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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-27
PERSONAL.

Mrs. j. Grimkranz returned yesterday with
her two daughters from La Conner. where they
have been visiting with Mrs. L. A. Conner. The
Misses Nettie and Alma Grimkranz also spent
four weeks of delightful camping at Deception
pass in company of a party of about forty jolly
gents and ladies', and mad q most pleasant time
Mr. J. c. Pierson, jr., of Plsinfield, N. j., is al
the Occidental hotel. He has come to the North.
west with the plan of settling here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Young, of Tacoma, are at
the Dlller. They have come to attend the flu.
neral OF Mrs. Young's brother, Mr.. Wetmore
Mr. Willis L. Ames leaves today with his fam
lily for few days vacation on his ranch, neal
Park farm, WILDLY island
Mr.. F. E. Thsyer, of Portland, the Northwes,
agent of the New York Life Insurance Company
ID 1t the Occidental.
Colonel William F. Prosser, of North Yakima
chairman of the harbor line commission, is in
the city,
Mrs. 8. Turner and Mrs Cyrus Walker. oil
Port Ludlow, are at the Rainier hotel
Mr.. J. F. wsrdner, the Fairhaven capitalist, Ii
at the Rainier hotel.
Mr.. James Hamilton Lewis has gone to Port
Townsend
Mr.. William s. Rice, of Aberdeen, Is ct the
Occidental
Mrs. Ferdinand schmitz has gone on q trip to
Victoria.
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EXODUS OF LAWYERS.
Iudges and Attorneys Attend
the Convention.
JUDGE ossoRN's PETTY JURY.
cninese Hop Pickers From Port Towns
"a etaIned--Information Against
Burglars-Court Notes-Blotter.

shsre vfll Be practically no county courts
80 sodsv A both judges and nearly all the
$3.50, IN the city arc going TO Tacoma 10 at
s..s re convention. The programme has been
s,srns,y amended and II 10 now definitely deter
1s'.a anon. The Greyhound leaves the Union
1..s = o'clock this morning. The convention
meets at II o'clock.
IL. order Of business is follows:
r,s.t, 81 If temporary chairman and secretary.
49,. ~ rec0ne by temporary president.
nnsnnssor n p,rnsneut president and secretary.
EIss,.ssav,eaf to meet at o'clock p. m
Fspsr On prsctice OF civil actions in the super;
n ~ wilma; consideration OF the same.
psrer a arrangement and classification of
.fior court calendars and clearing the
sses.ss. 81 Hon. Thomas K. shepard, of Seat
~. .sirsllssion of the same. Adjourn until s
- ~ evening historical sketch OF the bench
- hsr If the territory of Washington, by Hon.
r1-nod Evans, of Tacoma. Paper on the de-
senae oil the judiciary against the charge OF re-
sponsbility for mob law, by Hon. John Wiley,
a SEATTLE Discussion OF subjects treated at att
eruoen and evening sessions.
Ter O'clock Friday-0rder of business:
psper on reduction OF costs in civil actions In
fbe si1perior courts of the state, by w. G. Sharp
sseiu. OF Tacoma discussion of the same Paper
81 subject and by gentleman to be named by
King county. bar, followed by discussion.
Uniformity of decisions of the superior courts
~ the state, by Charles W. Seymour, OF Ia
coma, with discussion. Adjournment until
Pm.
unfinished and general business.
The fare viii be one and one-fifth fare for the
round trip. Mr.. John Wiley, chairman OF the
King county committee, will be on hand to
supervise the arrangements for the trip.
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ROBBED WHILE DRUNK.
An All Night Orgie Which Ends In q
FELONY.

Jerry Murphy, . 'Iongshoreman employed on
the steamer Olympian, was arrested yesterday
on warrant sworn out by John Harmon, an
other longshoreman, who charged him with
grand larceny.
1t Is claimed that Murphy stole sSs from
Hannon while the latter was asleep. William
Murpny, oeach-comber, was jailed as q witness
in the case.
William Murphy lives in shack on the water
'front.', and Harmon and he are old acquaintances
few evenings ago Harmon invited Jerry
Murphy up to William Murphys shack and all
three made night of it drinking poor whisky
and foaming beer. When Harmon awoke in the
morning his friend Jerry was gone and so was
$ss he had had in his pockets. William Murphy
said he saw Jerry take the money Hence the
arrests.
Several policemen say that Jerry Murphy has
served term in the San Quintan penitentiary
for burglary.
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THE PASSING THRONG.
What Visitors Talk About at
the City Hotels.
VIEW OF A scoTcHMAN.
shrewd Observations ON American Insti-
Popularity-Mining and Irrigation.

A party of Scotch pleasure tourists, consisting
OF Mr.. /. Guthrie Smith and Mr.. F. Guthrie
Smith, OF Edinburgh, and Mr.. Andrew Wilton,
MI T. Whitton and Mr.. Thomas r. Binnie, of
Nswiyle, are at the Rainier hotel Mr.. l.
Guthrie Smith, who is a distinguished law
yer. has travelled in this country before,
and he is close observer of the
habits and the institutions of America.
In speaking last night of the books on the
United States and United states history, he
said: ''One book that is yet to be written, and
that would, if well done, be a most important
work, is the history of the supreme court of
this country. Bryce. In his American Common
wealth. has sketched the subject; Won Hoist, in
his history, has gone over it in q measure, end
Bancroft has given history of the constitu
ton; but the history of the supreme court it
self 10 needed.
1.-The average American scarcely realizes the
Importance of the event, yet ii has, / think,
been the most important factor in the history
OF the country. Your constitution wes framed
by men who never dreamed of the con-
ungencies which might arise in the
development of the country. To get the consti-
tuition to these new conditions, indeed you may
almost say to make the constitution has been
the weighty yet delicate task of this court. A
history of the body that has done this great
work would be Of surprising interest.
at seems to me that the Americans are rather
slow to accept the experience OF older countries
which have debated and wrought out to a fairly
successful solution many of the problems which
are now troubling you. We have settled the tax
question by taxing the income from the various
pieces OF property man holds. With
that the haggling over the ex-
act value ceases. Australia has an
admirable system of land transfers by which the
title passes in each instance from the state to
the individual If he wants to sell, the transac-
ton Is made through the state by its officer, the
register. In this way the state guarantees the
title, and an enormous amount of litigation is
done away with.
"fou have new country and could easily
adopt some OF these methods which have been
tried with success in older communities"
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THIRSTED FOR GORE.
Razor in Hand, Richard Ire
gaskis Pursues a Woman.
SHE is A PRETTY GRASS WIDOW.
The wielder of the BARRIERS Instrument
of Torture 10 Suspected OF Be-
ing Insane.

Richard II. Tregaskis, real estate agent, who
lives at ,2o7 Rose street. was arrested last even
ing at $50 o'clock, and charged with attempting
to kill his brothers divorced wife, Mrs Ire
gaskis. who has been living in the same house
with him.
Awouan who lives near by telephoned in to
police headquarters yesterday afternoon that
Tregaskis had attempted to murder Mrs Tregas-
ks with razor. Lieutenant Sims Immediately
went out. He found that the woman had fed
to save her Lie, and the man was in hiding and
could not be found. At 8 o'clock last evening
Mrs. Tregaskis telephoned to police headquar-
ters:
have been assaulted by man and my life is
in danger. send an officer to 1907 Rose street.
Lieutenant Sims and Officer John sanstrom
Immediately went to the number designated,
and finding Tregaskis in his house vowing that
he would have blood they placed him under ar
rest, when the party returned to police head
quarters, where he was locked up in jail
Mrs. Tregaskis was seen at her home last
evening by a reporter for the PosT-INTELLI-
GEScER. Though prematurely aged, her general
demeanor gave evidence of good early training
and she is q woman of considerable education.
She said:
"a few days ago young man named Warren.
my cousin, came to visit me and Mr.. Tregaskis
took offense at it. He had previously acted
queerly and believe at times he was not in his
right mind
This morning he came into the house in
state OF great excitement and swore he would
XIII me and my child. He ran me out of the
house with razor, and, following me into the
yard he threw me down and tried to cut my
throat fought him Off and neighbors came to
my rescue.
This evening he came in and spoke to me.
Catching sight of my cousin he rushed at him
and choked him. Then he went out and getting
club he returned. He hid the club behind
him, and walking up to the young man, who
was seated in a chair, he delivered quick,
powerful blow with it. Ny cousin lodged and
the club did not hit him. Then he ran out
again and we locked the door. He came back
and smashed in the door, and rushing in at
tackled my child. While was trying to protect
her he struck me over the head with the club.
The policemen took the club away with them to
have it as evidence.
81 will not prosecute him upon q charge of at
tempting to kill me, but will have him arraigned
upon charge OF insanity, for do not believe
that he ID accountable for his actions"
When arrested Tregaskis gave his name as F.
G. Ferguson, but when his true name was
learned it was placed on the register. He has
been in Seattle about year, and it is said that
he came from Victoria
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BRE yITIES.

Articles Incorporating tho Home Messenger
Company were filed with the auditor yesterday
by N ]. Levinson, James L. Clancy and C. w.
Turner. The corporation will establish and
operate district telegraph and messenger sys-
tenn in Seattle. the capital stock of the com.
pany is $4,000.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday for
Coreshena 0gle and Lau Emma Gregor, of
Kirkland; John F. Keller and Rebecca Morris,
OF Kent; R. c. Van Derford and Cora Bunyard,
of Fairhaven; c. ID. Long and Anna E. Knowles,
of seattle; Henry Saunders and Angelo Larre, of
Seattle.
There will be social given bv the Young
Ladies' Social Club at the A. NJ. Z. church, 1920
Jones street, Friday, the 18th. for the benefit of
the church. The public is invited. The com
mittee is Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Colman and Mrs.
Phelps.
The Woman's Home Society held its regular
monthly eeting at the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday afternoon. The committee appointed
to canvass the city for funds to complete their
building reported favorab progress.
Auditor F. A. Twichell went to White River
yesterday to see about the county road contro-
versy that is agitating the farmers in that vi
cinity
The mother of Charles Thornton, of 81 Edward
street, Toronto, Canada, would like to hear
from him as she is very sick.
St Johns Lodge tonight. NJ. NJ.
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MINING AND IRRIGATION.
How the Process Is Carried on I'm
Idaho-Panama Canal.

How the Process Is Carried on i'm
Idaho-Panama Canal.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. F. Wild, of Boise, spent last
night at the Rainier hotel, on their way to Vic
toria Mr.. Wild, though still a young man, has
spent twenty years in the mines of the West,
having begun his work in New Mexico. At
that time he was go miles from any railroad.
He is now superintendent of the mines of the
Idaho Mining and Irrigation Company, on the
Snake river. 'The plan of the company
said he, sis to combine mining and
irrgation-to use on the sage brush the
water that has already run through
the placer mines. The company already
has the small ditch built that will irrigate over
10000 acres, and a larger one which will irrigate
100000 acres is being built. The company merely
supplies water to those who take up the arid
land and put 1t under cultivation. I suppose
the company can get $50 annually for supply
ing an acre with water. That, you see, gives
good return. The profits from crops raised on
irrigated lands are very large and the cultivators
of the land can afford the small charge made for
the water.
"a few months ago was at Panama and saw
the abandoned work on the canal there. Ger
tainly the enterprise was undertaken on a large
scale. l doubt whether the work will be re-
sumed. In 1879 crossed the isthmus and there
was very little settlement, but now there are
miles of houses put up by the canal company for
its workmen. OF course many of the dwellings
are now abandoned. The plan OF the canal was,
think. feasible: but the ouhle was that the
contractors stole too much. In the first place
they took the work at prices which would have
given them good profit even had everything
been done properly. But to give you an example
of the methods of theft-the contract called for
twenty feet of water in the canal, but the
dredger drew only eight feet. A contractor
would dredge the whole twenty-five for short
distance, and then for long way would dredge
only the eight necessary to float his dredger,
then he would dredge the full depth again. The
supervising engineers wouli measure at the
spots where the dredging had been done COM
pleteiy, and give the contractor certificate en-
titling him to pay for all the work"
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Draft Horses.
Rural New Yorker.

huTal new IOLkeE
Many horses are to be seen on the heavy
trucks and drays of the large cities that
show unmistakable evidence of Clydesdale
blood. They are big. strong, tough ami
mails, capable of hauling immense loads
over the city pavements. They are strong.
earnest pullers and smart walkers, like all
the British breeds. They are also intelli-
gent enough TO make their way through
crowded streets with patience and perse-
verance that are remarkable. But few
fuil-olooded horses are ever seen at this
work. Most of those employed are half or
three-quarter blood, but so prepotent is
TINS breed that the high-grade animals can
hardly be told from the full-bloods. There
is good market for large, active, we'll
shaped Clydesdale grades. AS with other
large breeds, mistakes are frequently made
in breeding the stations to small or infe-
rior mares. This is a blunder that cannot
be rectitied. Only the best large mares
should be used for this breeding.
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THOUGHT m WAS MS WIFE.
An Assaulted Mans Appeal Upon Re-
gaining consciousness.

gaining CONSEQUENCES.
Thomas Gray and Daniel Daley, who claim to
De sailors, were arrested Tuesday night BY
omcers Powers and Townsend, charged with at
tempting to rob John WEIGH, a laborer, and r.
Grinagien, better known az .-Curley," carpen-
ter.
"Curiey" and WEIGH live In shacks on the tide
mats. and about $50 o'clock Tuesday night, after
drinking In various Washington street saloons
until they were 30 drunk they could scarcely
walk alone, they started home. When on South
second street, near the corner of Main, opposite
the Occidental hotel, Daley and Gray appeared
Daley stepped behind the men and Gray stopped
them with:
II want five dollars, ouickp.
oull get left, said "Curley."
AT the same moment Daley struck weleh with
some oiunt instrument from behind on the
mead, knocking HIM senseless, and Gray made
vicious slash at "Curley," cutting him severely
on the lip with a knife Immediately the two
robbers ran away, pursued by half dozen men
VINO witnessed the assault. Gray ran into the
arms OF Officer Powers on Main street and
Daley eiuded Officer Townsend by running into
the Mug saloon. He was captured ten hours
later.
"Curley" was attended by a physician, who
sewed up his wound, and after half an hour
"eich came TO, cohsidg rably sobered up. His
nrst words upon opening his eyes were:
Don't do 1t again, dear; didn't mean iti''
All four men were locked up, "Curley" and
WEIGH being held as witnesses Daley and
gray Will be given preliminary hearing before
Justice Won Tobel today
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ordinary way; that is, in trench, well en-
riched with stable manure, then filling up
as the plants grew, watered frequently
with a solution of nitrate of soda, three
fourths of a pound to forty-eight gallons
of water. The plants grew finely, and
were blanched by putting conicai caps
over them made of some heavy paper, and
held together with an ordinary pin at the
top, and by some soil drawn against them
at the bottom. This was q complete sue
cess. Usually. celery has tendency to
go TO seed, and when given a chance will
propagate itself like a weed. The paper
used in making the caps was obtained
from printing Office, and had been used
Tor wrapping bales of their paper"
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Cutting Big Bend Wheat For Hay.


Capt. G.. G. Smith chairman of the board
of public works, returned yesterday from a
visit TO his big stock ranch near Water
vile and his timber culture claim near the
Columbia river, and reports unprecedented
crops in that section, and says everything
looks prosperous. The need of a railroad
was never more keenly felt than now.
Hundreds of acres of wheat that will go
from forty to forty-five bushels to the acre
is being cut for hay, for the simple reason
that the farmers can make no other use of
it. They can't haul it fifty miles to mar
ket, so they cut it for hay and feed it to
the stock. On some farms there are three
crops of this hay on hand. The farmers
cannot go to the railroad, but they sincere
ly hope that some day the railroads will
come to them
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The following suits were begun yesterday in
TIE superior court:
Seattle 4 Montana Railway Company VS. I. r.
hsasge Ell al.-Suit for restraining ORDER
haleyGlenn Co. VS.. O. H. Wales ct al.-Suit
70, tluS 10 due for goods sold and delivered.
edward Dempsey VS.. +. B. Russell-Suit on
pomissory note for sl23.
.sohn Dyer vs.. Matthew Bransgan Ell al-For
~ Tor labor performed; brought up from
Nsacs's court
ssaa Ryland Va. Terry King-Suit to repleyiu
Nfsoaal property.
4yure gun Ao1
rsan bowling VS.. Thomas McMullen and NJ H
uaniien-suit on promissory note for S75.
a.. A. Mortrude vs.. IL, c. Wohlberg ct al
vi 70 determine title TO property.
-, ID Drew 1iass Company vs.. Gamma Poreiu
WA--Suit for foreclosure OF lien
a. Miller Va. John Atkinsou-Suit to re-
eoyer Sis. % due for labor performed.
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EARLY MINING DAYS.
A Forty Miner Chats OF Good Old Times
In California.

Mr.. James Chadsey, of Walla Wslla, . man
well known all along the Pacific coast, Ia at the
Occidental hotel. He came across the plains in
1s49 from Illinois and went into the mines in
California. Since that time he has visited nearly
every mining camp in Caiifornia-among them
Grass Valley and Yreka. In 1883 he first came
to Walla Walla then nothing but a small mill
tary post In 1869 he was at White Pine, New,
and thus he has seen good deal of life in the
West. For many years he has had his residence
nominally at Walla walla, but he has spent his
winters in San Francisco.
In speaking OF the old days he said yesterday:
I'm the early ffties there was pretty honest
lot of men in the California mines. You could
put your dust in the corner OF your cabin and
go out to work your claim all day, leaving your
cabin door open. Coming back you were sure
to find things untouched.
s'But by and by the steamers began to bring
into San Francisco wanderers from all parts OF
the world. These men would scatter out into
the mining camps, and after that your stuff was
not safe. They would rob siuice boxes or take
any other dust they could lay their hands on"
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Petit Jurors for tho superior Court.

In compliance with an order issued by Judge
Richard Osborn, of the superior court, Auditor
Twicheil. yesterday drew the following petit
Jurors 10 serve in the.superior court from sep
hmber during the rest of the year: james
Taylor, Fail City; Thomas Christopher, Christie
pimr; Alex Adair, Nayety; b. C. oprasue, Cedar
Mountain; A. p Randall. Seattle; W. w. Davis,
Black Diamond: Headly Brown, Fall City; N. j.
Mcintosh, Seattle; John I. Jenkins, Seattle;
Henry shehaR, Seattle; James Foresman, Fall
City; Nicholas II. Brasin. Seattle; Jacob Huff
man, Fall City; Charles 0Keife, vashon;
Charles H. Knox, Seattle; Gill PhiIbrick, seat
Gle; L. @. White, oceola; Julius Horton, Du-
Vamish
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Ne,srs BURNS & Atkinson. Agents Travellers

Messrs Burns 4 Atkinson, Agents Travellers
Gentlemen: | feel il my duty 10 express TO you
my appreciation and gratitude for the prompt
manner in which your good company paid me
the S5,0Oo-the amount of insurance carried by
my late husband. James +. Phinney, in the
Travellers, and which was paid on account OF
death oy accident on June ~, 1891.
Your Travellers check was handed TO me in a
few days after copy OF letters OF administra-
ton were given to YOU and proofs OF death
made out
II is needless for me to attempt to enlarge on
the benefits of insurance in such q company.
The prompt payment of the claim demonstrates
what have already heard OF the Travellers In
sursnce Company's honorable dealings and
prompt payments. MARY ADA PHISSEY,
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Holding y Meeting Under Considerable
Difficulty.


Difficulty.
The board OF public works held a meeting
yesterday under difficulties. The work of re-
moval had begun and the effects were carried
out while the meeting was in progress. The
principal business was opening bids for furnish
ing supplies to the city for the ensuing two
months. They were nearly all referred to the
department for examination. Only two were
awarded; one to J. NJ. Lang & Co. ior drugs, at
IS per cent. off retail, and to Providence hospital
for city patients at IS cents each per day. Grace
hospital did not put in bid.
Contractor Brannigan was authorized to go
ahead with the work on Decatur street.
The subject of bulkheading the South school
at South Fourteenth street was discussed and
the city engineer was instructed to make an
examination and report.
superintendent Compton was directed to
examine the newly-built scow and if accept
able. turn 1t over to Superintendent Chalk.
Other routine business was transacted, and
the board adjourned until Friday.
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Double-YeIk Eggs.
Farm and Preside.

Double-yelk eggs are more numerous in
summer than in winter. If you find a
large number of eggs of unusual size, some
containing double yelks, it indicates that
your hens are too fat, and that you are
overlooking. 1t is not matter of rejoic-
ing to have hens lay double-yeIk eggs, as
they will lay but few of them before they
will either cease laying or break down with
fat, dying suddenly. When in the best
condition the hens lay eggs of normal size,
and lay regularly, until they begin to
moult or become broody.