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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-07
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Edward Blewett, of Fremont, Neb.,
returned to the city yesterday and is stop
ping at the Rainier.
Mr.. NJ. w. Belshaw, Of Pennington, has
been in the city for few days and went to
Tacoma yesterday.
Mr.. d. r. Paddock has returned from
San Francisco and is at the Snoqualmie
hotel.
DIR. G. v. Calhoun, Of La Conner, presi-
dent of the State Board Of Trade, is in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. William p. Sawyer and
child, of North Yakima, are at the Grand.
Mr.. G. B. Niblock, Of Snoqualmie, is
stopping at the Grand hotel.
DIR. T.. r. George, Of Thomaston, Me-, is
registered at the Grand.
Mr.. Fred Hunter, agent for the Ole Oh
son company, is at the Rainier.
Mr.. Cyrus Walker, Of Port Ludlow, was
at the Rainier yesterday.
Mr.. Edmund Rice, of Tacoma, was at the
Rainier hotel yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. Calhoun, of Wilkesbarre. is at
the Snoqualmie.
Mr.. A. B. McCann, Of London, is at the
Arlington.
Mr.. D. A: shindler, of Portland, is at the
Diller hotel.
Captain G. Hansen, of Victoria, is at the
Arlington.
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BALLARD EXTENSION IN DOUBT.
Ex-Councilman Hight Doubts the Le-
galsty OF the Election

The election for the extension of the
limits of the city of Ballard, which occurs
on the 10th instant, opens the discussion
of the legality of the proceedings of the city
council of Ballard. The point was first
raised by ex-Councilman A. W. Hight,
who, although not a lawyer by profession,
has had AWARDED legal experience by means
OF which he has acquired such a knowledge
of law rs entities his opinion TO consider
able weight. Mr.. Hight holds that Ballard
is a town of the fourth class and cannot
become a city of the third class until the
corporation is actually organized by the
election ana qualification of its officers,
which occurs AT the next annual municipal
election. Mr.. Hight bases his opinion
upon sections 6 and ! of the general incor-
poration law of the state of Washington
for cities and towns under ao0o0 lnhabit-
ants. The sections, he claims. are so ex-
piicit that a child can comprehend them.
They read as follows:
sec. &. II shall be the duty OF the said board
"a cause q record of such action to be made and
when the clerk of said board shall make the
record he shall certify and forw ard 10 the secre-
tnyy OF state transcript OF the same, whereupon
such corporation shall be = city OF the third
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second or hrst class, % the case may be. 10 be
organized ma governed under the provisions 81
this act; and When tho corporation r. actually
it, officers, notice Of its existence ~ such
Sec. !. Tho first election of officers Of the new
corporation shall be at the first annual munici-
pal election after such proceedings, and the
officers OF the old corporation shall remain In
Office until the officers of the new corporation
are elected and qualified: and the 0rdi-
nances, bylaws and resolutions adopted by the
old corporation shalt, as far as consistent with
the provisions Of this act, continue in force
until repealed BY the council Of the new cor
pofntion.
NWhat will I've the effect reporter
asked Mr.. Hight, ''if the election for the
extension is carried p
''The whole proceedings will probably
be null and void. or If not null and void,
the practical effect will be in measure
the same, 50 far as most of the advantages
to be derived Ivy the town from the extern
sion Of its limits are concerned. Until the
point is definitely settled by the courts
there will always be a question about the
legality Of the corporation. So long IS
there is q shadow of shade of doubt
about the legality of the corporate forma-
ton of the town, no financial house would
buy our bonds. If We cannot float our
bonds the idea of purchasing the West
Coast improvement Company's system OF
water-works at any price at this time can
not be thought Of BY waiting a year, no
question as To the legal aspects Of the pro-
ceedings can he raised"
But. Mr.. Hight. the city attorney says
II VIC wait year the city Of Seattle will
steal march on us and extend her limits
go as to take the very territory the town Of
Ballard is now trying to annex"
In answer to this Mr.. Hight said: II
doubt il the city of Seattle can do it, and
II she try, we can apply tn the courts for
an Injunction. Whatever the Ballard
council attempts to do as a third-class
town will be shronded i'm doubt, and it will
be worse than if they had not attempted
to assume. as vet, the functions of third
class town y
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CHAUNCEY DEPEw ARRESTED.


Charged With Responsibility for the
Harlem Tunnel Disaster.
New York, March Coroner Levy has
issued warrants for the arrest of the officers
and directors of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railway, who are held respon-
sible by the jury for the deaths of the vic
Tins of the Harlem railway tunnel disaster.
These warrants were for the following
officers: Charles p. Clark, of New Haven,
president; NJ. Reed, vice president of New
Haven; L. Tuttle, manager, Of New Haven.
w. A. Bishop, secretary, of New Haven;
NJ. L. Squire, treasurer, of New Haven;
III. NJ. Kockerspieger, comptroller. New
Haven; Charles T. Hempsten, New Haven;
and Charles Rockwell, New Haven; direc-
tors, George N. Miller, New York; Wilson
G.. Hunt, New York; F.. N. Trowbridge,
New Haven; w. d. Bishop, Bridgeport;
III. G.. Robinson, Hartford; Z. NJ. Reed.
New Haven; Charles Park, New Haven;
Joseph Parks, Newport; Chauncey NJ.
Depew; New York; Henry S. Lee, Spring
Wheeler. Hartford. From this it viii be
seen that majority Of the officials live
outside this state. Coroner Levy does not
anticipate that he will have any trouble
during their attendance in this city. They
will probably come on here readily, for
they would have nothing to gain by resist
ing. Should they not come, resort will be
had to extradition proceedings. AS fast
as the arrests are made balls will be taken
and the officers allowed to depart. The
district attorneys Office has been notified
of the coroners actions.
Chauncey NJ. Depew surrendered himself
to the coroner at half past 4. and was i'm
mediately released on $25, 900 bail.
President Clark, of the New Haven rail-
road, and Director Plank surrendered
themselves and gave bonds in the same
a. ~
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DIED FROM MORPHINE.
The Abbot House Death Was Probably
= Suicide.

There is no doubt but that Joseph w.
Hall, who died at the Abbott house FRI
day morning. came to his death by his
own hand. DR.. Backe, who attended him,
said yesterday:
Hall died from an overdose of NOR
phine. ] wrote on the certificate that his
death was due to pulmonary edema. That
is true; but that state was superinduced by
an overdose Of morphine. lie might have
taken the morphine with view to allevia-
ting neuralgia, but Idon't think that was
the case. understand that he took the
morphine ut about In the morning, but
doctors were not called in until in the
afternoon. This was Thursday. We
worked on him until 1 o'clock the next
morning, and at lis he died."
Coroner Horton says he has no doubt
but that it was case of suicide; though
what could have caused Hall TO commit
the decd he does not know.
Though Hall registered at the hotel as
coming Tram st. Louis, it is said that he is
from Minnesota. His father, Frank Hall,
and also his mother and a sister live at
Gig Harbor, near Tacoma. His father
came TO Seattle yesterday and will take
charge of the remains.
The body was removed to the Seattle
undertaking rooms, on Third street, and
the funeral will take place from there this
afternoon at | O'Clock. The interment will
be made iii the Masonic cemetery.
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FIREMAN TERRIBLY HURT.
Hurled With Terrible Force by . Strear
From the EirebOaf.

Hurled With Terrible Force by Stream
From the Tireb0at.
During the regular weekly practice of
the tireboat crew yesterday, afternoon, at
$3.50 O'Clock, Herman Lawson, the first fire.
man. was knocked down by the powerful
stream of one of the nozzles and received
shocking and painful injuries, in the re-
gion of the groin, that may possibly ne
cessitate a dreadful surgical operation.
The drill took place at the Oregon I'm
provement Company's wharf, near the
Stetson & Post mill.
The nozzle was being held perpendicular
by Lawson, assisted by Pipemen Smith
and Schulze, when Captain Kelleher or
dered the stream to he directed al an angle
of Is degrees. In some way the con-
troll of the nozzle was lost and
the stream struck the unfortunate
pipeman, sending him prone upon
the wharf and showing him on on his
stomach for many feet over the rough
planking of the wharf. He was driven over
a spike that was sticking up which entered
the flesh in the abdomen, lacerating him
as he passed over it in a slckening man.
ner. He was taken to Guys drug store
and Drs Noble and Ryan were summoned
to his assistance. He was removed to
Providence hospital, where everything DOS
sible for his relief was done. Lawson is a
married man, residing at the head of the
harbor, and formerly served on the city
police force.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN LINES.

Mr.. Gilman Returns and Says the Road
II Being Hurried Through.
Mr.. d. n. Gilman, after an absence of
six weeks in the East, returned to the city
yesterday. Mrs. Gilman is still in New
York. In the course of conversation
last evening Mr.. Gilman said: "The out
look for the Great Northern road is very
encouraging. Before long trains will be
running from st. Paul over the Canadian
Pacific by way Of Winnipeg. When I
was in St. Paul / saw the contractors for
the work on the main line of the Great
Northern as far as Spokane Falls. They
are preparing to put large forces of men
on the section, and expect that within q
year from now Great Northern trains will
be running into Spokane Falls, and the
work between that point and Seattle will
be well under way.
s'The tunnel through the Cascades will
be piece of work requiring from eighteen
months to two years. 1t will be more
than two miles long. The tunnel will be
longer than that of the Northern Pacific,
because it is deemed desirable to keep the
road down out Of the heavy SHOWS, and
avoid bad grades.
while the place Of crossing the Cas-
cades IS not known, my opinion is that the
approach from the East will be along the
Wenatchee. and from the west along the
Skykomish. The tunnel will be in one of
the passes at the sources Of these two
rivers, probably a little south Of the Cady.
THE extension between Seattle and
Portland may be completed by the Great
Northern and the Union Pacific Jointly;
but If the Union Pacific does not care to
have hand in the work. the Great North
ern will go on alone, and You can be sure
that the extension will be completed.
Work will be resumed as soon as the pres
ent complications are settled, and that,
suppose, will be within thirty or sixty
days.
There will be no trouble about getting
money for these undertakings: in fact.
you may say that the money has already
been obtained. Money is easier in tho
East, but that makes no difference. be-
cause James J. Hill can always sell any
security he puts on the market He never
begins anything until he has the money
all raised and in the bank. So whatever
he puts his hand to is certain of success,
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A Fine Drive.

The planking of the road from the White
house in South Seattle to the Duwamish
river has been ordered done by the COM
missioners, and it will make one of the
finest drives in the city, being a plank
road from the center of the city to the
beautiful addition of River Park and over
a level road. This is only one of the many
improvements that will be done at the
South end this present season, and now is
the time TO invest III that neighborhood
before the advance in prices, which will
surely take place in the near future.
Gould Il Whitworth are still selling their
best lots in River Park at 500 each; only
$40 cash down, and acreage at 500 per acre
with $50 cash down and balance on long
time. Their office is in the Olympic block
and is omen EVENINGS
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DREW DOUBLE PAY.
Tacoma Man Arrested Here for Defraud
ing His Employers.

ing His Employers.
w. Johns, a laborer. charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretcnses, was
captured and landed in Jail yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Judson Nobel, assisted by
Deputy James Wells.
Johns was formerly in the employ of
Charles King and Percy Dickinson, both
Tacoma men. Johns quit their employ in
February and left the city. King alleges
in his complaint that by misrepresenta-
tions Johns received double salary for jan
uary-just $57. Is more than he was entitled
to receive.
A few days ago it became known that
Johns was in this city and a warrant was
sent to Sheriff Woolery. who Immediately
placed the papers in the hands OF Deputy
Nobel for service. Nobel searched the
whole city over. Finally he located his
man on the Grant street bridge and before
the prisoner could recover from his sur
prise or interpose objections he was taken
into custody and taken to Jail.
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IT'S HOBSON'S CHOICE.
Union Pacific Can't Back Out
Of Seattle Line.
roo MUCH MONEY EXPENDED.
Good Reasons for Finishing the Road
Port Townsend southern-Great
Northern Telegraph.

The statement in the Chicago Tribune
dispatch published in yesterdays Posr-lN-
rELLrGENcER to the effect that the Union
Pacific will not build the extension from
Portland to Seattle is discredited by local
railroad men who are posted on the situa-
ton, though they do not question that the
Union Pacific would avoid building the
road If it possibly could. But it is almost
q necessity for the Union Pacific to have
its own road to the Sound, as the North
ern Pacific now takes the lions share of
the rate for its short haul from Portland,
leaving the Union Pacific comparatively
little for the long haul across the conti-
nent. Thus it has become necessary for
the Union Pacific to have its own road in
order to get paying rates for this rapidly
growing business.
Another reason is that the contract for
the whole road has already been let to Kill
patrick Bros. & Collins, and about 81, $780,
GOO has been expended in construction. If
the road were to be abandoned, not only
would this sum be lost, but the contractors
would have to be compensated, as they
would not otherwise be willing to abrogate
their contract without suit.
Thus it appears to be the part of economy
W COHipletc tHc IOdu Ill spite Oh TIC
straitened finances of the road. Bonds
cannot be issued to any further amount,
and thus the money will have to come out
of the earnings.
Apparently with this view economy is
being practiced in every department.
Owing to a quarrel with the other roads
interested, work has been stopped on the
new union depot at Omaha, which was to
have cost 100000. OF this sum the greater
part was to have been paid by the Union
Pacific, and thus large fund is released
The number of employees of the road is
being decreased on ali sides, and where
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific
roads both touch place their forces are
consolidated. At places reached by one
road its officials act rs agents of the other,
thus effecting great saving.
By these means it is hoped to raise
enough money to complete the road, either
alone or in conjunction with the Gree.
Northern. Work will be resumed even
sooner thanthe date announced-May To-
and it may be in progress before the middle
Of April. Chief Engineer Boguc will be in
Tacoma early next week to meet other of
ficials Of the road. and will almost certainly
come over to Seattle.
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The Trials and Tribulat1ons Of . South
seattle Couple.

The Trials and Tribulat10ns Of South
seattle Couple.
John Mcneil, q husband of but three
weeks duration. was arrested at the in-
stance Of his wife. Mary Mcneil, yester-
day, who charged her newly acquired iege
lord with threatening to kiln her. The
hearing took place in Justice Neagle's
court, and the testimony made known q
very unusual state Of domestic affairs.
Despite the conflicting testimony the JUS
tice required Mcneil to put up bonds IN
the sum OF $500 to keep the peace.
Mrs. Mcneil is q very large woman, con-
siderably larger than her husband; with
auburn hair, and is somewhere on the
shady side Of 80. She testified that Nc
Neil celebrated his honeymoon by getting
drunk and that he has been drunk ever
since. She alleged that he has threatened
her life at various times, and has beaten
and abused her.
Other witnesses showed that since July
last the pair have been living in the same
house, and that they frequently have had
fights and have quarreled continually.
During the hearing Mcneil passed the
time making eyes and sneering at his wife,
and she frequently made eyes at him or
told a him to o, quit your n,pudsnee" Il
keep their clients from getting into q dis
pute then and there.
After the justice had rendered his de-
cision Mcneil suddenly remembered some
thing, and jumping to his feet, said:
Say, judge. ask her about her bloodying
my nose the other day. Oh, yes, and
about her hitting me over the head with
chair, and then, cause got mad, chased
me all over the house with razor and
butcher-knife'
The Justice would not hear any more
evidence, but asked, will you give 500
bonds?n
mo, sir, WON'T answered Mcneil.
MAKE out commitment, Mr.. Clerk"
said the Justice. Mr.. Mcneil, you will
have to go 20 Jail. -
..All right. answered Mcneil. II would
rather go to Jail than 60 home with her.
Shed lay me out before got half way
there. Whenever / do scrap with her I
get the worst of it. tell you, she's holy
terror. She strikes like mule. If John
l.. Sullivan comes out here, I'll pit him
against her. and put my money on the old
woman. too"
Mrs. Mcneil struck q dramatic pose and
frowned savagely on her husband; then,
with elevated chin, she swept proudly out
Of the court room.
By the time the commitment was gotten
out Mcneil concluded he did not want to
go to JAIL and put up the $500.
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HON. WARNER MILLER.
President of the Nicaragua Canal May
Visit Seattle.

The Hon. Warner Miller, of New York,
president of the Nicaragua Canal Com
pany. may visit Seattle in April. A few
weeks ago the Chamber Of Commerce sent
to him an invitation to visit Seattle as
soon as he found the trip possible. Yester-
day Secretary ]. w. Dodge received from
him the following letter, sent from New
York under date of February 27:
am in receipt of yours of the 18th inst via
San Francisco. am greatly obliged for the in.
vtation OF the Chamber OF Commerce to visit
Seattle. go to Nicaragua on the 10th of March,
and from there to san francisco, reaching the
latter place during the latter part of April. II
can then find the time TO extend my visit to Sc
attic shall do SO with pleasure. Thanking you
for the courtesy of the invitation.
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school Bonds Signed.

The secretary and members of the board
of education are putting in their time
while resting in signing the 200 81 900
bonds for delivery TO Jacob Furth, accord
ing to the contract he entered with the
board. Each bond and each of its thirty
eight coupons attached require the sigma
ture of the secretary and each of the five
members of the board. In other words it
will require $500 signatures To ill out the
200 blank bonds. and each member will he
required 10 make his sign manual 800
times
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One Woman Convicted.

Annie Duffy, Whitechapel woman,
was convicted in the police court yester-
day and was fined $50 and costs; in all
$34.5C.
This is the first case wherein a convic-
ton has been made. The evidence against
the woman, however, was conclusive. and
the jury could not have brought in differ
ent verdict. The case took up most of the
day. The following men served on the
jury: W. z. Smith, H. NJ. Wright, Amos
Cotterel, w. H. Taylor, John George. w.
J: Graves, J. A. Jarnes, G. NJ. Sheafe and
E. G.. Remission.
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New Occidental Hotel.

Messrs. Willis & Seagrave. proprietors
of the new ucei5}ntal hotel, will throw
open their doors fhis evening. and extend
cordial invisation To the citizens of Seat
tie TO accept their hospitality. 1t is the
wish OF the above firm that the public will
make the hotel lobby its headquarters to
meet their friends and acquaintance. All
walrnr,f.
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The Religions OF India.

By request of the Woman's Home So
ciety, Mrs. Harnett will give discourse
on the Religions of india" at the Pres
byterian church, corner of Third and Mad
ison streets, Sunday afternoon at $50
o'clock. Mrs. Harnett has spent many
years in India, is pleasant speaker, and
needs only to be heard to be appreciated.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
There is no admission fee.
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THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT SATURDAY. 1

by Colonel Lockwood, Who charged no
commission for this service. The opinion
of Corporation Counsel Jacobs. heretofore
published in the PosT- hold
ing that the librarian must possess the
residence qualifications prescribed by the
charter, was placed on file.
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THE PORT TOWNSEND ROAD.
Extension Of Time Still Pendine-Presj.
dent Stsrbuck Coming.


C. j. Smith, general manager of the
Oregon improvement Company, and B. +.
Bush, superintendent, returned yesterday
from Port Townsend. Mr.. Smith SAYS that
some of the parties to the subsidy agree
ment have already consented to the extern.
sion of time for the completion of the Port
Townsend Southern road, but the matter
work is being pushed on the road to Quill
Gene. About 200 men are working on it
and as many more are ballasting and sur
facing the first twenty miles from Port
Townsend to Hooker's lake.
w. H. Starbuck, president Of the Oregon
improvement Company, leaves New York
on March Ia and will be here on the 10th.
Bids for further forty-mile section be-
tween Olympia aud Union City have been
called for and will be submitted to him on
his arrival.
c. ]. Smith left for Portland last even.
ing.
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A Foul Back Yard.

Lewis Gilbert, who resides on Main
street, near the corner of Eighth, was ar
rested by the sanitary policeman yester-
day, charged with violating the health
ordinance in having o foul back yard. He
was brought before Judge Rivers, who al
lowed him to go on his own recognizance
until today, when he will be given hear
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ticc Won Tobel yesterday. The justice be-
lieved the young mems story. They
claimed that they thought their friend had
bought the rig. = and they were only hay-
ing a ride around the block when the OFF,
Ger placed them under arrest on charge
of grand larceny
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AMUsEMENTs.
Children's Matinee at Cordr,

Children's Matinee at Cordray's.
The young people of Seattle will have an
opportunity this afternoon of seeing
"Rosedale" at Cordray's. The play is one
that affords considerable interest to both
old and young, and cannot fail to draw
one Of the largest matinee audiences that
has yet assembled in this popular theater.