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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-21
TARBEL'S HARD FATE.
The Celebrated Colonel Perse-
cuted by Strong Foes.
poRTLAND's JAPAN STEAMERS.
Fire 1t Tacoma--Suicide OF an Opium
Fiend-victoris Railroad Man
Drowned.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 2o.-ESpecial.]-
Colonel r. Z. Tarbel, of Fairhaven, is in
the city. A Posr-INTELLrGENcKR reporter
called upon the colonel at his hotel this
evening and found that gentleman in q
most affable frame of mind. When asked
if he desired to make any statement
regarding the charges preferred against
him in Fairhaven and the reason of his
presence in this city, Colonel Tarbel said:
81 am glad you called; the PosT-IxrELLI-
6ENcER has always treated me most fairly, and
! know it always will There is q long story
connected with my troubles with tho Fairhaven
Land Company, and to tell you all OF it would
fill much space. The gist of the matter is that
because have dared toexpose some of their iile-
Ultimate schemes the Fairhaven Land Com
pany has bounded me bitterly. They have
trumped up q charge of attempted arson
against me, in order to crush me and my
paper. They even went SO far a. to threaten
to kill me il persisted in the course was fol-
lowing. The charge Of attempted arson is utter
" false, and never was arrested. On Tuesday,
n company with my attorney visited the
Whatcom, and asked both OF these officers If
they wanted me, and they replied, no. The at
torney Of the land company told ne all they
paper. This refused to do. Why did come to
Vancouver? Simply because the land company
Is u powerful corporation IN falfnaVcA ana mas
means at its command to prosecute one. did
not intend to remain in Fairhaven and be persc-
cuted, SO upon the advice Of my attorney took
the train and came to Liverpool and thence to
Vancouver. l did not sneak away, either; a
number OF people saw me and knew was COM
ing away"
..what course do you intend to adopt, and
how long do you intend to remain in VAN
couyer?"
II intend to remain here until my affairs are so
arranged that j can receive a fair hearing. Then
shall return to Fairhaver and face my accusers
aud prove my innocence My family is still in
Fairhayen, and will remain there until my re.
turn. have no apologies to make to anyone
for my coming to Canada, and the only reason
l came was in order that l might have time
to arrange my defense, and then be prepared to
defend myself. Seveneighths of the people of
Fairhaven are in accord with the utteranccs of
my paper. ! am perfectly willing to let them
judge of my character / never have nor do
intend TO bow down and worship at the shrine
OF the land company"
The colonel further related many acts of
the land company, showing how unjustly
he had been treated. Colonel Tarbel has
made no attempt to conceal his identity
since he has been in this city. He attended
banquet given by the Knights Of Pythias
last evening and delivered an eloquent
address.
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OFFICERS DENY CRUELTY.
Investigation Of Charges Against She
han and Cave.

han and Cave.
The board of police commissioners met
in special session in the city clerks office
last evening and investigated the charges
of abusing prisoners, which had been
preferred by plasterer named Henry P.
Wortenby against Officers George Cave and
George Sheehan.
Besides the complainant, two witnesses
Peter Hay, farmer from Massachusetts,
who Is making tour of the West with his
family in search of health.
All three witnesses swore that they saw
Officers Cave and Sheehan brutality beat
and kick George Steel. young man about
81 years of age, who had been arrested for
drunkenness on February 16.
The officers were also charged with
falsely imprisoning and roughly handling
Peter Hay, one of the witnesses, because
he interiered when he saw Steel being
beaten.
The sworn statement of the officers and
police clerk was at variance with the story
of the three witnesses. They each swore
that no blows were struck, and that they
had to shove and hold the prisoner (Steel)
to keep him from biting, kicking and hit
ting them.
The other witnesses alleged that the
prisoner was very drunk, offered no resist
ance at all, and that it was while begging
the officer to allow him to give bonds that
Cave hit him three times in the face with
his clenched list, then swung him around
and kicked him into the s.black hole"
The commissioners could not decide
which version of the affair to believe, and
took the matter under advisement They
will render a decision Monday evening.
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to the Senate an amendment was carried
to limit debate to one hour for each side.
The House conciirred in the amendment,
but afterwards reconsidered and the Sen
ate rcceded, leaving the two hours proyi-
sion stand.
The secret of Colonel Patrick Henry
Winston's excursion to Olympia WAS dis
closed today. He has been retained by
Sachs and will appear before the legislature
for the faro judge. When the one-hour
amendment passed Colonel Winston did
some very effective missionary work among
the members and secured q reconsidera-
ton The colonel has evidently found out,
since his arrival in Olympia, that it will
take more than sixty minutes to square
Sachs with the legislature if the evidence
Is what it is generally believed to be.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Tho Municipal Body Which Redresse
Most Grievances.

The Municipal Body Which Redresses
Most Grievances.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Guy G. Phin-
ney applied to the board of public works
for reduction in his water rate to the
same as that of others. He has been SUBJ
uniting to an overcharge compared with
them. When meters are put into other
places he would be willing to pay the same
as they do. The Butler block, he says, is
the only building of the kind which has
meter in it, and he has been compelled to
pay 1882 month, while others, charged
by occupancy, have been paying only $40
and $50.
Mr.. Hebron moved that hereafter until
a uniform system has been adopted, Mr..
Phinney be charged by occupancy, the
same as other places of the kind. He would
not go back, however, as it would be
establishing precedent which would in
volve no end Of complications.
Mr.. Phinney complained also that at his
house, on Twelfth and James, he had been
over three months, owing to the James
street cable work. He asks that Twelfth
building his wall.
The board promised to see to the matter
James A. Painting applied for $50 in pay
ment OF wagon the ire department had
borrowed.
An application was received from w.
Peterson, offering to remove carcasses of
large dead animals from the street at So
head; for dogs, cats, etc, no charge. The
application was Endorsed by DR.. Sparkling
as the most economical arrangement.
Mr.: Hebron asked DR.. Sparkling if he
could not have a dispensatory, and pur-
chase drugs at wholesale
DR.. Sparkling replied that it could be
done. and he agreed to prepare list OF
necessary articles.
Application was made to the board for
the planking of the alley by the postoffice;
referred to the council.
Estimate of the cost of grading Division
street from Randolph to Clarence was sub
mitted. amounting to So, 1923; also esti-
mate for McCiaire street, 81, S34.59
Major Rinehart reported that he had in
CURED as to the petition of w. Parry
Smith for proceedings on or vacation Of
Lake avenue extension. He learned that
new charter went into effect, and that
Judge Greene, who is one of the apprais-
ers, was doubtful as to their powers. He
promised to devote attention to the matter.
Mayor Rinehart reported that he had
carried out the instructions of the board
as to removing the fence Oh Dornback's
property on Main street He and the
street commissioners had removed the
fence as an obstruction. This is an out
come of the overlapping of Burke's and
Kaufman's additions.
Secretary Holbrook opened bids for
work on the wharf, foot of Spring street. as
follows.
J. L. Wicker, 14c. per lineal foot; Chris
Paulsen, 101ac. per foot; Nelson & Conway,
&c. per foot, ~ per pile; Robertson & Dom
ovan. 176 piles, $685.; San Francisco Bridge
Company, piles 81 50 each, $1.5O each for
driving; J. McGrath, 1895; II. J. Hansen,
$l,oS5; Elliott Bay Bridge Company, 81 $50;
+. w. Dunwell, 10c. per lineal foot. Re-
ferred to Mr.. Gardner and Mr.. Compton
to compare and report today.
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THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
luck Seems to BE Against the Gambler
Judge-Last whirl Next Tuesday.

olYNrIA, Feb. @.-ISpecial. THE spe-
cial committee to formulate rules of proce-
dure in the Sachs case reported this morn
Ing, and the judiciary committee reported
its charges against Sachs. They are the
same as the findings of the special COM
mittee, with the addition OF clause de-
ciaring that in the cases of the First Ma
tional bank, of Port Townsend. against
vs.. Max Nathansen, wherein Sachs pur-
chased $500 worth of merchandise. giving
his note therefor. he importuncd the First
National hank and one John Tumble, the
attorney thereof, TO delay enforcement of
payment OF said note. Next Tuesday,
FEBRUARY "A, al $50 p. IA, was set as tho
day on which Sachs shall plead. The
committee rules were likewise adopted in
the Senate When the rules were reported
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OLYMPIA NEWS.
Harb0r Improvements Observation-Disclosures
Let for New Courthouse.

Aarbor Improvements Meeting-C0ntfact
Let for New Courthouse.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 20.-[Special. Captain
Bolton w. Decourcy, principal assistant
to Captain Thomas w. Symons, Of the
corps of engineers of the United States
army, is in the city and today held an in-
formal meeting with . number of citizens,
with view of gathering propositions and
ideas as to the character, extent and Local.
ton of the improvements to Olympia's
harbor, for which congress is asked to make
an appropriation. After getting all the
information necessary he will proceed to
survey the harbor and recommend to Cap
tain Symons the kind of improvements
for location and probable cost. At the
meeting it seemed to be the general feel
ing that there should be q channel extend
ing from Third street, about in line with
the Second street docks, straight out to
deep water, 800 feet wide, with sufficient
depth to give sixteen feet at low
est water. This channel is to
be at least $50 feet wide
from Third street up to Fourth. Captain
Decourcy takes the position that the wa
tiers of the Deschutes must be turned out
OF instead of into the channel; that it can
not be kept open with this stream flowing
through it. The survey will not extend
above Fourth street. The desire of the
citizens appeared to be to secure good
channel as near as possible to the business
center of the city, and then ask that the
work would be extended as the necessities
of commerce may require.
The contract for the new courthouse was
let this morning to John Rigby, of Seattle.
The contract price is $l07 300, and 81 500
additional for each foot in height to be
added to the original plans because of
change in the grade made on Seventh
street by the Northern Pacific tunnel. This
is estimated to be four feet; adding this to
the contract price the total cost of the
courthouse will be $l13,3OO.
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UNION PACIFIC JAPAN STEAMER.
First Vessel In the New Line will Ar
rive in Portland In April.

PORTLAND, Feb. 2O.-TSpecial.l General
Freight Agent B. Campbell, of the Union
Pacific, received a cable dispatch from
Frank Upton, of Kobe, Japan, stating
that he has chartered the steamship Sussex
for a line between Portland and Japan,
and that she will arrive here some time in
April. Mr.. Upton entered into contract
with the Union Pacific about year
ago to put on a line of
steamers here, but by the terms of the con-
tract he was allowed year in which to
begin. Owing to the failure of the rice
crop in Japan, he did not deem it advis-
able to start the line last summer, but his
contract expires May 1 if the line is not
put on before that time, so he has made
arrangements to have the first ship reach
here in April.
The flour trade between here and the
Orient has increased SO rapidly that the
accommodation furnished by the Canadian
Pacific Steamship Company for shippers
here has been totally inadequate, and they
have been obliged to decline large orders.
With a regular and direct line from this
port. shipments Of flour will be largely in
creased, and will soon be enough to keep
steamers busy all the year round.
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Columbia, and also taking soundings in
the river near Rock Island rapids.
James III. Grievc, who has been pros
Eecting the Silver Bell mine in the upper
Clealum mining district, forty-fve miles
north. during the winter, passed through
the city to resume his work today. The
Silver Bell has been an immense white
quartz vein, carrying here and there spots
OF very high-grade galena and gold. Grieve
reports the development of well-deined
pay streak fifteen to twenty inches wide,
fully equal to the last previous product,
which Yielded $500 to 500.
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wALLA wALLA NEWS.
A Leading Physician Stirs Up a Scanda
Location Of Adventist College.

=
Location Of Adventist College.
WALLA WALLA, Feb. 2O.-[Special. $50
ciety in Walla Walla is greatly disturbed
over the action of DR.. j. f. Cropp, at Spo-
kane Falls. He is leading and widely
known physician, whose wife is of one of
the best families in this section, and who
is Frustrated at the scandal her
husband has created. Inquiry around
town reveals the fact that the girls
family lives on the Yellow Hawk, and she
has heretofore borne o good character,
though she has often been seen in Cropp's
company, he having taken her to a
masquerade ball recently. She left the
city on the same train with him, saying
she was going to visit q brother at Ritz
vile, and her actions in occupying room
at Spokane Falls hotel as Cropp's wife,
and later masquerading in male
attire in his company on the
disgrace and shame to her family, though
her brother, who is in business, de-
clares he cannot believe it is his sister.
Since this has come to the surface, other
escapades of Cropp in similar direction
are mentioned.
The locating committee of::the Adventist
college returned today, from Spokane
Falls, whittier they had been getting bids
for its location. OF the sites offered in
Walla Walla the Blalock place was chosen
as the most available, but the decision be-
tween Walla Walla and Spokane Falls
will not be arrived at until tomorrow,
when the final location will be decided.
Walla Walla flour is becoming in great
demand in Tennessee and Texas, our mill
having shipped fifteen cars to those states
in two weeks.
Troop A, Fourth cavalry, returned this
morning from trip to Tumwater. 1t is
stated the reported trouble among the In
dams was without foundation.
Local land officers today submitted a
number Of questions for decision to the
general land office at Washington City
concerning the forfeiture act.
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DAYTON to Invest s7s 900 in waterwor1..

DAYTON, WASH, Feb. 2O.-[Special. lit
is estimated that since the foundation of
the city of Dayton, about twenty years
ago, there has been destroyed by fires not
less than 100000 worth of property. Half
of this amount probably has been paid
back to the citizens by insurance COM
panies. This makes an average loss to the
city of $12, 600 per annum since the first
house was built. On March an election
will he held for the purpose of bonding
the city for new water works, the sum
asked for being SIS, 900. 1t is now claimed
that with the new system the city will
save 5000 per annum on insurance
premiums, SIS, 100 now paid out for MAIN
tanning the ire department., and will be
able to quench any fire that may hereafter
occur, thereby saving the city $4,000 per
annum. Besides these DEMENT'S to be de-
rived, the income for water rent will pay
the interest on the bonds and all running
expenses.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Frank Greene
gave a very enjoyable card party to num-
Der of her lady and gentleman friends.
The occasion was her birthday
Married. i'll this city at the residence of
the brides parents, February Is, 1891, E.
Poland, of Whitman county. and Miss Ida
Baldwin, Elder ]. H. Martin officiating.
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Suicide of an Opium Fiend.

TACOMA, Feb. 2o.-[Special. w. NJ.
Cunnington. OF Spokane Falls, committed
suicide at the Oakland house last night bv
taking twenty-five grains of morphine He
was probably an opium fend. The in
quest has been postponed until 10 a. m.
tomorrow pending the arrival of friends of
the deceased For some time he was a
keno roller at the Paragon saloon.
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Great Northern oAcial. at fairhaven.

FAIRHAvEN, Feb. 2O.--ISpecial Vice
President Clough and his party Of Great
Northern officials arrived this afternoon on
tour Of inspection Of the Fairhaven e.
Southern railroad. Tomorrow they go
over the line of the New Westminster
Southern. If the construction is found
complete, according to previous agree
ment, the transfer to the Great Northern
Company will be concluded immediately.
Already Great Northern engineers are sur
veying toward the coal and timber fields
definite concerning the movement can be
ascertained at present,
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New Incornoration..
OLYMPIA, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
tians to-day.

. sidney < southwestern Railroad aud Nsvica-
ton Company; capital, Sl,taa,o00. This COM
naily viii hGi.d 4 rosd from sidney 10 Tacoma
The Holmes 4 buil Furniture Company, Ia
coma; capital. SAa,tsA
Welcome ledge, No. 80, X. of p, Roslyn,
Wash.
Puget sound Realty Improvement Company
Anacortes; capital, S1ba,oo0
Columbia River Telegraph Company, Cath
lan1et: oap4;sl, s50,ooa
Spokane x FlnBey suburban Railway Com.
Company. Sfs0saua Falls: capital. slo0 coo
The Bank OF oakdale has increased its capital
10 100000
The capital stock OF tho spokane Street Rail-
way Company has been increased from s5o,eoo to
So. 90
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The Oregon Legislature.

SALEM, Or, Feb. 20.-The legislature in
joint session today elected the following
officers: Railroad commissioners-Georg
w. Colvig, Roseburg; Robert Glow, juno
ton City; A. n. Hamilton, Union. Fish
commissioners. G. Reed, r. G. Camp
bell, George L. Myers. Pilot commits
sioners-J. +. Halloran, B. f. BACKYARD,
Astoria: j. A. Brown, Portland. Food
commissioner-W. w. Baker, Portland.
State hbrarian--J. B. Putnam.
The Senate this morning indefinitely
postponed the House bill appropriating
$50, 600 for Worlds fair exhibit.
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EIlenshurr News

ELIENssuRG, Feb. ao.-lSpecial. Ward
Cooke, of this county, son of the late c. 2.
Cooke, closely related to Jay Cooke, of pi-
oneer Northern Pacific fame, is the for
tunate heir to Si0o, 600, bequeathed by an
uncle in the East, recently deceased.
Great Northern engineers are working
through the Crab Greek region toward the
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TIDE RUNNING HIGH.
Gladstone Narrowly Beaten on
Welsh Disestablishment.
THE POPE FRANCES FRIEND.
Emperor william Begs tho People TO
shut Their Eyes and Follow Him,
Disreearding the Press.

LONDON, Feb. 20.--In the commons this
evening Morgan's resolution in favor of
the disestablishment of the church in
Wales was rejected-235 to 2O3. The an
nouncement of the large vote in its favor
was greeted with loud opposition cheers.
Gladstone made q speech of considerable
length, which was greeted with much APP
plause, in favor of Morgan's resolution.
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Pope KNOW Governments, Not Partics.

Pope Knows Governments, Not Parties.
PARIS, Feb. 20.-The Figaro says: Bishop
Treppel, the well-known clerical member
of the chamber of deputies, who is on q
visit to Rome. has handed the pope let
ter signed by the Duke de la Rochefou-
cald, De Cassagnac and forty-five members
of the right in the chamber of deputies in
support of their contentious. His holiness
declares that since he accepted the repub-
lie he saw no reason why any Catholic
should reject it. On two points. he said,
no misconception was possible. These
points were, first, that the government
the church must hold aioof from political
parties.
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Funeral OF NJ. G. Knapp.

The funeral of NJ. c. Knapp, who died of
typhoid fever at Montesano last Wednes-
day, occurred at the North Seattle Metho-
dist Protestant church yesterday afternoon
at 1 o'clock. Rev. Clark Davis and Rev.
O. V. W. Chandler conducted the service.
The funeral was an unusually large one.
The remains were inferred in the Odd Fell
lows Cemetery
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PuyaI,up Comm,.s,on R.,,-r.

TACOMA. Feb. 9h.-[Special. THE Puyal-
lup Indian commissioners received the
necessary papers yesterday from WASH
ington. authorizing them to return East
Monday for Washington City via Denver
and Kansas City. In Washington CITY
the records will be searched to find the ex-
act title the Indians have to the reserva-
ton land
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Ask Your Friends

Who have taken Hoods Sarsapariila what they
think Of it and the replies will be positive In its
favor. One has been cured of indigestion and dys-
pepsia, another finds 1t indispensable for sick
headache, Others report remarkable cures of
sc;ofula, salt rheun aud other blood Diseases and
so On. Truly. the best advertising which Hoods
Sarsapariila receives is tie hearty endorsement OF
the army or friends IL has by its positive
medicinal merit.
Il have used Hoods Sarsaparilla and am using
1t now. For eleven years have been troubled
with letter and have used almost every kind Of
medicine and prescription that could hear Of Ny
hands would crack open and were so sore that
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John Olsen and Family Narrowly Es-
cane the FIames-Society Elections.

cape the FIames-Society Elections.
TACOMA, Feb. 20.-ISpecial.] John f.
Olsen's house was burned this morning,
Olsen and family narrowly escaping with
their lives; loss, 5000.
Tacoma society Civil Engineers and
Architects this evening elected J. r. Ste
ycns, formerly in charge of Ceur d'Alene
division Northern Pacific, president.
Company this evening elected w.
Shanks, captain; Superintendent Stafford,
first lieutenant; c. w. Billings, second
lieutenant.
Mrs. w. +. Jones, of Whatcom, made a
futile effort this evening to capture her al
legged unfaithful husband in this city.
Jones deserted her in England eight
months ago.
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Michael Carroll, Pioneer Miner. Dead,

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 2o.-Michael Car
roll, superintendent of the Anaconda
mines, died this morning of pneumonia
He was Al years of age, unmarried, and a
native of Dublin. Ireland He came to
Butte from Virginia City, New, eleven
years ago. He has been connected with
the Anaconda mine since its very open-
ing, having cranked a windlass in sinking
the first fifty feet of the old shaft of the
great mine