-five miners were killed. More than 500
other men In the pit were rescued
The steamer Wisconsin, from Liverpool. and
the pennsylvania from Glasgow. arrived st
New York. The Furnesis, from New York for
Glasgow, has left Neville.
negro named Martin Reed, living at Kansas
City, on Tuesday shot and killed his wife. and
made an unsuccessful attempt on her mothers
life. He then suicided.
Robert Patt. tax collector at Los Angelo,
CAL, has been deprived of his office because ~
failure 20 account TO, funds due the treasury
Thu remains OF Canon Liddon have been on.
tombed in the London cathedral An inmans.
crowd attended the services
Fire At Han.ord. Cal, Tuesday consur,oa
twelve business buildings, enrai.ing a LOGS ~
s7.ooo partially insured
Charles X. Busbee, of Raleigh. n C.. has hea,
agreed upon by Sovereign Grand Lodge /. O. O
F., for grand sire.
The National Tile Makers Unions in sessio,
at New York, has adopted a scale of prices.
Phylead Is winner OF the Darlington Mat. -,
Leicester.
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A JAPANESE AFFRAY.
Blood Shed In a Quarrel Over . wo-
man.

Blood Shed In a Quarrel Over wo-
man.
One of the most serious carving ARRAYS OF
many months occurred between the Japs in
Jackson alley ut o'clock last evening. 1t was
not altogether q French duel The victim,
named Chido. received three different deep
gashes across the head and face with heavy
steel article known as Japanese nippers in the
Maids OF another Jap named ZaDza Both were
walters. The two. with dozen other Japs were
engaged In drunken revelry in the Jap odging
house and restaurant in the basement OF Gee
Lees Chinese laundry, Ia Jackson alley,
on Jackson street. In the midst of the
brawl, Chido made some sighting reference to
female Japanese in the same building, to
whom Zanza had been making love. The latter
was burning with revenge in an instant He
gave Chido back-handed blow. Then both
squared off and engaged in rough and-tumble
light, to which the efforts of the others TO
prevent only added to the combat When
Chido exhibited superior strength. Zanza, in q
mt OF rage seized the steel nippers and Inflicted
On Chido deep cut across the forehead, cash
across the left side Of the head. and another cut
on the right side OF the face and ear.
Hearing the noise, Officers Cave aud Corbett
rushed in up0n the scene. The walls LOOKED as
though they had been struck by a crimson
stream. Zanza escaped through the dark alley
Cntdo and Peter Oirski, witness, were both
taken TO the police station. DR.. Hilton was
sent for and put seventeen stitches In Chido's
head and face. Both were afterwards ba,led
out by the other Japs, who put up $25 for the
appearance of each today.
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WRECK OF A wHALER.
Tho Thomas Pope Sinks-Lost Sea-
Hunters Picked Up.


Hunters Picked Up.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 16.-The schooner Oscar
and Hattie, Captain Haviside. arrived today.
nine days from Fox island. Information was
brought that the whaling tender Thomas Pope
hab been lost in the Arctic, but the crew were
on board the United States steamer Bear Cap
tain Fisher and Steward Choate were the only
persons from the Pope that came down on the
Oscar and Hattie. Captain Fisher said:
ION August rs we came to anchor on the north
of Point Hope, on account OF heavy gale. The
gale increased in fury. and on the morning of
the 9th ordered two anchors sent out to hold
the vessel The gale went down considerably
BY evening" and one anchor was taken up. but
during the night the wind shifted to the north.
west aud perfect hurricane came down. The
second anchor was again put out, bat the chain
parted, leaving us to rely upon only one anchor,
which was not sufficient to prevent the vessel
from going into the breakers. Realizing that
the vess would te wrecked if we were sent on
Shore ordered the masts cut away to stop her
progress, but the gale was master of the situa.
ton and we drited in shore. The whaling
bak william Lewis was near, aud by almost
superhuman effort We managed to get the crew
on board OF her aud abandoned the Pope. She
had on board about 5000 pounds of bone and
sky barrels OF sperm oil, valued at $4,000,
which, believe, is covered by insurance"
The captain said the catch of the Arctic
whaling feet up to August was as follows:
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SEALS ARE NOT SCARCE.
Schooner at Port Townsend With Bi
Catch-Bad American Policy.

Schooner at Port Townsend With Big
Catch-Bad American Policy.
PoRT TOWNSEND. Sept. 16.-The sealing schoon-
er Henry Dennis arrived this morning. She
put into Port Angeles Sunday on account Of the
heavy fog, Captain X. q. Larender coming d.
rectly to this city. The Dennis brought down
1850 sealskins AZ q result OF the seasons work
in the North Pacific Captain Larender says he
did not once go into Behring sea during the sea-
son. The weather at times was very rough. The
vessel pu. into Ounalaska one Sunday morning,
Captain Lavender says, for the purpose Of
learning OF the cutters what the orders were re-
garding seizures. The Matte c. Dyer was tied
up in the harbor at the time, and Captain. Mock
Ter told Larender he would better clear out again
OF he would be captured by Deputy Collector
Dick Emmons. A the Dennis had several skins
aboard her at the time. Captain Larender took
Captain Mocklers advice and ut once left port
'The talk OF seals being scarce this season is
all nonsense" said Captain Larendef to the
PosT-INTELLIeENcERc correspondent this morn
ing. mo matter how much the animals are
hunted they will never be extinct Zee that
Captain Cox. of Victoria. who has just returned
from the north. is refitting to 60 back. That
proves that seals are not scarce.
The seizure of the Matte c. Dyer was an out
rage. Why should American vessels be mo.
Tested while foreigners remain undisturbed?
Such things a that make the average skipper
unpatriotic enough to put mis- vessel under the
British flag. The seal-catching industry brings
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars into Victoria
annually. The Puget sound cities would get
this money If it were not for the peculiar &C
ton Of the government. The orders Of the rev.
enue cutters should be published broadcast, 20
that captains can know what the law il. This
thing Of keeping everybody in the dark and
running bluff 10 not right
The Henry Dennis il owned by Joshua Brown
and others, of Salem, Mass The past is her
first season in the north. She will winter at
Hadlock. Mr.. Brown is now here and has tele-
graph d to San Francisco and Victoria for bids
on the cargo. The vessel left for the north est
April aud cleared from Sand Point, Alaska, for
this port September 4. She 10 the first sesler to
enter port this season.
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walls Of . den Of iniamy. where she would be
forced to ways OF vice and ruin. The girl, VINO
gave her Mans ~ Mile Rhodes. but who regis
tered at the Grand Central hotel - Hattie Lst.
timer. told plausible story Of how Kelley baa
won her affections in Seattle. and then taken
advantage Of her confidence and deceived ner
into going whore she would not have ventafso
for her life II she had suspected his designs.
The oficer who made the arrests believed nef
story. and found respectable lodgings for her.
but during the day another phase OF the story
came 70 light
Deputy United States Marshal Grsneil arrested
IN Puyai.up this morning May Sheridan.
keeper Of house Of ill-fsme, on the charge Of
selling liquors in her dive without license.
She was brought TO Tacoma for trial before
United States Commissioner Cifford this
evening.
The woman after arriving here said that Kelley
and the girl that were arrested in Opera alley
had lived In Puyallup. and the girl bad lived
in her housc and had stolen some jewelry on
Saturday night and lef'.
Miss Rhodes. alias Lattimer. does not now
pretend TO conceal the fact that she has been
leading the kind OF life that her erring sisters OF
Opera alley pretended to desire TO save her from.
Kelley got ont OF Jail last night through an OPEN
ing supposed to be sawed by some railroad man
TO relieve comrade.
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INCREASED PRICE OF BEER.
Shortage i'm Hop Crop Threatens to Re-
act on Brewers.

Shortage i'm Hop Crop Threatens to Re-
act on Brewers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16.-Local hop dealers
are no, disturbed over the reported shorts i'm
crops. They say thai while American markets
depend on foreign countries. there is no GER
taiEty Of further rise in values. decreased
crop was expected on the Pacific coast on ae-
couat OF continued poor weather during the
winter. but the shortage was not expected tn
affect the local market. The price Of hops ia a.
present uncomfortsbly high for brewers and
complaints are being made in certain Quarters
wherein steam beer alone Is manufactured
1t is said this morning that although no stand
has been taken, there is a disposition among
local brewers'to increase the price of beer. AS
hops and brewing barley now stand there ia no
profit in making steam beer In fact some con.
Germs are losing but manufacturers of lager
fare better. They obtain higher prices, and can
stand the loss involved in disposinx of the
cheaper article.
What caused Q number OF firms TO grus, BILE Ia
the fact that brewing barley. which is now
stiff, nsniiests tendency to GO still hi eher su,
IL would not be surpr sing 10 see it go as high
rs $l.75 per Genital. Al the Office of the brewery
syndicate II was denied thst there is any move.
ment to advance prices
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ELLENsBURG NEWS.
Black Diamond for spokane Fair-Rcpub-
licans Active.

Black Diamond for Spokane Fair-Rcpub-
licans Active.
ELJENsDURG. Sept l6-As one Of the exhibits
OF kitfitas county minerals to the Spokane
exhibition lump OF clear, bright bituminous
coal measuring III feet long. feet wide aud ~
feet thick. and weighing $50 pounds, was re-
ceiyed here this morning. from the Roslyn
mines, to be shipped to Spokane tomorrow.
Republican primaries We're held in this city
today, ard thirty-one delegate elected to the
county convention here Saturday. Great inter-
est Is taken. and the fight promises to be very
hot this fall Larse Republican clubs have
been organic ID in every ward, and all the men,
bers are working hard for tho Success OF the
party.
Twelve more brcklayers will be put to work
ON the school.honsc tais morning, which has
been delayed great deal. waiting for stone to
put In the twelve Courses. This has been all Sc
cured now aud the building, which is to the
first story, will be finished rapidly a. pos
able.
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Iorter and j. r. Mellol, oil Tacoma, are having
plans drawn for . steamship 2l5 feet over ali.
with breadth Of beam of 35.6. She will be tuils
either ct the head Of the bay or on the new
ways near the Michigan Mil CompsDy's prop
erty. The boat will be ths largest ever con.
structed OH Puget sound. Sne vii. re three
decker. spIepdidly equipped for freight ard
passenger business. capable Of making eighteen
knots IN hour easily. The cost OF this big FRO
peller 10 estimated at $4,000. 81 will be ready
for commission by February. ana Will enter the
Alaska trade. Her builders say she Will be
equal in size to the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's steamer Mexico, and OF greater
speed
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RUSH OF RED FIENDS.
Two Indians Charge Upon a
Line Of Battle.
CHANTING a DEATH SONG.
usw Head CHEF and Young Mule Met
xhsir 1sts, Dsshing Madly Upon
the Hiass Of Fifty Soldiers.

HRrrrA. Mont, Sept ia special from
1filoo City eayo: Jules Seminole, the inter.
peoter. brings from the Cheyenne agency details
81 the killing Of Head Chief and Young Mule
he murdeFess Of Hugh Boyle. On sunday the
father o. Head Chief came TO Agent Cooper and
me fueitives and secure immunity from pun
1shmsnthg giving up . number Of ponies. He
aaid the boys were in the hills where they could
not Be foand. The agent refused 70 negoti-
nte. saying tho government did not
toas = murderer that way. Finding
IL appoals fruitless, the father said the boys
Wouid como into the agency end mske eight;
fna1 he wouId 70 ont ana help them put on the
Was bonncts and tie their ponies tails, pro-
oe1use incident to going into battle, and that
She soldiers would better look out, ~ the boys
Would fight 70 the death. Tho place was indi.
Odd whsnce they would come. aud the troops
und Indian police were drawn up to await
euss enough, in about half an hour the two
Seaeeades wsro ssen coming at full speed tn
Wns paint and feathers
1hey charged along the fun length Of the line
oouupiod By The police, shooting and yelling Ike
Demons. the soldiers fred . vOlley or two In
Soeuru, but failed 70 do any damage. A soon
- ~ Indians were out Of range they turned
and rode back again, repeating the attack, and
= beioEo escaping without in jury. They then
-
when half wsy mp chance shot from the mil
My hit Young Males pony and brought him
ootho ground, leavfng Young Male dismounted.
He'd Chief then turned and rode down
~ hl1l at teyEihc pacs, making directly for
~ llne Of troops and police. firing his winches
~ - rapidly - possible. II ID reported that the
linz q hAttls wayered and broke, but just be-
1oeo Head Chief reached Il he fell, shot twice
thToueh the forehead and once In the mouth.
ffIlfnR him instantly YounR Mule, noticing
HI companion, prepared to follow.
Chanting death song. he started down the
hin On foot and was charging direct into the
1ine q the troops when he was hit in the left
nl6A He at once jumped into hole in the
eIonnd, and hred ono shot after getting under
ooyos. This was sbout6 o'clock In the after
noou and hostiliues then ceased for the even
1nE, when . recounoisance Of Young Mules
T11lo ~ disclosed the fact that he was dead and
hod bosn for some time.
Head Chief eays the Indians killed Boyle be-
oo0eo they were tired Of life and certainly their
yoolgDauoo Wa deliberate suicide. - they were
epposed by not less than Afty armed soldiers
on1 polioA None Of the latter were injured.
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OREGON STATE FAIR.
Attendance Larger Than Ever Before
The Races.

Attendance Larger Ihan Ever before
The Races.
SALEM. Sept Is.--The crowds that attended
tho state fair last year will be outdone this
week The gate receipts for the first two days
exceed those Of last year and the crowds are in
creasipg daily. Nearly the entire camp ground
has been taken. while every available inch In
the pavilion 10 occupied. The stock exhibits
were never 20 full, aud there are
gathered together on the grounds ~
fne IN array In this line rs ever seen at any
fair In the Northwest Awards of premiums
commenced today and will be completed prob
ably tomorrow. The machinery hall IL about
filed, and affords good exposition of farm i'm
plements and machinery.
The races are growing daily in interest. There
were three trials Of speed this afternoon, Is fol-
lows:
Mile aud one.sixteenth. s500-Raindrop won.
Coloma second. Time, 1:53.
2:40 class. trotsing b.st three in five. 800
Bailey won. Time OF heats, 1884, 1904. 2:32I5.
speciai running race. half mile, $iOo-Joe d.
won. Time, 49i.
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Of seven on permanent organization was ap-
pointed. After recess Dr.. E. A. Clark, of Santa
Clara, was elected chairman and }. 8. 6euk. OF
Gilroy, secretary.
It was decided that the officers Of the conven.
ton consist OF . president, two vice-presidents
secretary and n committee Of i've on reso1u.
tons; further, that = committee Of i've be ap-
pointed for local work in each county, and also
IN executive committee Of one from each
county. Kern and San Francisco included. to
gather statistics - to tho amount Of freight
shipped, the railroad facilities and the necessity
for the freight rates The temporary officers
were recommended for permanent Officers
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shipping Intelligence.

PORT Discovery, Eept 16.-6ailed-Dora
Bluhm.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Sept. H.-saiied-sailor Boy,
San Francisco; Catharine, Antwerp. The bark
Mary A. Troop has arrived. sixty days out from
Shanghai.
SAN FRAHcIsco, Sept 16.-Arrived-Str jeanne.
Nanaimo; str Caspar, Gray's harbor; ship DASH
ing Wave, Tacoma; Borlsnd, Cooks inlet. De-
parfures- ST Willamette Valley, Yaquina bay;
ship Oriental, Tacoma. CleaYcd-Hawai allan
str San Mateo; str Umatlls Victoria; str State Of
California, Portland.
Sailed-Steamer San Mateo, Nanaimo; steamer
Arcata, Coos bay.
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Pacific Coast Unitarian Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. l6-Todsy's session of
the Pacific Coast Unitarian conference was
opened by an essay by Rev. Horatio Stebbins
D. n. ON the theme "The Transformation nj Re-
Egious Thought" Rabbi Jacob voorsanser
read paper on The Relations OF Judaism snd
Unitsrianism." Rev. p S. Thatcher delivered
an address on The Unitarian Position" and
discussion followed uron 1.-THE Church: It's Re.
iations 70 the Thought Of the Day" The speak.
ers were c. J. Woodbury.. Professor Joseph lie.
conte and Professor q. II. Howison.
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TACOMA. Sept. 16-Several days ago Judge
Campbeli, OF the superior court, refused 10
grant An injunction 1t the request of John G.
McBride. restraining the Tacoma Eastern Rail.
road Company from slashing and grading on
the line Of its Rad through school
section Is. Attorney W. II. keid. for
those interested III the mining claims,
ON the school section. thereupon again hied him
self to Spokane Falls. and he yesterday had the
pleasure Of seeing United States District Judge
Hanford afix his signature TO the temporary re-
straining order asked for in the United States
court I'm session there. Tho Tacoma Eastern will
connect with the Northern Pacific back OF Paul.
souss mill
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BUFFALO, Sept. 16.-At this mornings session
Of the switchmens convention the recommen-
dations in Grand Master Sweeney's annual re-
port were referred 10 committee consisting bf
Vice Grand Master Downey and Grand Secre-
tary and Treasurer Sinnott. The report Of the
latter shows the order to be in q fourishing
condition. Grand Organizer Hail detailed the
result of bis work for the year. The report
showed that the order was rapidly increasing
in mum bers and influence.
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TOOK POISON ron PAEEGORIC.

Fatal Mistake Of We1l-Known New
York Yacht Owner.
NEW YORK, Sept 16-A dose OF poison taken
by mistake for medicine ended the HE Of
Rufus 7. Bush. well-known yacht owner and
OIL merchant, at his home In Brooklyn yester-
day morning. Bush had suffered from in
somnia for months, and was using paregoric
In whisky Before he retired Sunday night he
put bottle OF this on the mantel in bis bed
room alongside bottle containing sconite, and
1t Is supposed he got Mp to take dose OF toe
paregoric and whisky. and took the aconite by
mistake.
Bush owned the schooner-yacht Coronct,
which beat the Daunt ess in the race across the
Atlantic in 1897.
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/ frican Germans Did Authorize sl.,

African Germans Did Authorize Slavery.
ZANziBAR Sept. 16.-Travellers from the coast
confirm the report OF the Issuance of q decree By
the Germans at Bagamoyo authorizing traffic in
slaves.
BERLIN, Sept 16.-The Post says: The sultan's
decree prohibiting slave traffic does not operate
in German territory. Germany never had an
intention Of unqualifledly abolishing all forms
OF slavery. This reichstag has agreed that
measures be taken only by degrees, with due
regard to the existing order OF things.
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BISHOP BULGE INDIcrEp.
Ohrewd Idaho Mormon Charged Wit
Navigating Political Erands

On1IK00
Navigating Political Frauds.
BOISE CRY, Idaho. Sept l6.-word reached
here last night that Bishop Badge. of the Nor.
mon church. had been indicted by the grand
9ary ct Paris Idaho. on . charge of conspiracy.
II alleged that In the election two years sro
Bulge advised the Mormons to sham with.
drawal from the church in order to vote, and bv
this means several Mormsns were elected mem.
oers OF the legislature from Bear Lake county.
The Aormona however, were not admitted. ana
several were convicted Of Illegal voting The
bishep has been released on bonds Of $500.
Mornons are highly incsnsed and threaten all
manner OF thinsa They seem determined 70
evade the election laws in some way. LEADING
citisens fear trouble. In the strong Mormon
counties the Mormon organs are defiant, and
leaders are emphatic In their denuncia,ioa OF
MORMON oisirencnisement Governor Shoup is
6SD. and says the election laws viii be ENFORCED
nt all hexarda
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Another triumph for John Du,n..

SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 1.-THE directors OF the
Royal Mail and Union companies have tele-
grsphed to officials here that they would agree
to an advance of crown per month for seameu
trimmers aud boys, in addition to the advance
already given. provided the strikes ended i'm.
mediately. The strikers have accepted the Of
fer, and will resume work today
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Rides to Prevent Strike Riot..

SYDNEY, Sept 16-Most of the Lithgow miners
have gone on strike, and only the small COL
leries are working. The leaders OF the strike
threaten to call out the railroad engineers and
fremen, and resort to extreme measures within
forty-eight hours. The government is purchas.
ing all the rifles and ammunition to prevent a
rin =
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Another Anti Chinese Ordinances.

board OF supervisors last night Supervisor Bing-
ham introduced m order removing the Chinese
quarter 70 South San Francisco The new order
Is modified By excepting merchants, manufsct-
urers. those born in this country and the
Chinese consul and his attaches. The order
was referred to the judiciary committee.