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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-17
D.A. A.M'KENZIE DEPUTY SEATTLE
Collector Wasson Points Out a OuaIffi
cation That Alexander Lacks,

PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 16-fSpecial. THE
resignation of Deputy Collector Alexander, of
Seattle, was accepted today, and d. A. Mckenzie
was appointed his successor In aceepting
Alexanders resignation Collector Wasson wrote
him:
am today in receipt of your letter of October
IA, rendering your resignation as deputy col.
lector of the port of Seattle. One of the essen
tial requirements of qualification for service in
the customs department of the Puget sound dis
trict in future will be that the official shall be a
gentleman. Your letter so clearly shows that
you lack that essential qualification that am
pleased to dispense with your services and ac-
cept your resignation. Yours,
A. WATSON, Collector.
Mckenzie will assume charge of the Seattle
Office Monday.
William McCurdy, of this city, has been ap-
pointed to fill q vacancy in the statistical de-
partment of the custom-house.
Mr.. D. A. Mckenzie, who has been appointed
deputy collector for Seattle, is a weil.kuoyn
citizen of that place, where he has pursued a
successful business career, and has taken a
prominent part in all affairs OF public irnport-
ance. He was born in Caledonia N Y. in 1853
but went TO Kansas where he engaged in the
grain commission business. He went to Seattle
about 1887 and entered the real estate business.
which he has followed ever since. He has been
a member of the city council
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TOTALLY UNFIT FOR OFFICE.
Tacoma Republicans Protest Against
Giving II. III. Boyd the Coll Iectorshin.

TACOMA, Oct 16.-ISpeeial. 1.-The Fourth ward
Republican club tonight adopted resolutions
protesting against the appointment to any pub-
lie office in the city of Thomas Henderson Bovd,
on the ground OF total incapacity. The action
was prompted it is said by the receipt of letter
from Secretary Foster, by prominent Tacomau,
stating that Boyd had been recommended for
deputy collector OF this port to succeed W. A
Berry, and that in the event OF no protests he
would be appointed Boyd was in the city
this afternoon, endeavoriDg to get Endorsement
A. K. Tetlow, overhearing him soliciting such
Endorsement from Postmaster Hogue, publicly
denounced him. 1t is said that Boyd's reioinder
was that he could get along and be appointed
without the assistance of Pierce county A
movement was at once started to call mass
meeting OF Republicans and citizens to protest
petition was also circulated and signed by
leading Republicans from Mayor Handle down
The petition denounees Boyd as incompetent,
and incapable to discharge the duties OF the Of
fice that he has been q traitor to Pierce county,
discriminating against the county; is not a rep
resentative citizen, or a citizen at all.
The Republican city and county executive
committee will meet at p. M. tomorrow 10 ar
range for msss-meeting. 1t is proposed to tel
egraph this action to Secretary Foster.
The Seventh precinct Second ward Repub-
hcans telegraphed Secretary Foster tonight
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CALIFORNIA DOODLE CASES.
Gage and Raymond Will Testify-Chris
Buckley's Canada Home.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 16-When the case of
Stephen T. Gage, cited to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt for not ap-
pearing before the grand jury when summoned,
was called in the superior court this morning,
Gage and his counsel, Creed Raymond, failed to
put in an appearance and Judge Wallace ordered
Cages bond of 81, 600 forfeited and bench war
rant issued for his arrest Before the warrant
was made out, however, they appeared in court.
Raymond stated that the delay had been una
voidable but that Gage would purge himself
of contempt, and in recognition of the
decision of the supreme court both he and
Chute would appear before the grand jury and
testify. He Haymond) regretted that the SUI
preme court did not settle the question of the
grand jurys legality, and he would endeayor to
initiate some means for testing that question as
speedily as possible. Judge Wallace then an
nounced that he would continue the case
against Gage, to be called up at any time on
one days notice from the district attorney in
case Gage fails TO appear before the jury when
wanted. The order declaring the bail forfeited
was then vacated. In the case of Edgar
b. Raymond, who also announced his
Willingness to go before the grand
had decided that witnesses must obey the sum-
mons of that body, Judge Wallace ordered
stay of execution OF sentence pending further
developments.
MONTREAL, Oct. 16.-Chris Buckley evidently
intends to make good his statement that he was
going to pass the winter in Canada. Ever since
his arrival in Montreal he has been watched
very closely by newspaper correspondents who
would not believe he intended to stay here, and
suspected he was making arrangements to leave
by some convenient steamer for Europe. On
Wednesday, however, he signed the lease for a
handsome house on Sherbrooke street, the aris-
toeratic street of the city, and will go there at
once from the ST. Lawrence hotel, where he Is
now stopping with his wife and Jake Rudolph.
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other bushel of wheat or another barrel of
pork. (Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE.
ITO Senator Frye, July IL, 1890"
This sentence is garbled and taken from its
proper connection. What / did say is the fol-
lowing:
81 do not doubt that in many respects the tar
i'll bill pending in congress is just measure,
and that most of its provisions are in accord
ance with the wise policy of protection, but
there is not section or line in the entire bill
that will open the market for another bushel of
wheat or another pound of pork"
The letter in which this paragraph occurs was
written to Senator Frye July IL, 1890, and the
Mckinley bill did not become law until Octo-
Der !, nearly three months thereafter. In
my letter to Senator Frye / objected
to the bill because it did not con-
tain reciprocity clause which would
provide a market for wheat, ptTk and other
products OF the farm, and for vsfseus febrics
Before the bill was finally passed, reciprocity
clause was inserted and large addition made
to the free list. 1t will therefore be seen, from
what said in my letter, that the objection
which made to the Mckinley t-agwas entirely
removed before the bill became a law.
Let me further say that the reciprocity clause
has given an ample market for many barrels of
flour and many pounds of pork. Brazil, some
months ago, entered into treaty by which
many American articles are admitted Free
Flour is made free, and pork admitted
at a nominal duty. Cuba and Porto Rico have re-
duced the duty on -four from $3.50 barrel to
81 (Which gives us the market), besides putting
nearly 100 articles OF American production on
the free list. San Domingo has made reci-
procity Tree list besides large number of other
articles Other treaties for reciprocity are in
progress. Germany, without negotiating a for
NAL treaty, has removed the prohibition on
pork, and our government in consideration
thereof, has left her sugar ON the free list.
This opens to us all entirely new mar
ket, and $l5,000,0o0 to $2O,0OO,O0O
OF American pork will be consumed per annum
where not pound has been taken for ten years.
The reciprocity provision is proving very sue
cessiul, especially in farm products, and more
particularly in the case of the two articles men.
toned in the paragraph quoted-fiour and pork
am not therefore an opponent OF the Mckinley
bill, as the Democratic papers in Ohio are con-
stantly alleging. On the contrary, / have
cordially supported it ever since it was per-
fected by the insertion of a reciprocity clause.
Very respectfully yours, JAMES G. BLAINE.
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GREAT TOWER AT WORLDS FAIR.
Andrew Carnegie to Guido EiffeI-1, ,12O
Feet AhoYe the Ground.

Feet Above the Ground.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-The stars and stripes, it
was decided today, are to wave 100 feet above
the ground during the Worlds fair from an
American tower that will out Eiffel Paris The
builder is to be Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburg.
Over 5000 people will be accommodated in the
tower at one time, and two OF the many elevat-
ors are to start from the ground and run more
than 1000 feet up without change or stop, di-
rectly to the lookout landing. The width of
the tower at the foundation level will be 40
feet in each direction. The Keystone Bridge
Company, of Pittsburg, one of Carnegie's con-
Germs, has agreed to construct the metal portion
OF the tower and have il completed by February
l. 1898. The actual cost of the tower is estimated
at 81 500 900, $4,000 less than the Eiffel tower,
the difference being in greater simplicity in the
design and the use of standard and merchant
able sizes of steel
There are to be three landings. The first, 200
feet from the ground, will accommodate at one
time on the collonade floor, 5000 people. In
side the collonade is space sufficient to build
four hotels restaurants, besides numerous
booths for the sale of different articles. The
second landing is designed as q grand promenade
in the daytime and dancing hall in the evening,
aud will accommodate 5000 people. The upper
landing, 1000 feet from the ground, will
accommodate 1,5j0 people. and above
this there will be Offices for the
signal service, scientific investigation, etc.
Above this is to be a circular electric railway
carrying electric lights at night and signals by
day. Above this will be the lighthouse TO be
provided with the most powerful reflector ever
constructed, surmounted by flagstaff
LONDON, Oct. 16-James Dredge aud Sir Henry
Wood, of the royal commission to represent
Great Britain Mt the Worlds fair, have prepared
the draft of report eulogizing the prospects
and arrangements of the fair, and urging wide
and active participation by the people OF Great
Britain
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Tacoma RAILROAD News.

TACOMA, Oct 16.-Ispecial. There is no Off
clal authority emanating from Tacoma for the
statement that the Northern Pacific will extend
It's line from South Bend to point opposite
Astoria.
During the past few weeks about forty en-
ployes OF the Tacoma Railway d Motor Com
pany have been dismissed. President Schulze
says the men were discharged for good and suf-
fielent reasons, and that he is securing a better
class OF workmen. Some of the men now en-
ployed by the company say the new men are not
as capable as the ones that have been discharged.
President Schulze says further changes will be
made until the company is satisfied with the
service.
While in this city today President A. NJ. Can
non, OF the Columbia River and Navigation
Company, stated that the road which the COM
pany proposes to build to The Dalles will cost
about 100000, and will be completed within
two years. The road will be utilized in hauling
Eastern Washington products past the unnavi-
gable portions of the Columbia river. aud will
be twenty-four miles long
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OF transporting arms and dynamite consigned
to and Intended for the insurgents. The situa-
tion remains serious Germany has entered
into the agreement of the powers agains. China
Gross deception has been practiced at Pekin in
the hope that Germany would again refuse to
enter the combination. Recently the German
minister, Dean, OF the diplomatic corps at Pekin,
compromised the dignity of his colleagues In
the matter of an audience for the purpose of se-
curing Chinese favor and concessions for public
works and railways inaugurated at Kraiping,
near Iien-Tsin. He appeared to act for the
agency of the iron works conducted by
krupp's concern at Essen, endeavoring to
secure the monopoly in furnishing rails and
guns. 1t is reported that the old-time oficial
friendship between Germany and China is n
thing OF the past Minister Brandt also demands
Indemnity for the outrages against foreigners,
having realized the colossal deception OF the
Chinese. A Tien-Tsin message says the French
minister, LeMair, has returned to his post at
Pekin and confirms the unanimous agreemen.
OF the foreign powers.
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GosCHEN OR BALFOURf
The Conservative Leadership-Triumph
of Gladstone Believed to Be Near.

LONDON, Oct. 16-[Associated Press, Copy
righted, 1891 THE Conservatives have been
prematurely jubilant over having escaped the
leadership of Goschen. The members of the
Carlton Club today received with a shock of
disappointment telegram from Balfour deny
ing that he had beeh offered the leadership.
Douglas, the Conservative whip, denies that
the premier has yet definitely offered the vacant
post to any member of the cabinet. He would
not say whether it had been offered to
anyone outside the cabinet, meaning
the Marquis OF Harrington. The truth of the
position, known to the inner official circle, is
that Balfour wants Harrington to become the
leader with the reversion of the post to himself
Behind Balfour's ostensible reason is the fact
that he does not care to have his early period of
leadership signalized by the coming de-
cisive defeat of the party No one having even
casual contact with the government ministers
can escape the conviction that the forebodings
of grand disaster at the next general election
Gil their minds. The indecision OF Salisbury is
damaging the position of the government.
The comment OF official organs of the French
and other European governments on Gladstone
announcing at Newcastle his intention 10 move
an order for the evacuation of Egypt awoke the
leaders TO the prospective dangers OF such a
declaration, and semi-offieial explanations have
appeared, putting a gloss on Gladstones words
greatly at variance with the first general inter
pretations Gladstone il is stated, did not mean
that as soon as he attained power he would dis
continue occupation. He would simply look
for some way for bringing to a close the present
provisional regime. James Bryce, the next
Liberal under foreign secretary, has declared
the same in speech. All this shows that Glad
stone has again been fioundering into blunder
on the foreign policy, which his colleagues find
ii necessary 10 correct.
The foreign Office denies the reports that the
Pamir question will be settled through delim-
itstion commission. No power has conceived or
made proposal TO England which it is likely
she would entertain.
LONDON, Oct 16.-Newspapers eommentiRg on
Bslfour's appointment as first lord OF the treas
ury position held by the late William Henry
fbao ohn 10 a yoOl
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Indian. Cede Wind River Reservation.

DENVER, Oct. 16.-The Associated Press corre-
spondent who accompanied the commission to
pegotiate with the Shoshone and Arapahoe
Indians of Wyoming for the cession OF part of
the Wind River reservation, telegraphs that the
commission has effected an agreement with the
Indians under which they cede TO the United
states about 1,l00o0O acres, out of total of
100000 acres. The Indians receive S6,000o00,
or about So cents per acre. The lands ceded in
elude practically all the land north of Wind
river and strip on the eastern part of the res
ervatiou. The country is we'll watered. The
bottom lands are rich, and there are about lo0,-
600 acres of bench land which the irrigation
companies can make good agricultural land at a
reasonable cost The whole of the reservation
is fine sheep and cattle land. Coal and oil are
found on the ceded lands, and there are indlca-
tions of more valuable minerals. The country
Is I5o miles from railroad communication.
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TRANscoNTINENTAL ASSOCIATION,
Question OF Pacific Mail Subsidy Dis
cussed-Northern Pacific Pro Rata

cussed-Northern Pacific Pro Rata.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The transcontinental as
sociation is in session in this city today with a
fuil representation. The matter of Pacific
subsidy ia under consideration, and is proving
TO be difficult problem to solve 1t was agree
able to the various lines to pay the same guar
antee to the Pacific mail as was paid in the past,
but no agreement as to the pro rata TO be paid
by the different lines had been reached up TO
this afternoon. The Northern Pacific claim
they are paying too great proportion of the
guarantee and are making fight to have their
share of the expenses lessened. IL was decided
to let the matter of the weighing of freight on
the Pacific coast to stand as 10 is until the next
general meeting of the association, and the
agents OF the delivering lines will continue to
weigh the freight. The charges that some of
the lines were paying commissions were not
sustained, and the matter dropped.
Neither the commission nor the subsidy mat
Ter were definitely settled at today's meeting,
ana VIII be up again tomorrow. representa-
tatlve OF the fruit shippers addressed the asso-
Cation on the subject of lower rates on fruits
and canned goods from California. His re-
quest was received with open-armed cor
dlality. The railroad men admitted that on
certain OF the goods, as. for instance, "second-
crop raisins, the tariff should be lowered.
Iney seemed to fear, however, that ii such dis
elimination were made there would be a sudden
ana startling increase in the amount of second
crop, with corresponding decrease in the pro-
ouctlon OF frst-class fruit.
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PORTER TALKS OF THE CENSUS.
Average Farm and Home Debt-Cost of
Gathering Mortgage Indebtedness.

Boston, Oct. l6.-Census Superintendent Por-
ter tonight talked about the census before the
American Statistical Association. He stated
that when completed the eleventh census will
make not less than twenty-five quarto volumes
of 1000 pages each. The result of direct inquiry
as to the debt on farms and homes has not yet
been completed, but il is so far advanced that
Porter was able to state that the average
of the farm and home debt, OF the partial re-
turns from counties distributed throughout the
the union is 81 ,2ss for farms and 1925 for homes.
If these averages hold good, there is an existing
debt in force of s2,5Oo.0O0,0O0 on farms and
homes occupied by owners and incumbered. II
has cost nearly million dollars thus far to col
lect these statistics of mortgage Indebtedness,
and it will take another $4,000 10 finish the
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SUICIDE OF A BOSTON BANKER.
Irving A. Evans Shoots Himself. Owing
To Financial LOSSES.

suScooK, n. H., Oct. 16.-IrvIng A. Evans, SON
of Hon. Aonzo Evans, of Boston, committed
suicide this morning by shooting himself.
Boston, Oct. 16.--Irving A. Evans. whose sui
eide is reported from Suneook, \. H., Is well.
known banker and broker. His suicide created
considerable excitement on the street Evans
has been losing money on both sides of the
market for some time and became embarrassed.
IT is understood that Evans liabilities will be
met by the connections of the firm, and that
there will be no failure. Evans OF late had been
so despondent over his losses in the stock mar
ket as to be mentally unbalanced.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The announcement Of
the death of Irving A. Evans caused intense
surprise on the New York stock Exchange,
where he was well and lavorably known. The
firms who acted as correspondents for Evans
& Co. state that the firm had large cash ball
anee to their credit in both Offices. Rumors are
current, however, that Evans is largely short in
the market through other Offices.
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Evaporation of the Two Fac
tions Increasing Daily.
PARNELLITEs HATE TIM HEALY.
O'Brien Says Basis of Boulogne Nego-
tiati0ns Was Parnell's Removal.
Baifour Hesitates to Take Leadership
in Commons at Threshold of Glad
stonian Victory warships Assem-

LONDON, Oct. 16.-Pearce Maho1ey, NJ.
P. for North Meath. speaking at meeting
of the followers of Parnell at Dublin to-
dav, was greeted as the new leader. He
rallied at Dillon and O'Brien. Mahoney is
mere figurehead. He is poor speaker,
and has no known gifts as q tactician.
The section has but three men of proved
parliamentary ability-Redmond, Leary
and John O'Connor. The first named has
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4. uorr,h,e Hanging In Minnesota.

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn., Oct 16.-A dreadful
scene was enacted this morning at the execu-
ton of William Rose. The prisoner made a
speech in which he protested his innocence and
accused a man named stoyer OF the murder.
The trap was sprung at 4:56 and the rope parted.
The body was picked up and another moose sd-
iusted. When the trap~was sprung again the
man slowly strangied TO death.
MADISON, Ga, Oct. l6-Aleek Morris was
hanged at noon today.
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SYDNEY, n. s. w, Oct. 16.-The governments
yesterday opposed motion to the effect that
the government bill regulating mining laws
should be returned TO committee in order that
the eight-hour labor clause which it contained
might DE eliminated. The motion was carried
by vote of ~ to al. 1t is understood that in
consequence of the defeat OF the government
the cabinet viii resign.
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The brotherhood of Trainmen.

GALEsBURG, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-The trainmen to-
day completed the board OF trustees by eleeting
X. S. Bodman of Los Angeles, and C. /. Rolf, of
Beardstown, ILL., Messrs Wilkinson, Morrisey
and Sheehan were empowered to represent the
brotherhood in the federation movement, and
the convention adjourned to meet in Boston
next year.
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More Rioting at the Socialist Congress

ERFURT, Oct. 16.-Du-ing today's session of
the socialist congress Werner and Wildberger
were allowed freedom of speech to explain
their accusations that members OF the commit
tee had accepted presents for political services.
They INDUCED in torrents of personal invective
and abuse, which led to great disorder, and d
general free fight was barely prevented. The
opposition speeches were mostly OF an anarchist
character, and not indorsed by the majority of
the congress. A committee was finally sp-
pointed to inquire into the accusations.
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BLAINE ON THU TARIFF.
His Criticism of the Mckinley
Bill Made Clear.
He PUT RECIPROCITY IN IT.
AS Originally Drawn 1t Would Not
Have Widened Our Markets.
He PUT RECIPROCITY IN IT.
Thomas Henderson Boyd Out OF Office
Collector Wasson Thanks Mr.. Alex
ander for His Prompt Resignation.

New YORK, Oct. i6.-An Ohio editor
having written to Mr.. Blaine that the
Democratic papers were parading him as an
opponent of the Mckinley bill, he replied:
AUGUSTA, Me-, Oct IA.
John Hopley. ESQ.,, Editor Journal, Bucyrus,
O.-hy Dear Sir: You inform me that DEM
ocrat!c paper in your town, and many Demo-
cratic papers throughout Ohio, keep the follow
ing paragraph standing in type:
"But there is not a section or line In the
Mckinley bill that will open the market for an
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become the actual leader. The exaspera-
tion of the factions increases daily. Healy
is specially marked out for detestation.
His utterance, recorded during the Kill
kenny contest about Parnell-'T will
drive you into the grave or the lunatic
asylum"-is recalled and made much of.