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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-08
THE SRAsER.s RISE ENDED.
stssdy Fall Of the River Expected From
Now On.

NEw WESTMINSTER, June !. Especial l.
The food rose an inch higher this morn
ing than yesterday, and made record of
five inches above is62. The water rose
four inches at Ka,z Handing and seven
inches at Spnzzum last night. but the rise
ceased at noon and n fall 10 expected at
once Another break occurred In the West
ham dixie last night. flooding 10 the depth
of three feet 800 acres Of crops. The
government relief work up the river has
been completed, and all the farmers stock
is safe. Relief committees are being organ
ized everywhere, aud the sufferers by floods
viii be well looked after.
yAScouvEa, b. c., June 7.-Reports from
the river today are not Of such an encour-
ing nature, as during last night the Fraser
rose again. At kasx Landing it rose four
inches, and at Spuzzum. near Yale. the
food increased BY seven inches. Late re-
ports, however. state that the wa
ter is commencing TO fall again.
old timers predict that the water
will rise much higher. stating thar AZ yet
the Rocky mountain frcshet is not re-
ceivsd. The tide viii be smaller now for
several days, 80 not 50 much danger 10
apprehended-
Telegraphlc communication. IL is ex-
recte3. will be restored with Winnipeg to-
morrow. Two wires we're goI through 70
Donald today.
A report that . Raymond excursion
party had been wrecked - smphstacaiIy
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Rrief Tacoma Newa.

TACOMA, June I-ISpeciai. l-"Kid"
Murray, who was recently discharged
from the Chehalis reform school, man
taking him IN charge in the hope of re-
forming him, stole $50 today. He was
arrested at Edison.
C. 8. Mosbar was picked up by the
police today in . demented condition.
Papers on his person show ed that he came
from California. He was committed to
the stelacoom asylum.
The Northern Pacific steamer Tacoma.
which arrived today two days overdue.
had, according to the invoices received
today by Collector Dorsey. the largest
cargo ever brought here from the
Orient Firecrackers are prominent
among the articles invoiced. There has
been some talk of choiera aboard the Ta-
coma, but the government officials say
the fact that the vessel passed quarantine
ought 6 sufficiently disprove cholera sug-
gestions.
Tuesday the trustees Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, the Interstate fair and the
Commercial Club will go TO Seattle to
meet With the business men of that city
and confer with the Chamber OF COM
merce, of Seattle, regarding the Interstate
fair.
On Tuesday evening ex-Mayor Huson
and o. J. II. Swift will explain to the
Commercial Club the features of the
Washington car displaying the resources
of the state. which they propose to take
East with the Knights of Pythias TO the
Washington City encampment.
Thomas Davis vas awarded verdict
for 81, $50 against the Oakland Home In
surance Company today. Davis owned
the old Zoo Gardens near Edison, and
when the buildings burned arson was
charged. but the jury sided with Davis.
A. J. Felker has enjoined the city from
interfering with his stretching electric
wires in the vicinity of the Fidelity Trust
building. In other instances the city.
having electric light for sale, has inter
fered with private parties who sought to
stretch wires and furnish electric light.
For slandering him IN Swedish, Peter
Nordstrom today secured a verdict for $40
against Jack Olson.
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TnE RIVERS RAOR - FAST.
skagis Falling Rapidly sad Railroads 10
Resume Operations To-day.


All the rivers are falling and the rail-
road men are getting ready TO resume bus
mess, although on some lines that viii
be long process. Reports from Ssdro we're
that the Skagit had fallen eight inches In
the twenty -four hours 10 last evening. while
at Avon il TELL foot on Wednesday night
aud was stili falling rapidly yesterday
afternoon. and at Mount Vernon II fell two
feet Wednesday night. All the other
rivers to the north were falling and the
Fraser had gone down two inches in the
past twenty-four hours.
The Great Northern will run its Coast
line trains through today, and the Seattle
4 Northern train IL expected to be able 10
cross the Olympia marsh By noon today
and get to Woolisy.
No further particulars were obtainabIs
in regard to the condition Of the Great
Northern. Northern Pacific and Cam
adian Pacific main lines. Word
was received that General Man
agcr Shelby. Of the Great Northern.
had contrived to get through the flooded
district by changing from train 70 steamer
and from steamer TO stage until he
reached point on the Union Pacific that
was free from water, and took that road 70
Omaha aud then 70 St Paul.
DIR. q. v. Calhoun, Of La Conner, who IL
stopping at the Northern. said last night
that the hay and oat crop Of the skasit
.isss would b ruined beyond redemption,
4. the water had carried down mud and
silt which had beaten down the grass and
lay on it 70 depth Of two inches In many
placer. Besides this great Quantities
Of drift had been strewu over the land.
By persistent work on the part Of the
railroad men and liberal use OF dynamite
the Mount Vernon bridge hsd been saved.
and he'd not even been moved out Of lire
by the great masses OF drift vhich had
besn dashed against IL By the boiling
current. Az showing the rapidity Of ths
current, he said that . man would have To
ride horseback at lively iops In order to
keep up with piece Of drift floating with
the atf cam.
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RELIED 20 caose dnrsng TIE panic last Jaly.
when u reopened sh< derosstcrs acsersed
"A extension Of certificates. The frss OF
these due last March we're paid. The Sec
end due June |. were paid a. presented
until last aign,, uhea the fuads Of the
oank we're exhausted. aad the directors
desssied to close the doors permanently.
N.fional Bank Examiner Laxear vas nots-
ned, and took charge OF the books today.
Ihe closing Of the bank means liquidation
~ lar - possible. IL is impossible 70 as
certain whether the deposstors viii be paid
In fnli or not. The capital stock of the
bank Is 80. .oo; sarrlus. $sso.oa In D--
cemeer the baak's deposits we're 81, ,0ss.-
90; cash resources. sSss.oos total re-
soarces, 81, Ss2. .ua.
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WAsHISsroS CirY. June The house
had the Indian appropriation bill under
discussion today. The main feature OF the
debate was an attack against the Catholic
church made by Linton Of Michigan, in
which he argued against contract Indian
schools, saying that under this system the
largest share of the appropriation for edu-
cation of the Indians went to Catholic
Indian schools.
resolution was adopted before adjourn.
ment. calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for information as TO the enforcement
Of the immigration and contract labor
laws. and another authorizing the COM
mittse on immigration to visit Ellis island.
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denied hy Canadian Pacific ofssesxsx 10
vas ssn' cat BY an irresponsible person.
since Monday no passenger train has
naesed GA the division. and with the OK
eerssoa OF ere detained ~ Ashcroft. all
trans are east Of the Rockies. The exerr-
SION party are now ~ Rsnfy hotel.
irasn service NAV perhaps be resumed
on Sunday. but passeagers ~ill have TO es
transferred
Thomas Hsn,hrcugh arrived down from
Leeds Landing today and reports afssen
families destitute on Rarnsson Island.
Supplies viii be sent in the morning.
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DEPRESSION IN THE FAR KAsr.


kx-seeretasy Fessev On the snver
Quessioe IN Asia-
Ssx fKaSeIsco. June T-Ex-Secretary
OF State John w. Foster. who arrived here
yesterday from India and China.
speaking Of trade conditions in the FAR
East, said 10 IN Associated Press reporter:
II found general widespread business
depression prevailing throughout lndis.
the Straits Settlements and wherever
British merchants and commerce ex-
tended IN the East The cause of ii ls
attributed TO the heavy decliLe in silver.
which - the single currency of the coun-
tries of Asia, aud this decline, it is there
believed, has been brought about by the
closing of the India mints and the repeal
OF the Sherman act. 1 have frequently
been called upon in these countries 10
defend the statesmaniike action of Presi-
dent Cleveland in calling congress and
bringing about the repeal Of the Sherman
law. which action has been regarded in
the East as step toward placing the
country on . single basis. have had
occasion to recall the fact that both poll
ticai parties IN our country are strongly
committed 10 q bi-metaiiic standard, aud
that Tor hfteen years cur government has
been making strenuous efforts 10 bring
about an International agreement TO that
end, having in that period originated three
conIerences win European nassonS with
out success. have taKen particular pains
to point out that the action of the British
government and the London bankers was
the chief cause of the faiiare TO establish =
bi-metallic currency throughout the world,
and that the main reason for the repeal OF
the Sherman act was to prevent Great
Britain from forcing the United States onto
silver basis. with widespread disaster 20
American industries, and that if the
Bri ish colonies and British CONNIE CO in
the East were suffering from the decline in
silver. they had only their own govern
ment and the London bankers 10 blame.
..On the other hand the decline Of silver
has not resulted in serious detriment to
China and Japan. Their export products
are sold for gold, and when converted into
their national currency yield much
greater return than formerly. whereas the
prices of labor aud domestic commodities
have not ~ YET materially risen.
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CRIMINAL NOTES.

Theodore r. Haughey. president Of the
defnuct Indianapolis National bank. was
sentenced to elk years ia the penltsn.ary
for wrecking that Institution.
Angus. Hagen, ASCENDING cashier OF
.h. Exchange bank of New YORK, has
been brought TO San Francisco in charge
Of Specis. Treasury Agent Bennett, bav-
ing been apprehended 81 Apia. Samoa.
Hagen had been followed by officers 10
Australia, then 10 Samoa
A young crank named Hoftenstein,
converted Jew who ha. been delivering
extemnoraneous sermons on street cor
ner.- calsed at the White House Thursday
and announced that his purpose was 10
convert President Cleveland 20 ways of
righteousness. The safchmen cahed ior
the notice. and Hoffsnstsin was arrested.
lie xilI be examined as 10 his sanity.
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WAsHISsros CrrY. June thanking
authorities think the defeat of the state
bank measure establishes finally that state
bank currency will never be revived, and
if any change is made from the presen,
system IL will be 20 nation allied currency.
Of the Northern Democrats only eight
voted for repeal of the restriction of state
banks Two from California voted for re-
peal. The vote shoss three distinct e.e-
nenis against repeal. viz: Northern and
Southern Republicans, Northern Demo-
Gratis and scattering Southern Democrats.
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r.com..s civ u.l, rorse,,.d.

TACOMA, June 7.-.Speciai. Back taxes
for 1891. amounting to 81 80 on the pres-
snt city hall site not having been paid the
property il forfeited to the county, and
will 80 remain forfeited until the taxes for
1891 are paid. The city has set up the
claim heretors that the Chamber Of Com
merce should pay the back taxes. as 1t
was through deal. said to be greatly to
the advantage Of the chamber. that ths
sites were swapped, the city taking the
site of the Chamber Of Commerce opposite
the Northern Pacific headquarters build
ing. By this dicker. the city lost the pres
emf sits of the Chamber OF Commerce At
the corner of Ninth and G streets. There
arc taxpayers who still insist that there
was q steal in this transfer. inasmuch a.
the city vacated the site opposite the Nor
thern Pacific headquarters for the new
Chamber Of Commerce, and this vacated
site subsequently was snapped for the
city's own property st the corner of G and
Ninth streets. Secretary Collysr says the
chamber did not. agree to pay the back
taxes, and it will not assume the debt.
II may be some time before the city will
be ready TO pay the taxes. It has all 1t
can attend to in taking care Of the pay roll
just 1T present.
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sugar Tras. Members suop@n.ed.

WAsHiSGToN CIfY. June 7.-Suopnnas
directed to members Of the sugar trust
have been issaed by the senate committee
of investigation. Among those summoned
are the tao Havemeyers, Read. Searies
and AssshiaSen
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x.pssrsss ,hs T.rniaaI Trsssis.

The high watsr Of the Duwamish river
has caused it 10 change its channel across
the tide fiats. 20 that the full force Of ths
current strikes the piling instead Of going
through the bridge OF the Terminal rail-
road. This has weakened the piiing 10
that about fifty feet OF 1t has been pulled
ou: and Is being replaced with piles about
100 feet long driven thfrty-ave feet into
the mud, which viii make tho trestle
secure
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The K.n.a. Republicans.

T9PKEA, Kan. June James A. Trout
man vas nominate for Lieutenant COVER
nor by the Republican convention today
on tile third ballot
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n.nk r.llurr IN p.r,er.

DEsyEz. June THE German National
baak, one OF the oldest in the city. did not
opea It's doors today, and is going out Of
business. u Was one OF the banks CON-
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In Mulinofnan county, Or. tPortIand),
the Pocu.ists elected only the sheriff. In
the city of Portland they elected t~o
councilmcn-
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Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
WesHs Fair Highest Award
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF
trust.-Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned. James 7, Little. trustee, in a
Morris and his wife Martha A. Morris
are parties of the first part said James
T. Little is second party, and The Deseret
Savings [;s bank a, c66epefa5on is party Of
cuted and delivered on the 21st day of
September. 1889, whereby the said first
parties conveyed to said second party all
the real estate hereinafter described, to
SEIZURE the payment of a certain promis-
sorry note of the same date signed by
the parties of the first part in the sum
of $500, payable to the order of said bank
in three years from date with interest
thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annuln, payable quarter yearly, and
by said deed it was provided that if de-
fault be made in the payment OF said note
or any part thereof, or if the interest
that may accrue thereon as the same
become due and payable, or in case of the
in said deed, that then the undersigned
should proceed to sell the said described
property at public .yendue to the highest
bidder for cash, after, giving due notice
thereof. as in said deed required: and
whereas, said deed of trust was duly re-
corded on the 18th day of September, 1885,
in the office of the county recorder of
Weber county, territory of Utah, in book
n of mortgages, on page 1858, reference to
which is hereby male, and, whereas, the
principal Of said note has been due and
pavable ever since the 21st day of Sep
TENDER ten 1892, and no part thereof has
been paid; and, whereas. said third party
has notified me of said non-payment Of
said principal sum- due and payable as
aforesaid on said note and has requested
me to sell said real estate, in accordance
with the provisions of said deed of trust
to pay said note and the interest due
thereon and the costs of this sale, includ-
ing a reasonable compensation to said
trustee. and o reasonable attorneys fee.
Now, therefore, on Wednesday, the 18th
day of February, 1854 at the hour of II
O'Clock, noon, of said day, at the banking
house of said The Deseret Savings bank,
III Salt Lake city, Utah, for the purposes
aforesaid, and at public vendue, l shall
sell to the highest lidder for cash, all
the right, title, and interest that said
Thomas c. Morris and Martha A. Morris
had on the 2lst day of September, 1889
or have since acquired, of in, and to the
real estate described in said deed of trust,
and situate in the city of Ogden, county
of Weber, territory of Utah, toy wit: A
part of lot ten Q0>, in block forty-two 90
plat "A of Ogden city survey; beginning
at a point nine and one-third 90 rods
south of the northeast corner of said
lot and running thence south four ~
rods thence west eight G) rods. thence
north four a. rods east eight 80 rods to
the place of beginning.
JAMES T. LITTLE, Trustee
Salt Lake city, Utah, Jan. 13, 1894
James H Moyle, Attorney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND
for the Third judicial district of Utah
territory, county of Salt Lake, Albert Z.
Blackwell, plaintiff, VS.. Annette e. Buck
of the Territory of Utah send greeting
To Annette E. Blackwell, defendant, you
are hereby required to appear in an ac-
ton brought against you by the above
named plaintiff, in the district court of the
Y bird judicial district of the Territory of
therein within ten days exclusive OF the
day of service) after the service on you
of this summons-if served within this
county, or, if served out of this county,
but in this district. within twenty. days;
within forty days-or judgment
by default will be taken against you, ac-
cording to the prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought to have de-
cree of this court 6issolving the bonds of
matrimony existing between plaintiff and
lief; prayed on the ground that on or
about Dec. Is, 1892, defendant wllfully and
without cause deserted and abandoned
and has ever since continued so
to desert and abandon him and to live
separate and apart from him, without any
his will and without his consent.
And you are hereby notified that if you
fail to appear and answer the said COM
plant as above required the said plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief de-
manded therein.
Witness the Hon. Charles S. Zane,
judge, and the seal of the district
court of the Third Judicial district,
in and for the territory of Utah,
(Seal) this 22nd day OF December, in the
eight hundred and ninety three.
HENRY G. MMILLAN, Clerk.
By George D. LOOMS, Deputy Clerk
Allen Miller. Attorney FOR Plaintiff.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-21

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER TRUST
deed.-Notice is hereby given by the IN
dersigned, James T. Little. trustee. IN q
certain deed of trust, wherein Susie NJ.
Free is party of the first part, said James
Little is second party and the DeSereI
savings bank, a corporation, is party OF
the third part, or beneficiary, made, exc
cuted and delivered on the S0th day OF
September, 1891, whereby the said hrsI
party conveyed to said second party ali
the real estate hereinafter described, 10
secure the payment CT a certain proIuiS-
sorry note of the same date, signed by
lne party of the first part, in the sum OF
SZo00. payable to the order of said bank on
the 30th day of September. 1892 with IN
terest thereon at the rate of ten per cent;
per dnnum, payable quarter yearly, anu
Dy SAID deed it was provided that II de-
lauit be made in the payment OF Sald note.
or any part thereof, or Of the interest
that may accrue thereon as the same
Decon1e due and payable or in case or the
preach of any of the covenants contained
IN SAID deed, that then the undersigned
should proceed TO sell the said described
property at public vendue to the highest
pldder for cash. after giving due notice
thereof, as is in said deed required and,
whereas, said deed of trust was duly re-
corded on the End day of October, 1891,
IN The office of the county recorder OF
Sal5 Lake county, territory of Utah, in
book 3 A. of mortgages, on page 81,
reference TO which is hereby made: and,
whereas, the principal on said note has
peen que and payable ever since the. Both
OF has been paid; and, whereas said third
party has notified me of said non-payment
OF said principal sum. due and payable
as aforesaid on said note and has re-
quested me to sell said real estate in ac-
cordance with the provisions of said deed
OF trust, to pay said note and the interest
due thereon and the costs of this sale,
including a reasonable compensation to
SAID trustee, and a reasonable attorneys
fee fee Now, therefore, on on Wednesday, the
3lst day. of January, 1894, at the hour of
Y O'Clock, noon, of said day, at the bank
ing house of said The Deseret Savings
bank, in Salt Lake city, Utah, for the
purposes aforesaid, and at public vendue.
shall sell to the highest bidder for cash,
all the right. title. and interest that said
Susie NJ. Free had on the Goth day OF
September, 1891, or has since acquired Of
in and to the real estate described in said
deed of trust, and situate in the city and
county of Salt Lake, territory of Utah.
to-wit: Commencing at the southwest
corner of lot two ~, block one hundred
and fifteen ,d15). plat "A" Salt Lake city
survey. and running thence east five %
rods, thence north ten QW rods, thence
west five % rods, thence south ten Q0
rods to the place of beginning.
JAMES T. LITTLE, Trustee.
Salt Lake city, Utah, Jan. 8, 1894.
James II. Moyle, Attorney