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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-11

Further Disgraeeful Revelations Befer'
tho Lexow Committee.


the Lexew Committee.
NEW yoax. Oct. ro.-Thss there Is
great deaf of work before shs Lexow in
vestigaifng COMMITTEES was shown By the
fact that 400 suhpnnas have been signed
since the session Of yesterday.
Samuel Cofman told the committee to-
DAY that he heard Policeman Coscoran
ustsrEng threats last night against wit
nesse.. "IIl get even with Peter L
Quinn and the other man who testified
against me-" Policeman Corcoran IL said
20 have uttered. II will lay for them
some night. and I'll Kill them rs dead as
door nail.
Patrick Kelly. an ironworker. testified
that Policeman Schroeder had picked his
pockets while he lay asleep. taking 80
cents.
II. A. Brown. agent for the Cunar6 line.
said he paid $40 a week for extra service OF
Q policeman on the dock. The payments
were made TO the men who performed the
service, and Capt. Schmittberger had told
him to discontinue such payments.
The French bali orgies were the subject
OF Committee Detective Lemmon's evi-
dsncs. The police, he said. had not inter-
fersd to stop the disgrace.ul performances
of dancers.
w. II. Jamonssu. OF the Alvin Manu-
featuring Company, testified that De-
tectivs O'Connor. of headquarters. had de-
manded $50 for recovering property stolen
from tho company. but had compromised
on 500.
Vincent Majowski told Of the way policy.
dealers. of whom he Was one, contriyed TO
do business with the tscit consent Of the
police. and how certain dealars we're
favored over others.
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brief Tacoma News

TACOMA. Oct. 10.-lSpeciai. The re-
oeiver of the Merchants National bank re-
covered judgment on a note against +. r.
Wilson, G. w. Van Fossen and +. Camp
bell by default today.
The congregation of the Third Presby-
terrain church today filed resolutions 10
transfer all property, real and personal, to
Calvary Presbyterian church, the Calvary
Presbyterian church TO become response
Die for all debts OF the Third Presbyterian
church.
Everything from the tariff down was
discussed at a Democratic meeting in the
Sixth ward tonight.
The Ladies Art League elected officers
today for the next year. Mrs. s. C.
Slaughter was reelected president.
The members Of the state board of hor.
tieuiture attended the Interstate fair to-
day after the meeting OF the board ad-
jonrned.
License to wed was granted to A. II.
Cooke and Jennie kassen today.
Several car loads Of cast steel, for use
in the new Eleventh street bridge. have
arrived and work is being pushed on that
structure. The fire at the 81. Paul and
Tacoma Lumber Company's mill showed
The members af the congregation of the
Park UniveFsalist church rendered "A re-
cepti0n 10 their new minister and his fam
lily az the church.
The Democrats held q rally a. South
Prairie last night. Ia point OF numbers ii
did no. compare very iavorahly with the
ones held by the Republicans there re-
Gently.
The total registration for the fall cleo
tons has reached over s,000 Thus far
tie registration has been light. bat rush
is expected soon. The books viii remain
open six days longer. To accommodate
those wishing 20 register and who have
not sufficient time during the day, CITY
Clerk Smythe will keep the books open
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday evenings.
City Controller Benham has refused tn
s'zn the warrants 10 paw James DeLaey
SO Tor the rigat-oi-Say through his land
Tor the Pacific avenue extension. He
alleges that a. the city has reached the
limit OF rs Indebtedness il cannot incur
more. The board OF public work, In re-
ply, says that the $50 Was appropriated
from the street appropriation.
The Western Washington Be.keepers'
Association partially perfected their or
gansxation at meeting today. C. Z
Phenieie vas elected president. u. D
LAtooy secretary. The organization viii
be perfected No7ember L.
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oAMrAIos ASSESSMENTS.
Onnsy Helps shs Democratic Bosses TO
Squeeze Of1eehoidsrs-

Squeeze Omeehofdere~
wAsHrssros CrrY. Oct. i0.-From pres
emit indications the civil service commits
sion will be busy with an investigation OF
cases of assessment for political purposes
for some time to come. Speaking Of the
prevalence of these charges, Commissioner
Roosevelt said today:
I'VE have had more trouble on account
Of these cases this year than in other years
during which presidential campaign has
occurred. am glad to have . chance TO
say somsthing about the matter. Under
she decision OF the attorney general We
cannot proceed against those persons who
solicit By letter. However. We will pub
lish broadeast what il being done, and
give . guarantee TO employer that they
need not donate one cent. Ii any are mo-
Tested We shall try 10 criminaiiy
prosecute those who modest them.
We shall present the matter to
congress and urge - strenuously as posi-
bic that legislation be had to punish So
Iicitation by letter, - well as la person.
During the past month We have had two
decisions favorable to our position, one IN
Ohio and the other IN kentucky. and both
OF the offenders have been heavily fnsd.
II We can get at the offenders We will have
them punished ~ vigorously rs possible.
/ want TO say that no man In office.
whether Democrat or Republican. Is under
any obligation to contribute to a campaign
fund. and cannot be molested in any way
by his superior officers for refusing. This
assessment business Is mere nlsckmail,
and we intend 20 make a var on IL in every
way possible. We intend TO conduct q
complete investigation of these cases"
There are q number OF offices where new
complaints of assessments have bean made,
and these will be Investigated by agents OF
the commission.
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Tor rnt.rn..ien.i A,hi.,,e Game.

NEW Yosx, Oct. fa-Ths board Of gov.
ernors OF the New York Athletic Club has
approved the suggestion that international
games Re arranged with the league team.
Oxford, England, on the one side and New
YORK Athletic Club. the sehuylkiiI navy,
of Philadelphia. aud the Boston Assoeia-
ton on the other. should the sehuyikul
navy and Boston Association refuse TO CO.
opersss with the New York Athletic Cieo
In the big field meeting. II IS said on very
good authority that she New York Athletic
Club Will sead team over 10 England
nsxt year % meet she EnrllsA ehannions-
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Sas FRAscisco, Oct. L. The Democratic
state central committee has issued notice
To voters, which states that the committee
has repudiated the nomination OF Joseph
Kelly As congressman from The Fifth dis
triet and urges tho election of James Dem
man. who has been nominated by petition.
Kelly was nominated by the regular dis
trict convention. bat was accused of being
implicated in the bribery of supervisors,
together with Chris Buckley aud Max
Pepper. lie vas requested To withdraw,
but refused. lie Is still acsndidate.
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Peep water seAm.n.. wage. Raised.

sAs Francisco. Oct Ia The local asso-
ciasion of sailor boarding house keepers
circulated notice along the water front
today. announcing that hereafter seamen's
wages on deep water ships shall be so per
monsa, and ordinary seamen's siA This
Is an advance OF e ia each case over the
rate heretofore paid TO scamen shipping
for voyage to Liverpool or other distant
ports. In consequences. the snip captains
do not take to IL iavorahly. On the other
hand. the boarding house masters assert
that they sill not ship single man unless
the rate Of so and SIS IL agreed TO.
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CONDENSED DIspArcur.

John T. Cutting, of the John 7. o.
Grocery Company. of New York. .fnv,sss
congressman from San Francisco -. q
rested Tuesday and held under . 8
bonds on an action brought srsin.s IS
by his wife. Christine Luhrs Cu,sirs s
separation on the ground Of ahar1s.
ment and non-supporL Mrs Cutdss !
the daughter of a wealthy San Frsness.ss
is p years of age and good LOOKING
Prot. w. III. Brown, of this civ. =.
published a paper-covered book n =
pages. THE Hortiealturisis' Handhoes :
FOR farmers, horticulturists and rardspes
giving brief history of the insects t.
destroy vegetation, and telling how "a ~
them. The book contains the formulas 3
his Insecticides and of otasr yalusk.
remedies. There are thirty-four Of 49,
all of which have been used with -.
success ty Prof. Brown.
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caught in Puget sound With net. q.
rnercial purposes. and not for 49,.
intends trying his lu,k today. .as
IL was known in the East that xsr,.-
mon could be had, hundreds Of w.
would make the trip across the -.
He intends writing on the srin ~ i
papers, and hopes soon to naks -
trip 10 this section.
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Every twsafy-iogr hours no less than Is
Passenger trains. representing sssvea railroads
strive asa 4saaFs from ias Local 4spots IA Ma
nsaFo.ss feesa tr1lns. Il consolidate. tate o..
trails, roughly estimated. woald incluas Use
ri7ss. co. ears. LIS trstauasg. wo1gd Measure
"'ss ever eleven EaiAes. wouli weigh friae
-. - -ANe tees Aa3 eSat1 comfortably carry
si,asu passengers les dss several sh5r tgns. -
hAssAEs % az 1hess trains. witasas stossst ths
eesssq aipsss1 ana noss popular srAlas ara taoss
xis tae Nosth-NsstSrn lac. +. u. Parker. 6sl
Frost stEssr, fesst s0Caa agent. seattle
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otYxrsa. Oct lo--lspecial. l-oplnions
I'm the following cases have hAn Eiea in
the supreme court
Sears & Co. respondents. ~. Billy Will-
iasas C. a.. asseadants. William = Cara
s1efs 50 a., appellants. on pStlaoa Tor
rsassTiagi fem Skagst eoaasy. petition
1eniesf.
=. ", sldron, respondent. vs. Home
A@t9A. Insurance Company. appellant;
fseai v aatooga ceaaty. judgment re-
verssd.
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Vrcroara. Oct io-lspeelal. p. Lewis.
alias Frank Miller. Who vas a passenger
50 Seattle Tuesday evening. Is badly
wanted hero for daring forgery. lie
used the name Of Il. H. Hall, assistant
commissioners Of the Hudson Raw Com
rany. To three checks for small snoaass.
which he succeeded in esshinE, and whleh
we're Paid by the Rank Of British Cosam
b,s before the forgery vas discovered.
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STABBED BY HIS MISTRESS.
Fred q. Turner, New Westminsts
Society Man, Dying.

Society Man, Dying.
VICTORIA, Oct. 10-lSpecial. Fred G.
Turner. real estate and financial agent,
of New Westminster, prominent
society man and amateur two
mile cycling. champion of British
Columbia, is dying this evening
from the effects of dirk wound inflicted
by his mistress, Grace Irvine, with whom
he had been endeavoring TO break, and
who, In fit Of jealousy. visited his Office
Tuesday night and stabbed him from be.
hind as he sat at his desk
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Last Saturday sas PosT-ISrxtIrsKxcxR
Cav a. the Interstate fair. ana the parsrs
All over the state, snd every BODY who al
,sadea. nave been Load ia their praise o.
ashington's greatest daily ever since.
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IN HONOR or rArHxR MATHEW.



Service aud an EntsFtainmenG
The Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society OF this city celebrated the birthday
OF Father Mathew, the great leader and
founder OF the o-der. yesterday with .
high mass in the morning at the Church Of
Our Lady Of Good Help. and a musical.
literary and social entertainment at Tur-
ner hall in the evening. Both events
were largely attended. especially that in
the evening, the hall being barely large
enough.
Al the morning mass Father Prefoataine.
the spiritual adviser of the society. de-
hvered one OF his eloquent sermons, his
subject being temperance and the great
apostle of temperance. Father Mathew.
The feature of the mass WAS the musical
programme, which embraced many of the
celebrated composers OF sacred music, and
was rendered by the choir of the church
specially reinforced for the occasion. The
choicest selections Of the programme we're:
Gloria and eredo. Peters Festive Mass"
By the choir.
-AgDns Del Aorc2dAn.o
By the choir.
0fertoirel ........... Mallard's ave Maria
Miss Frances Fairfield. with eornet ooligsto.
VEN 0ESatots Ia par fs CAoAt
At the close of the mass the members Of
the society, which attended in q body, re-
newed their pledges, and many candidates
were enrolled under Father Mathews
banner.
The members of the society present
were: President Philip d. 0'Brien, Vice
President NJ. Thornton, Secretary NJ.
Kelley and Treasurer Katie Murray.
Turner hall had been specially decorated
for the social gathering, festoons Of tri-
colored bunting decorating the galleries,
while . large portrait of Father Mathew
graced the stage, with two large American
flags draped right and left of the stage.
The following programme was rendered in
q manner to necessitate an encore for every
selection:
Overture -. ..,-.. LANCER Lueben's Orchestra
Tenor soio-"Mo1a" ....--....---..J. w. Hughes
Northumberland Hall"
......-..--..-...... Miss Florence Mclean
soprono solo with violin obiigato--Fos AL
Eternity ............. Miss Frances Fairfield
Piano solo-"Perpetual Motion" .............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss. Adrienns LANCER
Recitation-"Ihe National Curse"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Ada Bell
Fancy dance ........... Little Margie Newman
keciiatioa-"Pryamus and Thisbe.. .-.-....
Violin soio-"Psstora ale. $780,. Miss Addie Mssel
accompanied on piano by Miss Nellie Masel.)
Male Observation-Disclosures Waves -.,-.-.-
Carl Neus, John Pfund, Martin NJ. Grass
The entertainment was q grand success,
and was happily prefaced by appropriate
remarks from the president, Mr.. O'Brien.
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These figures are not of much value now
except IS a basis for reckoning the present
condition. The number of families owning
their own homes has decreased: the num-
Der of mortgages has decreased. and the
rate of interest has not fallen.
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DIS. Merrill & Merrill
GA Front ST.. Seattle. Wash.

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ManhoT q. Night Emissions. Decayed ~
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disorders peculiar TO either ser posstvsJ
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Thousands cured by correspondencs. y
private. and medicine securely packs
from view. Plain envelopes used. So
stamps for reply for question list or -
Consultation free. Hours, 8 10 ~ q NJ I
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s.. lso, and yearly interest charge on each

ucfEc. VIZ
Real estate purchase and improvements.
when not associated with other objects,
caused Sis per cant Of the farm families
10 incur g. - per cent Of the farm debt
and 74o4 per cent Of the home families TO
incur - y per cent of the home debt.
Number and percentage of families oc-
cupyIng owned and hired and tree and IN
numbered farms and homes. $50:
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Total .......

The purpose Of the fund is 3 good one.
for when officers perform exceptional acts
OF bravery, such as those of Messrs- Cudi-
hee and Corbett, no better means of inspir-
ing their comrades TO emulation can be
found than 8 public reward for their T.
dslifw
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Her MAlesty's BRAID Of Old Tom gin At 81
Pes bottle. AesAhams Grocery Con- pany.
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Scotch and Irish whIsky ST 81 per bottle.
AbFsasias uFossry Company.
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Carl Neus, Joh

Oaft Ntusf JUuu IIuuu, NdstIH d. UEAss
The entertainment was q grand success.
and was happily prefaced by appropriate
remarks from the president. Mr.. o'Brien.
The floor was in charge OF Mr.. J. Powers,
floor manager, and Messrs. c. o'Shea and
NJ. J. Conway. Refreshments were served
later in the evening. thanks to the kindly
care and indcfAtsguable efforts of Mrs.
0'Brien.
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WHATcoM. Oct. 10-Ispecial. THE
United States ship Albatross sailed early
this morning for sau Francisco. Com
mander Drake expects TO be engaged this
wintrr in making surveys between San
Diego and Nicaragua. The cruise of the
Albatross in Boring sea this summer
covered ever 1900 miles and extended
westward nearly TO the. Russian coast.
The commander expresses the opinion
that unaer the present regulations the ex-
tinction of the seal herd Is only . matter
OF q few years. He says that IN the free
zone 1900 male and 22.00o female seals
were killed this year, and that for every
female killed pup dies on the rookeriss,
on one Of " hich 1900 were found dead this
season. Extensive deep sea soundings
were made between Cape Navsrin aud the
Siberian coast, proving that instead OF a
great ocean plateau there q range of sub
marine volcanic mountains exists outside
Of the foofathom line on the east rising
from great depths TO within 200 fathorns
OF the surface and on the west dropping
precipltousiy into a vast ocean abyss 900
fathoms deep, through which now
the warm waters OF the Japan current
along which Is the habitat and feeding
ground Of TIE seals. Capt Drake is max
ing an exhaustive report Of his researches
In the northern waters TO the navy de-
partment and the fish commission.
Likes the samey Puget sound Salmon.
W. ID. boycs, of Chicago. proprietor Of
the Saturday Blade, Chicago World and
chicago Ledger, is at the Butler with his
family, and will remain in this section for
several days Mr.. Boyce is an enthusiastic
sportsman, and has been hunting elk and
other big game in Dakota for some time.
tie came out 10 the Soand country upon
the advice Of travelling companion. who
told him that the salmon in this vicinity
wonid rise 70 spoon or ay, and he de-
eided TO try bis luck Mr.. Boyce informed
. PosT-isTELLTsEscEg representative last
night that the impression vas general
throughout the East that salmon are only
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OWNERSHIP AND pEBr IN WASHINGTON.
Amount of annual interest charge and
average value. incumbrance. annual inter
est charge, and annual rate of interest for
farms and homes occupied by owners and
incumbered. 1890:
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RKwAKD FOB BRAVE oFFIcERa

for worthy Purpose.
Mayor Phelps has turned over the
custody of the fund TO reward Detective
Cudihee aud Perpetual Motion Corbets
10 Comptroller Parry. who viii henceforth
receive contributions. Only one subscrip-
ton Was received yesterday, 81 from T. c.
Chaplin, and several are promised. The
fend now stands q foIIoyg:
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4 yoang woman. wao faiiea 20 give her
name, called at the counEy jail yesterday
morning 10 see the murderer. She said
she belonged in Kirkland. aud having seen
hss portrait in she fosT~ISTuLsGEScxR
she Thought she recognized the features o.
her husband, whe had deserted her some
months ago. Acting gAsleE Mcdonald
teok her In shs marierer's row, whsye ne
managed to whisper ~ Blaaex before the
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Percentage of families occupying owned
and incumbered farms and homes aud oil
amount of incumbrance thereon, by rates
of interest, 1890.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-20
LOsT IN A CAvE.
A True Story of Two Cincinnati
Boys.


Do you know that All the rhinestone
country as II is called In kentucky.
Tennessee and Virginia Ia literally honey
conbed with cayesp II IA a land OF suhter-
rancan wonders. Here and there are great
circular helows. indicating whore the roofs
OF cayerna have fallen In; at other points
considerable rivers spring rom IN. earth
md thou, again. thero arc plncna who're
rivers Of equal sho sink into the ground and
are lost
some OF these caves arc VOL known, like
tho Mammoth Cave Of kentucky aud the
Luny Cayo OF Virginia, both OF which have
been traversod for many miles.
II wAs during the great civil war bctwoon
tho States, and the Fourth Ohio Cavalry.
recruitcd chiefly in and about Cincinnati,
was stationed for time near Cave City.
guarding tho Louisville aud Nashville Rail-
road.
II was not unusual during tho war whore
rcglmcuts were quartcrcd for any longth OF
time at ono place, for tho wiyca and childron
Of tho ofileors 10 visit thom. whoroyor II
could be done with comparative safety. Two
boys, schoolmntes and chuma, who wore
attending the woodford High School in Gin
cinnat, found an additional bond Of union
between thom IN tho fact that thoir fathers
were officers IN The same gallant regiment,
tho Fourth Cavalry. Samuel Bowman and
Edgar Whipple were about hfteen years ~ age
in themld.snmmcrofi 1899. Theywec incline. 4
TO regard themselves a. more than boys, aud
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the scntch. and II the revenue should tan
OF the reporter makes up the deficiency In
the manner described.
Has anybody ever been able to mud out
why the executive editor Of a newspaper Is
feared by his subordinates ~ Il he were an
Eastern autocnt2 You don't hnd II 10 the
drygoods or grocery business. Employees
are not IN mortal terror Of heads OF de-
parimcnis. and yet groceries and dryeoods
are Just as much buslness enterprises al a
newspaper,
Scooper whose ignorance Of art. literature,
foreign politics and all refined knowledge IA
Of the dcnscst description, talks famillarly
on all those subjects, but Is shrcwd enough
not to say too much.
He doesn't know the difference between
Paul de Rock and Victor Hugo In literature,
and in art between an old master and a
Rousseau.
Wei. We ought not to he haM on
scoopcr. lie is only human, and WHOM
dozens Of persons are running after
him every day and moving heaven and earth