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RelllnKhArn Rsr NeuA.

WHAToox. Oct 3L-ISpeeial. The Pa
eifie Postal Telegraph Company has CON-
msnee1 the work Of siringing two a6di-
tional wires from It's connection with the
Canadian system At the boundary 20 San
Francisco. The linemsn are now q. work
here. having commenced a. Samas
Expected good prices for potatoes have
not yet been realized. Dealers are getting
az they want at $40 ton. Apples. too,
Notwithstanding the short crop. are sell
ing low, merchants securing q great many
good ones 81 50 cents box, in trade, and
ordinary cooking apples for less. A great
msny of these are seabby. the orchards
having bad poor care. Little attention
seems TO be paid 10 the orders Of the state
board of horticulture in regard 10 spray
ing. and until some lsw Is enacted provid-
ing for regular and competent inspection
and compelling proper spraying wherever
aphls Or other injurious insects appear.
much 81 the fruit; ia this section viii be cf
Al inferior quality and viii not bring the
rrices TIA; would lie realized with good
care and proper picking and packing.
The salmon run Is about ended here
The Indians are getting few silver sal
mon a. the mouth Of ths Nooksaex. which
are selling g. 10 cents round. a lev
salleat are being caught ard the snels
ran Viii soon commence. Trout nshing
IN the lakes has been good and Il j. ex-
pecse3 that some O. the entausiastic
anglers wilI be tempted 10 in5ulEe n she
spogi after today. wAsa he legal season
esosss
WHArcow. Oct So-fS2ect.l BIDS f,r
she Construction OF the FAirhaysa aaa Lake
II 81
large trssiles. one ever CsaekAnut creek
aud the ether AZ Lake Samszh. ssre
opened ~ the eoanty com mlsslcaers yes-
ter1sy. Tbs road cooEract = As awarded %
Thomas Aera9, v ale Wilson & Breexsa-
ridge get the Caackanas trestls and Saases
& Comstoek get she oae At the axe
The city - ssi.l ia the dark. the Hghs
eaestion having been unsettled al tAe
meeting of the council last evening. Five
olfferens Propositions acre Submitted b.
tae Brlllnehsaa Bag Gas Company, bas
nothing new casss from the electric light
company. Tae matter Nas anaIly referred
10 a committee 81 taFee. consisting Of
CoGacl, nea ReedsE. Powell aud Drake
Ia lie coarse CT a aces or RNo = rvsaor,
nay As expected sbjca NAV shed little
lgaton the sabie L = 4a~sa's give any 70
The city.
The city having hesn knocked CON-
Fletssy oaT ia ne street grade asseSssneus
eases appealed 20 shs supreme eours. the
court asvins hsla that assessments must
be made on tie basis of bsueats 20 abus-
tsss property. she cir sttoraev espresso,
tie op2nt0n that the city cannot enforce
See collection Of ssngge street grade tax
yes ssyse3 If property o0aers see 81 70 re-
fase payment Isis ADVISED thas in al the
eispasea eases the pTogersv should be
Fesssesse1 un4sr iae lA~ o. IssS
xe- eoanSl. Last sveE.ax orsssrea TIA
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WoopLASp, Cal, Oct 3l--Detectiys c. J.
Stillwea occupied the witness stand In the
Worden case today. and brought out =
confession of the defendant duplicating
AL the defendants except himself in the
train wrecking. Worden made his state
ment TO Still sell in ;he county Jail. Still
well was sent for by Worden. Who AZ first
wanted $50 10 expose those concerned in
the wreck. When stiliweli visited Worden
q second time he gave him statement Of
the wreck. in which Worden admits hiring
the carriage. driving through the line OF
soldiers aud being with the men up 70 the
arrival az the second railroad crossing.
where he claims that he gave ont and re-
turned TO Sacramento. He also SAYS that
Compton, member Of the mediaiing
committee. bought the giant powder and
gave il 10 the wrer kers. Worden says Hatch,
Barrett, Appelman. Dyer and others were
in the carriage. Two Of the men are now
IN Oregon and Barrett Is in Oakland. la
his confession Worden says the man who
rode In tie front seat OF the surrey after
the second crossing wss Albert Wheeler,
VINO closely resembles him. The comics
sion gives all the details OF bis movements
on that day. and does not Iuaplieats any OF
tue mediation committee except Comp ton.
This afternoon letters from Wordsn q
Carroll and Cook we're also introduced.
asking them 70 visit him and be would
make clean breast Of the hole affair il
they would release him. The confession
IS in WoEden's handwriting, and ne makes
10 effort 70 deny the autnengieity OF IL
This closed the case FOR the people.
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FIRE TRAPS.

SEsrrIE, Oct. es ise4
To TIE ERROR: The horrible disaster
which 80 recently visited our city should
he the sigma 10 the authorities for such
active steps as should be taken 10 prevent
as far as possible a recurrence OF such
terrible catastrophe.
The consequent excitement and painful
Impressions following the scenes Of Friday
night Will for q time stimulate tie
authorities 10 action, bet terrible happen
ings are 80 soon forgotten and wiih them
the urgency tor THAI preeaasion which
taeir alreful results declare absolutely
necessary. It's good time Tor resolu-
lions aad for thesT execution. too, that
reasonable help and protection may. IN
future, ls afforded those Who nnd them
selves inmates Of bnrnIng buildings; and
81 = - be deplorei that the urgent de-
mand for sueh provision seems only TO
follow some shocking disaster that musE
come - rouse tie people TO their senses.
Seattle has aufn beriess houses, IN the
midst as sell a. oatsS!rts. Of the city.
which az present are weil filled with ten
ants. aad any o5zervant persoa Tnass
have noticed and wondered ~ the small
provision made from four anG five story
buildings for escape from such deaths Is
sixteen poor creatures suffered few
nsghts since. let as have are marshal,
noI nsxs year. bat st once. And let him
enforce - tie letter the lag compelling
tae owners Of sach premises 20 consider
toe iiyss Of their tenants by constructing
saeA IRE escapes as the law provides
rErIAH A. Carly.
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TIE SEATTLE THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1884,

payment o< the Interest On tie water
boads. amounting % 81 "a
C J. FrsyExnE. Of Fsz-harsn- ca1gAt .
treat II Lake Wha.com Sunday vElea
weighed seven Wounds and . quarter. HIS
partner. r. D. Alexander. eangnt one
fsw days before rh1ch weighed iGss seven
porn5x
Coal Is new coming IN from tie Bazs
Canyon CoEapaay's '-nsv mine" Il 10 Of
snpe-lor quality. and the sapply - re-
ported 20 ee practically inexhazs.sele-
Henry V. saith, ore Of the Old settlers
Of tie county. died 81 bis home a. Lyrdsa
yesterday a. the are Ok = he vas e.
s. z veteran .a3 q Mason. and many
members CO po:h organizations attended
his funeral to3sr-
IL Is claimed faas the roads for the ccn-
skrucison of which = frGItiess effort Vas
tnads 20 bond the county for seso.eoo have
teen h1llt by The present Republican
board Of commissioners, under the nes
Law. Cor s-loeo
The lssi obstacle TO the seopenins Of the
Pcgeg So1ad hank was removed last even
ing ~ she instructions Of the city cocnc..
&c fhe mayer and c4e-k 20 exec1te . con-
tract Tor the extension Of tine Of payment
o. The citys Claims In acco-5ance witA the
terms accepted hy either cepositors. Pay
Eaeats are 20 De made u ins:zllnens. COW
ering period Of tao years and haf, de-
ferred payments bearing interest ~ the
rate Ct 6 per cent
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Court Commissioner Helms. charged with
the murder of Fireman Charles Cottrell-
They pleaded not guilty. and their exani-
nation set for today. Last Friday Levitt
Hsz-lton signifed his willingness TO con-
Tess. His statement was taken before l.
D. Kluetx. notary puelic, in the presence
of Sher n Psvfz@r. the district attorney
and OIL ers. Hsxeltoa said:
about dark We set to work with the
purpose of wrecklug a passenger train 80
that We could rob the express car. We
expected the wreck 10 be N nch worse than
il was. We expected thar the ears would
all oe thrown from the track, smashed Up.
and the people and train crew all killed,
so that wc would have no one to prevent
US from accom- piishing our purpose Ne
thought most of the money Ne would get
and not OF the loss of life. We began work
east of the center of the bridge We cut
ali the sfriogers across the bridge and two
sets OF them 81 the ends. and tacn saved
the piles or posts apon which they rested
We also cut brace. After q train passed
other brace. took the bolts out of the
fish plates. pu led the spike. next TO tie
fshplafes ana removed the bolts from the
isaplates ~ one end Of the rail. We
waited at the east end Of the bridge anti
the wesl-bound passenger train came and
b-0ke through he bridge. We we're ON
the outside Of he track ~ the east end Of
tAs bsIage aea the crash cane. Then
we walked westward 10 the pcint where
the wreck was. We heard some one cry
ing Are yea hurtg The other man
answered, "A little Then We heard some
one cryiag cut again. We did not wait 10
hear more. A man was coming toward Us.
aud that scared rs out. We walked away
and went down pretty near TO the next
town on the Cnieago. Milwaukee & ~.
Paul track and went into hay barn. We
remained there three days. and thea
started for Merrill"
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A Young Tramp Confesses His Part I'm .
Terrible Crime.

MEgIIr, Wis Oct 3L-Two men charged
with the murder of Firemsn Charles Cost-
rell, who lost his life in 4 recent wreck on
the 500 road, had . preliminary hearing
here today and were held for trial. One
of the prisoners confessed, and his story
details the methods pursued TO derall the
through Minneapolis and Boston limited
near Heafford junction on the night Of
October :. In the crash Fireman Charles
Co,trsll was instantly killed and Engineer
James Dutch was seriously injured The
plan was 20 cause a wreck that would kill
every person on the train and then rob the
safe OF the express Car, as il vas supposed
the safe contained o large sum Of money.
The man who confessed is Levitt Hare
ton, - years cid, who claims 10 oe resi-
dent of Brainerd, MINI. His CON-
panion, Frank Williams, stoa,iy main
Iains that he knows nothing OF
the wreck The officers traced these
men from Minneapolis 10 this city. On
September 80 they broke into and stole an
oil can and an overcoat al the Toulouse at
Prentice. That night they sawed = bridge
near that place. but, owing to the shor.
time IN which they had 10 do the work, il,
vas ineom plete. and the train passed over
il The following weeks tine Was spen:
between Prentice and RAineiandsr. On
October s they were seen in khinelander.
where ihey purchased some groceries. On
October 7 they sawed the piles and string
ers OF the high bridge near Heaford
Junction. and the west-5ound passenger
train went crashing down . twenty-foot
embankment The train WAS running
SLOW, SO the wreck Was not as comp lste as
the wreckers expected. Tue baggage
smoking and dsy coaches and two s.eepers
we're not broken, and none OF tue pa.sen-
gers were hurt On October II Sheriff
Payizsr received a telegram from the sta
ton agent at Irna 10 look Tor tso sus-
fredericksburg characters.
That night the sheriff. accompanied by
others. stationed himself about mile
from the city, near Lakeyisw. aud aoou,
10 o'clock two men appeared. They were
taken into custody and found TO be hsav-
lily armed. The 500 railroad officials
we're notified and detectives put on their
case The men we're sentenced Tor thirty
days for carrying concealed weapons.
lass Wednesday they we're tsken before
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w. c. Jones at south Bend.

soUrH BKsp, Oct. 3l--Attorney General
w. c. Jones spoke here tonight 81 Vests
hall TO large audience II. w. B. Hewen
introduced the speaker. and r. A. Hazsl-
tine was secretary. The speaker
touched upon the broken prom
ises OF the Democratic party in
congress on the tariff, silver coinage
and state bank tar. His speech was de-
voted principallyto an exposition Of the free
silver question, by means Of q series OF
eharts HIS argument was logical and
forcible. and the speaker held the stten-
tion OF the audience for over an hour and
q half
A telegram was read by the chairman
from John l.. Wilson stating that he was
satisfied with John G. Megler's position
on the senatorial question. aud urging al
his friends TO support Mr.. Msgley tor
state senator. This refutes a faIsehooa
assiduoasiy circulated by the Democrats.
10 the effect that Mezler was an Ankeny
man and opposed 10 Wilson. Sentiment
in the county is Overwhelmingly in favor
Of Wilson.
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Tax TWO LOST HUNrEKa



A. W Bash, OF Oak Harbor. who % ~
Saturday found en- oar belonging rel
tender OF the sloop which Is thouxaf u
have gone down with Clarence BnshseI
and Herman SchodeF. arrived in the eel
Monday night and informed . Posr-lsrr,I
IIsKScgs representative yesterday tksI
is no doubt bat thas the boys have ~
ished, and says a systematic searea ri
be begun when he returns home.
He said that on September = n ths -
ernooa the sloop Vas seen by some tafsea-|
ers. and was apparently heading tosxi]
Camano island. She was pitching snd|
tossing 50 nj the time that one Of the Eal
remarked that she would have hard nnx]
in crossing that sea- She uas also -
the sans evening by man NAMED NJ
ray, WAC lives on the Cnaney farm. 81
miles west of Oak harbor. On ocsoees q
Alfred Msylor picked up Eos B 81 rainsi
blue and an oar. Another one gas peas
mp soon alter on the beach near ey. Aeoa
the time the boat was picked up elsf
felt hat was found by q man named ia
No part OF the sloop has been picked ~
Mr.. Bash thinks lhe boys, IN endsaFsr
ing TO cut away the tender, Which 80
fiiled with water and which threasenss =
swamp them, we're not quick enough g.
the sloop filled with water and sank.
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Road From Moukden TO Peking
Passable Except in Spring.
JAPAN SURE TO TRIUMPH


CErcAso. Oct :1-"I have Just been
over the road from Mo1k1ea 70 shan
haikwan. and i Is a. perfect IS
ever. Not only thai, but the road
affords every facility for tie pass
age Of troops il winter from Korea
20 the rrea; val near Picking. The VIC
tory Of Japan Is fo-egoEe conclusion.
sad Few. Maurice J. Walker 20 = reporter
a. tie Windsor today. NJ. Walker
has been stationed ey ths
English government in North China FOR
the last nine years. and passed through
Chicago today on his way - London 70
make his report Rev. John k Robinson.
. missionary from Tseatsln. accompanied
him. Tney left Peking about > nontA
sgon- Speaking Of the war. Mr.. Walker
said:
Japan was obliged TO engage in for
esgn warfare 20 prevent q repetition Of the
revolution n ISL IN her osn domain. For
Years she has been preparing herself
Not oniy that, but she nGs care
fnliy laid ont her campaign IN Cains.
For ever q year orGaghismen and
photographers have srayersed every
part OF China. until the topogra-
ply Of the country Is better known
today IN Tokyo than IN Peking. The
=
correspondents make . mistake when they
say that winter viii close TIE
campaign / have teen over the
road al Moukden ~ al seasons Of
tie year. II is impossible only IN the
spring In the winter i IS in per-
feet condition Ii the japanese
can cross the mountains before cold
weather and capture Moakden. which
is the key 10 the whole situation.
the conquest is theirs. The 500 miles OF
good road from MoEkden TO the great wall
~ SbanhEikxan can DC covered within
month.
LoxpoS. Nov. IA dispatch 10 the
Central Netrs from Tientsln says the
Picking Mercury learns that the emperor
IS intensely angry ST the existing con-
dition Of things. and Is determined
to investigate affairs personally Accord
ingiy be IS summoning vieeroys. govern
ors and other officials before HIM IL IS
asserted that be intends 10 learn why 3
small country like Japan cannot be ex-
terminated.
Up TO noon today the Chinese legation
in London bad received no confirmation
Of the report that the Chinese had been de-
ieatei 81 kiuliencheng.
A dispatch 10 the Central gews from
Brussels SAYS: The Chinese reports state
tha: there have been purchased in Liege
-, GEO riaes.
TACOMA. Oct 3L-[speeial. The twelve
car iosds Of lead pig, held here IS possible
coatraband of war, are 10 be shipped 10
Hongkong BY the next steamer unless
orders forbldding il are received The
lead IS consigned TO the American Trading
Company. The lead goes forward in bond.
Al papers, invoices. etc. connected with
the shipment are perfect
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= c. Hyde as Pert Gamble

Pom GAMBLE, Oct Especial One
o. the largest and most enthusiastic point
ical meetings ever known IN the history OF
kItsap coaaiy vas he'd By the Repab-
Leans a. The town hall last night The
meeting vas presided over By Z g. Arnes.
who iDsrodaesd the speaker Of the even
ing, Hon 5. c. Hyde. candidate for repre-
sentative 10 congress Upon Mr.. Hsde's
appearance he was greeted By an ovaiion
f.oa the assembled multitude. For two
hours the gentleman discussed the issues
OF the campaign. holding the attention OF
LIS audience from beginning TO end
The Democrats and Pops" seem dead
IN this cad of the county. the Pops" hav-
ing had bgt one meeting, which was
enough TO disgust sensible people. and the
Democrats not holding any meeting as
yet. On the 9Th OF November the Rep1b-
licans viii &c on top by . large majority.
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r..e...,.. c.b,,.s k>ssg.a

MADxgp. Oct si--As result Of sas CAD
met eorncig yesssrday the ministers have
rendered their rssiznataOns Minister "a
sassa has gone 70 inform the queen resens
OK the action Of the cabinet IL . ee4aeFea
that tbs criass will be found 70 Be dttaSEls
Of solssion. The resignation wss o7e 20
senor esgasts's belief that he ve1sd ss
unable 60 overcome tie reslstsncs O. TIE
conservatives and disss1eri PROTESTANT
Lsbsrsa. 10 the rev treaty Of ooznneree
With Isaly. Austria and Begun he
question Of colonial reform also presented
q dIfnealty. The foreign and cosoniAs min
lssess having resigned. a. tas other Enan-
istsrs followed suii, IN order 20 enable oa-
gs.ta to reconsrrucf the cabinet.
TIE queen regent has charged senior
sxgasta 20 construct rev cao2nes from
the one ths, resigned yesterday.
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4 BIG STEAMER LOST.
TIE Wairapa Goes Down on a
Rock OFF New Zealand.
One Hundred asd Elevea faassnrsrs
and Thsrty,rwe Members ef the
Grew Swallowed by the Sea-

Sypsxx. " s W. Oct 3L-The Cnioa
lire steamer Wsirzpa. hound from rails
por: 10 Auklani. y. Z. xs. wrecked SAN
day evening on Great Bvrir's island. OF
the northeast coast Of New Zealsa9. The
steamer had large nomeer Of passengers.
Ill OF whom we're drowned Ihe number
Of people saved 10 not positively kaovn,
eat among the rescued are some Of the
passenEsrs-
TIE night Vas very dark and the officers
and lookout on the steamer we're Ignorant
Of the proximity OF land until the steamer
struck On the rocks. Cart. MeInfosa. the
master Of the WasrAps, was On the bridge
81 the time. be. together WITH most Of
the crew. was lost The sea was ROACH
when tine steamer wsn- aground. At
tenpts were made 10 lower some OF
the boats. bus several OF these
were either smashed by shs sea or thrown
against the ROCKS o. capsSred before they
cous6 Be let down. Those remaining GA
board REUSED 10 attempt 10 escape that
way. In the meantime the people on
shore had gone TO The assistance Of the
saipwreeked people. Tae steamer had
tao or three life rats, and these
were thrown overheard. euE were attached
10 the vessel By stoat lines. Then
some Of the passengers scrambled
down the side and laid hold OF the ropes
and dropped on to the RATS, which were
then cut loose. They driftei rapidly
ashore. aud tie people on them were Esken
of when they came within reach. by men
who went out IN the water as far IS posi-
be TO meet them. A line Vas finally
thrown across the steamer aud the
breeches btoyrigged. A number OF lives
were saved By this mesnA Altogether Ill
of the passengers and thirsy-tso Of the
crew were drowned. The Survivors have
arrived az Auckland.
AUCKLAND, Oct. 33-The Wairapa struck
at midnight, when most Of the passengers
were asleep. They were aroused by the
shock Of the steamer striking. and
rushed on deck in great excitement
Lie boats were rapidly served ont. There
were many pathetic and heartrending
scenes Despite the confusion there VAS
no panic. A heavy sea vas breaking over
the vessel and the boats were launched
with the greatest difficulty. The steamer,
after she struck, settled rapidly and was
partly submerged, which added 70 TIE
danger and difficulty in getting the l.te-
boats away. Most of the boats we're
capsixsd and the occupants thrown into
the water. No help could be extended 10
them, and they were drowned. The life
RATS were cut adrift. and many persons
we're saved by them Many we're swept from
the bridge by the seas. Others took refuge in
the rigging. where they remained nnta
dsslight when two Of the crew swan
ashore with lines by means of which
q sort of breeches buoy was rugged
and . number OF persons were hauled
ashore. All who reached the shore
vas astirei in the scsntiest cloth
ing. They remained on the rocks for
thirty hours, subsisting on oranges that
bad been washed ashore
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Eddy Martha vas iynched in Criitsnden
county, Nv, Tuesday BY mob.
Joe Talbers and John Murphy, trarps.
stabbed aud killed Veg Clam. = Cmna-
man. IN his garden a. Napa. Cal. Tues
day.
IL is believed tha; Lena Taper and
Marie ContassoIs. French prostitutes re-
eeEtiY murdered in Beaver, were Killed By
the Aaequereaux Society.
Iso armed men held up Clerk in the
wholesale jeSeIry store OF o. W
Breshaae- K Co.. az No. II Washington
street, n the heart Vi Ch.cAgo, TUESDAY
and stole a ssexfal of watches aud other
JsNslry worth &C. 90. They escaped and
left no clue.
Arthur Meyer, driver aud one Of the
cEners OF The stage rDnniug between
Nevada City and North Bloomfield. ca.
was 81 OF and Instantly killed By high
say robo-r Tuesday afternoon az Rock
Greek. three miles north Of Nevada City.
The - bier escaped.
Yesterday Mrs. Fsliz Hunger. who lives
IN ksncou valley, = fes mlles from santa
Rosa. Cal. came sato town and swore ous
warrant for the arrest Of her husband on
charge Of drunkenness and disturbing
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Every true democrat and every s!aeere
hAvsmsyer bail ia It's preseas form and
az i slll be Submitted 30 the conferences
falls fsr short % the summation Tor
SA1eh we have Ioag lanosed. for which ss
have sa3sre1 defeat without discourage
rent, shscA in lis satiea Psi1on gave as
FAliying cry IN our aAy 81 irsaDpa, and
which ~ : promise % accom- p.isnnshi =
- sntsTEovsn wish DsasoeFaiie pledges
sna Democratic suecsss that oar abandon
ine2i o. tie cause o; fhs principles upon
watch It resss means party 2eraay AID
party alsaoaeE.