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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
Social Event at Olympia.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 17.-[Special. "A very
pleasant informal hop took place in the
parlors of the Olympia hotel after the en-
tertainment given by the University glee
club of Tacoma at the opera-house last
night. Among those present were: Sena-
tor and Mrs. Claypool, of Tacoma; Senator
Mrs. Van de Vanter, of Kent; Senator and
Mrs. Hastings, of Port Townsend; Senator
and Mrs. McCarty, of Whatcom; Senator
and Mrs. Luce, of Davenport; Senator and
Mrs. 0wings, of Olympia; Representative
and Mrs. Dysart, of Centralia; Represen-
tative and Mrs. Reinbardt, of Spokane :;
Representative and Mrs. Ready, of Ellens-
burg; Representative and Mrs. WATSON, of
Port Townsend; Representative and Mrs.
Barlow, of Tacoma: Representative and
Mrs. Anderson, of Shelton; Representative
and Mrs. Megler, of Brookview; Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Crawford, of Seattle; Colonel
and Mrs. Heustis, of Tacoma; Mrs. Senator
Squire, of Seattle; Mrs. G.. 5. Armstrong
of Olympia; Mrs. Frank Musseter, of
Seattle; Miss Calkins, of Tacoma; Miss
Conger, of New York; Mrs. laughter, of
Olympia; Miss Young, of Olympia; Miss
Steil, of Tacoma; Miss Tarbell, of Tacoma:
Miss Allen, of Tacoma Representative de
Steiguer, of Seattle; Senator Rutter, of
Seattle; DR.. Calhoun, of La Conner: P. A.
O'Farrell, of Tacoma, and +. B. Kellogg,
II. +. Joy, Fl. S. Nissan, W. A. Bull, c. B.
Stackpole, II. S. Griggs, E. G. Griggs, T..
Y. Handforth, r. G. Walker, P w Dakin,
ing, r. F. Stacy, T. H. Cowdin, w. A.
Sternberg, NJ. W. Graft, W. E. Bowen, G.
+. Conger, of Tacoma, members of the
glee club
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Tacoma Society Item.

TACOMA, Jan. ESPECIAL. A pleasant
birthday party was given last evening hv
Miss Gertrude Munson, AT the residence o;
her parents on Yakima avenue. Among
those present were; Captain Bert Mckay.
Lieutenant Ellis, Miss Nettie Prescott
Miss Edna Mckay, Portland; Misses An
ME Griggs, Ellie Paddock, Florepce pad.
dock, Mari Hewitt, Rcita sherman. No
Laren Post, Avis Ingersoll. Alice Hall.
Amy Burnett, Nella Applegate, Edith
Thomas. Maud Thomas, Jessie Ker-
shaw, Mabel kershaw, Susie CarI.
Elite Ayers, Dolly Ferris. Edna
Mackay, Neitie Prescott. Myrtle Misner
and MeSsrs. Thomas TYLER, Theodore
GriggS, Jesse kerShaw, Arthur Pritchard.
+. Bahcock. q. summer. Haywards w
Knight, c. Babcork. !, Gifts, George Noll-
ner, Henry Higgins. J. Hewitt, L. Eer-
shaw, Captain b. Msckay, Lieutenant =.
Garretson, Egan, Calhoun, ID. Young.
Cathourn and Harry Woodruff.
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THE IRISH FEUD HEALED.
O'Brien Announces Success of Negotia
tions-Parnell and Hea1y Speak.

O'Brien Announces Success of Negctia-
tions-Parnell and Healy Speak.
HAyRE, Jan. 1S-Dlllon and O'Brien,
after consultation for six hours, informed
the Associated Press correspondent that
complete accord had been established,
adding that it was idle to say more at
present.
DUBLIN. Jan. 1s-Timothy Healy and
Arthur O'Connor spoke at Mostrim, Long
ford county, today. Shortly after the
meeting began the speakers platform col
lapsed. Healy was severely shaken up,
but the speech making was soon resumed
elsewhere. Healy accused the Parnellites
of having sawn the prop with the inten-
ton of killing their opponents.
TRALEE, Jan. 1S.-Parneu addressed q
large meeting this afternoon, being re-
ceived with mingled cheers and groans
He said he had done his part toward the
solution of the Irish problem when he
had conferences with O'Brien, and
the subsequent delay in arriving at set
Element was entirely the fault of others.
He declared there was no truth in the re-
port that he would retire Internationally
if O'Brien was satisfied. The
Liberal leaders in that case would
promptly declare their home rule scheme.
He said that if Gladstone had courage to
make a big instead of little home rule
bill, he (ParnelD would look forward with
confidence to his own retirement, know
ing that Ireland would no longer need his
leadership
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EXPLOSION OF NATURAL GAS.
Marvin Hotel at Findlay, o., Wrecked
and Four People Killed.

FINDLAY, O., Jan. 1s-The first great
disaster Findlay has ever experienced
from the use of natural gas occurred
shortly before , o'clock this afternoon
while the guests of the Hotel Marvin were
waiting to be summoned 10 dinner.
This morning it was discovered that gas
was escaping from some leaking pipe some
where into the dining-room, and Mr. Mar.
win, owner of the building, with three
plumbers spent tn centre forenoon trying
to locate the leak. About 10 o'clock they
entered chamber under the dining
room and found such an accumulation of
gas that they could not breathe. and it was
suggested that hole be sawed through
the floor into the dining-room, in order to
obtain fresh air. This was done
and just as the hole was made
one of the dining-room girls, who was
sweeping the floor, stepped upon a match
and in an instant an explosion occurred
which not only wrecked the building, but
Killed two girls and manned and injured
a dozen other employees.
The force of the explosion was so great
II blew out the flame OF the ignited gas.
and no fire followed the awful ruin which
the shock caused. The whole city rocked
as if in an earthquake, and the WIN
dows on the square were demolished
i'1H ahV cAtAt04C4i oStulAtu ten minutes
later the loss of life would have been
frightful, as nearly a hundred people were
waiting to be called into dinner.
When the rescuing party began work in
the debris, the body of Katy Walters. a
dining-room girl, was soon found alive,
under a mass of brick and mortar. but
she died in short time. Kate Rooney. a
waitress; Arson Marvin, owner of the
building. and Frank Andrews were fatally
injured. Frank Poundstone clerk and
Charles Graves, Phillip We'll and Jack Ca
hill were painfully bruised and cut, but
will recover. The pecuniary loss amounts
10 S3l.O0O.
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AFTER THE DAVIS MILLIONS.
Convivial Man From Saginaw Claims to
Be the Butte Mfliionafre's Son.


BUTTE, Mont. Jan. 1S.-Eugene Davis,
of East Saginaw, Mich, arrived here to-
day. He claims to be the only legitimate
son of the late A. J. Davis, who died here
nearly year ago leaving an estate
of nearly $I0,000,o0O. Mrs. Davis
Eugene's mother, keeps a saloon at East
Saginaw She claims she was married to
the Montana millionaire half-century
ago in Maine. About 1850 they removed to
Iowa. a few years afterward Mr.. Davis
deserted her. She went TO East Saginaw
with the claimant.
Eugene Davis declares that he will do
up all the other numerous heirs who have
bobbed up in court for their share of the
great estate. He is about 40 years of
age, bafd-headed, with sandy hair
and ford complexion. He was very
conviyial on the train, and his fellow pas
sengers reported that no saloon from st.
Paul to Butte was left unpatroniZed
He became broke and tried to
negotiate loan from the conductor
on his future expectations, but
was unsuccessful. He came to attend the
hearing for probation of the alleged will in
February, and he says he will quietly wait
until the present contestants break the
will, and then he proposes TO come in and
get away with the lions share.
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KUKLUX IN ARKANSAS.
Republican Newspaper Burned Out a
Harrison by Political Enemies.

Harrison by Political Enemies.
New YORK, Jan. 1S.-lSpecial. "A cor
respondent of the Press at Washington
City has obtained the particulars of the
burning of the North Arkan.
sas Herald, a Republican newspaper
published at Harrison, Ark, and
edited by Henry E. Sharpe. Because of its
vigorous advocacy of Republicanism, the
Mckinley tariff and the federal elections
bill, it had become exceedingly un-
popular among the Democratic regu-
lators and free traders of that state.
1t is charged that the Office was set on
fire by persons inimical to the paper, early
yesterday. morning. Flames were first
discovered pouring up outside of the north
wall of the building. Had they originated
inside it would have been impossible for
Edgar w. Sharpe and w. J. Randall, who
slept there, to escape.
The informant is a resident of Harrison.
and he has no hesitation in saying that
political enemies of Editor Sharpe perpe-
trated the outrage. He said:
THE state is still ruled by Kuklux who or,erate
in secret. No longer do they. ride at Aght TO
9yeTawe ,nIPS eoPpiei or 70 drive OUT those
tactics would ruin them. Their plans
are laid with cunning. Ii man is 10 be Killed
he is either ambushed in an out-of-the-wav
place, called to his door and shot in the dark or
II he cannot be deeOyed, chosen agent OF the
kuklux picks quarrel with him aud kills him
in self-defense
Among the kluklux society are professional
and business men and wealthy land owners.
Their plans are laid by lawyers and are carried
out by men who are not above sus-
piclon. al this is like tale from
the Arabian Nights, but the oligarchy
OF the south, knowing il cannot govern nv
legitimate methods, has adopted the secret svs-
TEN, not 10 IyranniZe the negro alone, but To
oyeraWe the white men also. Republicans live
virtually under reign OF terror in our state.
while men do not dare oppose the Democratic
party"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
NEWS OF NORTHWEST
An Oregon Farmer Accidently
Killed by His Son.
DEATH OF A STATE SENATOR.
The Saginaw Heir to Millionaire Davis
Estate a Jolly FefIow-Death of
an Oregon Pioneer.

PORTLAND, Jan. 1s.-[special. l-octavius
Drake, a farmer near Taylor, in the east
ern part of this county, was accidentally
shot by his son Saturday evening, and died
in a few minutes. Both men had come in
from working in the field, and were wait
ing for supper. Drake took up book and
throwing one foot upon the other knee
sat reading. The young man went
into an adjoining room, and was taking
cartridge out of his Winchester rife when
it was discharged. the bullet passing
through the petition and twice through
brakes leg, which was elevated. once
through the calf and next through the
thigh, severing the femoral artery.
The son ran TO the nearest neighbor, a
half-mile distant, for assistance, and Mrs.
Drake attempted to staunch the flow of
blood. but in vain, and her husband bled
TO death in a few minutes. He was a
Mason, and commander of Farragut post,
Il. A. r.. at Latourelle Falls.
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kKWILCHIE.
kHWILCHIe

The terminus of the Puget Sound Grays Harbo Railroad
The natural the entire Grays Harbor country
The Kamchie upon which s
and comfortable Munomah makes daily round trips the
that is lust receiving much the Cham
Commerce evidenced by the following submitted
"Ktsap counties rich have immense
tiles and rapidly being populated These counties should md
tary city giving the settlers there for Corr
and going shipment of goods Tacoma has been making
into this looking carefully after its trade than
attic
q" have engaged the past day making canvass II
merchants putting boat between Kam
is desirable Kamche be connected with this city direct ~
taon and several boat owners but require
antee business resulted the promise of the
cpal merchants shipping goods the Gray habor country
the boat Chamber Commerce the Kma
route"-Seatte Press, December
Mils Plat of Kamlchie placed the market
time advantage should be taken of this opportunity purchasing
business residence lot at low figures
The will be very low start with, but will be increased uron
every lots thus enabling those who purchase r
speedy profit upon their investment The principal I
graded will be offered homeseeker J
Kamche has daily mails and and d
connection with the Grays Harbor cities
liberal will be made with those desiring enter u
or build themselves homes.
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State Senator Eastman, of Oregon, Dead

PORTLAND, Jan. 1S.-[Special. Hon. L.
L. Eastman, state senator from Clackamas
county. died at his home in Oregon City
early this morning. Mr. Eastman was
elected to the Oregon Senate last June.
For several months the deceased had been
in very poor health, with nervous
prostration and rheumatism. About
a month ago he met severe
fall, fracturing his thigh. From this shock
he never recovered. The deceased had
been living in Clackamas county for many
years. He was prominently identified
with several important enterprises of both
Oregon City and Portland. Owing to Sc
we're illness he had not been able to attend
the legislature. Governor Pennoyer will
appoint his successor TO NIL the vacancy at
once. The legislature will adjourn out of
respect for members death and attend
the funeral in a BODY.
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MADE HIS DAUGHTER WIDOW.
Judge Warder, of Chattanooga, Shoots
His Som inlay. a Bank Cashier.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 1s.-An awful
tragedy occurred here today, S. NJ.
Fugette, cashier of the South
Chattanooga savings bank, being shot
and killed by his father-in-law,
J. A. Warder, city attorney of Chattanooga.
Warder is probably fatally injured, and
Mrs. Fugette has dangerous wound in
the r light thigh.
Judge Warder came home at l o'clock in
drunken condition and went to Mr. and
Mrs. Fugette's room, where the tragedy oc-
Cured. Exactly how it happened is not
yet known as Warder and Mrs Fugette
are not able to talk The
neighbors, hearing the shooting, rushed in
and found Fugette dead with a bullet
through his heart and Mrs. Fugette lying
on the floor, while Warder was staggering
down stairs with blood streaming from a
wound in his breast.
Judge Warder is one of the best known
lawyers in the state, and during President
Hayes administration was United States
district attorney in the middle district of
Tennessee. The opinion prevails that he
abused his daughter while drunk, and the
shooting resulted
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Exciting Scenes at Lincoln-His Long
Vigil Unneryed Him.

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 1S.-The long vigil
of Ex-Governor Thayer during the exciting
scenes of the opening of the legislature,
when he remained in his apartments
eighty hours for the purpose of keeping
out Governor Boyd has resulted in a dan
gerous attack of nervous prostration. To-
night the ex-governor is raving maniac,
and his physicians say his condition is
alarming, owing to his age. He is nearly
IS years old. Late tonight the ex-gov-
ernor's friends deny his condition is seri-
Gus. and say he viii be about as usual
within a week.
At midnight the editor of the Lincoln
Stcte journal telegraphs: have Just
talked with one OF Ex-Governor Thayer's
intimate political and personal friends,
and be denies the report of his insanity.
and says the report is unqualihedly false.
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All squire's Friends at Dysart's Home.

CENTRALIA, WASH, Jan. 1s.-TSpecial. =
Considerable indignation is felt and ex-
pressed here over the visit of W. A. Rev
nolds, Chehalis attorney, for the purpose
of getting signatures to petition to infu-
ence Dysart to vote for Calkins in the sem
atorial contest. He may not have pre-
sented it, seeing that the number who
agreed with his views were so very few
that it would hardly have any weight.
There are very strong and positive senti-
ments here. and general desire to see our
representative cast his vote for Watson C.
Squire
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MURDERED BY HIS WIFE,
John Sheedy, of Lincoln, Neb., the vi
tim of n Deyilish Plot.


LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 18-Three arrests
have been made during the past twenty
four hours in connection with the murder
of John Sheedy Monday. Mcfarland, a
colored barber, was the hrst suspect, and
he today made confession, acknowledge
ing the killing and duplicating the wife of
the murdered man and her supposed lover.
All are in Jail.
Mcfarland declares that Mrs. Sheedy
agreed to pay him $4,000 to make away
with her husband. Developments of a
sensational nature are expected. Sheedy
was an old resident and quite wealthy
Mrs. Sheedy left her former husband TO
marry Sheedv, who was old enough to be
her father. Recently she became infatu-
ated with one Harry Walshom, and Nc
Fsrland asserts that she employed him
to rid her of her husband
He also says Mrs. Sheedy poisoned her
husband the day after he struck him down
with a loaded cane so as TO make sure of
his death. Sheedy was brother of Dennis
Sheedy, president of the Colorado National
bank, of Denver, and cousin of Pat Sheedy,
the noted Chicago sporting man.
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STEEL BARGEs FOR THE SOUND.
Representatives of the McDougal Boats
Investigating Washington Shipping.

TACOMA, Jan. ESPECIAL. Alex Nc
Dougal, of Duluth, and Thomas Wilson,
of Cleveland, representing the McDou-
gal Steel Barge Company, ar
rived this evening and go tomorrow
to Seattle, Victoria and Mania mo to in
vestigate freights on the Sound prepatory
TO bringing two 3,000-ton burden barges to
be used in the Coast carrying trade. Mr..
McDougal says:
Our barges are being made at West Superior
They will be taken out through the lakes,
down the st. Lawrence river to
the Atlantic, thence to New York.
Trial trips will be made to Liverpool and Cuba
and then those destined for the Sound will go
round the Horn, arriving here in August.
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Portland Longshoreman Badly Hurt.

PORTLAND, Jan. ESPECIAL. james
Walter, longshoreman in the employ of
the Oregon Railway & Navigation Com
pany, had miraculous escape from in
slant death while working in the hold
of the steamer Michigan at O'Clock
this morning. The vessel was discharging
coal at the coal bunkers, and Walter was
in hold manipulating the bucket. While
lowering the bucket slip in the hosting
gear let it drop to the bot
tom. Fortunately Walter had
stepped to one side, but the bucket
struck his left leg, tearing the flesh off to
the bone. NO bones were broken, but the
leg was so seriously damaged that amputa-
ton will be necessary, and the man NAV
die. He lost considerable blood before the
arrival of the physicians.
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Ii is said 10 be the most complete showing
of the mineral resources OF the state yet
made.
The celebrated gaming case OF Jonathan
Bourne. jr., the Portland millionaire, In
Massachusetts,. was the main cause of the
introduction of a bill in the House yester-
dav by Hutchinson for the enactment of a
law for the protection of gamesters who
lose. Under the Massachusetts, law loser
or q spectator to game can sue and re-
cover three times the amount lost, one
half OF which he secures and the other
half going TO the school funds. Thus, II
Jonathan Bourne loses 5000 at a little
game of roulette, he can break the game
bv suing for $1,000, of which he gets
s.. $50. net gain of $500. The bill pre-
sented this morning is copied from the
Massachusetts, law. 1t provides for re-
covery of thrice the amount lost, and in
fiicts other severe penalties, such as for
bidding gambling in real estate--that is,
bettjDg-and allowing heirs OF property
thus lost 70 sue and recover.
One of the chief subjects of legislation of
the Oregan Legislature is relative TO appro-
priation of money from wagon roads.
Speaker Shaw yesterday presented to
the House letter from L. W. Barnes, of
Salem, Or. asking the Washington legisla-
ture to appropriate money for the con-
struetion OF a road from Anatone. in Wash
ington, across the Grand Ponde river,
reaching the Oregon line At point be-
tween Lost Prairie and Paradise valley, in
Wallowa county, Oregon. ga good road
would cut off hundreds OF miles of travel
for those who wish TO pass from east ofthe
Blue mountains into the state of Washing
ton" says the letter. Mr.. Barnes is a men,
Der OF the Oregon legislature.
Miller of Whatcom probably had the
little bet of Senator Van de Vanter and
Representative Barlow in mind when he
introduced his bill to prevent betting or
wagering by members of the legislature.
The bill is too late, however, to save Bar
lows 500.
Senator Van Houten, of Spokane Falls,
presented a very important bill during the
week. 1t is concerning the appropriation
Of water for irrigation. mining and manu-
featuring purposes. The bill provides that
the right to the use of water flowing in any
river, stream or ravine for irrigation. min
ing or manufacturing purposes may be &C.
auired by appropriation, stipuiating that
written notice must be posted in a conspic-
uous place at the point of intended storage
or diversion, stating the appropriations
claims TO water there lying; the purpose
for which said water is appropriated, and
the place or places, as near as possible, of
intended use; the means by which it is in
tended TO store or divert the same; and
that copy Of notice must, within ten days
after it is posted, be filed for record in the
Office of the county auditor. The appropri-
ator must, within three months after post
ing notice, commence construction of
works for storage; and, if use is by di-
version. he must, within six months after
posting notice, commence excavation or
construction of works intended to divert
the same. Other laws are repealed.
f. B. 2.
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For Closer Relations with Canada.

CHICAGO, Jan. ls.-The Ne,rs' Ottawa
special says: Despite denials it is posi-
lively known that Blaine recently made
overtures TO the Canadian government
with a view of establishing closer trade re-
lations between the two countries. A cab
met minister tonight said he was not 10
divulge the condition of affairs He had
hopes, however, that the matters at issue
between the two counties would be ami
eably settled.
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Representative Gambler Repeats His
Declaration OF War on High Salaries

NALHINGToN C1TT, Jan. Especial. l.
Chairman Gambler talked very forcibly to-
day about the very forcible report made to
the House yesterday by his special com
mittee on the Worlds fair. He began by
saying that the committee had not been
intimidated. nor could it be intimi6ated
by Chicago newspapers or any other
source. They were as business men pass
ing upon business matter, and this had
led them to the conclusion that the action
OF the national commission was grossly
unousineSs-like. 1t was not such action as
private individual would take with his
own affairs Mr Gambler continued:
In the matter OF salaries the sums paid are
out o. all proportion 10 usual business methods
secretary Dickinson receives $1,000 a wear and
appoints two assistants az s. go each. Now who
Is hckenSonf Have You ever heard OF him."
As 10 how soon the matter will be
brought up on the floor OF the House, Mr..
Gambler said that he wished 10 push il
forward at once, and he saw no reason
WHY it should not be reached within
week or two.
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Sympathy with striking relegrapher..

OMAHA. Jan. lS.-The Union Pa
clio operators in this CITY
have adopted resolutions of sympa-
thy with their striking brethren on
the ST Paul road. and declaring that they
VAL put boycott on the 81. Paul road
ana that no freight or passenger traffic
help divert.
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SEATTLE ACKNOWLEDGMENT MONDAY, JANUARY

it broke forth on the campus over 700
students participated, and the tight
was witnessed by number OF
townspeople who were attracted
by the trouble. The seniors were
armed with heavy canes, and many
broken heads resulted from the fracas. The
leaders of both the seniors and juniors In
the ARRAY have been arrested.