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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21

reported at the Cascade summit, near
Stampede. At this point, twenty-five
miles from the tunnel and ], 500 feet lower,
the snow fell TO depth of six inches.
On Tuesday it began showering and a
heavy rain and wind storm set IN, making
every creek and mountain stream raging
torrent. The water in the upper lakes
and in the Yakima and C!e-Elum rivers
began to rise rapidly until Thursday
night, when all the lowlands bordering the
water courses we're submerged at depth
of from six to twenty feet. Traffic on the
Cascade division OF the Northern Pacific
between Eilensburg and the tunnel was
suspended and watches set at all the
bridges. Saturday night the first disaster
of unusual importance occurred. The
water in Lake katchess, near Easton, rose
TO such height on Saturday that the great
pressure loosened the seven-foot dam Of
the Northern Pacific, Kit.itas and Yakima
Irrigation Company at the foot of the
lake, turning free an immense volume of
water and increasing the depth of the
Yakima and Cle-Eium rivers over six feet
in few hours. Four miles above here
the Cie-Elum broke from its banks carry
ing away the lower dam of the Tacoma
Nat4OIdk lCe Company, anu Wasut0 away
about sixty feet of the earth fill under a
long trestle. About IL O'Clock a censtruc-
ton train, consisting of a locomotive,
eleven fat cars and a caboose came
along. The locomotive passed over
the trestie in safety, but eight
of the fiats went through the bridge and
were smashed to pieces. The caboose and
three flats remained on the track, and as
the whole crew were fortunately in the
former, no one was injured. A large force
of men is now at work clearing away the
wreckage, and it is possible that the bridge
will be replaced by Monday night. The
entire construction force of the Cascade
division, besides several hundred extra
iaborers, are engaged in repairing the
bridges and track which have been washed
out between here and Palmer.
Kittitas county will sustain heavy loss
in the destruction of bridges on the high
way between Rosiyn and Fish Lake,
thirty miles northwest from here. Several
large bridges spanning the Yakima river
have been greatly damaged, and if the
water should rise again suddenly their
loss would be complete The larger bridges
are being cabled in position, and it is
hoped to save them. The water is now
slowly receding.
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GOODBYE TO CENTRAL.
An Invention That Does Away With the
Telephone Girl.
Chicago Letter.

An Invention That Does Away With the
Telephone Girl.
Chicago Letter.
A revolution in telephoning is at hand.
1t will result from an invention called the
Stowager automatic telephone exchange,
which does away with the telephone CARL.
A large party of Chicago business men and
electrical experts left this morning on a
special train for La Porte. Ind, to see a
practical test of the new scheme on large
scale and most OF them pronounced it a
success. Some argued. however, that IL
would not work in large cities.
On the telephone shelf is a row of keys
five IN all-marked thousands, hundreds,
tens and units, the fifth being the release
key. The subscriber who wishes to place
him self in communication with some
one of the other hundred or Thousand
subscribers taps out the desired number
on the keyboard, which automatically
connects his wire with that of the person
with whom he wishes to speak.
For instance, subscriber wishes to
communicate with No. LIB. He simply
presses the key marked thousands once,
the key marked hundreds once, the key
marked tens twice. and finally the key
then In electrical contact with that of sub
soriber | ,123. and he can ring his bell and
converse with him in the same way and
with as much ease as If he had been
wrangiihg with central for five or ten min
utes.
The whole mechanism takes up a space
OF only 6x4x4 inches. This piece of ap-
paratus is placed in the central exchange
and taxes the place OF the ordinary teie-
phone girl. AS for the subscribers end Of
the line there Is nothing more there than
an ordinary telephone with q row of keys
upon its shelf. The mechanism at the
station consists chiefly of circular disk
constructed of hard rubber or any other
suitable non-concucting material, and this
Is the central feature OF the machine.
The principal Bell patents all expire
next spring, and then the telephone serv-
Ice Will become matter tor competition.
Inc owners OF the Stowager exchange sys-
tenn will be enabled to put their telephones
into use alter that time and at the very
low rate of $24 year.
These gentlemen claim that at this figure
they can furnish TAR better and more sat
isfactory service than is now given and
still make good profits. Electrician Col
Inns said: 1T is doubtless a most desir-
able addition to electrical experiment,
and. so far as have seen, it works like a
charm"
J. Harris, secretary OF the company,
said: THE device solves the question of
telephone exchange. 1t works as we'll
with 10000 telephones as with one. We
have it in use in Montreal on an extensive
scale, anHthere it has proved beyond all
doubt that it is the one way out of the
telephone question"
Prot. Barrett said: $50 far as I have
seen it operates all right"
The Bell officials in this city do not take
kindly to the new device, but the COM
pany has offered 100000 just the same,
for the privilege of using it in Chicago.
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WHITMAN COUNTY.
Official Returns Increase McGraw'i
Plurality Over Snively to eco.

Official Returns Increase McGraw's
Plurality Over Snively to eco.
The official canvass of the vote for Whit
man county, which was 6,0S2, shows that
Hon. John H. McGraw received plural
ity over Snively of 22O instead of only 10
as at first reported. The vote is given be-
low. the candidates names being ar
ranged in the order of Republicans. Demo-
Gratis, Peoples party and Prohibitionists,
except where Indicated:
Presidential electors-Calhoun 2,l6s, McMillin
2,13l, Navarro 2,ias. White 2,loa; Arnold 1907,
Church 2.06l. Pla,tor 2,Ga3, S.earns 2,O6l; Cald-
well 1882 Barrows i.324, Bassett l,32i Lee 1904
Belt us, Peter lSS, Bige.ow ISL, Macready ia.
Congress-Doolittle 1887, Wilson 2.lo1 Carroll
2,iS5. Muddy ISIS; Knox 1864, Van Patton
1861; Newberry ia, Dickinson 1866
Supreme judges-Anders Isis. Scott 1865;
Hanna 2, 403, Brinker 1904; Reid 1870, Gardiner
1900
Governor-McGraw 2,o63, snively 1,s4s, Young
3,563 Greene 2sS
Lieutenant governor-Luce 2,O02, Wilson
1889, Twlss LAT, Strong 22a
Secretary of state-Price 1872, McReavy 200,
Wood 1892 Gilstrap leo.
State treasurer-Bowan $685. Clothier 1862,
Adams l,3Ss. stewart 1S5.
state auditor-Grimes 2,O76, Bass 1921, Rodolf
1,S75, Carlson 173.
Attorney general-Jones 2,017, Starr 1923,
Teats l.S70. Smith 17S.
superintendent OF public instruction-Bean
2,107. Morgan 2,0li, smith 1870. Heiney I5a
Land commissioner-Forres 2o3o, Lewis 1914
Galloway 1850, Gibson III.
state printer-White 1907, Borden 1918. Mur-
ply 1887, BoothroyG lSS
state representatives: Sixth distrIct-Ander-
son LOS, Ravens 909; Crews 9s7, Mulkey l.o2,2;
Reed SOL, Ladow ISL; Ash 107, Case ll6. Seventh
district-Arrasmith 2,0S0, Greer 100: Latterman
1863. Holt $40; Stewart 62S, Coutts ga; Wilcox 45
Cav 10.
Superior iudge-sullivan, Rep, 1861; Kin
caid, Dem, 2.197.
Prosecuting attorney-Pickrell, Rep, 2,4S6:
Moore. DEM, 2,197.
sherif-Lathrum 2.137, Weinberg 2,0o2, Riley
1879, Benton 157.
County clerk-Luce I,751, Lindley 2,251, Elliott
1889. Courtrlght 20l.
County auditor-smith zoos, Greene 1905,
Lndley 1851 Mccoy 161.
County Observation-Disclosures 1,76s, Larue
2,S5S, Leasure ], 1876, Cochran 80.
School observation-disclosures 2,027, Brand
1858, Taggard LIS, Vandeyer liz.
Assessor-Case 1856. Bishop 1854, Curtis l,Si7.
Tant Isl.
surveyor-McDonald 1899, Park 1856, Can
field las
County commissioners-First district: Ban.
Croft l947. Gibson t0i5, stone LAS, Potter los;
Second district: Log.don 2,0t6, Byrnes 1883,
J. b. johnson l.SSI, Virgins 1888; Third district:
Esser l,735 stuart 1869, e. r. Johnson 400,
Edwards 49,
Coroner-shaw 2o5o, Miller l.SO2, Baymiller
l,292 Bussinc Is.
For The amendment, 500
Against the amendment, 3.i6L
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21
CHINESE AT WAR.
San Francisco Highlander Societies
Challenge Each Other to Combat.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 20.-Two Chinese
highbinders' societies in this city have de-
clared war. and the police today checked
what might have been a bloody battle.
The On Yek and Sam Up societies
quarreled over division of black
mail obtained from residents of numerous
houses of ill-fame in Chinatown, and dur
ing the past two days two Chinese have
been killed by highbinders.
The On Yeks sent formal challenge to
the Sam Ups to meet on Jackson street and
fight to a finish. The fight was to have
occurred at noon today, but the
police heard of the challenge and arrested
six members of the On Yeks who had
already arrived at the scene of battle and
were waiting for their rivals. They were
all heavily armed with big revolvers and
knives and two of them wore coats of mail
under their blouses made of steel rings.
The others wore protective coats of thick
paper. The walls OF Chinatown are COW
cred with placards put up by rival So
cieties, defying each other, and further
trouble IS anticipated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21
FLOOD IN kiTTIrAS COUNTY.
Dams aud Bridges Carried Away-Work
Irstn Goes Through . Trestie.

CLE-ELuM, Nov. 0-lSpeeial. THE re-
cent heavy rains and the rapid melting OF
q great fall OF snow in the Cascades has
caused the most destructive hood ever ex-
rerienced on this side of the mountains.
The damage to property tha, has been
sustained by the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company. the Northern Pacific, Kit
,itas and Yakima Irrigation Company, 90
Kittitas county and 70 private individuals
along the line of the principal rivers aud
creeks is enormous. On last Sunday night
II began showing heavily III the mount
AIMS. which kept up constantly until Tues
day morning, " hen o depth OF SIX ieet Was
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freshet and carried down with it the big
log which was used as bridge on the old
pack trail and Is quite landmark IN the
valley. This tree was firmly imbedded in
the banks and has withstood the drift car
ried against it by former floods. In the
gale OF Friday night a tree was blown
down upon a stable above Getchell, killing
one mule but leaving the other uninjured.
There was sharp frost On Saturday night,
which would have stopped the thaw if one
had set in.
The Seattle Il Northern is badly off, for
OF It's three engines one has been hired 10
the Great Northern and the other two
ran into washouts. with the loss of one of
the firemen, who was drowned. PartIcu-
lars OF this accident will be found below.
Along the Rainier avenue electric line
between this city and Columbia. the fats
used as vegetable gardens are completely
covered with water, and many of the pro-
duce raisers will be heavy losers, as they
had not harvested their root crops
and cabbages. At Columbia the freshet
brought sport to the inhabitants. The
electric railway track dams up a
rivulet just this side of the town.
The culyert under the track has a
food gate. The lock was kept
closed until big pond had formed
from the rivulet which had become
swollen into a raging torrent. Satur-
day morning some one raised the lock and
the water ran down and flooded all the
flats between the track and Lake Wash
ington. Fish from the lake at once started
mp to explore this new stream, and as q re-
cult when the water went down, the Hood
gate having been closed, the fish found
themselves imprisoned in ponds and pools
The residents soon learned the situation
and then the fun commenced. All Column
bia turned out. Men and boys could be
seen wading about in the water up to
their waists, trying to scare up fish,
and when they did, throwing it out
onto the ground with their hands.
w. II. Camp. superintendent of the
Rainier avenue electric railway, was
watching some boys who were try
ing to spear some fish. when.
catching a glimpse Of one him
self, he jumped into the water up
length of his arms and threw out q salmon
weighing eight or ten pounds. Messrs.
Schade and Woodruff, of the firm of
Echade, Woodruff & Co., who live out at
Columbia, were also out enjoying the fun.
~hi. "ooui ui hau u piece VI VIE tciCo
that he was using for q net; others had
pitchforks, rakes, spears made out of a
stick with nail driven in the end and
sharpened, and other rude appliances.
The fish that were caught were prin-
cipally trout, silver and dog salmon. The
trout, of which a large number were
caught, were put into the pond above the
car track and sre being jealously watched
Friday evening, on the truck farms this
side of Columbia, men could be seen in
the water up to their waists, gathering in
their cabbage crops.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21

Fairhaven Streets Washed Out-Great
Northern Trextle Gone.

FAIRHAvES, Nov. n.-f2pecial. THE
rainfall of Friday night was the heaviest
within the remembrance OF the oldest set
tiers here. y considerable amount OF dam
age was done both TO public and private
property. radden creek, the outlet TO
Lake Padden. was converted from 3 mar
row. shallow little stream, across which IL
IS ordinarily easy 10 jump. into rushing,
roaring torrent which inundated large
portion az Happy valley and also several
blocks IN the vicinity Of its outlet on the
Hats near the Great Northern depot. wash
ing out the Culyerts and doing considera-
bic damage 20 streets. especially on Nc
kenzie avenue, near Sixth, where the crib
bing Vi the grade gave way, necessltaiing
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VANCOUVER ISLAND FLLODs.
Sudden Rise of Rivers Proves Boon to
Loggers-Little Damage Done.

Loggers-Little Damage Done.
VICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 20.-[Special. l.
Today's report from the flood district on
the line Of the Inland railway is most en-
coursging. Cessation of rain has caused
an abatement of the food, and the danger
to new railway bridges is no longer feared.
The rise of the river was unparalleled
rapidity, the Cowichan mounting seven
feet in twenty-four hours and the Koksilah
and Chemainus about ten feet each, the
result of three days continued rain, which
melted the snow at Cowichan lake
and mountains. The freshets have been a
godsend to sawmill men, who have util-
lied the high water to run down over
1900, 900 feet of waiting logs.
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and fired twice at him. A Chinese friend
of Chun, who came up with him in the
patrol wagon, described his friend as
peaceful. orderly man, who had never
offended any one. The only reason he
could give for the murderous attack was
that Chun had refused to pay certain
levies which had been made by the Suie
On Tong. Wong Quong Git was arrested
later in the evening and identified as the
ono who did the shooting.
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Greatest Known TN Years-Many BRIDGE
Washed Out-Great Loss Of Property.

HAMILTON, Nov. 20.-ISpecial. The
freshets in the Skagit valley. resulting
from Friday nights warm wind, are
greater than have occurred before in years.
Many bridges have been washed away, in
volving loss Of thousands of dollars.
The power house at the Cumberland coal
mines, opposite Hamilton, was partly de-
stroyed by log jam, the current of Cum
berland creek apparently leaving its
channel and taking to the road. The
lower levels of Hamilton were flooded,
soaring many occupants from their houses
and washing the foundations from be-
meath sidewalks. A frosty night follow
ing Saturday has returned the water to its
channels,
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Sherman antitrust act and strongly adj
vocates its rigid enforcement. He
emphatically declares that it was the in
tention of the trainers of the bill to reach
all railroad pools and traffic agreements
where they related to fixing up rates. and
provided q penalty for cutting rates.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21
Chicago LAWYER Commits Suicide.

CWCAGo. Nov 2o-John Irwin Vee!er.
weIl-known lawyer OF this city, com
United suicide today hy shooting. The
cause IS unknown.
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Telerraphers' Strike Averted.

CINCINNATI. Nov. 1a-The threatened trouble
with the railroad operators OF the Queen and
Crescent route was sverled today and the differ
eaces between tae operators aud the company
have been satisfactorily settled
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Edmunds' Views on Antitrust Law.

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-The Inter Ocean to-
morrow Will publish an Interview with ex-
Senator Eimunds IN which he inclines To
tie belief IN the conssisutionaiity OF the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21
The Miantanomoh,s Poor Machinery.

New YoaK. Nov. ia recent investigation
OF the machinery of the United states, ship
Miaatanomoh developed the fact that there is
rauca faulty material in the heavier parts. aud
that the engines are likely TO lapse any day
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-21
RESIDENCE PROPERTY.

- ne OF the best arranged houses
In the city; fine view: an elegant
nome In very respect.
-Seven-room house; me view o!
Lake Washington: VII trade for
per cent mortgage
-seven-room house near Broadway
street cars; city water; two lots
East Park addition; tine views; a
snap.
Cottage Of Ave rooms: 2 lots: half
block north Of Madison street car
line on Kenny street; bargain
house. lot 60xl2o. in
East Park addition: city water |:
three blocks from James street car
line.
We have four houses, lots 3Oxl2O
feet each, that we can sell for
Sl.2oO each easy terms.
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Elk NY 6ClcJ 81 SftSS -
Occidental square 0fons !
car line.
Twenty acres On 1roooWe
niinu.es' ride from oa0u
center. .
SO acres two miles M -
dental square: water -
valuable location fof ~
of manufactrriny paaAk
rs lots In acrsae1 = 49,
way: finest piece 81 peee :
the city. -.
30 acres one mile Doe0 ~
Union and adjoining
Union second sdd;neas "
blocks from street or "
40 acres one hA,f ~ -
postofiice OF town r. 0aI
good coal land: very 60
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RESIDENCE LOTS.

Two lots, f3oxl3Q ssl.0 Z
Tenth and Madisen s(zsolc -
choicest residences pggDgy D
the city.
IA acres unplatto9 sQ1 =
IA lots, with tine sieU = -
Union and Puget Seun6: Z
choice piecs Of Ifspag -
building an elegant h1ne
.One block ofsixsssshA Wg1
addition to RtiayD aofEu9
cay terms
Two choice lotA eo171e ~
East Park additieg - tless
q bargain.
800 cash. bolnaD p1na1
payments: choelp nn0(g8
lot: equal TO twei1b9 -
Park addition.
Lot and a hall, - Hok -
q tine view s0ee0
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DEAL ESTATE
a, For sale by THE 1. H. GRIFFITH REALTY BANY1e
~ ~ CO., ia James ST.. Block.
BUSINESS PROPERTY.

paying IL per cent.
net. a gilt edged investment
Improved Front street lot; q bar
gain at S7000L
Lot on Front street with party
walls adjoining; bargain
brick on Washington
street. between Commercial and
South Second: income : per
cent net
Pike street: 120-foot front; i'm
provemenrs cost $4,000 present
income 3 per cent net: cheapest
property On Pike street.
Lot on Second street: cheapest
property offered today.
Lot on Third street, 57xl2o; pays
D per cent net.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-05-19
Prohibition in Lincoln.

In his charge TO the grand jury on
the 9th inst, Judge Chrisman con-
graduated the jury on the thorough
enforcement of the Prohibition law in
Lincoln county. In no county of his
acquaintance is the law against the
sale of liquor so seldom violated. A
wonderful reformation has been
wrought in the habits and condition
OF the people of the county
as result of this law. Crime
has been lessened. court terms
shortened and expenses and taxes re-
duced. They say there is more wIis-
Ky drank in Prohibition county than
any where else. "Why, in saloon
days, drunkenness, rowdyism and
lawlessness were rampant, even dur
ing the session of my courts. If
fellow had fast horse. he thought it
just the time to be showing him off by
racing on the public highway. 1t was
time for fun. Many officers of the
court were under the influence of
drink, and even the lawyers--well,
the least said about the lawyers in
those days the better. Once in
an adjoining county before the sa-
looms were abolished, the Jail was
filled to Overt1owing with drunken
rowdies during a session of court,
and it looked as if they would take
possession of the court room itself.
Look over this sober, quiet and intel
ligent looking audience here this
morning and compare it with what ex-
listed in former times. Does anybody
believe there is more whisky drank
now than before the days of Prohibi-
ton ?"
Judge Chrisman then went on to
say there had been some violations of
the law by the employees of the Illinois
Central Railroad selling whisky ON
the trains, as they passed through,
but that District Attorney Hudson
had resolved TO break it up, and had
served notice on the officials of the
road to that effect.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-05-19
An Outsiders View.

The following, from the Tupelo
Journal, is reproduced by the LEADER
not to endorse it, but because it no
doubt expresses the view of a large
class of Democrats outside of the AL
lance, and may be helpful by way of
showing Alliance men how those who
are opposing Alliance demands view
things
The Jackson, Miss, correspondent
of the Memphis Commercial, in re-
cent communication, says: "The AL
lance is setting its pegs to capture at
least six of the seven congressional
districts, and every fellow who goes
off into the third party is just one vote
lost to them" This fact doubtless
accounts for the zeal with which some
of the Alliance leaders are advising
the rank and file of the order tO"stand
stilln for the present and await further
developments before going into the
Peoples party. These leaders are
mostly office seekers, and realize they
stand better chance to succeed by
using the Alliance as a political organ
ization within the Democratic party
than by making an open fight against
it under the banner of the Peoples
party. 1t is not matter of principle
with these fellows, but question as
to the most efficient means of securing
the offices. The rank and file of the
sub-treasury crowd have not got as
much sense as their leaders, neither
have they got the capacity to practice
duplieity that their leaders have, but
they have got infinitely more political
honesty, which they are displaying by
leaving party for which they have
got no love or sympathy and allying
themselves with party that repre-
sents the measures for which they are
eontending as paramount to all other
political considerations. Those men
are entitled to a great deal more re-
spect who openly join the Peoples
party than those who endorse the
platform of that party and vet remain
in the Democratic ranks from consid-
erations of expediency or from want
of courage to follow their political
convictions.