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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-04
Saving the Abercorn's Cargo.
Hoquiam Tribune

hOQulam tribune.
Work at the wreck on the north beach is pro-
crossing rapidly. Considerable iron has already
been taken out In few DAYS the laying of
rails will commence, and a car will be put on
the track, which will soon be completed to the
Oyehut, and from there the rails viii be shipped
to Portland. where they viii probably be used
by the Columbia River Railway and Transporta-
ton Company. The rails are thus far appa.
rently uniniured, although when taken out of
the water they are covered with a thick coat
of tsredo, bsrnacles and almost every other
type of mollusk that exists in the
sea. The rail in this condition is first
hauled up on the sand, where it is thoroughly
scraped aud then oiled, thus avoiding rust when
exposed TO the air. The services of a diver are
employed in making the fastenings OF the
grapple before hosting the iron. The rails are
arranged in layers, each alternate layer at right
angles TO the one preceding, so that If taken in
this order, but little difficulty is encountered in
removing them. In order TO expedite the work
Mr.. Allen will employ another diver, and ex-
poets TO have every rail out in less than six
weeks
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COUNTY JAIL CENSUS.
Ratio OF Increase In Prisoners Out OF
Proportion to Increase of Population.

From a Census Bulletin.
the total number of prisoners In county Iails
June ], 1891, was Is, SIS; the number reported IN
1880 was 1851, an increase in ten years OF
6,S47, or at the rate of 1896 per cent. The in
crease in the total population was 24.S6 per
cent. In 1880 the ratio of prisoners in county
iails to the population was 25S In each million;
In 1890 it was 3l2- The increase, therefore, has
been ffty-nine to the million. The largest in
crease has been in the North Atlantic division,
where it Yves ninety-fve to the million. or the
total number 1891 were white and 5577 col
ored; OF the latter, 5,S2S were negroes, 1S1
Chinese and 11s Indians. OF the white prison.
ers 1854 were native born. 3,765 foreign born,
and the birthplace of SD was unknown.
The numerical order of the states, according
to the number of prisoners in jails in each of
them, is as follows: Pennsylvania, 1856; New
York, 1872; Texas, 1.o40 Massachusetts,, 954;
New Jersey, 1888; Illinois, TT; California, 652;
Connecticut, 675; Tennessee, 654; Kentucky,
$40; Alabama, 573; Georgia, $50: Louisiana,
524; Missouri, sos; Ohio, SOP; Indiana, 464;
North Carolina, 442; Kansas, 4S2; Michigan, 399;
Arkansas, 1877; Virginia, 800; South Carolina,
374; Wisconsin, 345; Iowa, S27; Maine, 302;
Mississippi, 2S4: Colorado, 30; Florida, 270;
Rhode Island, 229; Nebraska, 2l9; District OF
Columbia, 2l3; Minnesota, Dos; Montana, 1873;
Maryland, 1853; West Virginia, l53; Washington,
l4l; Delaware, 139; New Hampshire, 1l3; Ari-
zons, 81; New Mexico, IS; South Dakota, ";
Oregon, 81; Wyoming, So; Nevada, "A; Idaho,
45; Utah, 4S; Vermont, 80; North Dakota, %.
The reason why Pennsylvania reports so many
is that in that state many county jails are au-
thorized to retain penitentiary conyicts sem
fenced for term of years.
The relative as well rs absolute increase In the
other states and territories Is a striking fact in
the prison statistics of 1890. Generally speaking,
1t has been largest in states with small popula-
ton, as may be seen by the following list, in
which the figures given represent the relative
increase compared with each million of the total
population: Arizona, ,05s Montana, S73: Rhode
Island, 493; Nevada, 1893; Florida, 81; Delaware,
27s; Colorado, 235; Idaho. 226; New Mexico, 21S;
Connecticut 2l3; Alabama, 1876; Massachusetts,,
1872; Maine and Utah (each), 172; New Hamp-
shire, 1876; Arkansas and New Jersey (each), 1l5;
Georgia, LOG: South Carolina, 104; Kansas, 100;
Wisconsin, 20; Indiana, 66; Kentucky. g.; Vir-
ginia, GO; Michigan and Tennessee (each), 81;
Pennsylvania, AZ; New York, 46; Washington,
40; Missouri, SO: Mississippi and North Carolina
teach), IS; Nebraska, 50; West Virginia, so;
Minnesota, 26; Iowa, IA.
The following counties in Washington had
empty jails on June !, 1890: Asotin, franklin,
Klickitat, 0kanogan, Wshkiakum, Whateom.
The following counties in Washington had no
jails on June l. 1890: Clallam, Douglas, Garfield,
Island, Mason, San Juan, Skamania, Snohomish.
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Indian Hop Pickers I'm Demand.
Yakima Herald


The hop growers of this county will perfect
their organization at meeting TO be held at the
city hall saturday. That there Is vital necessity
of all growers attending is evidenced by the fact
that the hop men of the Sound already have
secret agents in the county endeavoring TO in
duce the Yakima Indians TO abandon the yards
here and go to the Sound for the picking season.
The course of the Sound hop growers, it will be
remembered, worked great hardship on some of
the local growers last year, and they are
pursuing the same tactics this season. A
consultation is to be had with Agent Lynch and
an effort made 10 keep the pickers within their
natural confines. There Is picking enough here
for all, and the agent should frown on the in
ducements held out BY the Sound growers which
are never fulfilled. He should also remember
that when the Yakima Indians have gone TO the
Sound there has always been trouble. They go
into the Puyallup or King county hop yards, are
loaded with bad whisky and either commit
depredations over there or on the road home, or
are insubordinate when they get back. Agent
Lynch will act wisely If he uses his best en-
beavers TO keen his proteges at home.
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PRINCESS ANGELINA.
SEATTLE. Aug. 8. 1891.

SEAIILE, hug. 8, I6JIs
To THE EDITOR: In last Sundays Posi-
INTELLIGENCER / read q most interest
ing account of Princess Angelina. / am
an English woman, and as loyal Brisish SUBJ
ject of course admire and respect all real live
princesses, but permit me to state that honestly
feel more sympathy and admiration for poor
Princess Angelina than for any royal princess of
England. ! would like to hear that there is
some provision made to keep Princess Angelina
in the comforts and necessaries of life for the
few more years she may live. / think we would
all feel happier if we knew that she had some
certain provision made for her. | suggest that
a subscription be raised for her benefit and given
over to one of those gentlemen who so kindly
visited her and showed her their sympathy.
am ready aud willing to send in my coutribu-
ton, and if were wealthy would at once head
the list. LESLIE BUSHNELL.
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Paternalism in the matter OF pauper relief
seems to increase the evil Last year the state
of New York relieved $4,000 paupers at an ex-
pense to the public of ss,OOooOO. This was only
small fraction of the sum discussed in private
charity by benevolent institutions, churches
and individuals. Professional paupers, tramps
and beggars do not diminish in country or town
in proportion to the vast multiplication of
charitable agencies and establishments, public
and private. The New York Sun despairingly
says: "Instead of curing poverty we seem to
be breeding pauperism. The number of the
really suffering and deserving poor is not less,
but the multitude who prefer begging to work
ing increases rapidly
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Farmers Alliance Warehouses.

The Farmers Alliance of Palouse City today
closed s contract with Architect Arthur Time
well for the construction of an elevator at
Palouse City The farmers will build an
elevator of 5000 bushels capacity fully equipped
with steam cleaning apparatus, and the latest
elevator machinery. Ii will be so constructed
that receiving, shipping and cleaning of grain
can be carried on al the same time. Mr.. Time
wei is now building an elevator at tennessee
OF 5000 bushels capacity and the Farmers
Alliances all over Eastern Washington are pre-
pairing to erect elevators sufficient TO aecomo-
date al the grain raised in Eastern Washington.
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A Chinese inancier proposes that an imperial
mint be established for the free coinage of gold
and silver at a fixed ratio. In order to keep the
metals together at the given ratio this Chinese
gravely says: "The local authorities should make
it their duty to see that there are no premiums
or discounts offered ION the coins of either
metal), and the bank making the offer should
be closed and sealed and the banker deported."
This Mongolian inancier ought to exchange
photographs with .. S. Senator Stewart of
Nevada and other advocates of free coinage
of silver, for he seems to have risen to about
the same level of improbable finance
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orIcE no TIE PUBLIC.

The :, iic Is hereby warned not to pay
fny Tnogey to parties representing to Dc
{ rents q the Seattle PosT-IsrELLIGEycEs,
xcept ias following, who are the only
suthorls ID travelling agents Of the Posi-
] s~xrra EscER, viz: J. A. Mcclellan, l..
+. Bran On. I. 4. Davies and J. Il. Wiilett.
3 10 DO not apply to resident agents OF
1 sis pa ,.er, who are located In various
/ lies ana towns of the Northwest, nor to
j ssmas .ers, who are in all cases author
y 10 take subscriptions for the Daily,
3 nday and Weekly Posr-INTELLIeEScEs.
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Deer Pasture in Fairharen.
Fairhayen Herald.

Yesterday forenoon while John Monahan was
taking a morning stroll out Sixteenth towards
South Fairhaven, be observed four deer brows-
ing quietly in the timber on the Hill overlooking
Chuckanut bay from the Sixteenth street extern
sion. The deer made be line for the woods
which cover the point between Bellingham bay
and Chuckanut Mr.. Moaahan returned 10
town for a gun, but the deer could not be after
wards found. Later in the afternoon a bather
at Chuckanut observed four deer leisureIy
swimming across the bay TO the other side. He
did not disturb them, and reaching the shore
they shook the water from their smooth sides
and disappeared Ike q fash over the hill
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THE OLD TRAMP.

A old tramp slep' in our stable wunst,
An the Raggedy Man he caught
An roust him up, and chased him of
Clean out through our back lott
An the old tramp hollered back an said
You're purity mani you airl
With a pair o. eyes like TWO fried eggs,
An d nose like u Bartlutt pearl"
JONES Whttconlb RILEY.
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Chairman Clarkson.
Fairhaven Herald

The Craftsmanship of the Republican national
committee is an immensely important place,
and the selection OF Hon. James 5 Clarksop for
the position is a move that will increase the
confidence OF the party. He is peculiarly fitted
for the place, and under his competent, gallant
and energetic generalship the hosts of the
grand old Republican guard will march on to a
com lsfe victory in iSq1
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Ten to One ON Heresr.
Kansas City Star

hALIsas tIEy sur.
Or. Talmage says: "PriEefghts are no vors,
than some other contests. / believe that tn,
recent scrap among the Presbyterisns is wors.
taan 8 pTizshghL" IL is worse because is is one
sided. betting man can pick the winne
every time
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vi be the future policy Of Ithe
AZ of the Republic on the cues
is'ons is question Of vast prac-
Tlance 10 the people who are
as Sii6.00o,0po annually to the
Tie people desire that the wives
IS az those who lost their lives
AGAINST Pow
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As for instance
In our Linen Department which is alwrys
hand with real spicy bargains.
An AllLinen Damask Towel, fancy border,
fnged at IS cents each former price IS, and cheap
at that.
In Domestic Department in which you will
find numerous other bargains, we offer fine Dress
Gngham in Scotch Pattern, to close, cents per
yard.
Those Blazers and Refers, of which made
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Kicked to Death byaHorse.

Luther Harrison, "a years old, who lived
twelve miles west of Cheney, was kicked to
death by horse on July n.
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He Has Newspapers Enough Now

Olympia Tribune.
The story that the Lieutenant governor was
going TO start newspaper was started by his
enemies
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WIspoM,s RoBERTINE
Union Ice Company. Telephone l5a.

Is meeting with great success everywhere, and
is rapidly supplantins every other preparation
of a like MAIN e.
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mention before, almost all gone but those left Win
be closed at half price.
If you want any more of those fine India Silks al
so cents you must hurry, as they moving very
rapidly
A few of those So and ST. Parasols left at ST. 90
each.
Children's Bonnets. Now is the time to buv
You get them at half price
Mousquetaire Chamos Kid Gloves Have you
had para They still IS cents
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SWIMMING BATHS.
Woodland is Thinking of Emulatins
the Example of Sacramento.

Woodland is Thinking of Emulating
the Example of Sacramento.
The Woodland Democrat wants the
citizens of that progressive place to erect
swimming baths, and says:
"Why should not Woodland have a
SWIMMING bath? 1t is something that
our town needs, since the one connected
with tho flour mill has suspended opera
tons. There is one in Sacramento, and,
so far as we know, it is doing we'll
Theirs cost some 5000. OF course we
could not ask for one SO expensive here.
1t would not pay, as the town could not
afford it, but there is no reason why if
one-fifth that amount were iudiciously
invested it ought not pay. In Stockton
there is a swimming bath which is con-
sidered one of the attractions of the city
during the summer months"
The Sacramento baths have not yet ma
terialiZed, but the site has just been Sc
lected and work will be commenced at
once. They will cost, however, nearer
SIS, 900 than 5000. Still, this fact should
not deter other cities from erecting swim
ming baths on smaller scale. Every
community should have something of the
kind
The record-union., 1891-05-18
NATURAL GAS,
The Right Kind Has Been Struck at
the Well.

The Right Kind Has Been Struck at
the Well.
There is real gas at the natural gas well,
at Fifth and r streets.
The announcement that the public
could inspect the well during yesterday
attracted large crowd OF interested citi-
Gems to the scene Of operations. The
tube is now nearly 1000 feet deep, and
the indications are that a large reservoir
ofgas viii soon be tapped. Already several
tributary ones have been struck, and
each succeeding one has yielded better
than the one preceding it.
When seen yesterday a heavy stream of
clear water was flowing over the top of the
tube, and the gas bubbles were to be seen
in plenty.
During the forenoon several tests of the
gas were made, and it was shown to be
of the proper burning quality. A minia-
ture reservoir with a burner attached,
was tilled, and when match was APP
piled to the burner it fiared up readily.
Operations will be resumed at the well
shortly, and it is believed that it will
only be a short time before still hetter re-
suits are obtained. The outlook is
very encouraging, indeed, and those who
have invested in the experiment are
iubilant
The record-union., 1891-05-18
A ROTTEN HOLE.
The City Jail to be Condemned as a
Public Nuisance.


Public Nuisance.
Health Officer Nichols yesterday in
spected the City Jail, and the result is
that be is prepared to officially condemn
it. He found that the ventilation and
sewage of the place was simply awful,
and declared that it was as much as ones
life's was worth for person to be COM
PEELED to put in much of his time there.
1t is a matter of fact that nearly all Off
GERS whose duties have required them to
remain at the jail of late years have lost
their health Frank Rider was a strong,
robust man until he became night iailer,
but during the past year he was sick
much of the time, and has not yet re-
gained his former vigor. Officer Higgins
had to give up the duties of night jailer
on account of his health, and officer Far
rell staid there till he became physically
broken down.
The building is not fit for Receiving
Hospital, in its present condition, but ii
is possible that it can be made so. SAM
tation, like charity, should begin at home,
and it behOoves the Trustees to have
the city's public institutions kept in
proper condition.
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posed, and that can and must be accom-.
plished in the very near future.
CLOSE THE DIVES,

The limit expires to-day for the filing
Of petitions for license in cases where the
law has not been complied with. The
public says to the Trustees to-day,
Grant no petitions for low groggeries,
for dives, for drinking places in disreput-
able quarters"
The public sentiment is such to-day
that it demands the closing of all these
resorts for cut-throats, thieves and ras-
Gals, in fear of whom men walk the
streets at night in peril of their lives.
Though petitions be piled mountain high,
they should be refused.
The Trustees lhave the power, as other
municipal corporations have done, to
wipe out the whole of these places. If
there are no such resorts the criminal
element will leave the city for more con-
genial places. They must not be longer
tolerated here to awe the people and dis
grace the city.
''Close the dives!" that is the demand
of the people Of Sacramento to-day;
''Blot out the low resorts ~ that is the
voice Of public opinion, and the Trustees,
we entertain the belief, will, as good citi-
zens, apply that remedy for the evil.
The record-union., 1891-05-18

THE reciprocity arrangement with Bra
I'll confers upon that republic certain
specific advantages of trade with the
United States. This must tend to influ-
ence other South American States with
like products to seek the same advan-
tages. If they fail to do so they must
suffer loss. So that reciprocity by the
United States with one South American
State is the stepping Stone for reciprocity
with others. The same effect will follow
the extension Of the doctrine everywhere.
Reciprocity with Spain will stimulate
Portugal to ask for a like convention,
and France and Italy viii feel the inn
pulse also, and so the new commercial
era viii broaden naturally and rapidly.
Nothing can check the expansion except
stupid legislation crippling export trade
under the plea of protecting some one at
home, at the expense Of true protection,
which augmented export is.
The record-union., 1891-05-18
WILL THE POLICE DAREq
Dfve-keeper Yates is Thorough,
ASfnnfShQd

A fair sample of the effrontery of some
OF Sacramento's dive element was had
Saturday night during a war of words
between a negro named Yates, who keeps
deadfall on l. street, and special officer
William Mclaughlin.
Mclaughlin had arrested colored in
dividual named Cole for disturbing the
peace. Yates accosted the officer on the
street about an hour later, and wanted the
latter to ''let up' on Cole and have the
charge reduced to drunkenness.
This Mclaughlin refused to do. where
upon Yates became furious.
What" shouted the dive-keeper, "Do
you mean to say you won't?"
That's what said, replied McLaugh-
lin, firmly.
What! Is the police department GO
ing to try to buck me?" roared Yates,
the whites of his eyes fairly cleaning"
Il don't know anything about that"
was the reply.
Can the police force afford to buck
agin me ?'
Mclaughlin now became exasperated
and lively exchange of words ensued,
which came near ending in blows.
The record-union., 1891-05-18
THEY WERE ToADSToOLS
Serious Result of Looking for Mush
rooms Out of Season.

serious Result OF Looking Tor MuSh-
rooms Out of Season.
Reference was made in the RECORD
UNION yesterday to the poisoning of a
family named Flynn, caused by eating
mushrooms, or what was supposed to be
such.
The fact was developed yesterday that
it was the family of Daniel Flynn, resid-
ing at 1918 Second street. 1t appears that
a neighbor had been out mushrooming
Tor rather toadstoolingl, and gave some OF
his catch to Mr.. Flynn's family.
The fruit was partaken of by Mrs.
Flynn, her boy, and a young lady named
Nelly. All three were made more or less
sick, but Miss Neely's case became so
serious that physician had to be called
in, and finally she was pronounced out
OF danger.
Why anybody should expect to find
mushrooms at this season is a mystery,
for he might as well hunt for ripe cherries
iii January.
Leaves have their time to fall" ETC.,
but toadstools have all seasons for their
own and death.
The record-union., 1891-05-18

IN considering the death sentence of
Bell, who brutality murdered Jacobson
for the purposes Of robbery, the San
Francisco Meas Letter asks, us the death
penalty enough?' Well, certainly the
death sentence is not enough. We want
speedier execution. The rule is, that the
wretch who knifes or pistols human
being in order to fitch his purse, though
convicted, outlives the witnesses. How
ever, what our contemporary means by
its inquiry is, that so much is made of
the convicted thug that death is really but
small punishment if we are to judge from
the bravado and cheerfulness and often
the proud dramatic attitude with which
cut-throats approach the scaffold. Life
imprisonment at hard labor, the Ne1US
Letter thinks, would be more deterrent.
Perhaps it would. But under the new
system just adopted by California, the
convicted murderer is to be transferred
to one of the State prisons where the exc
cution must take place. This viii effect
ually clip the wings of bravado and give
to the death penalty great deal more of
terror than in the past.
The record-union., 1891-05-18

THE question is already being asked in
the cities, Where shall / go this sum-
mer?" The best response to make is,
Remain at home as long as health and
prosperity attend. There is need for
recreation, for change and rest, and all
that; but that is not what is meant by the
'go' question. 1t has become too much
the mere fashion to go for the sake of
going. An outing to woods, seashore or
broad valley fields or TO mountain can
yons is very different thing from the
fashionable CO. that means no change
except that which flows from the pocket
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.S12,941 So
Amount IN City Treasury Il
Greek vandals Punished.

Deputy Sheriff William E. Elliott and
night watchman John Howard of Rio
Vista, on complaint of several fishermen,
arrested on Sunday a week ago, two
Greeks for illegal fishing. The officers
found the Greeks in the act of fishing
near the mouth of Three-mile Slough,
and Immediately arrested them. The
Greeks were brought to Rio Vista for
trial, and on Monday morning, says the
Meas, Judge Ingersoll fined them $50
each
The record-union., 1891-05-18

A SAN FRANCISCO journal observes
that Liars are born, not made" That is
an erroneous statement. Put truthful
man at work upon the local of a ''Iive,
San Francisco Newspaper and note THERE
Su1f
The record-union., 1891-05-18

THERE is room,r says the Philadel-
phia Times, ''for wide application of the
reciprocity idea with our American
neighbors." And why not with any
people where we can so covenant as to
enlarge our export trade, and thus pro-
tect home industry? Why should we
stop short with American neighbors p"
Is there any sentiment in trade?
The record-union., 1891-05-18
CitV Finances

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday Nav 18th.