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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-27
A DEMOCRAT RESIGNS!
Police Commissioner Marion
Weary of Office.
ALL WORK AND NO MONEY.
Commissioner Wailinsf ford Also Goes
Out ON January mayor Ronald Has
Selected q Successor.

DR.. A. n. Marion yesterday resigned the
office of police commissioner to take effect
December 81. DR.. Marion was appointed
on July % to fill out the unexpired term
of A. H. Manning, who resigned-at
Mayor Ronald's request. DR.. Marion's
term would have expired October %, 1898
81 resign simply because the work IS UNI
congenial and interferes with my bust
ness" said DR.. Marion last night. 81
have no quarrel with any one at all, but
am just tired of the job. 1t is all work and
worry and no pleasure or remuneration.
understood that some one of the commits
sioners was to go out by law on January l.
and not knowing which one OF Us it was
asked the mayor about it. He thought it
should be Commissioner J. n. Walling-
ford. l then submitted my resignation.
which l would not have done had my
term been near its close"
Mayor Ronald said last night: 81 am
uncertain whose term it is that expires
by law on January 1. I think it is Mr..
Wallingford's. but have referred the mat
ter to Corporation Counsel Donworth for
his opinion. l have selected a man for
DR.. Marion's successor but don't care to
give his name yet, as l don't know that
he will serve"
DR.. Marion has taken an active interest
in police department affairs, and has
taken very decided stand on all matters
at issue. His appointment was one Of the
most popular made by Mayor Ronald, and
the administration Will regret losing his
services.
1t is said that another member Of the
board has intimated to the mayor that he
finds the duties of q commissioner too
arduous and unpleasant for him to hold
any longer than he can help. There are
hundreds of applications for every va
cancy, and complaints pour in on every
possible occasion. The gambling situa-
ton and the Kent matter have also been
causes of no little annoyance.
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CoLvILLE, Dec. 26 -[Speeial. Five days
OF lncessant fall of snow terminated Satur-
day with a mild s!eet. TAe average depth
OF snow is twenty inches. The continued
low degree of temperature retarded the
accumulation of snow, otherwise the depth
would have attained between four and five
feet II IS claimed that snch storm in
December has not oCcurred before In twelve
years. It is feared by stoc5 men that the
supply OF hay in the Colviae valley will be
limited, owing to the early beginning of
the winter season, and shipments of hay
To the markets will be very light. Feeding
commenced nearly three weeks ago. while
ordinarily the cattle receive sufficient
nourishment from the range to keep them
out as late as Christmas or the first of
January.
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ii tteeS.
TUESDAY EyEEIN0.


TACOMA, Dec. 26.-[Speaial. The work
ingmen's train on the Northern Pacific,
which runs between the Seventeenth street
depot and Edison, is to be abolished JAN
uary !. 1898. Some OF the men who live in
the city are not pleased with the change,
as it Will necessitate their NOV ing to Edi-
son. The railroad company desires the
men to- live near the shops in order that
they may be gotten together quickly at
night in an emergency. some of them un-
derstand the order to suspend the train to
the effect that they must move to Edison
or quit. Master Mechaoic Warner says
the company does not wash to force the
men to live at Edison, bus only desires to
have them handy. General Manager Meilen
has secured reduction OF y per cent on
real estate in the vicinity Of the shops for
the benefit of the workmen in the shops
The workmen's train was TO have been
taken off six months ago, but because of
a petition to continue il, and on account
of the inability of many xorkmen to sell
their homes in this city to any advantage
the train was continued for another six
months.
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KILLED BY HIS BROTHER.
Hunter John Skinner, OF Cowlit8 County,
Mistaken for a Deer.
kalama Bulletin, December q.

kaama Bulletin, December %.
Last Friday aftprnoon Joseph Smith, jr., came
to town for medical aid, bringing the shocking
news that John Skinner, Of Cioverdale, had
been accidentiy shot by his brother Adam, while
hunting No particulars could be had until
after DR.. Sims had returned in the evening
The two brothers were hunting deer in the
woods beyond Major Smiths ranch. and had
separated, one going UP on either side OF the
ravine; but John had changed his route and
was coming up On Adams trail when Adam
discovered the fern and weeds moving, and
supposng it was deer, shot at the
spot where he saw the fern moving.
He shot his brother John through both thighs
and the bail lodged in his left hand. Adam
fired the second shot but missed bis game. On
discovering what he had done he picked his
brother up and started to carry him home, but
became exhausted on going about half
mile aud left him as comfortable
as possible, and went tn a wood chop
pers camp TO, help He there sent Smith for DR.
Sims and proceeded back 10 his dying brother.
accompanied by three other men. In his excite
ment he had neglected to bandage his brothers
thighs, and during all this while John skinner
was gradually Bleeding TO death. On
their arrival he still alive, and
they put him on stretcher made
OF blanket aud started home with him but he
soon ex PRED. He had been dead few minutes
when DR.. Sims arrived. The doctor states
that the wound was not necessarily fatal. that
an artery had been severed. but had the
wounded parts been tightly bandaged his life
would have been saved perhaps with the am
imitation of one limb
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The Canadian Pacific Steamers:

TACOMA, Dec. 26.-[Special. ID. F.
Brown. assistant general ticket and pass
enger agent of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way, arrived here tonight on his return
trip from the Orient, where he visited all
the sub-agencies of his company's trans
Pacific line. He has been appointed to
take charge OF the company's business in
the Orient. ana after reporting q: Mon
treai headquarters, will visit Australia in
the interest of the Canadian Pacifc's
water lines and then make his headquar-
tiers at Hongkong. He says:
Our business far exceeds our expectations,
and orr trans-Pacifc line is paying. There is
not business enough for the lines now crossing
the Pacific. don't think the Northern Pacific
line has made any money. 1t cannot
compete without putting on fine boats.
About our reported Australian line, know
only what ] have seen in the newspapers.
While III the Orient learned that many people
are coming over TO see the World's fair. Many
who would otherwise have come this year are
waiting Tor the big fair.
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State Teachers. association.

TACOMA, Dec. 26.-[SpeciaI. THE State
Teachers Association meets in fifth an
nual session tomorrow al 80 p. m. in the
First Baptist church. During the meet
ing, which continues three days, an ex-
hbition will be given by 1he pupils of the
high school. Tomorrow's programme
follows:
1:30-l:45-Preparatory exercises. Announce
ments
1:45-2:25-Vacations How often? How long?
ID AS to teachers. J. NJ. iFitt. Whatcom- ca
As to pupils. W. D. Adams, Hoquiam.
2:25-2:45-Dscussion, led by W. ]. Sutton,
Cheney
2:45-3:o5-"What Are the Essential Differences
Between the American and German School Sys-
tenn A. 2. Powelson, Tacoms.
1868 :25-Discussion. Dr. Jetferies, Wash
ington college, Tacoma; Prof Guniogsen, P. s
T., Tacoma, and Dr. J. H. Hoose, Pasadena,
Cal.
3:25- 4:o0-Business items Apportionment of
commi tees.
TUESDAY EvEsINo.
7:So-7:45-Opening exercises.
:45-s:O0-Address of welcome. L. n Fitch,
esq.
S:O0-s:I5-Response, R. C. Eerr, walla Walla.
s:l5-9:00-President's address, Hon. K. B.
Bryan. Olympia.
9:00-lI oo-Informal social in parlor A, Ia.
!. coma hotel.
4 social tomorrow evening will afford
an opportunity for the resident Tacoma
teachers to entertain all tae visitors. Re-
duced rates have been offered by all the
hotels. President BryaB, of the associa-
ton; Chairman White, of Chehalis, and
Secretary Gerard. of Seattle, are here to-
night. A large delegation is expected
from Seattle
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TACOMA. Dec. 26-[Special. The state
board of education meets here tomorrow
morning. K. C. Kerr, the member of the
board from Walla Walla, will submit for
discu ssion proposition 20 provide for
free text books, as suggested by the labor
unions of Seattle. Superintendent Bryan
has plan on this subject pro-
viding for buying books by the
state, the same to be sold to the
students through the county superintend-
ents OF schools, at actual cost. This would
result in a saving of - per cent. to stud
ents. However. there is a question regard
ing the constitutionality of the state going
into competition with book concerns.
Another plan is to have school districts
purchase books and supply them free to
pupils, paying for them as school districts.
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ROYAL ROADS NOT A PORT OF CALL.
Important Change in Canadian Customs
Eulings Due to kankhurn GAG.

PoRr TOWNSEND, Dec. Of. Especial. l.
The collector of customs at Victoria has
abolished Royal Roads as a port of call
and hereafter vessels will be compelled TO
enter ut the custom house and pay the
regular customs fees and tonnage dues.
This decision is very important To and
affects the commerce of Puget Sound.
Heretofore vessels have called at ROYAL
Roads and remained an indefinite period
awaiting a charter without the necessity
of having 10 enter and pay customs
charges. This was an advantage which
attracted many vessels to call there before
proceeding 10 Puget Sound.
The decision was occasloned by the
Bankburn incident. That vessel put into
Royal Roads a. n port Of call and after a
few days delay the master drove his crew
ashore by bad treatment. Before a libel
could issue for the recovery of the crews
wages the vessel was taken from British
waters 10 Port Blskeley. After some DELAY
the vessel was libeied, but Judge Hanford
ruled that the case was out of his iurisdic-
ton and should have been instituted he
fore the English consul At this port Be-
fore further proceedings could be taken
before the consul the vessel sailed for a
teen men--lost their wages aggreratinc
over 81 800. To guard against renetition
of this nature every vessel hereafter will
ne compelled to enter and clear when call
ing At ROYAL Roads
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British Columbia News,

Vancouver, Dec. IS. The Westminster
& Vancouver Electric Tramway Co. intend
shortly to double track the line between
Vancouver and Westminster, a distance of
twelve miles, which will then be covered
in thirty-fve minutes.
Edward Smith. runner for the Oriental
hotel slipped while getting on train and
was run over and his left leg ana arm cut
OFF. He will recover.
VICTORIA, Dec. 26-In the Rithet- White
law case the jury came into courtat A late
hour with verdict for Rithet for s., O37,
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DELAYED MAILS ARRIVE.
Union Pacific Breaks the Blockade
Loads of Christmas Pres@nts


The Union Pacific railroad early vester
day morning hroke the blockade which
had existed Tor four DAYS At a point forty
miles east of Portland. on the Columbl,
river. Nine hundred passengers and a
huge amount Of mail. Including many
Christmas presents, were released Halfthe
delayed mail for the Sound reached here
on the Northern Pacific S,45 train last
night. and the remainder came al ~ clock
xhis morning. Clerks were Immediately
set To work distributing the matter. and
she carriers will he loaded down with
Christmas gifts today.
Most of the mail from the Eas.
comes via the Union Pacific. and MANY
business men in this city are kicking Wig
orous.v over the protracted delay. 1t
would he an easy MISTER - run the mail
ears hack TO Pasco Junction ana thence ID
the Coast via the Northern Pacific. At
ieast there seems no goou reason why each
succeeding days mail should he piled IN
on this road instead OF sending it around
~ another route.
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Slides on the Great Northern.

The Great Northern train from the
north Was unable 10 pass the big slide
three miles tins side OF Mukilteo ye,ter-
DAY. bat il is hoped that the hne VIII he
cleared so the train can come III this
morning. The whole mountain IS slid
ms" said gentleman who was al The
scene Yesterday. "and there are immense
cracks IN the earth An yards back from
she trac&. Whenever The ground IS Net
this xns.Ee mass slides. Just - the t.@4a
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United States, has issued Christmas
greeting in response 20 the toast IN his
honor which will be joined in by members
of that order at meetings TO be held all
over the country today, in which in elo-
quent terms he speaks Of ID principles OF
the order and beauty of The Christmas
season, and closes by proposing the follow
ing toast: "Christmas, the birthday OF
Him who is the embodiment of all Tenn
piars' honesb
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New YORK, Dec. 26. DR.. Paul Gibier,
the well-known bacterolosist. claims to
have discovered a remedy for epilepsy.
with which he says he has perfected sew
eral cures. incubation is the method
adopted, and the material used is pre-
pared from the vital organs of sheep after
they have undergone certain treatment In
the laboratory of the Pasteur institute, of
which DR.. Gibier is director injections
are made daily in each side of the patient
Just above the hip bones
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DIR. McGlynn'S Assignment.

NEW YoRK. Dec. e. 1t is said Or. Nc
Glynn will be placed under the jurisdic-
ton of either Cardinal Gibbons, of Ralti-
more, or Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul.
iGihbons. Ireland aud the pope are warm
friends ot DR., MeGlynu, hut the enemies of orr
free schools. particularly Archbishop Corrigan
dstest him, SO that he woud not be- we come in
any sec but those of Gibbons and Ireland.l
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The determination of the Dear

CoLvIrtE. Dec. p. Special. John
Co'tingham. received al his fur depot in
this city. last Thursday. 800 deer skins,
which were taken from the mountains by
local hunters since the iTst dav Of Deem
Der, The slaughter OF deer still goes on.
and will only be stopped by the close of
the season. Fenison is being sold in the
markets for cents per pound.
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WAsHINGToN City. Dec. 26.--Little Mar
thena Harrison, the presidents grand
child. is reported 10 be tribe easier today.
Her allment proves 10 be a genuine case of
scarlet fever The White House Will be
closed to the public until il is again free
from the disease
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Puget Sound and Hawaiian Steamers.

TACOMA, Dec. %. - Especial. w. f..
Simpson. manager of the Puget Sound IL
Hawaiian Steamship line, returned today
from Hawaii. He says the Hawaiian gov
eminent will give $50 subsidy for every
trip made by the steamers to Puget sound.
While the new line will lose money for q
year, it will then no doubt support itself.
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STOpp THE TFST.

ALLCoCK's FoGoCs pL.STERS are Unapproach-
sbio ~ curative properties, Fapitity and safety
o. action, and are TIE only reliable plssters
eF produced They have successfully stood
the test O; over thirty years Use by ;se pubic.
II siT virtues have never been eQUaiet ~ the
interruptions IrdttStors who have sought 20
Trade upon the reputation of ALLtoths by
lu4A.rs plssterS with noes n them. AM claim
Ing them % he lust as good ALiC0Cs'% q"
ana they stand touay lEdor-et by not only the
highest med ca authorities, aut by millions a.
CRATE. u. patients 10 nave proved their efficacy
az p household remedy.
Beware 81 limitations, and 30 not De deceived
10y representation. Ask for ALIC0Ck'S aua
let 40 solicitation or eSp.auat,on induce YOU 10
accept e-utate.
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Paying the Gilman Miners.

Accountant Charles w. Loomis, of the
Seattle Coal and Iron Company, went to
Gilman Saturday and disbursed $4,000
among the miners.
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Columbus would have reached America
sixty days sooner had his sailors been
strengthened with Cudahy's Rex Brand
Extrac. OF Beef
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WANT A SITUATION

Use the Want Columns of the POST.
INiELLlGENCER. Double the cir
cuiation of any paper in the State.
Best results.
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Knights Tempiar Christmas Toast.
DETROIT. Dec 26-orand Master Hugh
AeCuEdy. OF the knights Templar OF the
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got past the slide Sunday another slide
came down Immediately after and just
barely missed the rear coach"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-07
STILL Il!
THE MOSELEY HOUSE,
Cor. Wilmington and Hargett Sts.,
M O.

Convenient, central, neat, pleasant,
ETC., with all the necessary comforts
for the travelling public.
Rates, $1.50 to $500 per day. Special
rates by the week or month. C788)
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could go on, he took them for quite a
spell, and then he said, sort of slow
and easy like
"That's-hit. Now-if-we-had
-some-hose-we-could -put-in-a
blast"
Haven't you got any hose" I
asked in loud, parliamentary tones.
"No," he said. "I-head-a-few-
now"
So I put in the following day getting
hose. This sort of thing makes my
literary work disconnected, and I have
always wanted my posthumous work
to be my very best. "God bless you,"
said a friend Of mine the other day,
especially for u posthumous
work"
[ am having the usual trouble pecu-
liar to domestic animals in the spring.
I bought a donkey last year for the
children. This year we had him
clipped, as he was getting most too
woolly and the hens got to burrowing
into his foliage and hiding their nests,
so we got a clippist to clip him. He
is about 80 years of age and lever had
his hair cut before. We found a good
many things which the neighbors had
missed. They were in the s5ubble
after the clipping had been done.
pit ho oo,,CI+ cold fOr MO o1inno1
him too early. One should not prune
a donkey in March. It is risky. He
is likely to get pneumonia. Ever
since that I've had to cover up
this donkey of nights, and two or three
times in the night I must go and see if
he has kicked the covers off. He is
often feverisk at night, and his feet
are hot and dry. Once they were,
anyhow. That was the only TIME time
I felt of them.
I am going into the guinea hens
business this summer. I bought
eighteen before I paused to ask
myself what the ~guineahen is good
for. VIII any reader ofthis paper
who knows what the guinea hen
is good for please write me at
Fetchers, N. O., stating what if any
thing she is good for except to eat if
hard pressed or make a loud and long
continued noise at 4 a. M?
Building goes on quietly on my new
slosh on the French Broad river. l
will write more about it as we progress.
I am sorry now that I allowed myself
to be drawn into this foolish business
with Mr.. Vanderbilt in the maGter of
building. What I should have done
Is perfectly plain to me now. Instead
of straining every cry to equal or
excel his residence, I should have
waited till he completed his house
and then profit by his experience and
avoid his errors.
BILL NYE.
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STRANGE THINGS IN LIFE.
How His Life Was Saved by a Large
Wad of Paper Money.

How His Life Was Saved by a Large
Wad of Paper Money.
To the fact that he carried a large
wad of paper money in the inside right
hand pocket J. B. O~vermeyer of 118
Ashland avenue owes his life. He was
standing in the Office of the Eagle Por-
trait Company, $50 Ogden avenue,
Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock,
talking loudly to the proprietor, J. D,
Traitor.
"You are a liar and a scoUndrel, I"
shouted Mr.. Overmeyer, finging the
cigar he had just lighted through the
open door far into the street, land I
can prove it,"
The only answer to this was a re-
volver shot fired ~pointblank at Mr..
Overmeyer's breast.
"Shoot again, you coward. I am
not afraid of your gun; I served four
years in the Union army and have
smelt gunpowder before, you scoun-
drel.
1uCSG WOIuS "C4O UC1ANC4CU LII d
calm, deliberate voice, as though talk
ing simply with a friend, and he stood
quietly facing the excited portrait
painter, who stood not three feet
away, holding a revolver in his hand
pointed square at the doughty colonel's
breast, his finger on the trigger. Mr..
Overmeyer was apparently not the
least excited.
"Shoot, you scoundrel," he reiter-
ated, land take better aim this time;
that first shot of yours was a terribly
poor one"
This remark was too much for his
assaiIant and the book dropped from
his nerveles3 hand and fell to the floor,
and Traitor sank back pale and ex-
hausted in the Office chair. At this
moment one of the bartenders in the
saloon next door, having heard the
shot come rushing in. Mr. Overmeyer
began to tell the story, when the bar
tender happened to see "a small hole in
his coat and told him that he was shot.
"Oh no, I guess not" said the. colonel,
but on examination he found that the
bullet had pierced a large envelope con
tanning several hundred dollars in
greenbacks and in the center of the
package the bullet was lodged.
Watch the label on yOur paper Gnd
rene1U Wben yOuT subscription eGp1Tes.
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We hit the caboose pretty hard, I,
Tell you, but instead of breaking her.
up or dltching, the pilot went under
tne a and raised it right up till it
Slid half way up, but I was only hall
awake then. She was moving along
slowly yet, and when I saw the red
lights on the cabosse the first thing
that struck me was that we were on a
siding and that the engineer had got
off, leaving the engine in forward
motion and she had leaked or sprung
her throttle and gone into another
freight on the siding ahead of us.
81 jumped over to the engineers
sTTke and threw her over and plunged
her hard. 1t didn't take much to stop
and I stood there for a minute COM
menting %profanely or the engineers
leaving her in for ward motion, and
yet If l had been wide enough awake
to think of jumping you bet your
sweet life some other fellow would
have been the hero and I'd tried to
beat the engineer and brakeman out of
the cab window"