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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-07
OUTRAGE ATEVERETT
Reputable Persons Accused as
Thieves and Smugglers.
A CAPITALIST IN TROUBLE.
Lewis County Logger Drowned - Nc
Bride Claims to Have Won His Fight
for school Section sixteen.

EVERETT, Jan. 6.-tSpeeial deputy United
States Collector Of Customs Mckenzie and Dep
uiy Inspector Guptill were here today investi-
eating case OF suspected smuggling OF 10, of
silks value az 5000. Although no arrests were
made and the officers satisfied themselves that
the parties were entitled 20 enter their goods
wfthent duty, the case has some unusually sem
sationaI Gestures. The suspicious of the officers
were first aroused in the effort TO recover ny
search warrant a lot OF clothing stolen from
Mrs. Della Brown and her married daughter,
Mrs. Toy. who had rooms in the Rucker block,
on Rncker avenue, where several other parties
lived. including Liable de ia Croix dc Castries
ana MS niece, Nine. De Is Chase who are cnlti-
waited and prominent people of France, the gem
flenao having been the accredited rep
resentative of the French government at
the Yorktown celebration. They came here
last summer, bringing with them large num-
Der OF trunks filed with rich wardrooes and ar
ticies Of decoration BETTING their station. They
had fved FOR a year or two at Vancouver. The
husband OF the lady Is engaged in banking in
san Francisco. On Wednesday afternoon the
two deputy sherias called at their apartments
and, as alleged. in rough and brutal manner
made known their mission and produced their
search warrant. The officers, Deputies Crone
and Raymond. assert that an effort was made to
resist them by the man, and it was finally neces-
sary to draw pistol upon him, and at last to
hsadcuif him. They found many large packing
or sample trunks, and searched eight OF them,
but, no: finding The clothing they were after,
left the other trunks untouched ana reported to
the customs officers the suspicion of smuggling
goods This brought Mckenzie and Guptill
here today, with the result above stated.
The friends OF the distinguished people are
greatly incensed. They assert that the officers
!nsulted the lady. beside throwing the gentle
man on the floor in a coarse and brutal manner.
lie is retired priest, being here for his health.
They made some investments and were intend
Ing 10 build large house in the spring. and
were merely camping for the present. The
officers, o. course, deny that they used any moro
fosce than they were compelled to. 1t is possible
that legal redress may be sought. Another
Chapter in the story is that a woman who had
been living in the same block. on learning that
she was under suspicion Of having stolen the
clothing, suddenly decamped Thursday, aud is
reported to have been arrested in Seattle. The
able il n descendant of Gen. Lafayette and
cousin of ex- President Mcmahon.
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The Blizzard in the East.

NEW YORK. Jan. t-s.gual Oncer Dunn
says the snow Is eleven inches on the level
but Il is mostly off the level some
surface lines kept suowplows running All
night, and thus were able ~ run out four horse
cars 10 accommodate their regular travel, but
10 overflow, An army OF men were ct work to-
day making passages IN the streets aud ranidly
forming Il into heaps along The curbiEg before
being carted away. There was little dis.
tar banca IL the schedule of railroads I'm
to tonight. The weather was clear ana
cola, with LITTLE wind blowing. The storm and
wind iii much damage in ana around Jamaica
bsy. several yachts were torn from ANCHORAGE
anu blown on the meadows where number OF
them were completely wrecked.
NKTEatr, JAM eds patches from the eastern
cosst ot lsAe Michigan indicate that the
heaviest sG0wstOrm IN years has been raging
siace early yesterday. The storm : general
throughout the stste, hut IS most severe ia the
vicinity mentioned. The snow has DELAYED rail
road 1;aIf3c aud country highways are also badly
b,ockatci. ne steamer Lara, which left -
Joseph Wednesday night for Milwaukee reached
Grand Haven this morning n II badly battered
Contitou. The steamer Wisconsin, from Mil.
waGEee, which was also overdue, arrived in
urand Haven today after stormy trip.
II Is officially denied at Rio jaueiro that Brazi!
ami Chile have formed az nE.isuca
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Canada Seeking Settlers in United states.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. Especial lex
Mayor Mclean has received notice from the Do
miniou government that he has been appointed
special commissioner to go through the states Of
Washington and Oregon aud report to the min
lister of the interior the condition OF the settlers
there, and at the same time bring to their notice
the splendid chances which are opened TO them
il British Columbia, the Northwest Territory
and Manitoba should they feel inclined to
change their position. Mr.. Mclean is thor
oughiy familiar with Manitoba, the territories
and this province. He would have left for the
Sound this week, but he cannot resist the at.
traction OF municipal elections. He expects to
be absent from the city about two months, and
expresses his intention OF inducing the inlmi-
grafton OF the right kind Of people to Canada
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Stabber Mallory Caught.

Clarence Mallory. colored, who slashed judi
son Elder, colored, with a razor on Jackson
street about O'Clock Christmas morning, has
been arrested in Ellensburg. Chief of Police
Jackson yesterday received a telegram from
United States Marshal George Beale stating that
Mallory had been apprehended and was being
held awaiting instructions from the Seattle po-
lice. Detective John Roberts left on the 8
o'clock train yesterday afternoon TO bring NAL
Tory back. Tho crime in question originated ia
a dispute over a colored woman. Mallory was
armed, but Elder was not. Elder started to get
his armament, but Mallory followed him up
and forced the engagement
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hour and taking the prisoners from the county
jail 20 swing them from tree. II Ia stated that
when the mob reached Machias residents of that
place sent telegram to Sheriff Burton warning
him of the approaching danger A guard was
Immediately stationed on the railroad track at
the approach from the east county road, and a
number of special deputies were sworn in and
armed with winchesters to guard the county
Jail all night Feeling is very high in the neigh
borhood where the killing took place. The pre-
iimnary hearing of the prisoners has been again
postponed owing to the absence OF James
Hamilton Lewis who is to conduct the defense.
Lewis IL at san Francisco,
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VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 5-The election con-
test for mayor and aldermen, though it took q
long time TO get warm, is now at fever heat, and
recriminatious are flying thick At the anti
nomination meeting. when Alderman Gavin
came on the platform the Kisses were so loud
that he could not be heard. Gavin is the ex-
Canadian Pacific railroad conductor who took
out a train during the strike. The men have
got the cap he wore, and IL is now on its way to
visit every lodge of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors bearing the sign ''Scab Gavin's Hat."
After each lodge has tagged it, it will go to the
Worlds Columbian exposition along with the
famous widows umbrella and the old bear.
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M,BRIDE WINS HIS CASE.
A Tacoman Claims to Have Beer
Awarded 16O Acres OF school Land.

Awarded I6O Acres OF School Land.
TACOMA, Jan. 6.-ISpecial. John G. Mcbride
has received q telegram from Washington City
stating that the commissioner of the general
land Office has decided the controversy over
school section is, in the southern part OF this
city, in his favor. Two months before Wash
ington became state Mcbride and others filed
mineral claims on the section, Mcbride subse-
Quently buying ont ali filers at 500 per
head. Then began the fight with the
county commissioners, during which time
officers guarded the guich near the
county hospital with Winchester rifles and
shotguns About this time the ledger which
was then owned by Il. f Radebaugh. made a
spirited attack on Mcbride, resulting in
Mcbride suing him for Il quarter of n million
damages. Mcbride fought against public
opinion and the courts at the same time. Ne.
Bride says:
will work the laui by the hydraulic process
for gold dust. 1t cents per cubic foot the I20
acres in TIE claim are worth s5,oQ0,00. Even
the state experts said 1t was worth 10 cents per
cubic yard, therefore, u may be- worth $1,000
Cl0 For real estate purposes the land is worth
$40 Geo At the outset two dozen prominent
citizens were interested and flied CLAIMS
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BISMARCK, y. D.. Jan. 6-ProbsSly only two
Of the three electoral votes OF North Dakota
viii te cast on Monday. The cany.assIng board
has declared two Fusionists and one Repub.
l!Can elected. The supreme c0gS2 hss ordered
the counting OF certain votes " h!*A had been
thrown out, which elected the this.t Fus!oaisL
IL the meantime the government. hal Issued
certificates 10 the two Weaver ana enc Harrison
eleCtor. Now The third Weave. elsctor, having
no certificate, cannot vote. aud tae: Republican
will no. vote on account OF considerations
scrupies as 10 the election.
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HELENA, Mont, Jan. 6.-Both ;loUses Of the
legislature have adjourned Till Monday. The
most important business done thiS,5norning was
the appointment Of q committee os elections by
the house 10 consider the contes. e! the seat of
the member from Choteau county. This COM
mittee consists OF one Populist, Bescher, who is
chairman. two Republicans and two Democrats
Beecher has heretofore acted vita the Demo-
Gratis. The committee is expected TO report.
Monday, when no doubt there VIII be ii fight
over their decision. should they SCAT Hamilton
ii would give the Democrats co3trol of both
houses without the assistance OF rnpul!sts.
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TAcoxA, Jan. 6.-lSpec.aLl- A II. Anderson
says regarding the report telegrsphcd from San
Francisco that money was 10 be raised in that
city to build railroad from Port Angeles to
Gray's Harbor:
There is no money In San Francisco for such q
project The money cannot be raised on this
Coast either. London is the only place to raise
funds.
Mr. Anderson's partner, J. r. Mcdonald. has
again returned to London to complete arrange
mcnts for floating the bonds of the Washington
Southern road.
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A New British Columbia Road.

McPhiliips, Wooton 4 Barnard give notice
that they will apply to the British Columbia
legislature for an act TO incorporate a company
to build a road from okanogan lake To point
on the Kettle river where /. crosses tho interna-
tional boundary. The same firm will apply for
an act OF incorporation for a company 70 build
from Lardeau City, b. C., at the head OF the
northeast arm OF the upper Arrow lake, thence
through Lardeau pass 10 some point on the
uOrthWest ahore OF Lake kootenai.
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GREAT FAILURE IN IOWA.
The Boomers OF leeds Townsite Col
lapse with a Crash.

lapse with a Crash.
MISNEAr0Lis. Jan. IA special 10 the Io.r-
"a, from Sioux city. Ia, says: The Leeds Land
Improvement Company, Of this city. failed TO-
day with liabilities a. O1000 aad assets less
than sl.00.0N mostly n real estate
on which scarcely ihe amount 81 the liabilities
can be realized. TAe company was organ Eed TO
build manufactures II the suburbs OF
Leeds for speculative purposes. In
doing 80 Il incurred Indebtedness over
its income for tho sale q tic property
Some OF the holders Of prior liens commenced
10 push their claims. and John / Brooks. =
Boston financial msa, was sent TO iatorest
Eastern stockholders IN raising money 20 satisfy
them +. {. Henderson, - local cred tor, foun 4
lie mad raised Sloo. ooo but hal n ssappropr,atcd
il. and this discovery Prec,pitatea the iNtiura.
The failure carried Gown Win II tie Anefi-
can Security Company, the ieels Aauak
Company and the sioux cay Ls.d Company.
The toTai eapitsl 81 the tolg eotapaules was
Gs GQ Much of tA.s wss wsteTea, at tAe
outside s250,vJ1 would Is a. that could
a., realized .gola tbe Assets ia easy
money times. Il IS Thought tat tie
failure vii not crests any s,Flageucg o8tsi ia o!
those now 10 H. IL ls now known tlst iarec.os-
ufe proesedings viii &c commenced tomorrow.
Nuch OF thu bonded Indebtedness IS sec.Eel 5y
MORTGAGES "a real oatate-
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New area, Northern Time Schedule.

Commencing tomorrow new time card takes
effect on the Coast lines of the Grea. Northern.
The freight train Will leave Seattle az 7225 p n.
daily, except Saturday, aud that from the north
will arrive ia this city at 5s5 a. m. except Sun
day. Under this arrangement all shipments
will meet with prompt delivery st destination
at an early hour next morning. A passenger
coach viii be run on freight trains between Sc
attic ard Everett for the better sccomnoda-
ton OF travel There will be no change in the
schedule time of passenger trains, which will
leave Seattle at $3.50 g. aud arrive at $50 p m.
daily.
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Accident At Monte.ano.

MoNTEsANo, Jan. 6-ISpecial l-Willam Cess
Ter met with a severe accident asst night which
will cause him to be laid up for some time. lie
was driving up Silvia street with heavy load
o. household goods and was sitting at the front
end of his wagon on table, when, without
warning, clevis broke. causing him to be
thrown violently forward, breaking both bones
OF the leg below the knee
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one of the Leading CIothiers of Tacoma
in Financial Distress

TACOMA, Jan 6.-gsre-Ia' I--t'harles Re!chen.
hacaa store was closed this afternoon by per.
sans holding n mortgage ou his r-orertv Mr.
Eel,Aeuha bach. so8 says The store will probably
oe oseneI aEa-U. istve suits wee tcsuu TO-DAY
"a the stI~cor court AGAINST Eagcaeabach. one
on uo;e ios g 1o ~ tie Washington National
tank. alt arntnet oa = 80 note ~ the same.
sa4H( .at9Aut, "a watch = ). I..tle5oan and z.
=. CA..aette are g 40 ma1e defendants Tae
t4-Tt s!.t - iar ues, asal.se and Is brought tur
$50 BY l. J. sal.o.
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A Lewis County Logger Drowned.

CENTRAIdA, Jan. 6-[Spccial. Tho body OF
August Peterson, a logger. drowned in the
Hanaford river Thursday, was brought in to-
day. He was working at Dexter's logging camp.
and in attempting to reach a log with bis hook
lost his balance and fell into the river. The
body was not found till yesterday. He was q
Dane. "a years of age, and had been working on
the Great Northern railroad before coming here.
He had lost his original time check. and left the
matter in the hands OF Leonard I. Waiter. an at
torney at Snohomish, for collection. He had no
other papers on him, and there is no clue to his
relatives,
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PASSENGER LISTS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6-The steamer Umatilla
sailed today with these passengers:
For Seattle-Capt Mooney. William Laxton,
Bertha Seuvener, D. X. Howard, wife and child /:
r Abrams, r. n. Abrams, J. W. Pratt, +. P.
Roper, Robert Christie, ]. w. Willett, Owen Nc
Vary, p. McVarry, Frank Peterson and wife,
Mrs. Bradford, C. W. Francis.
Tacoma-E. H. Homen, Miss l. Vaeth, J. H.
Messy, Miss True, J. S. Holland.
ELLIsToN. Mont, Jan. Con- Northern Pa
cifc train No. l:
S. l.. Longsiretch, Mrs. Longstretch. NJ. H.
Young, /. F. McCabe, Len Baltic, Speaker Rum
Der and forty-fve second-class
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Railroad and Corporation Notes.

f. l. Harrison, auditor of the Northern Pa
cific. is in town.
George 6. Taylor. general agent OF the Rock
Island road at Portland, is in the city.
]. ". Casey, travelling agent of the Chicago.
Milwaukee * 81. Paul. is at the Grand.
The trustees OF the Lake Shore road met yes
terday and accepted the resignation of A. +.
Mayo as assistant auditor, the Office having been
nod
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A Vancouver Chinaman,s Suicide.

VANCOUVER. B. c., Jan. 6.-(speciai THE
coroner's jury in the case OF All Wing, China
man, found dead in his shack with evidence OF
the administration of narcotic poisoning,
brought in a verdict of suicide today. The evil
dence brought out a most disgrsceful state Of
affairs, one of the witnesses, Pong Sch, being
the owner of another witness, Cum Hee, on tho
avails Of whose prostitution he lived. With
this woman Wing had spent the night, and,
though the evidence did not bear it out, Wings
friends claimed that she poisoned him.
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Why Health Inspector Huntley Fled.

VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. Especial. There
are many stories afioat concerning the why and
wherefore of the disappearance of Health In
spector Huntiey, but the only one given credence
is that wife he had left behind him turned I'D
and demanded that he 60 with her or be ex-
posed. Wife No. returned from Victoria today
without having got any trace of her Joseph.
His accounts at the city hall are absolutely cor
rect and everything concerning his office was
kept with punctilious correctness up to the day
of his denartnra
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The Sealers' Wages Question.

VICTORIA. B. c., Jan. The Sealers' Union
this evening reconsidered the wages question.
Some time ago they fixed the rate at $40 per
month with the result that the masters, not
being able 10 afford that rate, have been engag.
ing non-union hands. Many seaers from the
outside have thus been brought to the city, and
many local sealers must in consequence seek
other EMPLOYMENT
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WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 6-The. president has
extended by amendment to the. postal rules
classification of the postal service SO as to in
cude all free delivery offices, of which there
are understood to be COL Fifty-tsree Of these
Offices are at present classified. Before the ex-
tension OF the civil service the rules applied
only to those postoffices which ha5 as many as
fifty employees. The new service extends to all
the Offices where carriers are employed.
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Canadian Roads Commerce Question.

WAsHisGroN CITY. Jan. g. President Harri-
son and his cabinet today had before them the
question Of commerce to and from points in the
United statas over Canadian roads. The matter
was discussed at some length. The president
will shortly send his message 10 the house in
reply 10 the resolution of last Jui=, but what
recommendations he will make has not yet been
dorfted ruou
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Justice Bole Apologies.

VANCOUVER. b. c., Jan. 6-lSpecial. I-Mr.
Justice Bole today qualified his remarks with
reference TO the Vancouver bar, and said that
he did not wish to refer 10 the bar so much as to
the action of certain members in bringing q
justice from Victoria without informing him.
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Tho Miasourf Lesislature.

JxYTERsoN CITY, NO., Jan. 6.-The Legislature
met In joint session this morning and listened
to the retiring message OF Gov. Francis.
It dwells at length on state matters recon-
mending among other things that q law be
passed fixing the minimum price at which con-
victs shall be leased at 60 centa per day, and
that the prisoners be given portion OF their
earnings A resolution indorsing Gov. Francis
for place in CIeyelsnd's cabinet was passed,
104 tn
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The Indiana Legislature.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6-The legislature in joint
session this morning listened TO a farewell mes
sage by Gov. Chase. It contained matters only
interesting to the state.
After the reading of the message the vote for
governor and lieutenant governor was can
vassed, and Claude Matthews ana Mortimer C.
Nye were declared elected to the respective
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the FIVE Democrats voted for him The anti
monopoly senators voted with the combine on a
promise that they would be given control of the
railroads and other leading committees. They
stipulated, however, that in case the combine
failed to carry out its promises they would join
the Independents when 1t came to the election
OF United States senator. so the situation re-
mains almost as complicated a. before
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Shooting ARRAY in Tacoma.

TACOMA, Jan Especial. I'D Quinn, book
keeper at the Comiqus theater, quarreled this
morning with Ed Nugent over a woman and IS
In change which Quinn claimed was due the
house. Quinn drew a 45-caliber revolver and
shot at Nugent, iniuring the latter's hand
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Houhs for the FlleusburY Road.

Mortgage bonds have been issued on the prop
ersy OF the Filensbsirg & Northwest tern railroad,
consisting of rigbt-of-way and eleven miles OF
graded road, and representative has gone East
10 try 10 secure funds TO continue the construc-
ton work on the line, which is projected from
Ellensburg Wash, west to the Columbia river.
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Direct Trains to Olymnis.

Beginning next Monday the Northern Pacific
train leaving here at els a. will run through
to Olympia direct, md tho train arriving here a:
SAB p. M. will come direct from olympia
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TACOMA, Jan. 6.-[special 1.-The widow of the
late Harry Morgan applied to the police for pro-
lection yesterday. claiming that she was afraid
of Jumbo" as Frank Cantwell is known, who
has been her escort on many occasions lately.
He had returned from California displeased
with her actions and smashed some furniture
She drew a revolver, but Cantwell secured it
just as the hammer fell. catching the skin of
his hand under it The weapon was not ex-
NODDED
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WASHINGTON CITY. Jan. 6-Tse attendance
was so small in the house today, that nothing
but private business was attempted. Finally,
without quorum, the house al Eourned, moth.
ing being accomplished.
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Detective John Roberts, who is investigating
the incendiary fire in Mrs. A. c. Carr's boarding
house, at 1905 and 1907 Seventh street, left the
city suddenly yesterday afternoon on the 8
O'Clock Northern Pacific train east. In all prob
ability this action will keep the investigation
smothered for a time at least The boarding
house would seem to have sort of deserted APP
pearance on the inside at least Dr. and Mrs
Horton, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs.
X. B. Albertson, and in fact all the boarders
with the exception of Rev. W. G. Eliot have
taken quarters elsewhere