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had ! part to take In that contest, and in =
but exercised my constitutional rights. Ana
e others wished, / received Is severe news
paper castigatiou - It was possible 70 GET Hefe
10 . sample:
The speaker here read copy Of the res
olutions in which was applied TO him q
most indecent epithet, and then, with en-
phasis, said:
with that matter, have nothing to say, - the
person pummeled In such case II . small con-
sideration; but the principles involved are
Z. F95 a. sSe o
probrious epithet in the English language Is
used against me, in whichAc1on my liberty as
o mns ' ss oss msy S
Of Washington, in the name Of the nation under
sn af ior the sake " ana liberty III
insofar - that action is concerned, denounce
the spirit in those resolutions manifested and
as unworthy the confidence Of true Americans;
and care not who they are or where they tome
from. And was the man for whom voted I'M
lieutenant governor OF this great state by the
grace of God and 10, 600 majority, and who called
to perform the duties OF the ofice OF governor on
account a the illness OF the rightful executive
has. under these trying and embarrassing cir
cumstances, administered the duties of that
high Office ably and we'll. But had he been
much less able, or less popular. it was still my
privilege, II chose to vote for him, to do 90
without receiving such rebuke at the hands OF
anyone, In the exercise of my liberty - a citizen
of this state aud nation.
have thus referred to this bit of personal ex-
perience merely to show whittier we are drifting,
and If it Is not high time for the people to In
Quire Into the character of their leaders, the
condition OF their politics, and their individual
duty citizens OF the state. Other very practical
lessons might be drawn from that contest The
question would be pertinent whether the inter-
ests of the state and OF the people at large were
uppermost in the choosing of that high
official for the Qualification of locality; but il we
have said enough to arouse the people TO thought
and action in regard tOrsuch matters our object
is obtained. Let us set those who are to come
after us in the great state OF Washington ex-
eminent worth loving and liberty worth defend
ing with our lives and fortunes If need be, by
making all these moral In tone, strong In prin-
ciple and firm as the everlasting hills in the
purpose Of the whole people ruling and not =
few self-chosen and smooth working politicians.
The speaker then continued at some
length, speaking Of the means necessary
for the preservation of civil liberty in our
midst, namely, as among them education,
pure ballot, q worthy press, caring for
the workingmen, choosing good leaders
and loving our country-closing his lee
ture with a most eloquent tribute to his
theme, which elected much applause.
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TRIED TO STEAL TIE HORSE.
An Aucti0neer Lands Two Smooth
Young Men in Jail.

An Auctioneer Lands Two Smooth
Young Men in Jail.
Edward Starkey and Browning Johns
ton, both nicely-dressed young men about
o years old, were arrested last evening on
charge of grand larceny and are in Jail
in default of $3.50 bonds each to appear for
examination before Justice Won Tobel this
morning at 10 o'clock. The charge is
brought by Charles Burnes, the auctioneer.
Burnes' story is that he was on the streets
yesterday driving around in a one-horse
buggy. The whole outfit was for sale. SIG
being the figure for the horse, harness and
buggy. Last evening Lewis Montague. a
Frenchman and stranger to Burnes. ex.
amined the horse and said he would like
to buy him, but first wanted to see how he
could travel. Burnes offered to take him
in the buggy, and Montague was about to
comply with the request when he esnied
Starkey and Johnston on the pavement.
Hold on. Let's all have drink first. -
he said. and all four went into saloon
opposite.
The Frenchman then came out and with
Burnes drove south, down the street. AS
they neared the Eureka clearinghouse, on
Commercial street, Montague said:
Lets stop here; want my wife to see
the horse before buy it,
Burnes left the horse hitched to most
in front of the lodging-house and followed
Montague upstairs. In the hallway Mon
tague was met by woman who at once
commenced wringing her hands and
storming around, crying that Montague
had spent all her money. The Frenchman
attempted to reassure her by saving:
But, my dear, have bought you a fine
horse to ride"
Il don't want any horse. don't want
anything. Take it away"
Burnes concluded she didn't want a
horse either and bounded down the stairs
four at jump to the street. The horse
and buggy were gone, but looking down
the street he saw young Starkey and John
ston driving off at rapid gait. Burnes
took the middle of the street and gave
chase; shouting at every jump.
AT Washington street a policeman sfop-
ped the team and placed the two vourp
men under arrest. On their return To the
Eureka house Montague could not be
found.
Half an hour later, before Justice Won
Iooel, the two young men pleaded inno-
cence OF any crime and said they thouoht
their friend had bought the horse and
buggy, and they were only driving around
the block to see how it could travel.
The justice would not believe the story
and in default of bonds to insure their an
pearance for examination they were com.
mitted to JAIL 49,
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Appended to the running card are the
following instructions, calls and signals:

Upon receiving an alarm, all companies will
hitch, but only those having the boxes under
lined in red and stations to take will answer 1t.
trtct will remain hitched twenty minutes and
ready to respond. If not called in twenty min
utes, or "fire OUT is tapped in, they will un-
One stroke on gong shall constitute an engine
company call; two strokes quickly hose COM
pany call; three strokes quickly truck COM
pany call; five strokes quickly fireboat cali.
A special call consists of three taps on gong
ct intervals Of five seconds between each tap
a second alarm consists OF two taps on gong
A general alarm consists Of three taps on gong
repeated three times at intervals Of five seconds
One stroke on gong alone is recall and indi-
Waiting companies at houses may be called ct
fires on boxes separately as follows Engine 1,
report at box =, Will be sounded thus: l-l-
port at box 26, will be sounded thus: Ill
Truck ?, report at box g., viii Be sounded thus:
Chemical 2, report at box 81, will be sounded
thus: l-l-l----l-1-1-1- followed
A second alarm for box 1e will be sounded
thus: 1-1--1-1--l-1,f followed by box 16
A general alarm will be sounded thus: IT
1-l-1-1---l-I-1 followed by box
be sounded thus: 1-l-1-l-l-
a, followed by box 49,
When special Is sounded all companies will
hitch, but only the company called win respond
Other companies will be governed by instruc-
tiOns above.
A special call may summon any company 70 q
box at any time in the following manner:
First special will be sounded on the gongs
or bells, followed in ten seconds by the company
signal and followed by the box after an interval
of ten seconds.
When responding to an alarm by telephone or
box, the companies will, under all circum-
stances (unless stopped by department on
tention will be paid to any person other than
above provided, or to the signal s.fire outn Is
break In the line would give the same signal and
return OF the apparatus might prove disas-
trous. After o'clock r m telephone viii not
be used except for fire alarm service. The use
OF telephones during the day for other business
than business connected with the fire depart
ment will not be permitted. G. KELLOGG.
Chief of the Fire Department
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THE PORTLAND LINE.
Hin Calls on Gould to Garry Ont
the Agreement.
The WIZARD IN a ouANDARY,
- Wants to Abandon the Road to Oblige
willard. but Fears to Offend
the Burlington.

A New York special to the Chicago
Tribune dated February n, throws start
ling light on the delay in the construction
A0f the Union Pacific and Great Northern
Joint road from Seattle to Portland. When
Jay Gould acquired control of the Union
Pacific, the Posr-INTELLIGEyCER called at
stention to the probability that he
would abandon the road from Portland
20 Seattle in order to keep peace with
the Northern Pacific. Since then the ex-
Sstence Of the agreement between the Great
Northern and Union Pacific has become
known, and engineers Of both roads have
travelled over the route with view to
changing II to suit President Hills ideas.
Il is possible that disagreement in regard
20 the route way afford Mr.. Gould the OPP
portunity to carry out the intention at
% abandon the building Of Union Pacific
line from Portland to Seattle. and leave
the Great Northernto build the road alone.
1t IS well known that the Union Pacific
n not overburdened with funds, and the
abandonment of q scheme which involves
the expenditure of Sc, 600 600 would remove
= great prospective drain on its treasury.
Following Is the dispatch referred to:
uilfoad, arrived from Europe today on the North
German Lloyd steamer Spree. During few
weeks In London he completed financial ar
nnu 70 sSap d Pacc
oceen Ia very short order. His trip, his friends
~, was tn every way successful.
~; Hin has reached hero Just IN time 70 take
and there's little doubt that he will WELD his
ohllIclah In way to do himself credit and make
ne scene more interesting to the spectators
When Charles Francis Adams was president OF
1h0 Euior Pacific Mr. Hill made Il deal with
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DEMOCRATS WILL JUBILATE.
Men Will Eat, Drink and Crate and
Women Watch and Enyy


1t was decided by committee of the
Seattle Democracy, at the meeting held in
Judge Junius Rochesters Office last eve-
ming, to honor the anniversary of the
birth of Thomas Jefferson. the first saint
in the Democratic calendar. by grand
claw-hammer, all-night, fve-dollar BAN
quet at the Rainier hotel on April 49,
which it is intended shall eclipse all
former party feasts in elegance, luxury
and splendor. J. NJ. Carson, who presided
at last evenings meeting, was made the
chairman OF an executive committee of five
with power to appoint, within two days,
the other members of the committee.
The last act of last nights meeting was
TO pass with unanimous enthusiasm q mo-
ton to s.whoop her up" and if the inter-
est manifested by the representatives of
the silk stocking element of the party who
composed tthc meeting, can be taken as an
index. the coming festival will be rous-
ing success.
The committee consisting of ]. NJ Car
son. Josiah Collins and f. J. Foster, ap-
pointed NJ the preceding meeting to make
informal inquiries as 10 what places could
be secured for the affair. reported that the
Rainier hotel was the only suitable place
that could he procured. 1t was immedi-
ate.y moved by Judge Rochester and car
ried unanimously that the banquet be held
at the Rainier hotel on the 18TH that the
price of tickets be fixed at So each, and
that committee of live TO have charge of
the celebration be appointed. The execu-
tive committee was empowered TO appoint
all other necessary committees.
One or two members objected to the ex-
cessiye price of tickets, but they were
overcome by the sense of the great major
ity. that hanquets are not for the masses.
and that difference of $3.50 per plate
would make no difference in the attend
ance. When vote was taken but one
solitary nay protested against the high
rate
A awkward question was precipitated
upon the meeting by weli-meaning
brother. He related that John Sherman,
in accounting for the great overturning at
the last election. said that the women did
it. He suggested that this political SER
vice of the fair sex be recognized in admit
ting them TO the coming feast Nobody
seemed 10 know how 10 take
the suggestion until Brother Kill
gen arose and stated that the
only way 10 have the women present
would be 10 have something like gallery
where they could sit aloft and witness the
eating without partaking, and listen to the
music. oratory and the uneorking Re-
sponsibility OF acting upon this delicate
question was evaded by the meeting and
imposed upon the executive committee.
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SHELrov, March Especial. 1.-The Sat
sop railroad company is no more, having
been succeeded by the Washington South
ern Railway Company, which will continue
under practically the same manageme MT,
It is reported about here that President
Mcdonald is East arranging to float q
large amount of bonds, in order to carry
out the projected work of this year. Al
though under another name, his road is
now hauling fine logs, one, the other day,
being $50 feet long, and measured 30 inches
at top.
Shelton is to be well supplied with hotels,
new three-story frame Of John Kneeland
is about covered, and A. H. Kneeland has
arrangements made to build large three.
story hotel with 60 feet front on both
First and Railroad streets.
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FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.
New Running Card and Rules
Nearly Ready for Issue.
HOW THE COMPANIES WILL RUN
Chief Kelloss Revisss the System and
Reduces the Dlstricts-New
Rules for Firemsn.

A new code Of FIRE alarm signals has been
made by Chief Kellogg, and the running
card will be issued today. The new card
effects radical change in the system of
signals now in use. The city has been re-
districted, and the limits within which
each piece ofapparatus is compelled to run
upon the first alarm has generally been
materially reduced. The new system will
effect great saving Of apparatus and teams.
It provides signals for special alarms by
means of which any piece of apparatus can
be summoned to any box.
Following is the new running card,
which will take effect as soon as the men
can be familiarized with the code:
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LITTLE KNOWN OF VAN MoURIoK.


no W - = UOOO C8IP0MtOE ~ E11I08v00
No Relatives Appear.
Z The remains of w. D. Van Mourick,
which were found in the harbor Wednes-
day evening, are still at Bonney & Stew
arts, and no friends or acquaintance have
appeared to give orders for their disposal
nor anyone who could dispel the mystery
of the death. The most that can be learned
of the deceased is contained in the follow
ing dispatch received yesterday from the
PosT-INTELLIGENcER's Fairhaven CORES
pendent:
Little il known hero of w. D. Van Mourick,
whose body was found In Seattle harbor yester-
day He Joined the local carpenters union
September % and registered as Is years of age
and married, but nothing is known here of his
family. He was Hollander, good mechanic
and q good worker, but addicted to drink and
gambling. He worked for several weeks for P.
II. Canton, on the Thistle block, finishing there
about the middle of December He remained
here only q short time afterward, going, it is
thought, to sehome and then to Anacortes He
was not beneficiary member of the union, hav-
ing been in arrears for dues since January l.
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ELECTRIC RAILWAY PATENT.
The Adams Company VIII Sue All
Rivals for Infringement.

ST. Louis, March 5.--The Adams Electric
Company, incorporated under the laws of
Illinois, with capital of $5,000O 900, has
perfected its organization with the election
of v. Slaughter as president. The COM
pany proposes to enter suit against street
railway companies infringing on the
Adams patents. The first suit will be
brought in Boston against the Spra que
company. Eminent counsel has been re-
tanned, and an attempt will be made to
wrest the patent from such powerful cor
porations as the Thomson Houston, Ven-
derpoole, Bentley, knight, Westinghouse,
Short and Westrom. Should the Boston
suit be decided in their favor, the Adams
company will then obtain writs of injunc-
ton restraining all the other companies
from using the patents.
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ten days. They have been invited to ac-
company McSeill to Omaha to wait upon
officials there. What the men want is the
adoption Of scale Of wages based on
mileage instead ofdivision runs. The del
day.
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/ Death Pursues the C.dy Fam,,v.

Alfred. aged about years, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cady, living at the corner
OF Willow and Farragut streets. died of
commissions Wednesday night. The he
reaved parents lost their 17-year-old son
frank In coasting accident on February
a and on the following day a telerran,
was received bringing the sad news Of the
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work ON the Port Townsend Road.

c. j. Smith, general manager of the
Oregon improvement Company, went TO
Port Townsend yesterday 10 arrange for
subsidy of the Port Townsend road is to
be granted. h. +. Bush, general superin-
tendent and engineer, went there also to
arrange for the construction of the road to
Quilcene. 1t has been rumored that the
contract has been let for another forty
mile section of the road, but the statement
As denied
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HE DIED AMONG STRANGERS.
Heart Failure Carries or . Laborer In
Lodging House..

Knudt Helde. laborer, was found dead
in room in cheap clearinghouse at 500
Eighth street yesterday. Coroner Horton
was notified and, finding that tha deceased
came to his death from heart failure, he
decided that no inquest was necessary.
Helde was destitute, so far as money is
concerned. but is said to have several lots
in suburban addition to Seattle, which
will insure the payment of his funeral ex-
penses. He also has q nephew living near
Seattle, who has been notified of the death.
He was about % years of age.
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.. r. rrainmen secure Concession..

PORTLAND, March Especial. The
committee of thirteen conductors and
trainmen in the employ of the Union Pa
cific railway of the Pacific division, who
have been comforting with Manager Me-
NELL regarding the adoption of q new
schedule of wages, completed their labors
been entirely successful. In short. their
waiting was satisfactory. They were here
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Tacoma Railroad Men win Not Strike

TACOMA. March Especial. There
never has been nor is there at present any
foundation for the talked-of strike on the
part of Northern Pacific yardmen or train.
men. Yardmaster McFarlane and Con-
ductor Bromlee have been appointed by
the trainmen and switchmen of Tacoma
and Seattle to ask the Northern Pacific
officials at st. Paul for an increase in con-
ductors' salary from $Ilo and Sia5 to $50
Per month. and switehmen SO instead
Of Sos.
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70 BE DIsMANTLED AT SEATTLE,
Tho Bark Henry +. Buck viii Become
Coal Rarge.

San Francisco, March 5.-Thc sale of
the old bark Henry P. Buck was yesterday
made to the Oregon Improvement Com
pany. She will sail to Seattle, and there be
dismantled. Her new owners intend to
use her as a coal barge, to be towed from
Seattle to various ports on Puget sound.
The bark made quite number of fast pas
sages in her time, and was when new re-
garded as clipper.
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Arrested for Beating His wife.

c. Dolittle was arrested last night on
complaint of his wife. who charged him
with assault and battery. The case will
come UP for hearing this afternoon before
Justice Won Tobel In default of 500 bail
Dolittle was committed TO jail. Dolittle i:
laborer, and lives in North Seattle.
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Ballard Chamber of Commerce.

The members of the Ballard Chamber of
Commerce met last evening in tho council
rooms and adopted constitution and by.
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SNOW Derails Northern Pacific Train.

HELENA. March Especial. THE west
bound passenger train on the Northern
Pacific due here at 1:SS was derailed by
snow and ice this morning this side of
Billings. No serious injuries are reported.
II viii be delayed about ten hours.
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FiTxt-class dinner at the Saddle Rock restaur
ant LOS Main street, from 70 cents up
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Nj. Heinig, the popular caterer, Is back again
at the old stand in Beede's cafe.
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The Firemen.

As our FIRE bigardes are composed of
Catholics and the Fourth being day of
abstinence, Volunteer No 1, and Vigilant
No ], the latter composed of young men
gave their annual dinners at the Castillo
Hotel, Tuesday the 3. inst. The diner of
Volunteer No l, was not as numerOusly
attended as in previous years, but the
yigiIant turned out i'm full force.
Each company dinel in seperate
halls. the writer being the guest of Vo-
lunteer No 1, and both companies sur
rounded their respective tables at about
half past six o'clock in the evening.
Volunteer No enjoyed their dinner
very leisurely, while the vigilants ate
theirs quite hurriedly, and some of the
members indulged more freely in the
flowing wine than they did in the more
substantial dishes, ami the result was
that when the dinner was about half
over, several of them were so glOriOusly
drunk as to disturb the Others, and then
they made a rush for the hall where VO-
lunteer No 1 were, and spoiled the plea.
sures of that company. as they took pos
session of that hall Just at the time
the toast were declared in order, but sc
noisy were they that it was necessary
to leave the table and the hall and lie,
the blue boys have it to themselves.
The Vigilants are just as reckles:
handling wine as they are fighting th'
destructive element. They were happ!
and after the dinner they went in towI
serenading and gave this writer SOM
when they passed by.
Vigilant Hook and Ladder Co. No,
elected the following officers at thei
meeting on the 3, inst: Dan W. VOOr
hies, President; Felix K. VOORHEES,, Vice
President; Robert Gary, Secretary; Du
mas Hebert, Treasurer; S. Bienvenu
Foreman; Robert Halphen, First Assis
tant Foreman; A. Ocular, Second Assis
tant Foreman; Fernand BrOussart
Standard Bearer.
Volunteer Ne postponed its electi0
which should have been held on the L.
inst, to tomorrow.
Volunteer No 2, composed Of cOlOre
men. postpcnedtheir election until th
of July next.s