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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-05
EXPRESS ROBBERY II TACOMA.
Mysterious Disappearance Of q $4,000
Package Of Currency.

Tacowa, Jan. Especial. l--Superinfen-
dent Hall. Of the Northern Pacific Express
Company. has been ia this city several
days conducting thorough investigation
Of the local office Of the company in search
Of package containing s. 90 in currency.
which has been missing since last Monday
evening.
This evening Superintendent Hall stated
80 the correspondent OF the Posr-IxTELLI-
GgxcEE that the facts in the case were as
follows.
saturday afternoon. December =, q package
containing s2.Dse I'm currency was delivered At
our osfsce here By tho Bank Of British Columbia.
Cashier Jet Secelpted for the package, which
was consigned 20 J. r. Lawranee, RIizyiile,
Wash Cashier Jets has no recollection OF what
be did with the package. After thorough in
vestteEfson il Is generally believed that the
package wa stolen by outside parties. LAST
utehtsI the accounts OF this once we're gone
cver and checked UP, and the balAnces found
cscrect IN every respect No one Is allowed be-
hind the counter and all OF the cosnpafy's local
employees have worked for the company several
year. and are above suspicion Cashier Jet has
been with the company three years
The representative of the Bank of Brit
fish Columbia thinks Cashier Jet placed
the money In the vauis, but he Is not pos
tive.
''As no record was made OF the package,
Superintendent Hall says. ait is evident il was
s7oien BY some one not employed In the once
Cashier Jet shoais have placed the package in
the vault immediately upon rceospting for it,
bat ~ IL was very busy day be may not have
done % 81 once. and the facts seem 10 indicate
that he did not"
Cashier Jett, and not the express COM
pany, viii have to make good the amount
IL the currency is not recovered In fact
the amount has already been made good
by Jett, As his position requires the giving
Of bonds equivalent 10 six times the
amount now missing.
Superintendent Hall says the local Office
has the best possible system, and Is con-
Quoted on the very best business prin-
riples. Manager Hopkins. of the local
Office, worked all night last night checking
mp the accounts of the Office, aud remained
Ia bed all day TO-DAY.
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A Romantic Indiana wedding.

JEFFERsoyvILLE, Ind. Jan. IA novel
wedding took place last night near Blue
Lick. Justice Trevahton Weir. armed with
license. made toward the homes of Har-
vey Taylor and Kate Newly 70 marry
them, but all the water courses were IN
and unfordable. After waiting for several
hours the brides father appeared on the
farther bank of the Blue Lick The situa-
ton was explained, and the bridal couple
were brought TO the creek. where the JUS
tice married them, shouting the marriage
service across 200 feet of swirlin- stream.
all parties remaining mounted on horse
back IN the mud and rain Although they
could not hear the justice, the marriage is
considered binding
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rasais- bat win use your best endearors 20 Sc
cure the services OF competent and reliable sur
yey0rs st ~ lnneh less than the rates allowed b.
IaE As possible seiecs your depasses. as Ear
ss practicable, men OF known skill and inreg-
Yity. ard when not heret0E0-e known 70 the
asire Satisfactory evidence Of their competency,
honesty ard ability 10 carry out their contracts
70 completion In letters Transmitting contracts
PRESENT statement OF the evidence Of qualities
ton furnished BIZ them.
No eontraets for resurveys VIII Be entered into
until express authority therefor shall have been
granted by this Office.
The regulations and requiremsntsof the annual
instructions bearing dsfe April 8, iSeS 50 Tar as
are hereby continued IN force. and you VIII be
governed aecoriinEiy In the matter OF surveying
contracts and instructions 70 deputy surveyo-s-
Very respectfully, " N Stone,
Acting Commissioner.
In dispatch sent from this city some
DAYS ago the PosT-IsTELLIGKscKg gave the
substance of the statements made 70 Mr..
Wilson as 70 the meaning Of this letter
When Mr.. Wilson was at the department
the general character OF the lands which
lie in the unsurveyed parts of the state
was discussed at length. Mr. Wilson ad-
vanced the proposition that unless very
liberal deRnition were given 10 the words
agricultural lands il would be practi-
tdl1f al AtLpt-cADA-<y 1Ot tAir sA1~c ~
avail itself of It's grant of lands
The greater par. of the IN
surveyed lands III Washington was
valuable as il now stands chiefly for
timber. and, in fact, there was compare
lively little that could strictly
be classed as agricultural lands. Much,
however. Of the lands, ON which there is
now heavy growth Of timber, would be
valuable for agricultural purposes when
cleared. It would be great advantage TO
the state in two ways TO allow the survey
Of this class Of lands when selected as a
part of the grant. The land Office said
that such construction would be made.
The state would then have the advantage
of gaining lands in themselves Of greater
value than otherwise, and would also be
as liberty 10 avail itself of the grant i'm
mediately.
According 10 the ideas Of the department,
the only thing which stands in the way Of
immediate work on the surveys Of public
lands is the low rates at present allowed,
and the land commissioner has recon-
mended an increase in those.
l. B. LITTLE.
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rSsuLrED HIS fs-YEa.-oLD WIFE.
She Knocks Her Aged Husband Down
with Brick

PORTLAND, Jan. Especial. odd JAM
es0n Xfnc2id. who gained considerable
notoriety IN the courts about year ago
through the seduction Of ls-year-0ld Flora
Hoyt and subsequent marriage 10 avoid 3
term in the pes1ifentiary. this afternoon
he'd reason 10 come 20 the conclusion that
marriage Is failure. While walking along
the narrow gauge depot with his young
wife this afternoon his better half picked
mp brick and knocked bin down. 1t was
q clean kEock-down.
The excited spectators who gathered
around the PROSTATE man 10 learn the
cause OF the trouble were told by the young
wife that he deserved it. She said her hus-
band was trying 70 persuade her TO take
up rooms for immoral purposes and sup
port hin off her earnings. kincaid's face
was well smashed In, BUT no bones were
broken. lie says his wife was paying att
tentlon 10 young men 10 whom he oo-
jected. He took himself to 4 surgeon To
have his injuries dressed, and viii proba-
bly, MAKE no arrest
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WANTED TO ROAST HIM ALIVE.
Alabama Mob's Diabolica1 Purpose To-
ward a Black Murderer.

BIRMIsGHAM, Ala, Jan. 4.-Sam Arnold,
a negro, two weeks ago robbed and MUIR
dered two white men in Bessemer and es-
capped. He was caught yesterday at Meri-
dian, Miss, and last night two officers
started with him for this city. On their
way the officers fell asleep and the negro
suddenly leaped through the car window
while the train was running at the rate Of
fifty miles an hour. He succeeded in I'M
binding his feet and got away before the
officers got back TO the spot.
A mob was waiting at Bessemer TO lynch
the negro had he made his appearance.
He was badly hurt by the fall, and was re-
captured by the sheriff today and taken TO
the scene of his crime. Hearing that a
mob was preparing TO lynch the negro, the
sheriff went from here with posse and
reached Bessemer just in time. The mob
had secured the bed on which the two
men were murdered, saturated il with oil
and were preparing TO roast Arnold alive.
The prisoner was brought here without
further trouble.
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Starving Miners Issue an Appeal Against
Their Cruel Taskmasfers.

CoLUxBus, Jan. 4--The United Mine
Workers have issued an appeal to the or
gauized labor of the country. approved by
the officers Of the American Federation of
Labor. The appeal concludes:
The miners OF Alabama are worse treated than
those OF any other section in the country Not
only have we 10 compete with the curse of con-
Wet labor, but We are worse treated than the
conviets We are compelled 10 work beside. The
free miners practically At the mercy of repre-
seltaIIyes OF corporations and ucnopolies the
shareholders of which reside in Great Britain
and have only an interest IN EEe mines to the
amount OF the dividends they receive caring
nothing for the lives or welfare of those en-
pl0yed therein. III we are successful these men
must get assistance. This is a struggle not
only for wages, but for the right TO organize
CREsSoS, Pa, Jan. An miners at
Bens Greek, Lilly, Gaulitzin, Portage,
Cagrouf and Hastings are on strike for an
advance in wages. The men NAV resume
work tomorrow, pending conference with
the operators. Several thousand men are
affected.
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Enand II REGARDED with disfav0r. In fart.
some are 80 r,1ucfs opposed 70 It that they
viii tight it TO the bitter end They say
that the water committee IS
despofie. nogl-AnserseaG body. ard
the attempt 10 make the city pay lts Pro-
portion Is secuted 81 as ridiculous, IN view
Of the fact that tie members Of the water
committee, All Of whom are wealthy, do
not and never had paid their Just proper
tion Of the taxes. The city can only levy
a fen-FnilI tar. sBd even this is not enough
70 ran the municipal government Wow
that the water committee want TO take
such an exorbifznt price for water i Is
considered an Outrage, and the council viii
Sit down on the demand
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roRTLAND's STARVING MEN.


PORTLAND, Jan. i.-ISpeciall There is
no change in the situation of the laborers
Idle in the city in consequence Of suspen-
sion of work on the Sound extension OF the
Union Pacific. The city board of charities
has obtained permanent employment for
about forty, and about so more are doing
odd Jobs about the city. A squad of twenty
will be sent TO San Francisco to do bridge
work in the morning. A beneGt entertain
ment given az the Marquam Grand theater
last NIGHT viii net about 500. This money
will he given the city board Of charities for
distribution.
Contractor Smith is hourly expecting a
dispatch from ] ID. Fitzpatrick, who is in
New York trying 10 stir up the Union
Pacific officials.
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oosvEsTHs OF ASSESSORS.
Question Of Uniform Assessments Raised
by Robert Kline, OF Whateom.

WHATcoM, Jan. Especial. II Robert L.
Kline. assessor OF Whatcom county, an in
telllgent and capable officer, Is taking steps
toward calling STATE convention Of county
assessors some tiinc during the month Of
February FER the purpose Of securing an
equal and uniform assessment for the en-
tire state. lie recognizes the fact that
without adopting the same basis for aSsess-
ment in each county, imperfect work must
necessarily follow. Some counties are to-
day paying more than their share Of the
state tax, because Of the unnsethodicaI
manner Of assessment. When the asses
sors Of the various counties meet in con-
yention they can adopt plans to give each
county an assessment on an equal basis.
CoEnty Assessor Il. l. Kline desires
other assessors To communicate with him
His Postofsicc address is Welcome, What
com county, Wash
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III. Rider Hasgard Sails for America.

LIVERPOOL, ian. Among the passen-
gers on the Etruria, which sailed for New
York yesterday. was III. Rider Haggard
and wife. Mr.. Haggard said that this was
his first visit 10 America, and looked for
ward to the trip, which was purely per-
sonal one, with . great deal of pleasure.
He intended 70 remain two or three DAYS
only in New York, then TO go 10 Mexico
and thence to the West Indies. He said
that perhaps be might collect material for
a new h<aE
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Women right q puel Nith kpives.

WHEEIISG.W. Va. Jan. A-Wor6 comes
from New Martinsville, W. Va. that two
physicians have been summoned TO 60 TO
Ten Mile. Tyler county, 10 attend two
women who fought / duel with butcher
knives. The hight IS described as a most
ferecious and desperate encounter. Mrs.
Wilson. one Of the dae!iSts. Is fatally
hurt. The other wonan's name is not
known, nor the cause for the strange duel
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rhe MING nf Admiral Gherardi neaa.

NEW YoRK, Jan. Mrs. Anna T. Cher
ardi. wife Of Admiral Gherardi. com
naander Of the South Atlantic squadron.
died tonight at the Hotel ST. George
BROOKLYN. Deceased was 20 years Of
age and a daughter of Walter II. Rock
well. NJ. D., Of Szn Francisco. Two sons
survive her
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TO SAVE HIS MOTHERS LIFE.
Jury Find Herbert Warren y OF Guilty Of
Murder. Though He Killed His Father.

ELgIRA, \. Y, Jan. Especial I'm
June last, J. Frank Warren was shot and
killed By his l6-year-old son, Herbert, at
their home in this city. about O'Clock in
the morning, while the father and mother
were quarreiing. The son claimed he fired
the shot in defense of his mother. After a
trial lasting week, the jury, late last
night. brought in verdict of not guilty.
II is in accord with public opinion.
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Another Seattle .Desectire" Arrested.

PogrLASp, Jan. l. - Especial. T. Officer
Otis this evening arrested a man giving
the name Of John Manning, under very
peculiar circumstances. Manning was in
the act Of dragging a boy named Viii
MeAfee TO q vacant lurnbe. yard in the
north end Of town. The cries of the boy
attracted the officer, who placed both
under arrest. Manning claims 10 be de-
tecfiye from Seattle.
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T,e.tv g,rht. Of British COLONIES

MEIBcrRxE. JAN Alt Is stated that the
home government has virtually conceded
the right Of ali British colonies 10 be in
cluded in any future treaties between
England and foreign powers
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Portland and Its water committee.

PORTLAND. Jan. t.--tSpecial. THE next
meeting Of the city council, "Wednesday,
promises 70 be = warm one, As The demand
of the water committee. that the city pay
5000 per month for water, instead Of $500,
viii have 10 be acted upon. From remarks
aaade in regard 10 this proposition By sew
eral councilmen, il is evident that the de-
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Caught rsehhIng : Tool Chest.

Charles Taylor and y. c. Wilson. two
weil-known 'vags, were arrested by Of
iieer cor6ett last night while attempting
60 break open a tool chest ia the SChwa-
bacher building, which IS in coarse Of con-
struGtlon, az the corner Of Main anss Sec
end STREETS. They viii probably have no
occasion 10 use carpenter tools for the next
sixty days, a seTaper and shovel being the
only tools required in their new business.
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Indiana County treasurer 81 900 short.

IsDIAyAPoLIs, Jan. A SeatinsEs Paoli,
Ind, special says: Joseph Fields, county
treasurer Of Orange county, is short SII 900.
He claims is i \ clerical error, and pro-
tesses willingness and ability to paw it
whenever the exact amount of the short
age Is known.
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arr,cY,,Bral Journalis, Drownet.

LONDON, Ont, Jan. 4.-William Weed, q
prominent agricultural journalist and pro-
prietor of the Farmers Adr0oate, acei-
denfally fell into water tank last night
and was drowned.
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sfichiran Train-wrecE.

LINDEN CRY, Mich, Jan. IA freight
train on the Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil
wausee ran into the rear end OF a passen-
ger train here today The engineer and
fireman received seriors injuries 4 Pull
man sleeper was badly damaged, but no
passengers were injured.
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SAN FRASc1sco. JAN Bark
james Chcston, Port Gamble. Departures
Steamer Lakme, Port Townsend
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CLEARINGHOUSE RETURNS.
The Boom Remains at Galveston-Pftts-
burg Il Very Dull.

BosToy, Jan. 4-FoIlowing is the clear
ing-house statement for the week ending
January 8:
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-02
AN EXCITING RIDE
A BuIIek RiddIed Cab Recalls an Incl
dent of the Terrible Draft Riots

dent of the Terrible Draft Riots
While passing the Metropolitan hotel a
few DAYS ago my attention was attracted
by an old and dilapidated looking cab that
stood in the long line OF carriages in front
of the hotel waiting for fares II seemed
so out of place among the twenty or more
well kept vehicles that ] was about 20 ask
the driver, an old man. why he did not
paint it up little, when he anticipated my
question BY saying: Il suppose you are
wondering how manage to make living
with this old cab when have TO compete
with such fine looking vehicles as one sees
on Broadway I don't know just how
manage to do it myself. but l make a fair
living. and somehow or other l have a.
ways neglected TO get it painted.
There Is a story connected with il, and
If YOU come this way some time again III
tell it 10 you"
Niblo's had not yet opened its doors, and
Offering the old man a cigar l pressed him
TO tell the yarn.
"Do YOU see those little holes in the
back? Well, they were made by bullets,
and the ride during which the old cab was
riddled was the most exciting one | ever
had in thirty years experience. IL hap
pened during the draft riots. One morn
ing early | was down near the Battery.
There had been rumors Of trouble for sew
eral days, and we expected it every mo-
ment.
"a gentleman who came down town told
me that the rioters were out in force at
last and thinking that my cab, which was
then new was safer in the stable, started
I'D Broadway. Near Canal street l heard
an awful shouting, and ~ | reached the
corner | saw an army officer running to-
ward Broadway followed by mob of fully
six hundred men and boys. l started 10
drive away, but as | saw the mob gaining
on him | stopped and shouted TO him 10
Jump into the cab,
"He Just reached it in time. As he
pulled the door shut the leader of the mob
reached the cab and tried 10 open the door.
l heard the report of pistol and saw the
pursuer fall with a bullet in his brain.
Then we started Ny horse was a spirited
one. and although he went faster that day
than ever before in his life the mob con-
tinued 10 keep pace with Us. They soon
began TO fire at us and IN less than five
minutes the rear end looked like sieve.
The army officer then took n hand in the
pistol practice and the way he dropped the
rioters was a caution. Before we reached
Grand street | believe he shot at least ten
men, and seeing that they were Only tar
gets they finally stopped and we got away
The officer gave me 500 and the ride |
had to take was worth every cent of the
sum-
The old cab driver stopped talking,
gentleman and lady left the hotel, and
after looking at the well kept carriages,
stpDDed intO the bullet riddled cab, gave
the order. Grand Central depot and ina
moment the old time vehicle was rafting
up Broadway.-New York Telegram.
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The question Of sugar raising is just
now attracting considerable attention
down in Texas. Ii is claimed that large
areas in the southern half of the state
are as well adapted to the production OF
the ribbon cane as are the famous sugar
growing districts in Louisiana, and that
the state of Texas alone could produce
two-thirds of the quantity of sugar re-
CURED by this country. The principal
obstacle in the way of the people engag-
ing in the sugar industry is the cost of
producing and marketing the cane crop,
which is placed at $50 per acre, very few
farmers being in condition, financially,
to engage in it. Cotton is, and will
probably continue to be for some
time, the principal crop Of the state.
That crop for 1890 is put down
at ZOO, 0000 bales, about One-fourth of
the entire crop of the country. At cur
rent prices this is estimated to be worth
$50. 900, 900 This is nearly as much as
would be realized from a full sugar crop,
and the cost Of producing a cotton crop
being not more than one-fourth as much
as for a sugar crop it is but reasonable
to suppose the planters win adhere TO
the present great staple, which is always
a ready cash crop.
The cost of producing the sorghum
and beet crops in this state is not more
than any other crop, viii the sugar
yielding qualities of both have been as
certained to be equal to the ribbon cane
Of the south. The sugar industry in
Kansas. therefore. is not beset by such
Encouragement as exists in Texas, but
on the contrary has been sufficiently de-
veloped to demonstrate that 1t may be
made one Of the surest and most protita-
bic that can he engaged in.