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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-22
OPEN FAIR SUNDAYS.
Chicago Wants Workingmen to
See the Exposition.
FOREIGNERS TO BE CONSIDERED.
Mayor Washburne Says . Majority Of
tho People Want Seven Day show
Congress to BE Appealed To.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.-Mayor Washburne
and the city council tonight took active
steps in favor of opening the Worlds fair
on Sunday. The mayor sent message to
the council. declaring the people to be
most benefited by the fair are those unable
to enjoy the luxury of travel and those
who literally earn their bread by
the sweat of their brows. Sun
day closing would deprive these
people OF their chief opportunity
to see the fair. Furthermore, Chicago
must next year extend hospitality to thou
sands OF foreigners. and on this account
alone 1t would be admissible to open the
fair Sundays. The mayor stated that the
great majority of people were in favor of
opening Sunday and asked the council to
prepare an official address to congress on
the subject. The suggestion was heartily
Endorsed and q committee appointed.
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A Panama Canal Director Dead.

PARIS, Nov. 20.-Baron Reinach, d.
rector Of the Panama Canal Company and
one of the defendants in the criminal
prosecution connected Herewith. which is
to be commenced this week, died suddenly
during the night. The doctor gave it as
his opinion that death was due to conges-
ton of the brain.
1t is said death was caused by cerebral
excitement brought on by the discovery
that papers showing that he was com.
promised in the canal scandal had been
stolen from him. His family refuse to
allow an autopsy to be held, and this is
taken as con frmation of the suicide
theory. The family give the reason for
refusing to allow the autopsy that it is
contrary to the Jewish religion. The
baron leaves fortue of 70, 000, 600 francs.
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bridges Carried Away ard Banks
Washed Out by Raging Torrents.

Bridges Carried Away ard Banks
Washed Out by Raging Torrents.
The worst damage was done to the partly con-
structed lines of the Great Northern and she
Everett Monte Cristo roads. II. c. Henry, OF
Shepard, Henry & Co. and Henry d Balcn, the
contractors, returned yesterday from the latter
line and gave the following account OF the
food to PosT-ISTELLIGENCKR reporter:
There in no damage between the mouth OF the
Snohomish river aud Lowell, except that some
done between Hartford and the Ssillagusiaish
river. In the valley IL rained for seventy TWO
hours without cessation, and IL showed In tne
upper valley and on the mountains The rain
had filled the river and creeks full, and the
three days snowfall in the mountains was
taken away by the Chinook wind on briday
night aud all came down in a volume taxing
away ali tine bridges and doing more or less
damage TO tho embanknents wherever the cuf-
rent struck them. The damage will probably
amount to between $4,000 and $4,000. The
stillaguamish falls 400 feet in three miles in the
canyon. and was such boiling torrent that 1t
would snap a leg In two and grind snag TO
pieces. waa cut OF by the Washington OF the
bridges and came ACROSS the river on log. we
shall go ahead with the work ana repair tho
damage right away.
On the Great Northern main line the track is
more or less under water In the low valley OF
the snohomish, but what damage has been done
we cannot tell until the water goes down Ihls
morning the Snohomish had fallen two feet
from the highest point. The DriGge across Wal
lace creek Is swung over about four lcet, tha
temporary bridge over the north fork OF the
skykomish Is gone, as well as the span which
was partially erected, and the bridge across the
south FORK is also probably gone. but no word
has been received from there. All the wagon
road bridges have been carried away. There
will be some damage to the embnnkments, but
how much cannot be ascertained until the wa
Ger subsidies. No temporary structure can stand
in those mountain streams when they are a.
flood. We have supplies enough NJ the upper
end of the line 20 last until the work is finished
aud. II necessary. can get more from the other
eide of the mountains, rs the end of track is not
far from the summit Tho food Will keep the
1aeu up there and we shall Keep them at work.
man who came down from Snohomish last
night reported that ali the bridges and over a
mile and a half OF track have been washed
away OF the Monte Cristo road. The height OF
the food may be estimated from the fact
:nat the water 10 pouring through the
railway tunnels. Il was estimated in onohom-
ish that the county had suffered a loss of $4,000
Two bridges have been swept away, that at
SiIverton aud the one at Granite Falls.
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Tho New Alaska Vulcan

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2l.-The revenue cutter
Corwin has arrived here after an eight months
cruise In Alaskan waters. About the most ex
citing incident OF the cruise took place Sep,em-
Der IL, when the Corwin was OF sand Point 1t
was at that time that a new volcano broke out
on the Alaskan peninsula, inland from Cape ST.
John. The birth OF the volcano was marked by
heavy shocks OF earthquake which shook the
country 10: many miles around. The Corwiu
was many miles At sea when the eruption began
and yet she got very lively shaking up. 1t was
nearly dead calm and about O'clock at night
when the ship began TO tremblc Violently from
stem TO stern. Some OF the men We're nearly
thrown of their feet and nearly all
grew sick, so peculiar were the sensa-
tons. The shock lasted nearly five minutes
and during that time the sea had strange vel
lowish appearance. Mr.. Apologize. OF Sand
Point. reported having seen the volcano. and the
bearings he took showed II 10 be about fifty
miles in from Cape ST. John and in the section
Of country not yet explored. He reports the
crater as vomiting out immense quantities OF
lava snd ashes and the country seemed to be
sblazs for miles around. One vesse! within
reach OF the volcanoes effect, the schooner
Helen, OF Seattle, was caught by something ak
10 a tidal wave and washed ashore near Capo
Runkon. The Corwin people discovered her
october =. \ shoyeliug party was sent ashore
90 dig canal TO the water and when this was
accomplished the cutter hauled the Helen aaos;
On the Corwin's way down she passed the res-
cued schooner at san Point. apparently seg-
worthy and sound. In Capt. Hooper summary
OF the cruise the Corwin is put down as steam.
Ing 2e,Uo0 miles during the summer.
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Fatal Accident on Chicago Bel. Line

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-By q collision be-
tween heavily laden trains on the Belt
Line road. near the Archer avenue cross
ing of the Alton railway. this morning.
three lives we're lost and two men were in
iured and may not recover The killed are
John Beauchamp, conductor of the Belt
line train: Richard 4. Otto, brakeman.
and Louis 0'oi;z, fireman. The injured
are Thomas Garland. engineer, and ohm
Best, brakeman. Eight cars and ca
boose were crushed into kindIing wood. 1t
took a crew OF men several hours 10 clear
The wreck after the ire had done its
work
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SULTAN CITY INUNDATED.
Much Damage Along the Great North
ern Traek In the Maintains.

SULTAN CITY, Nov 20 Especial Sultan City
has been inundated since Friday evening
About o'clock Friday evening the Sultan
river began rising very rapidly and
families living along the banks of the
stream hastily moved 10 places OF safety. BY
midnight canoes could run along Main street as
far as the Sultan hotel. About 5 O'Clock Satur-
day morning thu water was into the stores, and
u continued to rise very rapidly. An
immense jam of logs and s.umps lodged
against the center pier of the railroad bridge,
and tie structure rs about six inches out
Of line. About loo feet of the east approach 10
the new county bridge, just above the railroad
bridge. has been knoekei out OF place. Tho
rairOai-has been washed out ON the west side
of the Sultan river, and huge trees, washed
out oy the roots. are passing down in
large numbers. Several houses have been
turned over aud two were prevented from 20.
ing Down the stream by lodging agaIns. the
sssi approach 20 the county bridge 1he rail-
rosd is abou. ten feet higher than the
town, and il acts ike dam, the
river channel being totally inadequate
10 carry away the Immense volume of water
Several warehouses along the Skykomish have
been washed away and the bank OF that stream
has been eaten out by the current SO that
the south end Of Moiiatt < Stones sawmiiI
has been undermined sui collapsed
1t IS probable that the skykomish may change
It's course ana follow the ditch along the rail,
road track, and II such should be the case the
river Will Ice turned almost into the business
part OF the town.
Ali Gay saturday the populace WAS busy cor
railing and rg their floating property. Side
walks were tied. ana men on RATS pushed
out the fosting wood that came down
the streets. The principal street was
Ike mill race. Merchants hastily elevated
their goods as the water reached half way up the
counters, and those who were not Fortunate
enough 10 have an upper story were scComno-
dated by people occupying higher ground.
The damage in sultan Will be large. The
largest individual losers will &c Mofat q Stone,
the Io.u men. The railroad grade through
rcwn will practically have 10 be made over
again. About mile of ,racA st Fern B.Cf has
been washed out The railroad bridge over
SpTAEue slough, mile east OF town.
has been moved CUi OF line about two
feet Tie structure was only completed week
o. two zg0. No communication can BE- had with
The ranChers souIh OF the eSykomi>h. but as FAX
as can be seen from the north side their ranches
are completely submerged. aud their hay, their
pr TAI crop. will be ruined III the barns.
A6oGi Eoon Saturday the water began 10 ial,
and the streets are bare scaIn.
William Bates, manager o. the bridge build
lug attn ot Hofmsa & Bates, came down from
up thc line Saturday and reports that the bridge
over tue north Fogs has been washed away:
also one over Miller river. Ii Is probable Ihs.
several others may go The damage - tse
Great Northern Viii lie Immense Extensive
vAshou;s axe reported al several points beiNsen
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THE n. +. BLOCKADE ENDED.


Trains Crossing the Mountains-seattle.
Tacoma Limo Restored Today.
TACOMA. Nov. 2l-(Special. AT 1:3O .. m. to-
day the Northern Pacific started a train cas-.
over the main line. No trains have arrived
from the East since Thursday, and this morn
ing four overland trains were at Ellensburg.
NO trains were sent to Seattle from Tacoma
todsy, the obstruction being now between Black
River Junction and Seattle. At this END OF the
line IL is skoected that a train Will be got
through 70 seattle tomorrow.
The overland trains now at Eilensburg or at
other points will be brough; to this city a.
quickly as possible, provided the road is now
clear on the Cascade division. All the local
trains on the Northern Pacific between spokane
and this city have been kept out of the way
since Thursday. The last local to leave Spokane
was Thursday.
Among the passengers aboard this train were
Paul +. Mohr, w. l. La Toilette, Worlds fair
commissioner f. s Meany, OF the Worlds fair
commission; Charles W. Richie, manager of
the Solicitors Loan and Trust Company, and
bis bride, formerly Miss Lizzie Slime, of
Waiia waila; Theodore Liebe, Francis Clar-
neau, OF the Oregon Steam Cracker COMPANY;
L. A. strout of the Washington Territory In
vestment Company, OF Seattle, and Others They
were aboard the Pullman car Deer Lodge, and
those bound Tor the Sound reached here today,
coming via Pasco, Wallula aud the Union Pa.
ciic The Deer Lodge passengers had some
curious experiences. Being on a local
train the dining car service was missing aud
they had to forage for food. At WalIua
they could find nothing but defunct restau-
rant and a colored cook. The cook was pressed
into service. the restaurant was resurrected and
family porterhouse was secured and q good
meal enjoyed. At Bonneville they saw the big
Union Pacific slide, and were told by General
Passenger Agent Hurlburt, of the Union Pacific,
that two miles of track would have to be built
around the treacherous slide. 4 locomotive Is
buried under the mud at Bonneville, only the
headlight being visible.
The first beiated overland Northern Pacific
train came through the mountains before mid
night tonight aud is expected at Tacoma before
a. m. At 4:30 2. III. another overland train was
started east and at midnight both were pro-
crossing on schedule time. Late tonight there
is prospect or resuming train service on the
Tacoma Seattle branch tomorrow.
1t is raining freely again tonight If there is
no more downpour, however, no increased
trouble from flood is anticipated here
) The Tacoma, Olympia d Grays Harbor road
is still blocked tonight. with some pros
pect OF resumption of train service to-
morrow. The principal obstacle on this branch
is washout and one bent OF the bridge at Por-
ter being carried away.
The warm rain continues at q m, and 1t is
feared there will be more trouble from floods
caused by rapidly melting snow in the noun
taiua
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$50, ooo, 900 A YEAR FOR PENSIONS
And the Maximum Not Yet Reached
Increase of SIS 900. 900 This Year.

WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. 2l.-More than
usual interest attaches to the forthcoming
annual report of the commissioner of pen
sions. The statement has been made that
the amount required for pensions during
the next fiscal year will nearly reach the
enormous sum Of $500, 900, 900. The work
of compiling the figures is. however suffi-
GENTLY advanced 10 show this estimate is
in excess of the actual requirements. 1t
is now thought congress will be asked TO
make an appropriation of about SlS0, 00O,-
600 for the coming fiscal year. about SIS
100000 Of which is in anticipation of an in
crease Of that amount over the actual ex-
peuditures last year.
1t is the Judgment of Gen. Raum that
while this amount is likely 10 be increased
in the next year or two, yet he feels con-
fident that the maximum limit is nearly
reached
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A Drunkard Firebug Confesses

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2l-Fire Marshal Towne
has succeeded in fastening the crime of arson
on Henry Goslsr, a stableman. formerly en-
poyed by James WheeIand. Goslar has made a
written statement of his guilt On the night OF
the 18th inst. fire was discovered in wheeland 8
static. -Four men were asleep al the time in the
haylofs. and they were all but suffocated, and
four horses were burned TO death. The total
loss was about $3.50. Just prior to the dis.
covery Of the fire II. Sold.uefel, a stableman,
saw Gos!ar enter the place. Goslar had been
discharged about two weeks before for drunken
ness. and claims he was probably intoxicated
when he set fire to the stable
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MILWAUKEE, Nov 2l-[speciaL William B.
Binder, bookkeeper for the Liedersdorf Tabacco
Company, today shot and killed his wife, 5-year-
old daughter and himself at their home, Sic
Cambridge avenue. When found Mrs Binder
and the little girl still alive but the former
died before the physician arrived. All the vic
tins were shot behind the left ear, blowing
their brains out. Binder was steady and re-
spected man. The works OF his employers were
burned during the recent big fire Consolida-
tion with the Merchants Tobacco Works was ef-
fected few days ago, and the thought that be
would have to accept a subordinate position IN
the office affected Binders mind. Binder was
33 years of age, and his wife g.
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sNoRoMIsE FLOOD sUBsxDING.
Rapid Fall OF the Kiser-Farmers Lose
Much Live Stock.

sSouoNIsn, Nov. IL Especial. The
food which has covered NJ! tile low lands
and river bottoms in this vicinity Tor tie
past week : now slowly abatIng The
water fell twelve inches last night. and II
now seems IS though there will be low
water before the immense Jam of logs at
the Great Northern bridge IS broken. Two
washouts occurred on the Seattle, T&ke
Shore & Eastern railway between Sno-
homish and Fiddlers B.uf. These are
not serious and were caused by the jam 81
the Great Northern bridge turning the
current down across the South >nohomish
fat, which is crossed by the Seattle. Lake
Shore & Eastern grade. The ;iood has one
good effect. IN that il has enabled many
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Many Landslides, and Rivers Gorged,
but Little Damage Done,

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c., Nov. 2l.-[Spe-
cial. No tram has arrived over the Great
Northern since Friday, owing to washouts
on the line. Reports from different parts
in this district do not indicate much dam
age and no floods, though the streams are
all swollen. A small bridge on Lucka-
kuck river, near Chilllwaek, was carried
away with O team Of horses on it, The
man escaped, but the team was drowned.
The Coquitlam bridge, near this city. was
struck by a derelict boom of logs and
badly damaged. The country roads are
still blocked by fallen trees. The total
number of land and rock slides between
here and $50 miles east on Saturday was
twenty-five. The line was cleared yes
tcrday
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Railroad Accide emit in Alabama.

NOBLE, Ala, Nov. GA south-bound
train on the Mobile & Birmingham rail-
way jumped the track this morning near
Jackson and went down the bank into
ditch. The smoker and passenger car took
fire. They were extinguished with diff
Guilty. Of the thirty passengers in the car
ali escaped with light injuries except Ed
ward Adams. a travelling salesman, who
received serious internal injuries.
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Farmers widow Brutality Murdered

BRApFoED. Pa. Nov. 20.-Mrs. Llcette
GEossmaler, o; Farmers valley, in this
county. was brutaliy murdered last nleht.
She went 10 milk the cows. and STAYING
longer than usual an investigation was
lnade and her dead body vas found swing
ing from \ c-ossbeam at the end
Of a rope. Physicians were called
and they found that her nose had
been crushed by blow from club.
besides other bruises on the head and face.
On her neck we're prints Of fingers, under
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OF came in. There was no other trouble on the
line between here and Tacoma, for the Stuck
bridge was repaired about noon and the track
over the Black river wasbont has been rebuilt.
A train was started from Tacoma for the East at
] clock in the afternoon with the expectation
that It would get through.
The damage to the Columbus & Puget Sound
was all repaired yesterday morning, and. hut for
the danger to the Black river fill, traffic could
have gone on as usual The slides on the upper
end OF the line had been cleared and track was
laid around the Cedar mountain washout
big Jam has formed against the second crossing
OF Cedar river aud men are trying to cut it out.
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CHINESE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
Large Firms. Including the Six Compa
MES. on the Verge OF Collapse.

MES. on the Verge OF Collapse.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 2i.-The Morning
Cdu has had interviews with number of
Chinese merchants in this city, including
the secretary of the Six Companies, and
they report that financial crash is imnii-
nent in Chinese quarters here. They say
that the cause of alarm of a large number
OF Chinese firms is the exclusion law, with
the expected deportation of those Chinese
who fail to register.
The secretary of the Six Companies says
1t IS likely that when the Chinese New
Year arrives, in February next the Six
Companies will dsband. and fully half the
Chinese merchants of this city will go out
of business. 1t is presumed from these
statements that a large number of the
weaithiest Chinese here will soon leave
the country and return home.
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Destructive Flood in Ireland.

DUBLIN, Nov 2L-The Blackwater river, in
the county of Corr, has overlooked its banks,
aud the adjacent stretches OF country are inun-
dated for miles. The town Of Fermoy is ii
darkness, the gas works being submerged. A
number OF mountain water courses are swollen
into torrents, and one OF these swept away a
house at the base of Claedoush mountain,
drowning the occupants.
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Heaviest Rainfall on Record at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Nov. 21.--During the last four days
the rainfall has been seven aud one-helf inches
here, which is the largest for that time on rec
ord. No marine disasters are reported Two
vessels are detained at Sand Island, waiting for
the storm to subsde. Southerly gales have pre-.
vailed off the coast for number of days past,
the wind attaining great velocity at times.
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sILvERroN. Nov 17.-lSpecial lit has been
showing here for four days and the snow ia
three feet deep. completely putting a stop to
all railroad work for the winter, and the men
are all hurrying out as fast es possible. Work
in the Monte Cristo mines is also stopped, as
the snow is six feet deep aud still falling, and it
is impossible to get provisions or machinery
along the road.
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The Late Mrs. August Belmont.

Mrs. August Belmont, who died at New
York Sunday, was the daughter of Com.
modore Matthew Galbraith Perry, and q
granddaughter of Oliver Hazard Perry,
the naval hero who sent the famous mes
sage: I'VE have met the enemy and he is
ours
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French rroops Enter Abomey.

PARIS Nov. 2I.-A Dispatch from Porto
Novo states that the French troops en-
tered Abomev. the capital of Dahomey,
without opposition. King Behanzin has
vanished and the French are in full pos
session of the capital
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which the flesh was discolored. showing
that she was subjected to frightfui ordeal
before death came to her relief. The MUIR
dered woman was 81 years old. and
widow. She was known TO be wealthy.
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Five Persons Thought to BE Drowned.

EVERETT, Nov. 81. Especial. 1t is
feared that a party of five. two men and
three women, who left here on Friday
night for Marysville, have been drowned.
A man named Mcdonald took the yacht
belonging to Mr.. Campbell. Of the nail
works. and went 10 Marysville with the
party. On Sunday the steamer Mabel
found the yacht adrift in the bay. about
half 4 mile from the mouth of the Snoho-
mish river. The craft, half filled with
water, was taken in tow and brought into
port AS com munication has been inter
rupted by rail north of here, the fate of
the party is not absolutely known, but it
is feared that they were all drowned.