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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-17
Brief Tacous News,

TACOMA, March 16.-TSpecial. AT the
united Lenten service, conducted at ST.
Iuke's church, the Rt. Rev. Wistar Nor
ris, bishop of Oregon, delivered the SER
mon. At that church yesterday w. J.
Dickson, OF Seattle. director of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew of ST. Marks
church, of that city, was ordained deacon.
During the first year of its existence the
municipal court tried /. 9S5 cases, the total
receipts for the year ending March being
Sll ,925 and the expenses less than 5000.
including juror and witness fees.
The contract for building the six-story
brick building at the northeast corner of
Eleventh street and Pacific avenue has
been let by Charles Muehlenbruck and
Franz Mahncke for $4,000. The building,
will be 5oxl20 feet in size. Siler Bros.
three-story building on c and Railroad
streets will cost $4,000.
-Four pieces of bacon and half dozen
hams were stolen last night from the Daily
Packing Company's building on Twenty
fifth street.
This afternoon ut the Rod and Gun Club
park the members of the club divided and
INDUCED in friendly tourney. The
marksmen who took part in the play were
Bell, Mullen, Box, Chrisman, Dodge. Bar
low, Eberly and bingham. They are
rracticing in anticipation of the shoot
Sunday with the Seattle Gun Club.
The Bedell divorce case ended today by
STIMULATING $l5o alimony. The case at
tracted attention on account of Mrs.
Bedell having been previously twice di-
vSrcei.
Grattsn II. Wheeler has been elected
chairman of the city central Democratic
committee.
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AHURRY-UP MESSAGE
Sent by the United States Gov
eminent to Salisbury.
wARsHIPs FOR BERINe SEA.
Bryan. the Democratic Mckinley, Makes
Tariff speech-Factious oppos.
tion to Circuit Judge Woods.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 16.-Parliamentary
returns show that the government paid
1880 counsel fees to Calderon Carlisle.
the New York lawyer, for arguing the
case of the sealing schooner Ward before
the United States supreme court.
San Francisco, March 16.-Navy Pay
Agent Lyons today stated that the United
States steamer Adams will be placed in
commission on the 22d inst. Commander
Nelson will be placed in command. Com
mander II. E. Nichols has been ordered to
the Ranger, which is now being fitted out
at Mare island. The Thetis will shortly
return from her cruise along the coast OF
lower California, and it is understood that
che will also be sent to Boring sea.
While at San Diego the Charleston will
have all of her guns tested at target prac-
tice. The Baltimore is still at Mare
Island. 1t is generally believed that she
is detained at the naval station pending
settlement of the Boring sea matter.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 16.-Acting
Secretary Wharton was today instructed
to inform the British minister that the
president desires to know. as early as pos
sibie, the intention of the British govern
ment with regard to the proposed renewal
of the modus vivendi of last year for the
preservation OF the seal fisheries
pending settlement by arbitration
of the question of the jurisdic-
tional rights of the United States
Bering sea. The British minister was
requested to call Lord Salisbury's atten-
ton to Wharton's note of the Sth, insist
ing on the necessity of the modus vivendi,
with suggestion that the president would
like to have response as soon as pos
sible, that he might act understandingly
in the matter. The presidents desire for
speedy action is said to be based on
the fact that 1t is essential that he should
know whether Great Britain will cooper
ate in keeping sealers out of Boring sea,
as otherwise the execution of that duty,
falling solely on the United States, viii
necessitate making arrangements that can
scarcely be effectively completed at an
early day. The character OF the instruc-
tons to our naval and revenue vessels
destined for duty in Boring sea this
season will depend almost altogether on
the latitude to De assumed by Great Brit
ain, and as the vessels will have TO be in
the vicinity of the sea by the 1st of May,
it will be seen that there is very little time
to spare in preparations.
The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons spent the greater part of this morn
ing in the discussion of the Bering sea
question. Nothing new developed and
nothing has been heard of the receipt by
this government of an alleged protest
from the Russian government against the
submission to arbitration of the title to
Boring sea. The proceedings will be con-
fined to a careful review of the facts al
ready before the committee. No action
was taken.
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STATE READING CIRCLE.
Plans Outlined for Work in Important
Branch of Education.

Circular No. 81 has just been issued from
the office of R. B. Bryan, state superin-
tendent OF public instruction, outlining
and defining the plans of the state reading
circle. At the Spokane meeting of the
State Teachers Association. held last Sep
TENDER, it was decided TO base the exami-
nation questions in certain branches upon
"Haie's Lights of Two Centuries and
Pages Theory and Practice of Teaching"
It has been agreed 10 adopt the follow
ing books:
For non-protessionsl reading. "Eale's Lights
OF Two Centuries" to cover the period from De-
cenber l, 1871, TO Juce l, lSsS; and for PROBES
sional reading, pages Theory and Practice of
Teaching" 10y Psynel, to cover the period end
ing September l, 1872; and for professional read
ing for the succeeding year. whites Peda-
gogy." Some small work on the history Of edu-
cation will probably Be adopted by the board 20
cover the period between June l, 1895, and sep
TENDER !, 1895, to follow Hale, as uou-proies-
sionsl reading. 90 as TO complete the period up
to september !, 1S93, in both professional and
nol-p-oiessional work.
The following plans have been suggested
by the state superintendent:
In order TO fac .lits,e the WORK, as above out.
lined, the state board o: education has desiy-
mated the superintendent of public instruction
es its executive officer, and has recommended
that in 81 counties where organization Is prac-
tieable. county organizations be effected with
the county superintendent as the executive
head or manager; or in case he is unwilling or
unable to act in ths. capacity. is nOs sccep,a-
abe 10 the members OF tie circle. MANAGER bss
elected and the organizations perfected es soon
as possible, where they have not been com.
pleted heretofore. Il is further recommended
that ii counties where large cities exist should
IL Prove imprsetieable TO maintain q single or
gan .zasson for the entire county, circles be or
ganized IN the cities. with the
city superintendent Is manager Fur
Their, that in counties that are but
thinly populated, 50 that organization is no. AZ
all practicable, the teachers individually pursue
the course Of study herein o.. tined IL ia be
Ieyed that IN almost every county in the state
organization IS practicable. even though tina
meetings OF the circle be limited 70 but once or
twice eaeh year. O-gaai alton is always prefer
able if az all practicable; it gives impulse 20
any movement, and discussion exnands the
seaps of thought and understandings Ii IS also
recommended tia. the reading circle work a.
herein Outlined. be made a essential feature of
ali county institute WORK
County superintendents are requested
in the circular 10 forward to the Office Of
Superintendent Bryan at Olympia the
times and places at which the circles meet
the names and addresses of local officers
and the number of members enrolled. The
circular closes with a strong plea for an
extension OF the work
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Washington Petitions in Congress.

WASHINGTON CRY, March 16.-iSpeciai.l
Senator Allen today presented a petit
ton of the Chamber of Commerce of Ia
coma, praying in behalf of that city and
the Puyallup Indians, and of the whole
people OF Pierce county, for the ratitica-
ton of the act of the state legislature TO
remove the unconditional restrictions
which are at present imposed on that res
ervation. He also presented resolutions
for the Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
ton OF the Northwest, urging the repre-
sentatlves in congress to use their best eff
forts to defeat any measure tending to the
removal or the diminution of the duty on
lumber, thereby affording protection to an
industry which needs this care.
Representative Wilson has advocated
before the House committee on postoffices
and post roads the passage of the bill au-
thorizing all fourth-class postmasters TO
issue fractional postal notes. At the present
time only postoffices having receipts of
500 per annum are money order offices.
Representative Wilson believes that all
restrictions OF this kind should be removed
and the money order service gwen to all
postoffices. Such law would be bene-
fetal to the farmers who live remote from
postoffices having sufficient receipts to
permit them to send remittances of this
kind at small expense and great saving
of time.
Representative Wilson also called at the
postoffice department today and recon-
Inended the establishment OF an additional
mail route to Kittitas County, Washing
ton, and also the establishment of new
postoffice in the same county.
Representative Wilson today presented
food of petitions and resolutions from
the state of Washington. He presented
petitions from nearly hundred oranges
in that state in favor Of pure food, pure
lard. silk culture. free delivery of mails in
the rural districts, and the passage of an
anti-option law. He also presented reso-
luton adopted by the Olympia Board of
Trade, which bears the recommendation of
Governor Ferry, urging the passage of
bill giving inspectors in the Puget sound
district an increase in salary. He also
presented resolutions OF the Port Town
send Chamber of Commerce favoring an
appropriation sufficient to purchase site
and erect q building for suitable marine
hospital at that point.
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A wal1a wallan Crazed by Religion.

WALLA WALLA, March 16.-ISpeciaLl-
Deputy Sheriff Colt late this afternoon
arrested Arthur Ferguson, the 19-year-old
son of William Ferguson, at his farm
residence on Russell creek, near Walla
Walla, and locked him Up in Jail TO await
examination tomorrow before the superior
court as to his sanity. For several months
Ferguson has been attending religious
ceremonies regularly and has seemed TO
take a great interest in churches. About
week ago he began 10 act very strangely,
and when in conversation with anyone
would suddenly drop the subject under
discussion and begin talking about
religion. A few days ago he became very
wild. and when approached by anyone he
would threaten to kill them. He became
too dangerous to be at large and his father
made complaint against him in the
superior court
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HERE'S A CHANCE FOR A GIRL.
Chief Rogers Commission to Catch an
Heiress for . Prince.

Chief Rogers receives many strange
communications. but he has never been
placed in the position of being rival to
Ward McAlIister before yesterday, when
he received the subjoined letter. Ii comes
from Henry Barna, q Hungarian detective
OF 2S3 Houston street. New York:
NEW YORK. March 9, 1892
Dear Sir: I an authorized to search q mar
rage for prince who is member OF the in
perial house of Austria, snd also closely related
to the royal family of England.
He is goOd-looking young man. never BEEN
married. well educated and owns property
vs.ued az 2o,eoo. 600 forms, which Is free from
debts.
He is willing TO marry q young lady OF about
.. who Is absolutely of Christisn religion, well
educated and has a dowry of s5,O0O.0O0.
The emitting as princess By the Austrian
and England courts IS certain.
Should you know any young lady who would
b. suitable party ey the mentioned conditions
please try 10 arrange it with the certain family
and lat ne know the details.
II the marriage between the young lady you
recommend and the prince will occur, l agree 10
pay you 1900 for your duties. I hops TO hear
from you soon, and ob,iss. Yours respectfully
HFSET RARyk
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PORTLAND, March 16.-tSpecial. Pros
poets are favorable for reopening the
mines in the C@ur d'Alene district. The
railroad companies have acceded to the
demands of mine owners for reduction
of freight on ores and the owners will
make proposition TO the miners to paw
the same wages as before the strike, 50
cents per hour for skilled labor and 80
cents per hour for unskilled. It IS under
stood that the miners will sccede to this
and the operations in all the mines will be
resumed at once.
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rh. "Nisger Tract" Case Settled.

TACOMA, March 16.-TSpecial. Aside
from the adjustment OF afew minor claims
for costs and fees, the famous niger
tract" case was settled this afternoon in
the United States district court hv the
allotment of ffty-nine and one-third
acres among the parties to the suit. now
numbering about one person TO each acre.
The re-surveyed plat of the tract proved
to he a tribe over six acres short OF the
original. The suit resulting in this adj
justment has been in the courts several
years, and was the result of the title 10 a
tract Of land nicely locate! about three
quarters OF mile west % Pacific avenue,
and purchased by a party Of Oregon col
cred people. being allowed TO become
tangled. This followed the decision that
an Oregon corporation-the owners OF the
tract having been organized under cor
porate name-could not legally own and
manage property in the then territory of
Washington. Squattors who settled on
the tract have until recently threatened to
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BRAVE MRS. BEAUMONT.
Leaves for the Wilds of Alaska With
Her Husband, a Gold Miner.


PoRr TOWNSEND, March 15.-[Special. =
The first white woman who will have
penetrated the wilderness of the Upper
Yukon river, in the heart of Alaska. sailed
on the steamship Mexico this morning.
accompanied by her husband, I. II. Beau
mont. They will leave the Mexico at
Juneau, and by small steamer proceed
10 Chilkat river. Indian guides will carry
their luggage across the Chllkat pass, over
and across ragged and eternal and Snow
capped mountains thousands of feet above
the clouds, to the lakes OF the Upper
Yukon river. Mr.. Beaumont has pro-
vided his wife with q reclining chair
which can be fastened on the back of q
strong Alaska Indian, who will carry the
little lady distance of several hundred
miles Miners who have crossed the trail
say the route is most hazardous and
perilous one to travel. The path leads
around the foot of large mountains where
q false step would hurl the traveller thou
sands of feet into yawning canyons, over
high boulders and through scrubby
bushes.
On their arrival at the Upper Yukon
lakes, Mr. Beaumont Will construct raft
on which 70 carry his baggage and pro-
visions. Himself and wife, unaccom-
panied, vii! pass from one lake TO another,
Il distance of 40 miles, to the source OF the
Yukon. The scenery on the Upper Yukon
Is said 10 be grand. After leaving the
lakes, the Yukon cuts through a chain Of
mountains, rugged and grand. and passes
over many huge cataracts and one large
water fall. The party will slowly float
down the river. and in the evening tie the
raft TO the bank and camp for the night.
At the falls the RAFT viii be abandoned.
The baggage will be carried about seven
miles around the falls, where another raft
will be constructed. The sailing from
there down the river is comparatively
devoid of danger. M Beaumont will stop
at the falls of the Yukon and Porcupine
rivers, where rich placer mines have been
located. He viii build log cabin and
make as comfortable q home as possible
for his wife.
Mr.. Beaumont spent three years in
Alaska with the McGrath government
surveying party. While on the PorcuDine
river he found and located what he thinks
are valuable gold placer mines. He re-
manned with the party until their return
TO San Francisco last July, when he began
preparations TO return 10 Alaska. He has
enough provisions TO last himself and wife
for two years.
Mrs. Beaumont is % years old and a
Belgian by birth. She is well educated,
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E. NJ. Field to Be Sent to an Asylum.
New YORK. March 16.-Judge Van Brunt
handed down a decision in the case of
inancier Edward N. Field. He says he is
not fully satisfied as to the sanity, or
otherwise, OF Field. He thinks, however,
that Field is not in a condition mentally
to plead to any charge, and should be con-
fined in a state asylum. This was ordered,
with the injunction that Field be kept in
such place until the question as to his
sanity or insanity is fully determined.
WHITE PLAINS. y. Y, March 16.-The
court today granted a judgment against
Edward NJ. Field, of Field. Lindley &
Weichers, in favor of Robert Edit, New
York, for SIP, ALB for stock deposited with
and hpyothecated by the firm.
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The Hollands Family afrair,.

TACOMA, March 16.-TSpecial. Edward
Hollands, the ex-groceryman, of Tacoma,
whose wife caused his and Miss Julia Ed
wards arrest for adultery recently. was to-
day divorced from his wife, and upon the
statement of Mrs. Hollands attorney that
he understood that she had gone into the
woods with another man, the custody of
the four children were given to Hollands.
He employs Miss Edwards. the woman
from whom Mrs. Hollands wants $4,000
for stealing his affections, as housekeeper.
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Kansas Murderers Discharged.

SPRINGFIELD, Kan, March 16.-Court
again convened today TO try the Sheriff
Dunn murder case. Special Judge Vande-
wort presiding. A hundred men were
examined for jury service. On applica-
ton of the defense the judge ruled
that no juror could qualify who en-
tertained the opinion that Dunn had
been unlawfully killed by the mob. Each
talesman swore that was his opinion, and
was disqualified. The special venire be-
ing exhausted and the prosecuting attor-
ney considering it useless to summon an
other, nolle PROSE- was entered in each
case and the defendants released. The
people are indignant at the farcical ending
of the case.
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STATISTICS OF WASHINGTON,
Secretary Mesny's Scheme for secur.
ing Informal for Korld,a Fair

Secretary Meany's Scheme for secur-
ing Information for Worlds Fair.
TACOMA, March 18.-ISpecial while in
the city today Secretary Meany, of the
state Worlds fair executive committee,
exhibited the blank books which county
auditors will use in collecting for the COM
mission statistics of the state. Sixty
thousand blanks will be printed. and each
blank, when filed in, presents a tabulated
statement of the products of the soil,
mines, timber lands, water and the like.
The only expense to the commission in Sc
curing their data will be the cost of tab
ulating the returns, as the county commits
sioners of each county will order their
auditors to provide assessors with the
blank books and have the same filed in
while making the usual assessments. Mr..
Meany said:
One thing of great portancs will be shown
by the tabulated returns from these, which has
never been known in this state, and that is the
number of acres of timber land, that is, land
with timber actually standing on it, Hereto
fore the timber acreage has been estimated.
So far residents of five counties in the
state have donated twenty-acre tracts to
raise Worlds fair products exclusively.
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St. Patrick's Day in Tacoma.

TACOMA. March 16. Especial - st.
Patrick's day will be celebrated here to-
morrow, beginning with high mass in all
the Catholic churches of the city. For the
entertainment to be given in the evening
in Germania hall by the Friendly Sons of
St. Patrick, 700 tickets have been sold.
The principal address at this entertain
ment will be that of John Arthur, of Seat
tie, on ireland as a Nation" Other adj
dresses will be by John E. Boyle and Hugh
Farley. Other features will be songs by
Miss Ella Neeson, Mr.. Gleason. Mr.. Armi-
tage, Miss Bredell, Miss McGinnis, Harry
Smith and G. Anderson.
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A Butte Hostler Burned to Death.

BUTTE, March l6.-TSpecial.l- IA disas-
t-ous and fatal conhagration broke out in
livery stable here at 12:30 o'clock this
morning. In addition TO the loss on tine
building and contents, a teamster, Ben
lrby, lost his life in the flames. Several
men who were sleeping in the barn when
the fire broke out had very narrow
escape. Irby's body was not discovered
until about 80 a. m, and was found in
the opposite corner of the barn from which
he had been sleeping, and partly sitting
and partly lying on a bed as though he
had been overcome by the smoke. With
much difficulty the horses were released
and saved. The loss is about IS 200; in
surance, 81, 500.
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Big Irrigation system Completsd,

TRAvER. Cal. March 16.-The great Alta
irrigation district system Of canals under
the Wright law has been completed and
the bitches are running full of water. prac-
tically irrigating 80, 900 acres of land
This result has been brought about by
residents of the district purchasing the
bonds themselves. Five hundred miles of
canals and distributing bitches are in
operation. Some 5000, 600 feet of lumber
has been used in headgates. drops, checks,
bridges and fumes.
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TOOLS IN HIS CELL.
Train Robber Perry Too Cum
ming for His Guardians.
NOTED SWINDLER TAKES POISON
Edward NJ. Field Sent to an Asylum
-Murderers of Sheriff
Dunn Escape.

s'SYRAcrsE, n. Y, March l6.-Deputy
Sheriff Collins today found two fine saws
secreted in the cell of Train Robber Perry,
IN the Lyons jail. A hemp cord which the
robber had wrapped about his
shackles to prevent them chafng
his ankles was removed, and the
irons fell to the floor. They had been cut
clean through by some instrument duIler
than the saws, probably file. Notrace of
such tool was found. Perry's clothing
was searched and $50 in bills found inside
the lining of his waistcoat. The robber is
very closely watched, but seems too cum
ming for his watchers.
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Fire at Fairhayeu.

FAIRHAvEy, March 16-TSpecIal The
Kienstra building on Mckenzie avenue,
near Seventeenth. was totally destroyed
by fire at an early hour this morning and
the large two-story frame building adjoin-
ing it on the east was damaged to the ex-
tent OF about $1,000. The exact origin of
the fire is not known. though it is sup
posed TO have caught from the kitchen
stove in the rear of the upper story, in
which fire was built about 80 O'Clock
by George Kienstra, who then went to bed
until it warmed up" The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
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senator. Fighting Woods. conn.m,....

NAsHiNGToS CITY, March l6.-The Sem
ate. N executive session this afternoon.
listened TO speeches from the same senator's
Who spoke yesterday IN opposition 20 the
nomination of Judge Woods. After a three
hours session the Senate adjourned. leav-
ing the subject for determination al the
next session according TO the Republican
programme. The Democratic senator's
however, believe that there are so MANY
speeches yet 10 come tina: the matter
cannot be reached for TWO DAYS at