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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-06
ON HOLLOW CAPITAL,
How the Western Farm Mort.
gage Co. Did Business.
EASTERN INVESTORS SUFFER.
Assets OF the Corporation in Colorado
Attached, Receiver Asked and Di-
rectors Charged With Criminalfty.
xs, Feb. 6-At,sehments have been died

DENVER, Feb. Establishments have been hied
against the Western Farm Mortgage Company,
and application for receiver will be made to-
morrow. The attachments were for small
amounts, the largest being $1,000, which the
company could not pay. 1t is said the arrest Of
the directors and officers Is not improbable. The
company was organized IN Lawrence, Kan, and
afterwards reincorporated in Denver. The
New York creditors are represented, and will
snie attachments against securities representing
5000 tomorrow. The company is capitalized
ostensibly ct 100000, and il il said has been
doing a business Of 100000 q year,
principally with other peoples money The
company's method was to lend money at
high rates and take mortgages to secure pay
ment These mortgages were sold at premiums
to Eastern investors, the company collecting
the interest. The money paid by the purehas-
ers was re-invested, until the business
reached an enormous aggregate Farm
ers were unable to pay the high in
terest and the comps '. to maintain
its standing advanced the interest TO the pur-
chasers. II drew on the Third National bank Of
New York until all its funds were exhausted
and then the press OF creditors became too great
to be withstood. When the directors saw
the crash coming they formed the American
Real Estate Investment Company, to which
1t Is alleged the stock of the trust company has
been turned over some of the alleged acts of
the directors in this state are criminal offenses.
The loss OF Eastern purchasers, it is believed,
will aggregate hundreds of thousands, as the
only securities they can attach are considered
very poor
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 5-Judgment with an
execution Tor SS,S95 was entered today against
Joseph Cullbert, wooden goods manufacturer.
II is said the liabilities will be heavy.
The trustee of Broker Jameson, who failed
about year ago, states that the estate will pay
dividend of 81 per cent. He says the liaoili-
ties amount TO 5000. goo and the assets $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.--F. Goddard & Sons. millers,
have assigned for the benefit of their creditors.
Their Liabilities are estimated at $4,000 and
their assets at $4,000 Manipulation of the
wheat market of late preventing proit-making
is given as the cause OF the failure.
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NEWS OF THE NAVY.
Heading OFF the Coal shipments-The
Baltimore Going to China.

WASHINGTON CITY. Feb. 5.-The navy depart
ment Is just now trying to head off several col
liers which we're started out from New York
during the recent Chilean war preparations for
the Pacific. There were four ships in all, carry
ing total OF 1900 tons of COAL One
of them has been intercepted at Montevideo and
ordered TO discharge cargo there and return TO
the United states The second one is expected
at the same port In a few days, and efforts are
being made to learn the whereabouts of the
other two, so as to reduce the expense of trans
portation as much as possible.
captain Scbley will leave this city tomorrow
for San francisco to resume command of the
Baltimore, which vessel viii continue on the
Pacific station for some time TO come. Captain
schley. it is said, has asked Secretary Tracy to
allow him TO remain in command of the
cruiser Baltimore, and has intimated that he
would like to go to the China station with her.
His wishes will probably be gratified, as there is
need for more ships on that station, where they
may be wanted at any moment on account of
the anti-missionary riots liable to break
out. Ii is understood that one or
two moro vessels beside the Baltimore
will be sent to China Probably the Yorktown
and Bennington will be selected for this duty,
as most of the trouble there is in the river
towns, where vessels of the Baltimore's size
cannot go and where smaller vessels have tn be
depended upon.
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The Sentence OF the VALPARAISO Rioters.

VALPARAISO, Feb. 5.-tNew York Herald
SpecSai Judge OF Grimes Foster assured me to-
day that his entire review If the Baltimore case
occupied ten days al have rendered sentence
upon Irena, Shumada and Rodriguez" he said,
Sin strict accordance with Chilean law.
The only regret I feel is that there was
no direct evidence showing the immediate
cause OF Higgins death. / have done the ut
most in my power to fix the responsibility for
his death upon some one" The court of ap-
pesls, which will review the action of Judge
Foster, will reconvene next month. On all
sides there renewed expressions of hope
that there will be speedy resumption of inter
course between Chile and the United States.
Since the loss of the steamer John Elder there
has been a great deal of talk among residents of
this city against the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company Many people here, in view of the
approach of the Worlds fair, are DESTROYS to see
a line OF American steamships between Valpa-
raise aud Panama or direct 10 san Francisco.
Some are even in favor of traffic with New
York by way of Argentine aud Uruguay ports.
There seems no doubt the opening of an Ameri-
can line along the Chilean coast in conjunction
with a Chilean steamship company would prove
q paying investment.
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not having Joined in the error. The
bench said ths books showed him to have
so joined. Mills then moved 10 reverse iudg-
ment for reasons alleged, and the attorney
general having replied, the case was concluded.
Judgment will be rendered hereafter. No evil
dence of material weight was addueed today,
and ii Is all but certain that the sentence Will
be sustained. It will be remembered that
Greer. having been defeated in the courts, at
tempted to retain possession OF his home by
force and shot Deputy Sheriff Armstrong. who
came with q writ Of ejectnent, not seriously In
5uring him. The chief justice heard the case in
Vancouver aud sentenced the prisoner to two
years imprisonment, with a severe lecture
thrown in. Greer's dispute has been with the
Dominion government and the Canadian Pacific
railway, and, had he won it. would have made
him millionaire, the land in dispute forming
the townsits of Vancouver city. 4
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Notice.

The agencies of the Queen Insurance
Company. Of America, the Queen Insur.
ance Company, OF Liverpool. and the Con
necticut Fire Insurance Company. OF
Hartford. have this day been transferred
from Calhoun, Beyriu & Co. 10 George W.
Harris & CO.
All cancellations, assignments or trans
fers of policies IN these companies will be
made by Messrs. Harris & Co. who may
be found in the kittinger-rerry building,
on northeast corner OF Commercial and
Washington streets.
A continuance Of the patronage hitherto
extended tie companies is solicited.
ROBERT Dickson, Manager.
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TWO SEALERS LOST.
Terrific Gale Of the Coast OF
British Columbia.
PIRATE HANSEN IN HARD LUCK.
The Laura and the Northern Light
Dashed on the Rocks or Vancouver
Islapd-Natives Killed.

VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 5.-lspeciaL1- LA t
night the shipwrecked crews OF the Laura and
Northern Light, two sealing schooners, were
brought into port In distressed condition on
the tender. They report tremendous gale on
the West coast, which made it impossible for
vessels TO live, and in both cases the anchors
were dragged and the sehooners were dashed
onto the rocks and broken to pieces. The
crews OF both were rescued from their perilous
position on the cliffs by the tribes of friendly
Indians, with whom they lived four days with
blankets for clothing.
The captain of the Laura is the lannon's Yoko-
hama pirate, Hansen, the most unlucky skipper
on the Coast The vessel was valued at IS 900,
the Northern Light at 5000. Both the schoon-
ers had very valuable fur cargoes aboard when
wrecked The same gale that proved so disas-
trous to them played havoc with the Indian viii
lagos all along the coast and was the most
fierce storm in the history OF that portion Of the
island.
Houses were blown down everywhere, and
many natives were killed It is feared that
other schooners not yet heard from have come
to grief.
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TROUBLES OF COMPANY 1.
Members VIII Not Attend Inspectio,
Drili-Gnpopuiar Captain Jones.

Posr ToxssxsD. Feb. 6--lspecial The
troubles of | company continue without cessa.
ton. and now that Colonel Landes has been
ordered to,inspect and muster the company a
new difficulty has arisen. The members in
tended 10 refuse 10 turn out In order TO force
the governor to have the company mustered out
OF service Today the officers OF the company
came 10 an understanding, and paper was cir.
culated among the members to secure an agreo-
ment TO report for muster next Friday evening
twas represented 20 the members that Cap
tain Jones being ranking captain. ho would
soon be elected major, and the company would
then be able 70 elect new captain. Mang
agreed TO attend the muster. but others bitterly
opposed this plan. They said there WIS no
chance fer Jones' promotion, bat that IL was
only scheme 10 get big attendance, and
would prevent the company being mustered out
and hence prevent the organization of new
company. Present indications are that but few
III any OF the members OF the company will obsy
the order 10 report for inspection and muster.
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LKAvESwoRrH. Tex, Feb. 5.-Colonel Martin,
United states army, assistant adjutant general,
with headquarters at San Antonio, Tex, has
just arrived in this city. He is sure the Mex
lean bandit, Cara, is not on American soil. but
passes his time in the City of Mexico, quietly
organizing his forces. To reporter he said:
GHrEa's organization is so complete that he
can concentrate his strength at very short no.
tice, aud that strength Is more than is known
ur troops vii do all that is possible To protect
Oe border There will be no fighting between
thxicanS on the American side OF the river
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 5.-J. +. Robertson,
general manager OF the Monterey & Gulf rail-
road, states that during the past two weeks he
has travelled extensively in all parts OF Mexico
and in all that time he has not seen a sign OF or
heard word that wou indicate a revolution
ary spirit among he people.
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going in the direction of San Carlos, having In
captivity white girl Is years old that they had
stolen from near flagstaff. Captain Jackson,
who brought word to Prescott, is an
old and reliable citizen OF this county.
He states that the girl and her cap
tors stopped at ranch and the girl was per-
mitted TO go into the house to get something to
eat, when she told her story, imploriug to be re-
scded. As there was no one at the house except
Q boy, he could render her no assistance, but as
soon as they left he gave the alarm to the neigh
bors, who organized a posse for the purpose OF
pursuit. Officers from Flagstaff reached there
soon afterward, and 1t is thought her rescue viii
soou be effected
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John Hogan, of St. Louis, Dead.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 5.-John Hogan died here to
day from paralytic stroke.

81. LOUIS, Feb. 5.-John Hogan died here to-
day from paralytic stroke.
Few men in the West were better or moro
favorably known than the deceased. He was
born at Mailow, Ireland, January :, 1906 He
emigrated with his father to the United States
in 1877 learned the shoemaking trade in
Baltimore. removed to the West in 1876, and
opened a store in Madison county, Ill,
in 1881. From 1884 to 1887 he was president of
the Illinois board OF public Improvements, and
while occupying that position the board laid
out the site of the city of Chicago. During that
time, also built the first railroad in Illinois.
In 1886 he was elected to the legislature and also
to congress, but did not qualify in the
latter capacity. He was register of the land
settled as a merchant and banker at st. Louis.
He was postmaster at st. Louis from 1857 to 1861,
and represented that city in congress from 1864
TO 1868, being the only Democratic congressman
during those years from the whole country west
of the Mississippi river. He published num-
Der Of works OF historic interest.l
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Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA. Feb. 5.-IspeciaLl-It II expected
that a delegation OF iumbermen viii be present
nj the meeting of lumbermen to be held in
Washington City to protest against placing lurn-
Der on the free list.
gentleman claiming to know Albert Kleit
who is travelling with the alleged impostor
Father Caster, b he 10 a swede. and worked
In aVashon islaas brickyard last summer Kleit
swore yesterday, when he and Caster were on
trial for obtaining money Under false pretenses
by impersonating Catholic priests, that he was
German and had joined Caster In Montana.
kleit was in Tacoma three weeks ago
The wharf Union ticket Office has been re-
opened. For the present the rules of the dis
banded Steamboat Association will prevail, and
the steamers represented will be the Union Pa
cihc. Puget sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany and the Puget Sound and Co!uIubis river.
The United States district grand jury found
o true bill this evening against William II. Cole
for sending an obscene letter through the mail,
and against Jim Now for smuggling. Cole
pleaded guilty. aud was fined s25
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Rev. Benjamin st. James Fry Dead

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5-Rev. Benjamin ST. James
Fry died today, of erysipelas
(Beniamin st. James Fry one OF the lead
ing Methodist ministers. He was born at Rut-
ledge. Tenn, June l6, 1924 In 1874 re was joint
editor and publisher of the Cincinnati Western
Rdla6ler. He became clergyman of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church In 1877. was president of
Worihington college for young women in 1856
60, and in 1s6l-64 chaplain of the Six.y-third
Ohio regiment In 1872 he was elected editor of
the ST. Louis Central Christian Advocate, which
position he held until his death. DIR. Fry con-
tributed TO various periodicals, and was the
author of several biographical and Sunday
sehooi KS
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The Duty on Canadian Lumber.

VANCOUVER. b. C., Feb. 5.-The council of the
Vancouver Board of Trade has raised question
OF considerable importance TO the lum bermen
OF Canada and the United States British
Columbia fir pays duty of s. per
thousand feet In the United States. while
Eastern Canada lumber Is only charged ST.
Since the export duty on logs was
reduced, the Vancouver board demands that fir
be admitted to the United States the same as
Eastern lumber, under the reciprocity clause OF
the Mckinley tariff: otherwise asks that Canada
impose a duty of s. on pitch pine from
the Southern states, which completes for
car stills and similar work with British
Columbia fir. The reduction of the American
duty by 81. or the imposition of q Canadian duty
OF 81 will greatly improve the condition of the
British Columbia lumber business, and at the
same time 1t is demanded that no discrimina-
ton is TO exist by the United States Canada
on lumber of the Eastern provinces against that
of the Pacific
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NEWS OF NORTHWEST.
q. 7. Williams, Of Victoria,
Drowned at Portland.
eErHuNE TELLS WHY he QUIZ.
Montans Indians are Entitled 20 Drink
Bser--Ciaim jumping in the
Mineral Creek District.

PoETLANp, Feb. 5.-fspeciaL THE body OF a
man supposed TO be T. T. Williams was found
floating in the river near the foot oil Flanders
street An envelope addressed 70 az. I. Will
tsms. Victoria, B. c." and two letters were
found on the body. One letter was written
from Fades street, Melbourne, Australia,
AMI was dated November 25, 1891
No signature was attached TO the
letter, but Il was apparently from Williams
parent, a. IL began "My Dear Son" The second
Istter began "Dear Ed" and wss signed "Alice =
Beyond these two letters nothing was found
sending 20 throw light on the mans identity
There were no marks OF violence on the body.
II had evidently been in the water about ten
days, but was not badly decomposed- The lace
was nnewbat swollen. williams was about 30
PEARS old and respectfully dressed He wore .
black naoussache.
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CREEK MINE TROUBLES
Two Claim Jumpers Warned to Leave
by n Committee

TACOMA. Feb. S. tspscial.l Arrivals this
evening from Mineral creek mining district say
thatall DEVELOPMENT work and prospecting will
be suspended until J. II. Van Eaton surreuders
claim which, IL Is charged, he jumped from
prospectors J. j. Evans and J. J. Davis Van
Eaton claims TO have bought half interest
In the disputed property which was, he
says, taken up as q homestead last June
by Joe Boiinger. He charged Evans and Davis
with attempting to jump Bolinger's homestead,
and that they scared Bolinger away ten days
ago. Van Eaton has been notified to vacate by
committee Of eighteen miners and settlers
upon threats of being forced of. Both sides are
reported well armed. Van Eaton and his
brother said tonight they would defend the
claim with their lives. Trouble is feared.
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INDIANS NAY DRINK BEER.
Montana Judge Rules That the Beverage
IL Nnl Snirifunns

HELENA, Mont, Feb. Especial Beer is
not spintaous liquor, according 70 a decision
rendered today BY Judge Knowles United
states district judge This is an original ruling
by federal court on this subject OF the state
courts that have passed upon the question,
those OF New Hampshire, West Virginia sed
Tennessee have sgreed with the judges ruling
made today, while the court OF North Carolina
and enc court In New York have held 20 the
contrary, The case on trial was that OF a mau
who sold bottle OF beer 20 al Indian on the
Crow reservation. He was discharged. The
federal statutes provide penalty for selling
spirituous liquor or wine 20 al Indian On q
reservation.
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The Fire Record.

raging at GoTham. ten miles from here. The
high school and several adjoining buildings
have gone and the fire is stiI spreading This
city has been called upon for assistance
WINNIPEG, Feb. 5--The town OF Regina, on
the Canadian Pacific, west of Winnipeg. had
big Gre today. The fire started about noon, and
before IL was gotten under control the Windsor
hrtei. Luuaus extensive stock and livery
stable and several smaller buildings were com
plcteIy- Consumed.
LouisvnIT, Ky. FED. 5-Esrly this morning
the Ceutra tobacco warehouse was burned and
Captain Edwayds, one Of the owners OF the
building who Wss sleeping in it, was oremated
The financial IassXS S-5u00-
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FOUND DEAD IN HIS CABIN.
James Bates, OF Tacoma, Carried on by
Heart Disease.

TACOMA, Feb. Especial. James Bates, aged
6S, father-in law of DIR. W. NJ Miner, and father
OF Walter s. Bates, of this city, was found dead
this afternoon in his cabin on his two-acre
tract near the northern limits of the city. His
family reside f street in this city, and are in
comfortable circumstances. He spent part OF
his time IN planting fruit trees on his two-acre
tract and went there on Saturday. His son
visited him on Sunday and he was last seen
alive on Tuesday. Yesterday his assistant
found the cabin door locked and thought he
had left. Today he heard Bates dog barking
In the cabin, broke open the door and found the
old gentleman dead. 1t is thought he died on
Wednesday of heart disease, which has troubled
him for ten years
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Townsend Custom House Accented.

PoRT TOWNSEND. Feb. 5.-tspscial. Frank
Grygla of Washington City. assistant superin-
tendent Of repairs of United States government
buildings. has been in this city since Wednes-
day inspecting the recently completed custom
house and postoffce, situated ON Washington
street. Mr.. Grygla IL highly pleased with the
Structure, which. with the exception of few
minor details in the roof, was found TO be built
In strict accordance with the plans furnished
by the department at Washington City. The
changes referred TO were completed today, and
Immediately thereafter the building will be
turned over to Mr.. Grygla as a representative of
tina guyerumeut
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whatcom County Tide Lands Filings.

OLYMPIA, Feb. Especial THE sixty days
given by law to owners of Improvements or
abutting uplands in which to file applications to
purchase tide lands, after the filing of plat
thereof by board OF tide lands appraisers. ex-
pired in the case of whatcom county today, and
consequently q large number of filings were
made with Land Commissioner Forrest Much an
noyance has been caused applicants and the
land department of the state by the failure of
the appraisers TO adjust their plat to the upland
surveys and 10 describe the subdivisions by
Inaies and honnhs
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Vancouver, b. c., News.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Feb. 5.-lSpecial. 1.-The
limits OF Vancouver district, as established on
October and extended on December II, 1891,
have been further extended by adding the land
comprised within the municipality known as
the corporation of the district of North Van
couver," lying directly opposite this city.
The World Printing and Publishing Com pany,
limited, OF this city, gives notice OF incorpora-
ton, with capital stock of 100000.
subscription lists were opened here today
toward national monument to the late Sir
John A. Macdonald.
Steamer Coquitlan, the third and last of the
new steel vessels built by the Union Steamship
Company, will be launched in a few days.
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Tacoma Sign Psinters' RiaekIist

TACOMA. Feb Especial DIR. Hedger this
afternoon secured a warrant for the arrest of
Adams & Connell. sign painters on a charge OF
bIackmail I'm sending a letter to him threatening
90 publish him as deadhsat II he did not settle
for work done. nedger claims Conuel insulted
him when about to collect payment and wss or
dered away. Adams & Cornell have placed in
their shop window, under the caption "blsck-
list" the names OF debtors with a notice not 20
apply for further work until settling their sc.
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VICTORIA, b G.. Feb a--ISvec,sl ,-Tha esle.
brsted case Of Sam Greer. a Vancouver esms
before the ful court OF British Columbia toiav
on tie application Tor his release from prisou
on a writ of error. The judges sitting were
Crease. NslAer and DRAKE. Mr.. Mills. tar t;recr
objected to tae presence Of judge Drake on the
bench, but be did not consider himself Dis.
oaahnea' HE attorney general moved TO
euash the viii Of sEror and alasu, INDIGNANT he