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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
A BOLD, BURLY THIEF
He Robs Water Front Places in Day
liSht and ESCanes.

big water front sneak thief made two at
tempts at grand larceny yesterday, but IN both
cases was discovered and forced to yield up his
booty and each time narrowly escaped himself.
He first tried to get out OF Hatfeld's warehouse
with a ten gallon keg OF whisky on his shoulder,
and little later took similar chances with
tub OF butterne from the rear OF Risdon Cohn
COmpany's store.
". II. Triggs, wharfpger at Hatfeld's wharf,
In the afternoon saw a Dig bu-ly fellow walk
ing back through the warehouse with a ten-gal-
lon keg Of whisky on his shoulder which he had
picked up near the middle of the building.
Triggs overhauled him and ordered him
to bring the key back and put
it down where he found it.
The thief obeyed the order and then Triggs took
HIM by the shoulder and started to lead him to
the door. To this he objected and suddenly
lerked away and ran toward the rear OF the
building with Triggs after him. At the rear door
the big fellow found a firebrick lying convenient
and picking itup, he turned and made for his
pursuer. Triggs had bat a moment to reflect
and he soliloquized thus: ''That man is bigger
than am and, from pugilistic poin. OF view,
he Is evidently just good. He has brick the
advantage OF me II is Il sure thing and I've
been taught to avoid sure thing games. I'll
give him the field" and thereupon he turned
and ran back rs fast as he could. The thief fol-
lowed him short distance and then leisurely
made good his escape. Trggs says he Will be
prepared for this class OF scouudrels hereafter.
This 1s evidently the same thief that took the
tub Of butterine from Risdon-Cahn Company's
store shortly afterward, the descriptions tally
very closely. He had the tub on his shoulder
and was making for Ycsler Lumber Company's
yard, across Railroad avenue, when Tom Nash,
porter in the store, saw him, and taking him
by surprise maze him lay it down. Then, tax
ing the thief by the shoulder, Nash started 10
take him back to the store. " hen the fellow sud
denly took grip on him with one hand Nash
almost tainted for q second, but suddenly re-
covered himself and gave the burly thief
a blow the nose that
Knocked him down. and Nash gave him
few sound kicks before he reganed his
feet and fled through the lumber yard. Nash
did not feel like running after rim 50 he made
good his escape. He LETT his hat behind him,
and will undoubtedly wear mourning around
his eyes for the next few DAYS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
MArEK FRONT NOTES.

Tug Wasp went 70 lo"au With scov O..
btck.
IlS N,re.. Fs.er ven - Fort Gardner with =
sCow 90 lumber
steamer e. R..,;a.a i> =, Nauairno loading
coal for Port Tow a>eae.
steamer C.,y @. seattle was ,skeu out OF the
dry aeeS las. nigh, ma Will come IN today on
h-r regular rHu.
steam collier Ntaame;;e fms bed loading o %
trH> az ceal Yesterday, ana sailed for san Fran
t.s.e asst evening.
I-s $50 wen. a. >tctlacoorn to tow the bar,
AJAX IN Aaaou5J,s With aloai % b..ck 70. tie
ueW school tu.dlls.
steamer lssr'-. O.. the Wells line sa,;eI from
san Francisco sunday Ter sound ports she
Wi DE aHe here Thursday. Il
Tug Mystic to-G the h8wseFs aud rigging n
salmon nay yesterday for the new four-Inss.
schooner iraas.t now being finished there. The
Transit Will K launched some time this week
Flnl-y's weather proSuostcAuons fer twenty
four hours from o'clock last evening: Light
rssR. nearly stationary temperature; Winds
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
THE BIG OPIUM RING.
What Captain Tozier, of the
Wolcott, Thinks of 1t.
TONS OF THE DRUG STRUGGLED.
The Revenue Cutter is Too Slow to Be
an Efficient Guard-Ceaseless
Vigilance Necessary.

The revenue cutter Wolcott arrived in the
| harbor yesterday afternoon, but she leaves
| again early this morning. Captain D. F. Tozier,
| who in the few months that ne has been on the
| Sound has made a reputation Tor Selling and
| checking smugglers, said that there was no
special business at present except the regular
| cruising and the guard duty OF the
vessel When asked about the report that big
| opium ring was operating on the Sound, he
said: "There is no doubt whatever that much
| opium smuggling is going on here In the city
OF Victoria alone 1000 pounds OF opium are
manufactured yearly, TO say nothing OF that
manufactured al Nanaimo, Vancouver or New
Westminster. We're that opium intended for
shipment east over the Canadian Pacific the
chances are that the factories would be at Van
couver in order TO save the cost and trouble OF
shipment by vessel.
MY belief, however, is that most of that
opium is intended for the United States and
ultimately reaches here, yet curiously enough
none OF it, not a single ounce is entered at the
customs Office in Victoria FOR export. Yet il
must leave that island by vessel. The interest
ing question then arises as TO what becomes of
that opium, and by what vessels it is carried.
'Of course there is some pocket smuggling,
and considerable opium is gotten through
into this country in ten, twenty-five
or even fifty pound packages. But
all the opium manufactured in British Columbia
could hardly be handled in this haphazard fash
ion. So ii seems ii there must be syndicate
or some body of men with sufficient capital and
brains to carry on smuggling operations on a
fairly extensive scale.
The WOlcott spends all her time cruis ing or
doing guard duty near the boundary, ana she is
not in port more than half day at q time. But
she is slow at best, and cannot get around
rapidly, so that smugg!ers can evade her. / am
confident that they watch the opportunities
when she has to come 10 the upper sound, and
then slip by with their contraband cargoes.
ITO surprise the smuggers is almost impos-
sible, for the Wolcott can make only
about eight and one-haif miles all hour, and
that is too slow a pace to enable her to appear
suddenly or UNEXPECTEDLY.
''Witn swifter cutter we could of course do
much more, but under present circumstances
considerable smuggling can be and dare say is
done il spite OF the utmost vigilance"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
BR EVITIES.

, W. c. Thompson, engineer on the steam yacht
iAquila, is at Providence hospital with typhoid
fever.
The German classes at st. Marks mission
Temperance street, near Harrison, begin this
evening at 1880 O'Clock. Rev. J. Erich, Leipzig,
Germany, teacher. Fee moderate.
Three hOmeSteads, one presumption, one de-
claratory statement, one timber land sworn
statement, five homesteads and four cash entries
were filed in the United States land Office yes
terday.
John Mcneil, proprietor o! the Golden State
hotel, who was arrested Sunday for disorlerly
conduct, was fined SIC by Judge Rivers yester-
day. He pleaded guilty, and was released upon
paying his fine.
Articles incorporating the Palmer Mountain
Mining and Milling Company were filed with
the county auditor yesterday by c. A. Walsh.
NJ. n. Carraher, G. c. stands AM J. \. Prather
The capital stock of the company is $500 900,
divided into $4,000 shares OF so each
Licenses 10 wed were issued by the auditor
yesterday for Sam Henderson and Matte Saur-
mers, of Frank in; Arthur Morse Colburn. OF
Long Lake, and Mary Salt Atkinson, OF Vashon
island II. Hyde and Grace L. Ball, of Seattle
Lincoln G.. Ellis aud Anna NJ Stutsman, OF Sc
attic; Norman B. Colt and Mary K, England, OF
Seattle
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Railroad Notes.

W, II. Mead, OF Portland, general agent Of the
Northwestern line, is at the Occ.dcnta. hotel
}. !. Nef. Of the seattle Il Montana branch o.!
the Great Northern, went 20 Fairhaveu yesier-
day.
b. T. Bush, general superintendent of the Or
ccon Improvement Company. will return from
Portland today.
The employees 81 tae Madison street cable
line who were reported Ill O. typhoid fever are
al improving, ;nelr attacks being very light
The Seattle Coal and Iron Company completed
loailus the iheoaald yesterday. The next YES,
So due is the Coiuss, She Will arrive shout
November !.
ne Great Northern has put on night force
"a hurry the work 81 oal astlnc Work on the
section houses, stations and telegraph line IS
progressing as rapidly as the weather Will per.
NIT
Three car load, OF iron came in lats on san
day night and were shipped ont yesterday over
the seattle, Lake Shore x Eastern road. and will
be nsed in yAs construction of the county bridge
OF SkssI; county.
A. a. NetCa.te, former agent OF the Seattle,
Lake shore 4 Eastern roai ~ suoaom.sh ana
also AGENT og the Northern Pacific cypress com.
paGy, .e.t seattle .a,t a.cht for chicago, where
lc Va fil reside "a the future
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SUFFERING FROM DOG BITE.
Mrs. Welch's Experience With Saw.
age Canine Was Costly.


Mrs. WEIGH, OF Pip sixth street, who was
bitten by savage dog on Spring street about
six weeks ago, has been having a serious time.
The dog was Subsequently killed by Officer f. II.
Harding after hard fight, in which four
bullets were shot, and an ak was finally re-
quired TO finish the job. One week after the
affair Mrs. Welch was able to be around and
had apparently not suffered seriously from the
bite. Later, however, change took place, and
the left leg commenced 20 swell in an
alarming manner. The case grew
serious, and evidences OF blood poisoning
made their appearance. Friends of Mrs. WEIGH
became armed az the turn OF affairs and per-
suaded the lady TO call in medical assistance.
DR.. George II. T. Sparkling was summoned and
pronounced the case serious. The examination
revealed that the teeth OF the dog had sunk TO
the bone on both sides of the shin bone. TIE
virus from the teeth had communicated itself TO
the flesh and was rapidly spreading. The dan
ger OF amputat.on was erious. For a time the
case was doubtful but finally the doctor got the
sore under control and reduced the poison to
local disease. Yesterday afternoon the patient
was pronounced out of danger OF losing her
lev
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
THE GRIM REAPER.
Death OF the Four Pound Infant Flu
neral Notices.

Infant Dollie White, the lour-pound baby born
Wednesday, October Il, to the young mother
whose story was fully related in the PosT-ISTEL-
LGENCER last Saturday morning, died Sunday
night. The funeral services will be held mis-
morning at 10 O'Clock from the residence OF the
mother, corner Gould and silvia streets. The re.
mains VIII De buried in LaAe View cemetery.
Ada Mary Canham, wife OF Henry Caah4m re-
siding at the Parker house corn.r West and
Lake streets, died sunday night OF heart disease
The remains were taken 70 BOnney & Stewards.
from which place the funeral services will he
held this afternoon OF O'Clock
William kmbail, Of Columbia, aged 2 Years
and monLhs, died OF cramps yesterday morn
ing. The funeral services will be held from the
residence O! the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
+. kim5al.. tbs morning AZ II o'clock. Tho -.
mains will be brought to the city and inferred
at Lake View cemetery.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
LATE NEWS FROM FRANKLIN.
Cemmunity Has Settled Down to Steady
Industry.

white miner who was in Seattle yesterday
said that the negro workingmen had settled
Down to steady industry. disposed 10 10
peaceful and law-abiding and were proving
faithful and efficient laborers They have
i organized churches and good sunday schools
both at Franklin and Newcastle. They had or
esnized odd Fellows, knights Of Pythtas and
Masonic lodges.
The pay car OF the Oregon Improvement Com
Z .pany, in charge of Auditor J. T. Campion, was
IT the mines all day Saturday and distri hut.d
~shout $4,000 TO about Coo laborers The dav
passed quietly aad the men were much pleased
81 receiving promptly the reward Of their
Months industry.
Il. A Wells, the new justice of the peace at
franklin assumed Office YESTERDAY lie il a
tsadesnan and is generally regarded as an M
right citizen
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FAsSETT SURE TO WIN.
Fred Reed Predicts Republican Succe
in New York.

Fred g. Reed, who has just returned from
the East, was in the city yesterday on his way
to Portland.
Politics Were pretty hot in New York when
was there, and getting still warmer all the time.
The Republicans are taking more active in
tercst in party affairs than Tor ten years past.
They have clean man leader IN the cam
paigu and intend to elect him. The general
thought Is that Fassett VIII win, but he will
not have an easy victory. There is, however, a
large element OF the Democracy that wants TO
deal 10 Tammauy its death blow. This may
have some effect, but Tammany, despite its Job
berry, is well known to be the most perfect polit-
zeal machine in the country.
"Our Yakima irrigation company controls
about ! 600 acres OF land in Yakima county, and
we propose to reclaim portions of the arid re-
Gion by sinking artesian wells and irrigating
the country with a system of pipes"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
= CHILEAN REFUGEE HERE.
He Is Now in SeattIe-Left at Night Oh
a Lumber Schooner.


DR. J. Plotner, at present associated with Dr.
Drew. OF this city, is a Chilean refugee. He es-
capped from Valparaiso on April p last by jump
into an open boat and rowing out to an Ameri-
can lumber schooner He had incurred the
displeasure OF certain political leaders who
Were about 10 seize him when he escaped.
the doctor left his wife and considerable prop.
erty in Chile, and as he also had large dental
practice he IS anxious TO get back. He has been
in Chile for twenty years and Is well ac-
quainted with all OF the leaders on both sides in
the late struggle He thinks that Balmaceda
still lives and that he will turn up sooner or
later alive Anl Mell.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27

Fred +. Sander received a despatch yeste
day, informing him that the six motors ordered
for the Grant street electric road. had been
shipped from the factory a. Lynn. Mass. The
motors will be single reduction, and viii
make very little noise while in operation. Work
on the road Is being considerably delayed by
the n0n-ar rival of three miles of iron Tor the
track one mile has been laid. The rails were
contracted for months ago, and the fact that
they are not in Seattle leads 10 the belief that
they have been sidetraCked at some way station
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For Firemen's Eenefit Fund.

II present Indications are any criterion, the
Firemens Relief Association ball TO be held IN
the Armory November e. will prove to be Il
great success financially well as socially
Tickets have been on sale only three DAYS and
the only opportunity offered the boys to dispose
OF them is AT meal tirc. Notwithstanding this.
over 200 ii kcts have been sold. Assistant Chief
NARROW had disposed az twenty-five at ; o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Chris Miller sixteen. Ell
Coriee ten, Paul BoIstad eighteen and Lehman
ten. These are only few OF those who have
been selling tickets
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Considine Not the Man.

John Consdine, one of the proprietors OF the
PEOPLES tGeate-, who was arrested on a warrant
Saturday charging him with assault ana battery,
proved not 20 be the individual wanted and was
released from custody. The complainant C.
W. Welsh, failed 20 identify Considine as the
man who assaulted him, admitting that he
never saM him hai.rn
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Will Paw For Their Fun.

Several iokers stood in front OF f. W. Norton's
rubber store yesterday, and though quite grown
and one wearing silk hat, they were dsport-
ing like newsbOys. In the heighth OF the hilar-
ity one OF the mob pushed another into Norton's
showcase and smashed one OF the large paues of
glass with which it is enclosed. SIX or eight
samoleans will make this jostie- a wiser but
poorer man.
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Growing Freight Bnsincss.

Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Eddy. of Portland. are at
the Rainier hotel. Mr.. Eddy, who is the general
agent Tor the Northwest OF the Chicago. Mil
wnukce Il - Paul railroad. frequently visits
this city on business He said yesterday:
when | came to Portland two years ago I
found that we needed an Office IN seattle. An
agent was appointed here and the result is that
our business has grown very steadily and is
stin increasing. seattle has large trafic with
the Fast
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
NEW STEAMBOAT FOOL.
Leading Companies agree to Join, But
Under HaInperine Conditions.

Under Hanperinc Conditions.
TACOMA, Oct. 26.-lspecial. The steamboat
companies agreeing 10 join the new steamboat
pool are the Union Pacific, Puget Sound and
Alaska Columbia River and Puget Sound, Ca
madam Pacific Navigation, Oregon Improve
ment and Browns Wharf and Navigation Com
panies, tie latter two conditionally. II is said
the Wiley Transportation Company will not
join and will 90 il alone. There are so many
conditions insisted upon by the different com
panies that it Is fearei the new organization
cannot be perfected. Chairman Mofat. of the
former association. says the charter Of the new
pool Hill Be renav On Novem Der /
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
Fancy WORK. Fancy Work.

Mrs. T. F. Cary and daughter. OF Boston, have
just arrived in the city ana are located at No.
3I6 Bigeow house. on Pike street They will
teach all kinds OF French work and skeleton
tinted embroidery, re,ite and painting. Their
samples OF work Will be on exhibition Tuesday.
the eth, from 10 q. N. until l. m, and from ,
until : T. m They invite the ladies Of Seattle
to call and examine their work. They Will start
q class at once.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
RAINIER HOTEL STOCKHOLDERS
A Rather Stormy Meeting-Committe
to Examine the Books.

The stockholders OF the Rainier hotel held
rather lively meeting last night, az which
many complaints were made because the board
OF trustees had made no reports and rendered
no accounts as to the MANAGEMENT OF the Motel.
This is the first stock holders meeting for
ABOUT two years. On the former occasion Judge
Thomas Burke, Colonel Thomas Ewing ana
W. L. Bailey were choten trustees. month or
so ago Judge Burke and Colonel Ewing res gned
and the board appointed Frank Hanford and
Herman Chaplin to succeed them. Il has been
generally understood that the hotel is consider
ably III debt, and the discomfort OF the stock
holders eliminated az last nights meeting. OF
the $4,000 of stock some $3.50 was represented
in person or by proxy. After long discussion L.
r. Niesz, F. L. stImson AMI Z. A. StrOut were
appointed committee 10 examine the accounts
and report to another meeting OF the stock
holders on Friday.
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WILLARD COMING 10 SEATTLE
WIN Arrive on Special Tratn-He L. in
Excellent Health

TACOMA, Oct o6.-ISpecial Henry Willard
will start fer Seattle az 9 a. m. tomorrow. prob.
ably by special train, and in the private ear Of
President Cakes. OF the Northern Pacific Re
fore returning East Mr.. Willard promises In sd
dress the Chamber OF Commerce on matters o.
interest 70 this city. special meeting ot the
chamber viii probably be called for tals psr-
pose Mr.. Willard visited Tacoma last IN june
lsSa. and those no saw him theu say he does
not look Older than he did then. Hr IS ENJOYING
excellent health and IS accompanied bv Mrs
Willard. They have been the guests oi Paul
echuize in this clty.
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Onderdonk,s Railroad Defective.

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. 26.-The exact nature OF
the award made in the dispute between the Do
minlon government ana the Canadian Pacific
railway, respecting the mountain section OF the
railway, which was built by Onderaonks firm
for the Dominion government, was madespublic
today. This company presented claims which
amounted 10 nearly $l5,0O0000. The arbitrators
heard an immense amount of evidence and
made several visits 10 the localities in which de-
fects OF construction alleged to exist, and
their conclusion II that $4,000 will have to be
spent by the government on these five sections
70 bring the railway up to the standard stipula-
ton in the sYndicatal ac-eernnnt of 1850
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Fire Underwriters, ,feetin~

The local board Of fire underwriters held a
meeting Yesterday afternoon in the Office OF
LampIng & Sto:darl, in the Washington Terri
tory Investment Conpsuy's building The
meeting was sddressaI ty William p nntton. Of
san Francisco. vice president OF the Firemaa's
Fund Insurance Company. Of san Francisco.
The board passed a resolution that none of the
proceedings OF the meeting should BE made
public.
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Great Northern's Express Business.

A man we'll informed on express matters
stated yesterday that the Great Northern would
not maintain regular independent express
line Tor general traffic between here and New
Westminster. j. J. Footner, superintendent of
express traffic OF the Grcat Northern. was over
the line OF the company at this end recently,
and he concluded that il would scarcely pay at
present. The Northern Pacific Company and
Wells Fargo each desire To handle the trade but
no contract has been entered into with any COM
pany for the business. The general express
year business
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BURNED BY CAULKING OIL.
Deck Hand on the OIympian Severed
Burned.

y painful accident occurred on the steamer
| olympian yesterday morning. by which C. F.
Busby, deck hand had his right hand scaided
in boiling oil.
II was engaged in caulkng the seams of the
deck. The oil used in connection with the
Oakum was being prepared. Bushy stood close
TO the kettle stirring the fluid. Suddenly it
overtowed and ran Over his right hand par
boiling the flesh in a painful manner. He was
taken to Grace hospital ana placed in charge of
the marine surgeon
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TACOMA. Oct. Especial two OF the new
electric cars Tor the Point Defiance electric road
have arrived.
Stockholders Of the Point Defiance railroad
say the road Is Tor sale, but deny that il has
beer sold as HIS been -gm3ref The road VIII
be furnished by electric motor power by the
Tacoma Railway ANA Motor Company. and it is
said ;he tier company nay purchase it. stuart
Rice, one OF the owners, values the road at
$4,000.
MANAGER Heiicn, OF the Northern Pacific, viii
leave for the East in = iew days
Vice President Prescott, OF the Northern Pa
cfc, will return next week from New York
city.
The second section OF the Tacoma- Puyallup
trace extending from the reservation TO the
tide fats, YVES turled over to the operating de-
partInent Of the Northern Pacific today.
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A meeting ot tie memba-s Of the new IA. .tarv
company was Ae.1 ,sst evening. about Nv MY
being present C01.n tees were srnotr:e. on
uniforms, constitution aa- bylaws. and % Sc
cure rooms snd drIA hall TIE meeting sd.
-o-rned 70 Thursday evening.