Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-15
SEATTLE SIFTINGS
Another Fire but not Serious A Mil
lionaire Fireman in the Service

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SEATTLE, April 4.-Shorly after .
O'Clock this morning fire was discovered
in the front part of Cooper building on
Cascade street. West Seattle occupied bl
Mr. Fcnccl as a grocery and post Office.
The alarm sounded. but before the goods
even cOuln be removed from the build ing.
the whole structure was "A mass of flames
and the fire had communicated To the adj
joining building. owned aud occupied hy
Murdoch Stewart as a saloon Few
goods We're taken from the store. aud AN
mail. with the RECEPTION of a few register
ed letters and packages which were ia
the safe. was destroyed. The stock in the
saloon was DESTROYED. Losses are: Post
master Cooper. on building ~ .1n. heavily
insured; Grocer Pcncel in stock S5Ol.
heavily insured. Loss ON mail UukuuN d.
but probably S50g. Murdoch stewart. on
building sl.200; on stock 500. 80 la
Surance. lie made arrangements to iu-
sure the building and stock today when
the balance Of his stock would be- in place.
The fire was undoubtedly incendiary. Dc-
tpctiNcs have already been employed 10
investigate the matter. and If the lire was
of iucendiary origin il is more than likely
that the criminals will bee canght and
punished.
George StramS. pipeman in the fire de
partmeut. despite the fact that he Is
working for a muniicent salary of so per
month, he is worth over half million
dollars. Mr.. Steams father committed
suicide in Chicago about week ago.
loaying ad estate valued at S3.O000J0 tO hp
divided among f0urchildrcn. His daugh-
ter was the life of eN-Mayor Carter llar-
risOn, and it is thought that her DEATH
which occurred some time ago. worked
on the old gentlcman's mind, causing him
10 commit the rash act. Mr.. Steam- is
one of the best iircmen in the department
lie follows the business because he like,
ii aud has had some very Interesting cN-
periences during his long serN irr
a fireman. saturday last it was
discovered that sl0j.s5. found on the per
sons Of Desperodu, David Drnre. at the
time Of his arrest. was missing. and thc
money is still missing and no satisfactory
explanation has been given hy thu>c Who
had the handling Of il. as tu " hat dis
position has been made ut 10. What b.
more startling still concerning hc whole
affair H.. that he records ai the police
headquarters have been changed hy some
one. Clerk }rdckptt. Who few DAYS
after The arrest copied the minutes from
the original record of the arrest sheet
says in making the transfer Ee put down
the amount ut money as originally made
BY Cant. Ed. kinlcy. Sl03S5. When tHirf
Thornton referred to this permanent
record book he made the discovery, that
the book showed $50 Instead oisluI. .>i
BrackcttVhru informed of this said. hc-
fore even seeing the book. THAI the hgurr>
had been changed. lie lost uu time in
MAX ing an rNamiuati lion fur himself, and
cmphatically declared that his figures had
been changed aud that there had been an
eraSurc of the first TWO figures Holding
the page of thp record book up between
himself aud the light. De pointed ont 90
the satisfaction uf any cau~ual observer
that there had been au era~urr. These
are the peculiar circumstances sur
rounding the disposition of the Slo3.s5. II
has been iutimated by some that the
money has been divided among the ar
resting officers. but cN-Chicf Mitchell.
Chief Thornton SAYS, told him the money
was In the safe az headquarters The
question now arises: II this money hp
been distributed. by Whose authority was
distribution made. a. IL eau only hr done
legally bN an order from the court