The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-28
aUM ATTHECAPITAL
nth Val Hastings, Girl Whom
the Smnggiers Love.
sor BEGGING FOR a PARDON.
:. n Solid with the Administratsen
ssa May Yet Convict Republicans
horton Takes Him Riding.

ps<r.IsrrIriGEscgE BuRgaU, Sill ForR-
.rrxrH srErrT. WAsHrssrox CIR. Jan. ~
II Especial Correspondence. There is O
sessa oregonian In the city At the present
Il 6se although his coming was not
aasaided in the public press. nor has his
s,mencs here been signalized by inter-
vsss in Gil the city papers. He is neither
j roIisician nor . placs hunter, but
.vssser Of diamonds and fine linen, q man
sho rsys treasury officials 81, 30 month
4 ukea be has need Of their services. This
4 Z Nr. Nathan Blum, who needs no intro
dretion either TO the people Of Portland or
B 4 paset sound, although not quite so-weIl
nown here.
At the Oxford. where he In stopping
4 eith young lady known - Val Hastings
- isdy Of whom he testified in the United
fsssss court that he and Lotan and
4 nuskey we're about equally sond-he IL
& Known a. Dr.. Herrick, of Astoria, and
s1aer his name on the hotel reg
Sur appear the words "and wife.
N. Blum has been here for
essesai weeks. while the papers out in the
north west have had him located eli the
ssy from British Columbia to New York
easy. The story that he lie here nego,i-
sssns for pardon is equally of the track.
Esisbsr he nor his partner. lacking, will
syer be sentenced for their confessed guilt
Tkey have been too useful to the treasury
departmeat, and as there 10 another trial
coming on. the days Of their usefulness
srs not over.
Meanwhile, Washington City il very
alec place in which to live and spend the
profits Of long season Of opium and Chi
psss smuggling. Some idea of what these
Profits must have been can be had from
the suns he paid TO those who helped him.
.Dr Herrick" came here well recon-
mended. He has letters from the special
treasury agents to chiefs Of divisions in
that department. from United States Dis
tFsct Attorney Dan Murphy. from Judge
BcIand, who was special counsel for the
government in the smuggling cases. all Of
which recounted his services in the at
tempt to send ex-Rspublican officials to
the penitentiary. Besides. he had personal
letters to Secretary of Agriculture Nor
ton, who. in his own carriage. drove bis
guest about the city when he first came,
showing him all the points of interest.
MRS. Herrick" Is greatly admired at the
hotel where they are stopping. Beauty is
st premium in Washington City. and a
fresh face 10 always certain To gain world
OF fatterers. All in ali. the doctor and his
wife have been having very good time in
Washington City.
His face Is a familiar one in the treasury
building, and before he leaves the officers
OF this administration viii know more
about smuggling and how IL may be pre-
so4 q ~. a hofz bat il
the real object Of Blum's visit TO Wash
ington City. He 10 furnishing pointers TO
the department, and recent captures were
undoubtedly the result of some of the in
formation of which this man has unbur-
dened himself here. The hope of convict
ing i.otan of participation in the Snug
Cling business has not yet been given up,
and Blum - confident that when the
opium trials come up the government will
secure the convictions they failed to do
when the Chinese smuggling cases were on
trial
The Randall. diagonalIy opposite the
treasury building and convenient to the
White House. has been a rendezvous of tho
Oregonians here IN Washington City dur
Ing the past month. First ana foremost
there is John II. Markley. partner of Dan
Murphy. who led the Democratic hosts
over TO the Populists in the last campaign.
and who was paid for IL by the appoint
ment as United States district attorney
for that state. Markley is one of the most
seif-sacrificing of men. He did want TO be
United States marshal. but now he is sat
ished to be doing good for others. and Is
recognized at all the departments as the
man who ixes things so that ali the APP
pointments so as he says. There are so
many other places in so many other states
10 be filled that il takes a long time for the
ronderous machinery OF the departments
TO gel around to Oregon. but when /. does
the effect of Mr.. Markley's fine Italian
hand will be seen in the results There
are several land Office appointments still
10 be made In that state, and a host of
fourth-class postmasters. some of whom
will not even be permitted To nh out their
terms
Another prominent member of the CO.
tene is John q. Booth, of Roscburg, one
OF the most active Democrats in Southern
Oregon. who has done much for his party
In the past. and now hopes TO he rewarded
by the reeistership of the land Office at
his home town. The term of office OF the
rresen, incumbent has already expired.
and those Who want 20 succeed him are
indignant az the delay ot the administra-
ton ia making the appointment. The
tru.h Of the matter Is the commissioner
OF ths general land office is much puzzled
ever this case. and does not know just
whom to appoint. Mr.. Booths principal
competitor for the position is Ronert
Seatch, ex-state senator from Lane
eoanty, who won as great a reputation
az director in the Oregon senate TO every
sasng IA she form of an approrria-
iea IS Judge Holman has done in
tae national house of representatives.
tessch also was Democratic nominee for
member O.; congress once. but stood no
easnce against B,ngcr Hermann. Despite
rs fopnist ideas, Nsstch never had any
very close relations with Gov. fenoyer,
ssa no charges on that account can be
sFoaght against him. OF course. lie is very
sseagiy lnaorsed. AMI At the present time
Hsa nip sad tack race between Nessoh
saa Booth, With the odds slightly IN favor
q sae fermer Booth has been urged 10
.oof elsewhere for reward in order that
sss'eh nay have plain sailing. but he
saass 70 has trss love.
Then there is Or. /. T. Mnllinix. of As
vera waose rrst disappointment Was
ssny moons age. when Col, Robert A.
sassF vas not appointed minister 20 Tnr-
Asy. bat IS = save 10 his wounded vanity
va given the Oregon City land Office
rgssteFship. the place which Dr. Mullinix
esssssd at that tIne aud believed be held,