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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08
THE FIRE RECORD.
Kansas City Negro Family Burned to
Death--A Boston Blaze.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7.-Fosir lives were
lost tonight in fire in the aegro quarter.
The department was called to 1910 West
Eighth street at II As a. M, and found
small cabin on fire. The cao.n was occu-
pied by Stephen James and family.
When the tiremen arrived Stephen James
was just making his escape. He was so
badly burned he became unconscious soon
after getting out of the house. The fire.
men rushed in and dragged out Mrs.
James, who was fatally burned and died
shortly afterwards. fine charred bodies of
Emma and Arthur James, aged respec-
tive and 10 years, and Joe Mitchell,
nephew OF James. were afterWard found in
the ruins.
RED BLUFF, Cal, Feb. THE fremont
house and its contents were destroyed by
fire last night. The loss on the hotel is
S20, 900; insurance, $li0oo. John f.
Fishers grocery store. Schiussbaum's
clothing store and Z. Murphy's liquor
store have been destroyed. A number of
small firms sustained minor losses. The
total loss is about $685.
BosToS, Feb. 1.-The shoe district ofthis
city was visited by a disastrous fire to-
night. The scene OF the coniagration was
the so-called Green building, 275 to 2s5
Congress street The total loss is esti-
mated at upwards of $500. 900. The firms
who suffered are Clapp 4 Co. Daniel ID. d.
Co. Sternes Shoe Company. Riley IL CO.,
Haynes, Sparrow d Co. and Simmons,
Hatch & " nitten.
BELLAIRE, Mich. Feb. THE house of
Oliver Pattle, three miles north of town,
was burned to the ground last night.
Three children, aged II, 10 and 6. were
roasted TO death. A neighbours boy. Tay-
Tor by name, had been playing with the
children, and i, is feared he was burned.
100.
New YORK. Feb. ga fire, caused by a
gas explosion in the cellat, destroyed
double tve-story tenement house at No.
i23 West Thirty ninth street this evening.
The building was occupied by twenty
families. John Peterson, gas inspector,
was killed ana sixteen inmates of the
house painfully burned. Oae or two OF
them may die. Peterson had been sent into
the cellar To repair the Leaking pipes. He
had been IN the cellar twenty minutes
when John Waschman. who cccu-
pied the FIRST floor heard him groan-
ing. ana taking up candle he started for
the cellar As ne opened the cellar door the
tame snot out and athunder.agreuort was
*Fa7d. Naschman's clothing vas burned
BAughln, another empioys, was hur Ell
ten feet and lay unconscious. The big
tenement was shaken with TIE fury of the
explosion. There were Wild shrieks OF
terror from every floor ard screaming
women and children rushed TO the win
dows ana fire escapes. Out gf 800 or more
persons who lived on the upper doors few
can tell how they escaped.
The tiremen VINO came on she first alarm
found the building ao.axe. i second and
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ROBBEE HALE CONVICTED.
His Friends From Oregon Were Unable
to Prove an Abb.

ELLEysBuRG. Feb. 7. - Special. The
jury in the Hale case. after being out from
until nearly o'clock last night. came in
with verdict OF guilty. Hale's attorneys
Immediately gave notice OF motion for
new trial. The verdict has been almost
the sole theme of conversation here. The
community seemed to be nearly equally
divided between those who are surprised
at the verdict and those who are not. The
witnesses who were brought from Oregon
10 establish an alibi were most surprised.
rs they were very hopefui of acQuittai.
Hale seemed less concerned than any one
in the room. and when the verdict was an
nornced not the least change was visible
in his countenance.
The case Of Tom A. Kinzie. another of
the alleged robbers. was called this morn
ing The jury was procured soon after
noon. The same counsel were on both
sides as in the Hale case, and the wit
nesses called for the prosecution were the
same as at the same stage in Hale's trial
It is not believed this case will occupy
more than three days. as only abou; ten
witnesses will appear.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08
OLYMPIA LABOR CONGRESS.
Consid GRAFTON OF Proposed Measures for
Reference to Legislature.


OLYMPIA, Feb. Especial "A labor
congress, composed of delegates from
labor organizations and the Farmers
Alliances, met here today for the purpose
of considering proposed labor legislation.
Over sixty delegates are present and more
are expected tomorrow. The following
tenn porary officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, I. J. Miller, Of Olympia: vice presi-
dent. H. Woliand, of Seattle; secretary. G.
l.. Murphy, of Tacoma; assistant secretary.
C. A. Wasbery. of Olympia; sergeant-at-
arms W. II. Lee. OF Tumwater. The coal
miners in attendance claim that employed
miners could not come. rs they were told
they would be hlackiisted If they attended
OLYMPIA, Feb. THE labor congress
continued Its session today. The discus
sion took wide range and numerous sub
jects Of interest to workingmen were con-
sidered. The committee on mining re-
ported in favor of a law providing for the
better ventilation Of mines than the pres
ent act requires The anti-Pinkerton bill
and bills relating TO police now pend
ing lii the legislature were referred
to n committee. The building trades
committee reported in favor OF
an eight-hour law for labor on
public works. 4 bill was also reported
from a special committee providing for
the abolition OF the time check system in
more explicit terms than those Of the bill
vetoed by Lsughton. The printing com
mittee reported adversely on the clause Of
the Dyer printing bill providing for type
written instead of printed briefs.
Delegate Ware, of Seattle. caused it,
ile sensation by offering resolution favor
able 10 the Lake Washington canal. The
congress went into executive session Ia
consider IT, and on the ground
that It was likely 10 disturb
the harmony ef the body the
resolution Was tabled. The laoor
organizations Of Tacoma are strongly rep
resented. and The delegates from thai eiiy
became somewhat excited over the reSo-
luton.
The congress voted in favor OF law
making eight hours 5 legal days isoor On
private work.
& committee will be appointed tonloF-
rev TO inform the legislature of the action
%. the congress on various bills.
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A wHATCOM SENSATION.
The Sheriff and Creditors Take Forcible
Possession Of Roberts & Co.'S Store.


WHATcoN, Feb. 7.-fSpecial-T fail
ure of G. T. Roberts & Co. has been the
chief topic of conversation in business
circles for the past three days. owing to
the fact of a mortgage for $1,000 being
made to Mrs. Mary Roberts, mother of c.
z. Roberts. The creditors took action a
few days ago and writ of attachment was
issued in favor of the principal creditors,
whose claims aggregate $500 the largest
being that of Murphy, Grant & Co.. of
San Francisco. So 900, and the next largest
Fieischner, Mayer & Co., of Portland,
5000. There was lively scene at the
store Saturday evening, when the sheriff
took possession under this writ. protected
by an indemnifying bond for $o4 900, with
the Merchants Protective Association. of
Portland, the leading commercial organi-
cation of San Francisco and two promi-
nent bankers of the Bay as sureties.
Alfred S. Black, of the firm of Black Il
Leaning, attorneys for the mortgage, was
In possession, having gone to the store
shortly after declaring that there would be
some Aiyely corpses about there" if an
attempt was made 10 Gust him. The at
tempt was made about dusk on Saturday
and it was entirely successful, the cir
cumstances being rather ludicrous than
tragic. The deputy sheriff knocked in
rear window With a club and rolled in onto
the floor, closely followed by the sheriff
and attorney for the creditors, the latter
being man about six feet three inches
high and of powerful physique. Mr.. Black
was given q second or two TO vacate with
out assistance. He stood little upon the
order of going, but soon seeing that resist
ance was useless, started to crawl out,
whereupon the deputy gave him such aid
that he nearly disappeared in snowdrift.
Two men are now in possession for the
creditors, whose anxiety to get possession
was due to the fear that the attorney for
the mortgage would send for United
States marshal and seek to throw the case
into the United States court on the
ground that his client is not res
dent of this state. The estimated value
of the stock is between $4,000 and $4,000
and the total liabilities of the firm, per-
sonai and otherwise, are said to be up
wards Of $4,000. Until within a few
months Roberts credit has been good.
He has been in business here about two
years and half, and as a rule has dis
counted his bills.
An action OF replevin was filed today in
the Roberts case by an attorney for the
MORTGAGE, who swore out a warrant yester-
day tor the arrest OF the sheriff and deputy
on charge of burglary for taking posses
sion of the stock for creditors under a writ
of attachment. The officers will have
hearing Thursday. The replevin bond of
SIS, 900 has not yet been put up.
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A NIGHT OF SUFFERING.
Terrible Experience OF a Franklin Mine
After all.

Edward Hudson, the laborer who was
brought to Providence hospital from
Franklin on Monday evening, and who is
in a critical condition, Is SAID to have had
a terrible experience at the time he re-
ceived his injury.
Hudson works at the Denny clay mine
and last Thursday evening left the mine
to go to his home near Palmer. While
crossing the first trestle from the NINE he
slipped on an unseen tie, fell through the
trestle and caught by his arms upon the
ties. where he hung with the aid of teeth.
hands and arms until exhausted and then
let go his hold. falling to the bottom of the
rayine spanned by the trestle. He was
fortunate enough to escape with only O.
fracture of one OF the bones of the hip. but
WAS forced to lie in the snow for some
hours before he was discovered and taken
20 Franklin. where he was attended by Dr.
Smith, the Oregon Improvement Com
pany's surgeon.
The combined effects of the exhaustion.
the shock and the freezing have rendered
his case serious.
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THREE MEDICAL STUDENTS DEAD.
Contracted = Mysterious Disease In the
Dfssectinr Room.

Contracted = Mysterious Disease in the
Dissecting Room.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. Fired X White, OF
San Antonio, Tex, student ut the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons here. was
taken suddenly ill at lecture Thursday
and died within twenty-four hours. The
symptoms were so peculiar that the
doctors refused to sign the death
certificate until ordered to do 80 by
the health department, and gave
scarlet fever as the cause of death. On
Friday George Hinndon, of Kentucky,
was seized with similar symptoms to those
OF White and died this morning. Satur-
day David Brown was taken i'll of ap-
parently the same disease and died this
morning. In all three cases the attending
physicians were unable to determine the
exact cause of death. and referred the mat
ter to the health department. The
doctors report calls attention to the sus-
picious nature of the cases, and says:
THE cases toward the termination
manifested symptoms Of char
acter that caused grave doubts as to
the possibility of the existence of cerebral
typhus as differential from suspected cere-
bro-spinal meningitis" The doctors in
sist upon an official investigation for the
purpose of determin ing the exact etiology.
DIR. Graves says Student Whites case was
not malignant scarlet fever. but typhus.
Among the students the sickness has
caused widespread CONSERVATION. After
Whites death the college was closed and
men began leaving for home. The students
express belief that the disease, whatever it
may be. was caught by the men in the
dissecting room.
later autopsy held on the body of Him.
DOM is being finished late tonight and the
doctors came to the conclusion that death
resulted from cerebro-spinai meningitis.
The doctors then signed the certificate and
the matter was laid at rest.
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SMALLPOX AT SEDR1.
Many Have Been Expnsed-Mount Yer
non People FumIgate Nurse.


Mourn VERNON. Fen. 7.-fSpecial. THE
smallpox has appeared in Sedro, twelve
miles north OF Mount Vernon. r. q. Nc
Donald. butcher. is the victim. II is said
that good many peop!e in and about
Sedro have been exposed 10 the disease
Mcdonald is masried and his wife and
family arc quarantined III The same house
with the sick man.
4 good deal Of excitement was caused
here tonight by the report that \. y. Bar
ney. OF TINS place, who has been nursing
the smallpox patients at Desmond. had
tired Of ms Job and started for Mount Yer
non on foot. l)r. West and an officer
started ont 10 lrtercepc him. They met
him walk NJ along the railroad about one
mile north 81 the city limits. The physi-
clan fum.sated HIM and he was then
warned not ID aprear on the streets until
ali danger Of co9iasion had raised.
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His Mother Held the First Mortgage.
Eairhsvnn Eera a

Considerable surprise was created in business
circles yesterday when it became known that
the weli-known dry goods house of c. p Rob
erts & Co., on Holly street, New Whatcom. had
failed. The firm had always apparent enjoyed
good patronage, and was never suspected by
the public as being in financial straits. Yester-
day chattel mortgage on the stock and fixtures
of the firm for Sc 99s 81, in favor Of Mary A. ROB-
erts, of sharon, Pa, mother of c. +. Roberts,
dated February. 1898, was fled for record with
the county auditor Al q late hour last evening
Kerr McCord, acting fol K. L. sabiu. of Port
land, Or, f ed an attachment on the goods now
in the store for $4,000. and piacedit in the hands
of the sheriff for service. The liabilities of the
concern are variously estimated at from $40 600
to Sl00O0.
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Everett News.

EVERETT, Feb. 7.-fSpecial. l-Work will
shortly begin on the tunnel for the Great
Northern in this city. McLane's grading
outfit and dump cars were brought here by
train yesterday.
The saloons at Lowell are raking in .
harvest from gang of several hundred la
borers who arrived yesterday from the
line of the Great Northern. One saloon-
keeper is reported to have taken in $500.
About forty of the women of the town in
Everett are said to have gone 10 Lowell
yesterday to ply their trade.
Robbins & Co., propretors Of the Everett
Transfer Company. applied for the APP
poIntment of John T. Rogers as receiver.
The assets are stated at 5000; liabilities
something less than that.
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Completely tprooted.

How many remedies there are which merely
relieve without uqVuoang disease. The con
ttast wl;h -tcrI0g Medicines winch such pal
i'ai.Ye- afford. mol only enhances the dignity al
tia former. b.,t serves to pha> z. tine ioiy of
employing la !-@sy measures when thorough
uEe- nre available ! market instance Of thi, S
tie ctf-el, o. The hand, of II ls,e,tets >toIa-
sta blitar- III cas.s 81 calls ana ever aud htl-
I"0s Fens.tieGt, aai on the other 81 Ordinary
fe1-iv>'.-s Il! I'D Galcs u ttss type By the Bit
te'~s ilaar.Hl CU siJt IL every staEe.an4 OF the
ms C}lAnt type a-e rom 1.ctcly c0Eqaerai
aa4 -osc tae.. hnll lp3u tie system. Gaey are
T4EetY, d ever d}stot-get by the ordinary re-
sources 90 ne .lttDe, EitG0uEG their AvBlatoIns
may uAq 1esteuAblg Oe -4l:lEste1 tarogSa saca
means he same holds good Of Indigestion,
hsi1a4 sces~, kidney complaint. rheumatism,
nervousness aaa DEBILITY. by tbs Buffers Ihey
are cured VIXEN u.&ay remedies lail
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The annual meeting OF the Seattle
Bureau of Associated Charities will be
held at the Chamber of Commerce at S
o'clock this evening. Reports will be
submitted indicating the work of the year
and the present condition and outlook of
the bureau, Eve directors viii be elected
and other important business will he
TRANSACTED. Ala subscribers, friendly
visitors or Others interested III the prac-
teal work ct charity are urgently invited
by the trustees TO he present.
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The Cause of Texas Negro Riot.

STAFFoRp's POINT, Tex, Feb. g.
Yesterday DR.. Cochran chastised a
negro boy for insulting Mrs. Coch-
ran. Last night the boys father,
Clint Edwards attacked Dr.. Cochran at a
way station. Cochran shot and killed
Edwards. The station agent, Watts, then
disarmed Cochran. Negroes in the vicinity
got a notion that Watts took part
in the attack on Edwards and
attempted to kill him. Watts barricaded
himself in the station and with the assist
ance OF the telegraph operator stood
off the mob until the arrival of
sheritf's posse from a neighboring
town, for whom he had telephoned. The
posse succeeded in restoring order. When
the sheriff arrived the mob was on the
point of setting fire to the station.
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A Bold Petty Thief.

TACOMA. Feb. 7.-[Special. AN anus
ing chase and capture of thief occurred
here tonight. William II. TIL thompson,
young sailor, asked for and was fitted with
SOS coat and vest by NJ. Cohn. He then
asked for trousers to match, and while
Cohn went for them Thompson tied.
Cohn followed, shouting to the people on
the street to capture him. Thompson
threw into the gutter one man who tried
to stop him and ducked when another
struck at him with his cane. Officer
O'Connor, after shooting twice, induced
Thompson TO surrender.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN FESTIVAL.
400 CAPITALISTS to visit Our City.

The bringing to Seattle of 300 OF the
most prominent merchants and manutac-
turers Of the United States over n Trans
continental Railroad, built without the aid
of government subsidies, but depending
upon its earnings from transportation and
not the sale of lands, will inspire conf
dence in capital and it will seek to invest
in our lumber, coal and general industries.
Such investments will give employment TO
thousands who will emigrate here to better
their condition. All will require homes;
increased business will increase present
values of property.
Now is the time to purchase and get the
benefit of advances.
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FAIRHAvEv. Feb. 7.-fSrecja} The an
uusL election OF tie Chamber O: Com
merce for the election a. nine trustees Will
lie he'd next Monday. Ii i not likely that
many, Il any. changes Nj! he made an.ess
some 81 the present members positively
refuse 10 serve longer. AL but one have
been members OF The hoard since the or
gan cation OF the chamber, whose affairs
have beeu most credltsbly administered.
The financial condition OF the cham Der IS
excellent. there being nearly $40 in is
treasury. the trustees are now conteIn-
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BARGAINS FOR SALE.

e0x120 business block, corner. paying
s13. 800 income per year. Price, S70,0
60x111 business block on Front street;
income S.. 400 per annum; 100000.
Two unimproved business lots, the best
buy in the city.
Io0xI2O one block from Pike corner.
s.. 900 mortgage runs 3 years. 8 per cent.
You can buy this tor $500 cash. Income
$50 per month.
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Cleveland Offers a Chess Medal,

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.--irover Cleveland
has informed well known chess journal
ist that he would dedicate gold medal for
the winner in the international chess
masters tournament, to he played in this
city in the months OF May or June.
DIR. Mintz, OF the Manhattan Chess Club.
has undertaken 10 arrange tor the event,
and VIII tomorrow begin the preparation
of a programme. An attempt made in
Chicago 10 have a similar tournament uu-
der the auspices of the Columbian exposi-
ton Was unsuccessful.
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third alarm was ordered. Scaling ladders
were placed against the sides Of the build
ing and long extension ladders raised to
the root Down these the tenants
swarmed. The pecun,ary loss is about
$4,000
PEORIA. Ill.,, Feb. 6.-The dry house OF
the Peoria Sugar Works burned this
evening. Loss, $4,000.
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Fairhaven News.

FArRHAvES, Feb. THE public schools
reopened yesterday after vacation of one
week on account of the severe weather.
Z. NJ. Day, Of this place, a newspaper
man of considerable experience and now
reporter on the Whatcom Reveille is soon
to begin the publication of a monthly PEE
riodical. to be called Washington Resources.
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PROTECTION OF sALMoN.
Prof Jordan, OF California. Points Gu
tho Necessity for Doing So.

Prof. Jordan, of California, Points Out
the Necessity for Doing So.
CATHLANET. Feb. 7.-(Special. Tho
Cathlamet Gd-ette is in receipt of the fol-
lowing from Prof. David s. Jordan. of the
Leland Stanford, jr., university, OF Cali
fornia, relating to the salmon industry,
which may prove valuable to the members
of the present legislature: The article
speaks for itself:
Editor Gazette: notice in your issue Of Janu-
airy q the bills introduced by the Hon. J. J. Fos-
ter for the protection OF fishes in the Columbia
river. 1t seems TO me that these acts represent
q move in the right direction. am not judge
OF ali the details as to the size of meshes, etc,
but unless some heroic measures similar to
those in question are taken for the protection OF
the salmon in the Columbia there will soon be
no salmon TO protect and the people OF Wash
ington will have to send to Japan for their
canned salmon. Very truly yours,
DAVID s JORDAN.
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COunterfeiters Captured at Work.

SACRAMEYTo, CAL, Feb. T. Sheriff
O'NeiL and Deputies Foote and Short
captured two counterfeters in the brush
near this city today and caught them in
the act of coming twenty five cent pieces.
The officers not only captured counter
feiters but their whole outfit. including
hot coins and printed formulas for mixing
metals. The men gave the names of
Charles Cole and James Lolita. Both men
are of good address and apparently well
educated. Lolita has a bullet hole through
the palm of one hand not yet healed. He
says he got it accidentally
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Portland Schoo.house Burned.

PORTLAND. Feb 6.-[Special, Fire broke
out this afternoon in the Ainsworth school
on Portland Heights from the furnace in
the basement. No fire engine could
reach the place. and the building, which
was a comparatively new one, was COM
rleteiy destroyed. Owing to the deep
snow no children were in the building at
the time.
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TUE GAM RELEASED.
Kidnapped Chinese Woman Set
at Liberty by Court.
wHArcoM's GREAT SENSATION.
The Roberts Failure Leads to Startling
One OF Roslyn Robbers Convicted.

PORTLAND. Feb. Especial. United
States Circuit Judge Gilbert this afternoon
discharged Tue Gam. the Chinese woman
who was arrested in this city few days
ago by Deputy Marshal West and taken to
Seattle, whence she was returned to this
city by q writ Of habeas corpus. In his de-
cision the Judge said:
1t is apparent that this is an attempt to use
the machinery OF the courts to carry out
schemes OF certain Chinese, and il is q matter of
regret that this court has not power to deal with
them as they deserve,