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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
THE PoLL-rAx.
Proposition OF Comptroller Ferris Il
Collect 1t.

Proposition Of Comptroller Ferris to
Collect 1t.
The following letter has been addressed by
Comptroller Ferris to Corporation Counsel
Jacobs:
"During the past few years the city of Seattle
has collected but small proportion Of the road
poll tax to which 1t Is entitled. This has been on
account of that tax having been charged only to
actual taxpayers whose names appear on the
municipal tax rolls. As a great many taxpayers
have allowed their property to be assessed TO
unknown owners great proportion of the
actual property-owners have been missed. The
non-taxpaying proportion OF our community
whose names do not appear on the assessment
roll have been entirely overlooked and have
thus far avoided the payment of the tax. Under
the present revenue laws no poll tax nor tax on
personal property can be added to the tax on
real property, consequently the greater proper
ton OF poll taxes heretofore collected will
necessarily be lost TO the city unless some more
effective method lis employed. Cannot the city
council authorize the assessor TO appoint deputies
to collect this tax from every one who is not
exempt"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
"ExcELLENTLY EQUIPPED FORCE"
Letter From w. 5. Du Val to Chief
Kellogg Of the Fire Department..

Chief Kellogg, OF the fire department, has
received the following letter from W. S Du VAL
OF san Francisco, general manager of the Pacific
Insurance Union who recently visited the CITY.
please accept my thanks for your kind atten-
ton and my thanks are also due your men who
turned out SO promptly and splendidIy Tuesday
evening. i am sorry my stay Is so short that
cannot study more closely your most excellently
equipped force, and wish you all success In
your work. With kindsst regards to all-not
forgetting the ircboat"
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Trying Hard to shirk Pol, IA,

The trial OF James +. Morrison on a charge Of
refusing TO pay the assessor his poll tax, will be
had before Justice Won Tobel tomorrow at
So'eioek. Morrison is justice and police court
practitioner, and he was arrestesi on a warrant
last Wednesday. At that time he was allowed
to 90 on his own reeognizance and the trial was
SET for Friday. Morrison demanding a trial by
jury. Friday he offered to settle the case by
paying his poll tax. and the district attorney
agreed to drop the case. Then Morrison objected
TO paying the costs Of warrant, and the case was
continued until tomorrow, at which time Jury
viii IL summoned
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
DEATHS AMI FUNERALS.


D0AAoA "a CnCotcI ClcaIy-h0ff'e re-
mains to Go East.
The funeral of Chester C,eary takes place to-
day at O'Clock p. m from the residence, corner
franklin avenue and Park street The remains
are to be inferred In the Masonic cemetery.
The remains Of Peter Saunders, the man who
dropped dead in the Ramona saloon a few DAYS
ago, will be buried at O'Clock this afternoon in
Calvary cemetery under the auspices OF the G.
A. r.
Irene Carberry. child years old, died Fri.
day OF membranous Group, at 10 Weller street
The parents had just moved here from the East
and are much affected by their loss. The fu.
neral takes place at $50 o'clock this morning
from the residence and the remains viii be in
TERED In Calvary cemetery.
The remains Of Wallace Lang, who was killed
at Smiths cove Friday, will be embalmed and
shipped to Toronto, Canada, where the friends
Of the dead man reside
The remains Of W. w. Kerr, the unfortunate
young man who was accidentally poisoned
Thursday night, are being embalmed and will
Be shipped to Maiden, Mass, Tuesday, to the
dead mans friends.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
BOYCOTT HELPS THE ALTON.
Business Was Never Better-Rato War
Anticiuated.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-The Alton officials are
very cheerful. They assert that the trunk line
boycott Is working admirably, and that business
was never better A prominent Official of
another Western road, commenting on the situ-
alton, said he had asserted from the first that
the boycott is the best thing that could have
happened for the Alton. Thousands of people
to whose American ideas the word ..boycott'' is
repugnant, will sacrifice convenience if need be
TO give the Alton business, and certainly the
ticket agents outside of the forbidden territory
will do all in their power TO help the Alton. II
the fight is kept up long it is not unlikely to re-
suit in a bitter rate war. The Alton is bound to
protect its business, and may not long be able to
do this without slashing rates.
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Tho Attack on the Canadian Pacific.

WASHINGTON CRY, April 1S.-Secretary Foster
was asked today about the proposed changes
which ii is said were contemplated in the pres
ent system of transportation through the terri.
tories OF the United states, of goods shipped over
Canadian roads under consular seals. The secre-
tary replied the department did not wan. TO
injure the business of the Canadian roads; the
single principle which the department wanted
TO have established in the matter was the pro
lection OF American revenues. The department
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Gould,s Union Pacific POLICY.

DENVER, April 1s.-In an interview here to-
night. General Manager Clark, of the Union Pa
cihc, denied that that road is diverting freight
from the Chicago Il Northwestern, and says the
management is disposed to live up to its con-
tract He also says there is no truth in the as
sertion that Ed Dickinson has been appointed
general manager of the Union Pacific in place of
Holcomb. He would not say, however, that
such an appointment may not be made in the
filture
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The Gr.nd rrunk Muddle

TORONTO, April lS.-A Globe cable says: Sir
Charles Topper today denounced Tyler's speech
at the Grand Trunk railway meeting az puerile.
As he considered Sir Henry refused to accept his
challenge to meet him he should not attend the
meeting Tuesday week unless invited, but
should reply throushthe press. The charges of
robbery and corruption did not refer to the pres
ent management of the Grand Trunk, but to the
construction lines, and were true.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
MAMIE KEEvAN's SAD FATE.
Her Dtssolute Mother Believed to Hay
Taken Her tn Tacomn

Since the abduction of l6year-oid Mamie
Keevan yesterday evening by her notorious
neither, woman known by the name of Mckay.
nothing positive has been learned of the young
girls whereabouts. but il is believed that she
and her mother are in Tacoma. Yesterday after
neon some one at Puyallup telephoned To police
headquarters saying that about l. o'clock
hack-No. 4-drove TO the Northern Pacific
depot In that town. In the hack were middle
aged man, two middle-aged women and two
young women. The party, accompanied BY the
driver OF the hack. boarded the train going, pre-
sumably, To Tacoma II is quite probable that
che abducted girl was one of the party
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THE NEW CABLE IN PLACE.
Madison Street Troubles Ended-Hov
to Reach the Ball Grounds

The new cable win be stretched on the east
end of Madison street by the time for the cars to
begin running this morning, so that there will
be no further cause Tor delay in getting to the
baseball grounds. Those who wish to have the
pleasure OF a trip on Lake Washington while
going to the games can take the Yesler avenue
cars and steamer from the power-house to
Madison street wharf, the whole trip occupying
thirty minutes. Cars run every four minutes
and steamers every fifteen minutes
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The electric cars on the Union Trunk line viii
not run down James street at present, as their
weight pulling at the cable was found to be so
great that the machinery at the power-house did
not take up the slack fast enough. To over
come this difficulty carriage with weights is
being attached to the sheaves on Pioneer place.
The electric cars will run down town again in a
week or ten DAYS.
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Going East to Organize Companies.

Dr.. E. c. Kilbourne leaves ON Tuesday or
Wednesday for New York. Boston and possibly
London to arrange for the organization of q
large loan and investment company and for
some improvements at Green lake. His plans
include the placing of five more GERS on the
Green lake electric road and the running OF cars
every fifteen minutes, the trip being made in
thirty minutes.
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w. c. TT. Recen,ian.

The ladies of the woman's Christian Temne-.
ance Union wiz hold reception next wednes-
day evening al the residence OF Mrs L. johnson.
SO Madison street Invitation cards have been
sent 10 the members OF the union aud several
OF thssx LADY, Irienda
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Mr. James Lambert, OF New brunswick. hi
nois, says; - was badly afflicted with rheuma-
tsm in the hips and legs. when bought a bottle
OF Chamberlain's Pain Balm Ii cured me in
three DAYS am all right today and would in
sst ON every one, who is afflicted with that ter
rible disease, to use Chamberlan's Pain Rain
and get well at once" For sale by all drug.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19
Railroad Travel Is HEAVY.

1.-THE passenger business of the Northern Pa
cifc road is very good, much better than at this
time last year." said General Agent Nadeau
yesterday. ave are, running twelve cars ON
each overland train including baggage and
mail cars They are always well loaded and we
sometimes have to run the trains in two sec
tionso
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-19

Mr.. Shaubut Makes Big Horse Salcs.
B. F. Shaubut, manager of the Seattle Transfer
Company, returned yesterday from months
visit to Montana He was at Helena, Butte and
Anaconda, and at Noah Armstrong; ranch in
jefferson valley. From the latter place he took
twenty seven blooded horses and sold them for
$4,000, Marcus Daily having bought twenty-one
for $4,000
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Northern Pacific

Northern Pacific Improvements.
The Northern Pacific road from Seattle to
Meeker is being ballasted with gravel and will
be laid with heavy rails. From Meeker to Ia
coma second track is being laid.
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Electric Plant Concentrated.

Electric Plant concentrated.
The Home Electric Company is setting up q
200 horse power engine in its new power-house.
All the dynamos have been moved from the
Pike street and Lake Union powsr-houses to the
hull
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subsidy for Port Angelo. Road.

C. E. Mallette, general manager of the Port
Angeles Southern road, reported to the directors
at meeting on Friday that the subsidy of $780,
600 guaranteed by the city council of Port An
geles would be made up in about two weeks.
He expects to begin construction in about
month
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Work ON the Belt Line,

The right-of-way for the Belt line through the
property OF w. ]. Blackwell was secured yester-
day by the payment Of 81 900, and work on his
ground was at once resumed. The railroad will
build a tunnel, by which the county road will
pass under the track on William Cochranes
farm.
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Read the list and watch ii grow.
Read the lis, and watch il grow.

Women with pale, coorless faces, who fee
weak and discouraged, viii receive both mental
AID bodily yigor by using Csrter's Iron Pills
ntpxinn
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The sewer shan.

City Engineer Gardner finds it necessary to
work today on the sewer shaft, and has applied
10 the mayor for permit. II the shaft was al
lowed to stand for twenty-four hours it would
get so firmly set that it would be difficult to pro-
coed with the work
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cable for North seattle Line.

The cable for the North Seattle extension of
the Front street cable road has arrived from San
Francisco. 1t is 1890 feet long and weighs
40 900 hounds
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Owing to the death of Mr.. 1. XII
senior member of the firm of Xii,
& Rosenberg, the Benefit Sale for T.
Workingmen's Free Reading Roe
and Library Fund will be postpon
until Saturday, April %.
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Read the list and watch il grow.

FINE TIES.
Finest line OF ties in the city for 50 cents T NJ
kasia Clothing Company, So2 Front street
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Read the list and watch it grow.
Read the list and watch 1t grow.

Read the list and watch it grow.
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TIME FOR ACTION.
The City Sewage Question Should
be Disposed Of.
1t is Expected That the Trustees Will
Take Some Action on the
Subject To-day.

1t is expected that the City Trustees,
at their session to-day, will take up for
action the matter of better disposition
of the city's sewage than that afforded
by the present system. The subject has
been very thoroughly discussed in the
last few weeks, and the necessity for
relief SO abundantly established that
even the most confirmed silurian has to
admit it.
The RECoRD-UNIoN some weeks ago
suggested the more feasible plan for get
ting rid of the city's sewage, and ex-
planned it at length-the system known
as chemical precipitation-and which
has been in such successful use by Wor-
cester, Mass, and other cities. This
system has the Endorsement of eminent
doctors, and is also recommended by
Health Officer Nichols of this city, who
has been making a careful study of our
sewerage system.
The condition of the drainage canal
south OF the city, as shown in the
RECORD UNION both from its own and
committee reports, is such that the City
Trustees should not lose day if they in
tend to secure relief TO the city and to the
people whose lands are flooded and their
hoihSS 1ShetelSu pIaCllCally uuicUduI-
able by the daily output of our sewers.
1t is stated on reliable authority that
the entire families of DeCosta, Whitley,
Williams, Nichols, Gosling and others
whose premises are under water in the
Pocket are sick, and their illness is at
tributed-not to the mere fact that there
is tlood-water in the district, but because
it is increased in quantity and polluted
by the sewage from this city.
There is, therefore q double necessity
for prompt action by the city authorities
the relief of the city from lake of
sewage at its very outskirts, and the re-
lief of the people who have homes near
the drainage canal, and are sick and
suffering from the effects of the lack of
proper methods of carrying the pollution
past and beyond their lands.
No citizen can visit the flooded district
south of the city and witness the pitiable
condition of the people there without
realizing that much Of it is due to the fact
that this city is dumping all its sewage
down upon them; and no citizen who be-
lieves in the application of the golden
rule can find cause to justify the course
that Sacramento has been and is pursuing.
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ANOTHER PIONEER GONE.
Death of G. ID. Wingate, One Of Il
Argonauts of Forty-nine.

Death of G. ID. Wingate, One Of the
Argonauts of Forty-nine.
Charles Dilamore Wingate died on Fri
day last at the residence of his niece,
Mrs. c. E. Paine, on Seventh street, near
NJ, from which place the funeral took
place yesterday.
Deceased was native of New Hamp-
shire, and aged 70 years, seven months
and ten days. At the age of IA years he
went to Bangor, Me-, where he learned
the trade of blacksmith. He came to
Sacramento in lS49, and engaged in the
hay and grain business for some wears.
subsequently he went to Aurora, New,
remaining there about two years, and
returned to Sacramento in 1862, since
which time he has made his residence at
the home of his niece, Mrs. c. E. Paine.
He was one of a family of thirteen chill
dren, all of whom have reached a good
ola age. The youngest of the family was
A years of age before the first death oc-
Cured to break the circle. Previous to
his arrival in California Mr.. Wingate was
Colonel of a militia regiment in Bangor.
The members of the family of thirteen
remaining are w. Z. and J. d. Wingate,
residing in the East; Aaron, Richard and
Nancy Wingate of Sacramento; Mrs w.
a. B. Cobb and Miss Harriet Wingate of
Carson.
Although the funeral was private,
many beautiful and artistic floral designs
were received. The pail bearers were:
G. Clinch, S. S. Nixon, Robert Devlin,
James Mcclure, NJ. NJ Drew and B. n
Bugbey. Rev. j. B. Silcox delivered the
funeral sermon.
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TWICE IN ONE DAY.
The Home Club Gains Two Victories
Over San lose.
ban-Playfng Of the Gflt-Edge Variety
Chick Speer Suffers a se-
rious Accident.

mere were nearly 5000 people inside
the snowflake Park grounds Yesterday
AFTERNOON to witness the ball games be-
tween the Sacramento and San Jose
cluos' In point of merit the contests
nave not been excelled in this city since
the season of '91 opened. They were of
the KIND calculated to excite an audience,
ana there was such a small difference in
Che scores during the progress of the
games that couple of bad plays, or two
or three punched hits would have en-
urely changed the complexion of the
score-board.
Inc hrst game was pretty one from
start to finish, and was won by the Sac
ramentos by a score of to 2. In the first
inning, after two men were out, Sun
day swung his bat hard against the ball
and it cleared the right field fence by
about forty feet. The big out-fieIder
trotted around the bases, scoring a home
run.
There was no more tallying until the
fourth inning, when McGuirk, the favor
lte OF all the League audiences, lifted the
ball over where his big colleague, Sun
4ay, had planted it in the first inning.
Ihen the crowd howled with delight, and
40 NAd IHS SOOO-udIuTeu UrSJ-DaS60lan
more real good than a half-year of prac-
tice.
Peoples scored in the fifth inning. He
reached first base on being hit by the
pitcher, and hits by Sunday and Works
brought him around the circuit.
Up TO this time the Garden City lads
had not scored man, but their turn
came IN the next inning. Ebright was
safe on muff by Sunday, and the next
batter, McVey, drove the ball out towards
Works. The latter attempted to make a
pick up, but the ball passed him and
rolled to the back fence. Two men
scored, and these were the only runs that
San Jose got during the game.
sacramento had fine opportunity to
make half dozen runs in the seventh
inning, but only one man scored. The
bases were filled, but the batters could
not connect squarely with the ball.
The eighth and ninth innings were
quite exciting, although no runs were
scored. San Jose came so very near
scoring in the ninth inning that it was
with sigh Of deep relief the cranks
saw the last man out. Stallings was
called out by Umpire Donahue in this
inning for interfering with kid" Pee
pies, who was endeavoring to complete
double play.
Little "Chiclx' Speer met with an acci-
dent IN the second inning that NAV dis
able him for the remainder of the season.
McCloskey, in sliding feet-first to the
home plate, struck the little catcher in
the ankle and knocked off piece of the
Done. The limb was also badly strained
and 1t is thought that if he does recover
the free use Of his foot again, it will not
be before two months time, Following is
the score:
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SATURDAYS GAMES.
How Sacramento Defeated the Lead
ers-Baltz Does Good Work.

ers-Baltz Does Good Work.
The only way the Sacramentos won the
game on Saturday from the San Jose
club was through punching few hits
and advancing around the bases when
Harper commenced to get wild in his de-
livery. Harper was given perfect sup
port by his fielders, but he was too un-
steady to win the game. He sent six
men to bases on balls, hit another, and
allowed seven base hits.
On the other hand Stapleton the young
Sacramento pitcher, twirled like a vet
eran. He was hit safely only five times,
and was encouraged by the good work of
his team.
McHale, of last years Sacramentos,
played on third base for the San Jose
club, and guarded his position well. He
accepted five chances without an error.
but used bad judgment on one occasion,
when he picked up a slow ground ball
which would have rolled foul had he
Kept his hands off it. The runner reached
the base.
Hutchinson and Hanley made home
run drives. The runs by innings were:
sacramento. Q Q Q Q 0 0-5
Earned runs-Sacramento 2, San Jose l.
Home runs-Hutchinsona and Hanley. Three
base hits-Spies and Harper Sacrifice hit
aahley. flrst DaSe on errOrS-San Jose 2.
First base on called balls-Sacramento 6, San
Jose 3. Left on bases-Sacramento 8, San
Jose 3. Struck out-By Stapleton 8, by Har-
per 8: First base on hit by pitcher-Sunday
Double play-O'Day and McGuirk Wild
pitches-Stapleton l, Harper /. Time of
game-One hours and forty-five minutes
Umpire-Donahue. Official scorer-Wil H.
Young.
AT THE BAY.
The game between the San Franciscos
and Oaklands on Saturday was closely
contested one. Young Baltz, Oakland's
new pitcher from Sacramento, did spIen-
did bOx-work, and his club came near
winning. Score by innings:
San Franciscos. o o 9 o o o 1-6
Oaklands........... L o o / O-5
Standing of the CLUBS.
The following table shows the standing
of the four California Ieac1le climbs.