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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-26
THE WATER FRONT.

Steamer Angeles went ont with thirty five tons
OF freight; the J. r. Mcdonald brought IN sixty
tons OF granite from the British Columbus
granite quarries and 40 barrels OF Line from the
san Juan islands; the Wssco took out twelve
to1s Of merchandise for points on the Whatcom
route; the Buckeye had ten tons for Edmonds
and Richmond beach; the Glide had ten tons
Tor Nashon island aud Tacoma, and brought in
ten tons of scotch pig iron from Tacoma for the
Vulcan Iron WORKS the Henry Bailey brought
n 10000 shingles and took out twenty-five tons
OF freight for skagis river points, and the A. r
Robinson had ten tons out on the Port Orchard
and Port Washington route.
Captain Jones, of the British ship King NAL
COIN, unloading at smiths cove Tor the Kirk
land iron works, said yesterday that the work of
diseharging the vessel was proceeding very
slowly owing TO the delay in getting cars and
the Inconvenience Of unloading on them The
vessel viii load q cargo OF wheat al the Seattle
elevator.
Steamship walls wslla returned from Beiling.
ham bay yesterday andrwent TO the bunkers 10
load coal She sails for san Francisco At s
O'Clock this evening. The Umatilla IS due from
san Francisco today.
Hart Lumber Company's mill is shut down,
owing to the breaking Of the main drive wheel
on the engine II will be two or three days BE-
fore the wheel can be replaced.
Steamer Edith has been taken 70 Victoria and
put on the ways 10 have new wheel put on
she viii be OF again tomorrow and return 10 her
run.
Tug Wasp came n from Tacoma, where she
had been with boom OF logs from CisaIasiy.
She spent the afternoon cleaning boilers.
The burned steamer Rapid Transit IA 70 be mt
On the ways behind the Politkoisky az the dry
deck. or else taken 70 Salmon bag and put On
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PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Amssa Miller, accompanied by
Miss Emma BaiIlArgeon and Ar. and Mrs. VI.
Korn, leave today for Hot Springs Alderman
Miller intends going on 70 Spokane, visiting
several places in Eastern Washington on the
way.
A New York letter, under dste of August 10,
states that Mr.. B. B. Robinson, of Seattle, is az
the Union Square hotel. and that Mr.. 7. Clark,
OF Spokane il at the Murray Hill hotel.
Mr. NJ c. Kimberly y, generalsuperintsndent of
TO seattle. He Ia expected here today or to-
morrow.
NIL g. wsldrfp. editor of the Asotin Sentinel,
was in the city yesterday. He il the Worlds
fair commissioner from Asotin county.
Mrw D. Fenton. of Portland, formerly dep
uty prosecuting attorney of King county, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs L D. Ross leaves today for Harrison Hot
Strings, where she viii remain until Mr. Ross
returns from Helena
Mr.. c. F. FIshback went 10 Victoria last night
to meet his wife, who is returning from San
Francisco.
MI G. D. Rutherford and Mr.. 7. D. Jackson, of
Fall City, are staying at the Grand
Mr. C. Redward has returned from bis trip
abroad and is at the SnCqua ME.
DR.. and Mrs Ely Van de Wsrker, of Syracuse,
are staying at the Rainier.
Judge Francis Adams, of Chicago, arrived at
the Occidental yesterday.
Mr. L Z. Thompson has gone up the sksgit
river on q business trip
Mr. c. F. Jackson, of snohomish, 10 at the
Snoqualmie hotel.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The damage done by frosts in North Dakota
grows considerably less as more definite reports
are received. Wheat is found 10 be uninjured
but garden truck suffered considerably.
James Armstrong, who was shot last Friday
night az susanyille, Cal, in q quarrel about a
woman by Amos Blake, died last night Blake
and q man named Jones, who were also
wounded, viii recover.
Egbert Kingsbury died at Cleveland Tuesday
evening from the effects Of q fracture OF the
skull caused by a stone thrown by one of a
gang of rowdies whom he drove our OF his
apple orchard.
Near NieholasTille, Ky, Tuesday, Mrs. Mary
Richardson and two children were run down
and two OF them killed on railroad bridge.
In fight at Georgetown, KY, Monday night
Frank Hughes, white, was killed by Frank Dunn
lev, colored. Dumley vas badly cut
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CAN BLACK MEN BE PATRIOTS.
Fight on the Color Line Among the
Sons of America.

PHrLADELPHIA. Aug. 25.-The national camp
OF the Patriotic Order of Sons OF America opened
here this morning. The business in the camp
today was merely the outlining and organization
OF the work it has On hand.
At the afternoon session hot discussion Of
the color question took place. II was unex-
pectedly precipitatsd by resolution asking the
privileges OF the floor for the president of a
colored camp Of this city, which was excluded
from the national organization by q
change In the wording Of the consti-
tuition last October, limiting membership
in the order 70 white persons. After
much wrengling q resolution, which provides
for an amendment to the constitution, excIud-
ing the word white from the constitution,
was made special order for tomorrow morning
Then another hot fight was had on q motion
that Stephen B. Gibson, the colored delegate
above referred TO, be allowed the floor in the
morning for the purpose of showing why the
colored men should be accorded the privileges
OF the order. The motion was finally carried
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TO UNITE FRESHMEN.
National League Convention at
Chicago October %.
CAN NEGROES BE PATRIoTsq


LINCOLN, Neo., Aug S-John Fitzgerald.
president OF the Irish National League OF
America. issued Q circular today calling for q
Convention 70 be held ss Chicago. october =
ia1sntable condition OF affairs In the
Old land and the falling OF of
the Irish American support 10 the
direct result of disxsnsion in the ranks OF the
parliamentary party. These are reasons enough
70 induce lovers of the cause to come together
ana devise MEASURES 20 overcome the dif1cul-
tea It mas been deemed expedieat to 60 beyond
the lines of the Irish National League OF
America and invites the cooperation OF ali the
lovers Of the Irish cause. To this end every ex-
istang branch OF the Sarional League Of America
will De entitled 20 one delegate for every twenty
nve members, and ali other societies VIII De al
Iotfed one delegate for every twenty-five persons
Who between now and October > shall
subscribe so TO the funds Of the league.
Further, every individual who has since the
last convention contributed At one time
IS through the national treasurer, or
who shall have done 50 before the
18Th OF October, shall be entitled 20
the privileges OF delegate. The objects
Of the convention are, Ia substance, 70 examine
into the present and past relations between the
league in America snd the leaders OF the ns-
tioslal movement. with view TO placing them
on a better and more satisfactory basis: TO re-
wise and amend the constitution;
% pledge once more fnviolabie h1el-
ity 10 the cause OF the Irish liberty
and adopt such measures In support thereof as
may be considered wise and justihsble. All who
have the cause of Ireland at heart are earnestly
requested 70 make this convention not only q
success, but historical Landmark In the pro-
gress OF the Irish movement.
Tee time has come, saws the address, when we
should prove 70 the world that our moral cour-
age 10 not inferior 70 the physical bravery that
our race has ever displayed On the battleAeld;
that no obstacles nor temporary or political de-
fests can brighten as from the path our fathers
trod before Us We should not abandon the
grand old organization which has rendered
some valuable aid 70 the Irish cause during The
past ten years 70 embrace q ne.ly-iormed $3.50
citation resulting from fractional differences,
and not representa- We of united and progress
sive Irish nationality. The cause IL above men,
and tie organization should not be held respon-
sible for the shortcomings Of individuals.
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Arrested for Perjury in Court.

VICTORIA, Aug. 25.-lspecisLl-The case Of
Captain McCallum vs. the Grays, tried before JUS
tice Drake and special jury, was concluded TO-
day. The trial lasted twelve days aud evoked
great interest The jury decided in favor of
Captain McCallun- After the jury had returned
the Judge directed the sheriff to take James
Gray. one of the defendants. into custody On
the charge of perjury. This caused sensation.
The action was to determine the ownership TO
certain mining shares in the Ophir Bedrock
Flume Company OF Mccullough creek, in the
Big Bend country, transferred TO AcCallum By
the Grays
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The Sons of Veterans.

MISyEAPoLIs. Aug 25.-The session of the
Grand Commandery of the Sons of Veterans
has been devoted entirely TO routine business.
conducted in secret session.
The report of the ritual committee,
submitted this afternoon, provoked lively
discussion. Ii provides for two degrees.
civic and military, and for number of other
changes in the ritual The report was at FIRST
adopted, but later this action was reconsidered
and the report is still before the eonmandery.
There is little doubt, however. OF its ultimate
adoption in substantially its present shape
The LadieP Aid Society has been in session
during the day. The society has 2l6 camps and
5000 members, and is recognized and encouraged
by the Sons OF Veterans
: The basis OF organization was changed to the
same as the Grand Army. Il was also decided
that fifteen charter members could organize a
camp. The proposition to increase the age of
acceptance from Is TO Il years was defeated
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Bear-Huntinr ON Horseback.

sHELToS. Aug. 25.-lspeclal HI A. Pittnan
and J. Z. Sigh were out on fishing trip 70 the
skokomish river aud although the fishing was
not very good they had an Interesting time
The latter killed q bear on the way over, but an
unusual experience was reserved for Pittman
on the return. About ten miles out while
riding along the road, they were confronted by
q black bear Of medium size and Pittman's little
mare needed little urging 20 chase the brute,
during which horse and rider and
Brufn were often within touching
distance. He soon freed and
made bsckhanded pass at his pursuers as they
passed the tree a close second. During the
chase Pittmsn fred Eve shots from q 3S-caIiber
revolver, all At close range, and the last one
through the heart The skin was brought in to
verify the statement. Pittman had a similar
experience on the same trip with his white
horse not long ago, when the horse, without any
signs Of fear knocked a bear down and Jumped
on him. but having no gun the bear z { away.
The Zodiac campers have teen out just a
month and expect TO return TO shelton this
week.
Work begins today In putting she!ton's new
water system under contract to the Olympia
Pipe Company.
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Brief Tacoma Neua.

TACOMA, Aug. 25-willie Randall. the vashon
Island boy whose foot had 10 be amputated be-
low the knee about four months ago as the
result OF a gunshot wound, has since undergone
three more amputations at the Paddock hospi-
tai. Gangrene has caused repeated amputaton.
and the boy now has only q short stump near
the thigh.
The annual summer ball viii be given at the
Tacoma hotel on Tuesday evening
proposition 10 consolidate the traffic bust.
ness OF the Tacoma Railway and Motor Company
and the Peninsular Railway Company is meet
ing with favor aud viii probably be consum-
mated. The latter company operates the electric
lines 20 steilaeoom.
For Withholding note for 1910 J. r. Burres
and +. VI. Young, OF this city, have been charged
with grand larceny by Philip Neither Young
put the note in the bank while he went to look
some land which be proposed 20 buy of Metz
er The land did not suit him, and he in
,tructed his attorney. Burres. to whom he
brought the note, 10 keep IL for him.
C. $. Barlow and Captain G. w Barlow re-
Mrned today from a trip TO Mount Rainier
They assembled the mountain 1900 feet
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Destructive Fire near snohomish.

ssoHoxrsH, Aug. Especial shorty after
O'Clock this morning the large hay barn OF 5.
". Knapp, excounty treasurer and O delivery.
man in this city, about two mics south of town,
Yves burned 70 TIE ground, together with two
hay presses and set Of scales The workmen
who were employed on the farm had Just CON-
msncsd the work yesterday of baling the hay.
When the FIRE was frst discovered 1t was burst
ing Out from underneath the building, and the
suppOsition ia that the FIRE originated from the
hay heating. The loss, as near as can be esti-
mated, Is about $500. There were about 40
tons OF hay. No insurance.
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The Tide Land. Commission.

OLYMPIA, Aug. 2a-lspeeisl THE tide lands
sommission held q session today aud adjourned
mbieet 10 the call of the chairman. The secrs.
ary was instructed TO distribute the tide land
avs to county appraisers, and 10 notify the ap-
,saisers AZ soon as hsrbor lines were established
q any county. Ii was decided TO hereafter ae-
ept applications for surveying. plattiag and
pprsising tide lands of the third class, ana 70
urnish estimates of the expense of the same As
peedily as possible after receipt OF such snpli.
ations. The commissioners, on their recent
rip down the Sound. made . careful examine
ION OF the tide lands IN the vicinity OF Port
iardner and Port Angeles and whascom. AT
he latter difficulty Is anticipated in adjusting
he claims OF applicants, various plats con-
tkct with each other there.
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Worlds Fair Building Altered.

CHICAGO, Aug. Exchanges were made TO-DAY
in the interior plans OF the manufacturer
building Of the Worlds fair which sdd
ten acres TO the floor of the building
and give it forty acres available for
exhibits and avenues, making the largest
exr7 tioa building ever co-structed TIE
music hall and shoe and leather building are
forced out by the new arrangement 10
other parts Of the ground The change wss
the result OF protest by Vice President
De Young, of the national commission. who
demonstrated that under the previous arrange
ment there would be barely room for foreign
EXHIBITS, thus completely shutting out Ameri-
can manu- facturers.
The proposition of n. Eiffel, OF Paris. to erect
atower 1.-THE exposition, was today definitely
rejected. An American Company, headed by W
L Hale, il Is said, submit more acceptable plans
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FIFTY-Two CoRPsEs SO FAR.
Probably Ninety Persons Were Killed
in the Park Place Disaafer

NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-At q late hour tonight
the tsta! number of bodies exhumed from the
debris at Park Place had reached ffty-two. Sew
eral more have been identified. Two bodies re-
covered this morning were identified as William
Fl. Ellis, OF Ellis & Mcdonald. and Frederick W.
Triple, proprietor OF the drugstore in the ILL
fsted building. Other bodies identified at
the morgue proved TO Be those of Adam Dohr
and Abraham Dershopskie, of Harrisburg.
Inc coroner, after investigating, said that
there were not less than twenty persons buried
under the restaurant The police think there
were fity corpses in the cellar That would
make a total of ninety killed.
Today il is stated that the catastrophe In
thought TO have been caused by an explosion of
naphtha or some other explosive matter.
The insurance companies interested in the
disaster held meeting today and appointed
committee TO make an exhaustive INQUIRY into
the causes of the calamity. The committee was
instructed not to admit any liability
The Italian laborer caught robbing the bodies
yesterday was sentenced to the penitentiary for
six months today.
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BIG RUN OF SALMON.
Phenomenal Amount Of Fish Caught in
the sound Bays.

M. George Myers, of the Myers cannery, is
wen posted on the habits of the salmon, having
MAD experience in observing them for years.
The run of salmon this year" said Mr..
Myers, has been phenomenal. especially on &C.
count Of the great length of time of their run.
Ihey nave been also extraordinarily Plentiful
IN the sound Tue price ranges from . cents
TO 81 Per hundred. The latter price pay my
own fishermen
ne hsa are caught in great quantities near
the okasit head of this bay. The Haddos that
go up the Snohomish river seem 70 be superior
nsn 10 those found in other rivers OF the Sound.
Inc silver salmon are also larger and better fish.
unfortunately there is no market for canned
nsn and prices are dormant The report that
the Columbia river catch was short is untrue.
ney packed quite as much if not more than
last year. fully believe that the total salmon
pack OF 1891 viii exceed thst OF any previous
wear.
81. \. Nixon. of the A P. HotaIing Co,
OF seattle, Is making large preparations in the
shape OF procuring spoon hooks. etc. He has
been en1eavoring 70 get me 70 sign contract 70
take MS catch this year, IS he says that price
Will De no object 20 him, ii will only take his
catch, as he thinks TO have eight or ten tons TO
dispose OF. He is good fisherman, and fear to
make any contract with him without limit
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Man,.n. Conrlet KilIed br a Gu.rd.

HELENA, Aug. 5.-JsEnes Condor, q prisoner
IN the Deer Lodge peniteatiayy, was killed BY a
guard this morning. He was recently sent up
from Crest Falls for burglary, and of late bad
been very saIien, and had said he did not expect
70 live long, and this morning said il would be
O good day TO die seizing o heavy poker he
struck fellow prisoner, who was acting turn
key az the time. and then turned or q guards
man who was unarrned- The alarm wzs given,
and another guard, named Louis crutchheld,
shot him in the neck. he died in few min
utes. He was native OF Ohio The jury ex-
onerated Cruteb6eId
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SOUTH BEND, Aug 2.-gspecisl l-sSne dis
turbanes has arisen In this vicinity relative 70
the city poll tax Several refusing 10 p&y upon
demand were frumedfateiy fncarcera.ed IN the
city fsfI 70 swat bearing in the case. be city
was victorious and the tan was paid. The
plaintiffs, however, have appealed TO the sE-
perior court
Al of the salmon esnneries along the wiIlaps
are undergoing repairs with the intention of
starting up uhen the salmon commence 70 sun-
They will Be running In f11 blast By Ssptsm-
Der l.
The total valuation of Pacific county. a. shown
bv the yepor. Of the county assessor, foots Up
s4.IZ3.423. against 2,Z10e00 IN lsso.
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NEWS OF NORTHWEST.
A Tacoma Bank Teller Runs
Away With $4,000.
FARM FIRE NEAR sNoHoMIsH.
Montsnss Convies Killed By . Guard
British Cofumbis Farmer worth
$4,000 Sentenced.

TACOMA, Aug. g.-fspscial I-Secretsry and
Teller Edward Afbertson, Of the Fidelity Trust
Company, left his home saturday afternoon and
has not been seen since. An examination OF his
accounts at the trust eompany's ofhce show
that he lie short about s9,oo0. The bank books
show that AIbertson entered the savings de-
3osits ON Saturday evening, and it IL therefore
evident that be took the money missing from
the vaults Saturday evening. He could have
helped himself 10 much more If ne had 20 de-
sired
Albertson IL about IS years old, above the
medium height, wears a short black beard. and
has black eyes and black hair. He came here
from Council Bluffs, Iowa, aud has been en-
ployed by the trust company since its orgsn.za-
tion. His sslsry amounted 20 81 so rear. and
he has always been credited with living within
his means Mrs. Albertson was completely
Frustrated by the news Of her husbands sudden
dissppearance and the shortage Of his secouns-
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SILKS WHILE THEY LAST.

Hollands ways. in order TO get all the water out
of her so q survey can be held
The bark Flint viii finish loading coal ss
Smiths cove today and sails for San Francisco
perhaps tonight or in the morning.
Tug Politkofsky is still on the ways at the dry
dock and will probably not be ready to come OF
before the first Of next week.
The coal barge Henry Buck was toved out by
The tug Biz with 500 tons of coal for Port Town
send and Anacortes-
Steamship Haytisn Republic did not arrive
yesterday, but was expected in early this morn
ing.
steamship City of Topeka sails for Alaska
Monday morning at 9 O'clock
VIII Drisco, mate ON the tug Wasp has trans
ferred 70 the tug Biz
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Changes in the Revenue Service.

PoET ToTssEsD, Aug. 25.-lspeciaI- I-Collec-
tor Bradshaw announces the following changes
and new appointments IN his offiee: A L.
AeClinfon, night deputy, promoted deputy coli
lector, vice Charles Z. Peabody. resigned; J. W.
Potter, clerk, promoted night deputy; Quincy
A. Brooks, j.. appointed clerk; Arthur Runner,
appointed inspector. Deputy Collector spencer
has been transferred from Blaine 20 sHmas, the
newly made SUPPORT OF entry. J. c. Routine, Of
spokane, has been appointed deputy collector at
Little DaIies. and c. A Joonnis. of Blaine, was
appointed deputy collector there new dep
uty viii De appointed at Roche Harbo1 shortly.
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ROW AT GILMAN MINES.
Eon-Unfon Miners and Deputy sherins
Had an Encounter on Sunday.

GILMAN, Aug. B.-fspeciaL I-shsrif woolery
came to Gilman today. II 10 supposed that tns
object of his visit Is 10 inquire into the trouble
between the non-union miners and bis deputies
on last Sunday. Quite g number Of tbs non
union men took jannt up 70 the falls, filed
themselves up with forty-rod whisky, and when
shsy came back and while passing through
Gilman they concluded 10 clean out the town,
and drawing their pistols. made threats of what
they would do. Deputies Mcdonald and Phil
brick were compelled 70 use little force In dis
armIng them. There IL no foundation for the
rurnor that after the non-union men receive
their pay that they viii proceed 70 wipe out the
town OF Gilman. though the deputies elsim that
certain parties are using their best endeavors 70
get mp q movement of that kind. We hope and
trust that nothing OF this kind win take place
good many Of the striking miners will 9od
Temporary employment in the bop fields One
hundred aud sixty eight Of tie miners who
came out ON the strike tx months ago, are still
here, a. only three Of the old miners have sought
work with the coal company. The balance have
gone back 70 the states over 10 British Co
lumbia.
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Fraser River Salmon Pack.

NEW WEsTxIssTEE, B. c., Aug. 25.-lspeciaL1
Close calculation of the salmon pack ON the
Fraser river gives 155.OJ1 cases for tventy-one
csnneries, the largest pack being made by Alex
sDder TWEEN, 2s,D0l cases. The SIN aliest Gamer
les pack viii run from 5000 10 1900 cases each.
TWEEN paid fishermen % cents each for sockeye
salmon, which accounts for his heavy pack.
The shortage on the Fraser this year is 1900
cases and the whole British Columbia pack
about 5000 cases. All Gamers say the season
has been very Improbable. but is not any worse
fhan tad