The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-25
On receipt OF the news Of Gen. snrague,.
CLARENCE NJ. BARTON DEAD.
One of the Best-known Newspaper Men
In the United states.

PORTLAND. Dec. 24-(SpeciaL Mai. c.
NJ Barton, one OF the besi-known news
paper men in the Northwest, died today
at oswego. suburb of this e,ty. lie had
been Ill for about two years, and recently
came to the nome Of his son-in-law, Ii. l..
GIN. st 0swego. where he died. lie was
prominent in the q. A. X. and Knights Of
Pythias. The remains will be taken TO
Tacoma for interment
fClarence NJ. Barton was - years old
was enc OF the best-known newspaper men
in the United States. For many years he
was connected with newspapers iii Wash
ington City ard Philadelphia, being ne one
time managing editor OF the Daily Natioaal
Republican. in the former city. He came
&c this state ten years ago. aud was for
several years city editor Of the Tacoma
fsigsr. Afscrwnrd he was travelling
correspondent OF the Portland OreGo-
niua for year During the
Ferry campaign OF iSS9 he took the stump
tor tho Republican ticket, and later
founded the Olympia Tribune, an evening
paper. which he sfteFwaE sold, TO he con-
snidated with she O3vmpiaa Al one
time be was Olympia correspondent Of the
observation-disclosures He was chief CLERK
Of the first and second state scnatss, and
published three volumes Of the Manual
OF Washington" better known IS Bar
,ou's Handbook" lie also wrote for
the treasury department. a statistical
report on the state Of Washington, The
incident which gave Mai. Barton national
fame happened dozen years ago IN Wash
ington City. white he was ian charge OF the
National Rspubiscaa- George {. Gorham.
editor.in-Chisf Of the paper, had written a
eAusttc article concerning two Venezuelan
brothers named solelda. They appeared
one day ia the editorial rooms Of the Re
VI arssF "a. al
/ TetTsciion OF the publication. Zach Of
them Was armed With bulldog re-
voiNer sa4 d3rk-knife. The retractibn
VA. refused. ana the elder Of the two
/ brothers commenced a fight by graphing
With HaFIo0. who was seated AT his desx,
while the other brother at the same tiGae
drew his revolver and began firing a. his
| brothers antagonist Rartoa VAS she,
! tSlce. severely. bGt ST length succeeded IN
taklnE us osa pistol from the drawer OF
/ his desk an began EFlng. Suddenly
I the elder brother dropped and RaT-
4 tea spFans upon the younger So'e.do.
! who 80 an AtAlete aad Bsxsoa's junior
/ by twenty years. 4 hand - hand confllct
/ easaed, via sHs butss Of the empty revcs-
4 Nes% They fought through tao rooms.
Z ana crashed dos s long sight of steps
! b@Fton 'aadsBg GA top. At that moment
several pT}nteFs arrived on the scene. snd
/ the bad , damaged yoaHgcr bFothe< VS.
/ pitched into iae street. \ bal.
/ lss extracted from the dead -
/ te3io1s thgoSG the next morning ana a
/ ta.ses extracted ssom HaFton'S meek mere
/ @ tac same ca..ber as the younger
Z eso'hess pistol, Au4 durirs tAs tEaal 81
the Younger s'tc.3a, some months after
ward. IS vas clearly proven that enc 81 the
basss 'sosE aas oNn pistol had ended Ia
/ brotAcYs iste shife he was grfrs AZ Pa
[ ton. 1Ae latter was shot clean
3 tar2us& tie nccx and in she ribs.
boa 10 SAs az h.s desk again IN
{ iaree ~reAs The SURVIVOR 81 tha
/ Ssss5d@s swose that be @cal3 ktll BAg-
sea. and tie geassal opsnloa w2s lAss Ae